Just Your Average Everyday Spones Blog

With some trek along the way Main Blog (likes and follows) over at Sunni-808 Profile icon done by me and header done by fuckyourstupideyebrows I mostly reblog with some occasional posts of my own

[deepinmyspones]

Hey! Just wanted to quickly announce that in honor of just passing 300 followers (thank you all so much btw!) I now have an art blog! I’m over at @sunnieclipseart for those that may want to give a follow (No pressure on following though!!) I originally started this blog with the intent of just having it as my art blog, but it sort of just grew into more of a reblog blog XD That being said, all my art (Mostly trek, but will have others) will be posted over onto my art blog and all Spones/McSpirk or Trek related art will be reblogged here as usual so nothing about this blog is actually changing lol I hope you all have a lovely day! :3

[zirconpetals]

Check out the Spones Den community on Discord - hang out with 4 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

I made a spones server!!!

Spones 💙🩵 spones 💙🩵 spones 💙🩵 spones 💙🩵

I need people to be unhinged about them

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Zine Theme/Mod Applications Announcement!

Hello everyone! We hope that you enjoyed our recent NSFW Mirrorverse zine! We're thrilled to announce our next SFW issue's theme is Golden Years! Huge thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions.

"Golden Years" can mean old age, retirement, all the things that come with growing older. However you'd like to interpret it, we're excited to see what everyone makes!

We will not be running a period of “applications” for the zine; instead, we offer a period of open submissions for anyone who wishes to participate.

In addition, we are also accepting applications for those wishing to choose our zine committee! Open positions include roles in production, graphic design, editor, cleaner, and curator. For more information nd if you are interested, the link to the application can be found here. YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO APPLY!

Links to our submission guidelines and style guide can be found at the bottom of the post. Submissions for the Golden Years edition of the zine will open soon, so feel free to start thinking about what you'd like to create! We can't wait to see everyone's works!

As always, thank you everyone for your support. We couldn't do this zine without you!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17H67-Z95CpNjybnN_e6aiz2IejuaL9JaBQPge6lb1ds/edit?usp=sharing STYLE GUIDE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iULqILI1C-6AMTssqXMOJ8DkAC7Ndcs6zr41O3-_6OI/edit?usp=sharing

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SFW Zine Suggestions OPEN!

It’s time to prepare for the next SFW issue of the zine! But what shall the theme be this time around? Have one that you’d like to suggest to us? Well good news, we are now accepting theme suggestions! .

Once we have a good collection of ideas gathered up, the committee will select their favorites and whittle them down. If multiple people suggest a particular theme we’ll go with that! Please keep suggestions limited to ONE PER SUBMISSION. The winning theme will be announced on January 1st.

Theme suggestion form here: https://forms.gle/GN6Xfw4bHiTmUrph9

We can’t wait to hear your suggestions!

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48 hours remaining to submit your ideas! There’s still time~!

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Something wicked this way comes 🗡️🪞🗡️

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TREKTOBER 2025 PROMPT LIST!!!

Okay, for those of you who haven't done Trektober before (in our SEVENTH YEAR, which even we can't believe), the rules are simple:

Each day of October has three prompts. One is a general plot prompt, one is a Star Trek-themed prompt, one is an NSFW prompt. You can pick any number of those prompts on each day, and create something for them. You can do as many days or as few as you like, whatever motivates you best!

If you'd like to keep to the rules and go for 100% completion, we allow three wildcards a month to just create whatever the heck you want on those days.

And if any of this doesn't work for you, it's totally fine to do something else! The important thing is, you're here, you're creating, and you're supporting your fellow creators.

The only non-negotiable rule is please tag appropriately! We do not place any restrictions on forms or nature of works produced, so we trust you all to know what's best, and to be kind to people while you do it.

So without further ado, here are your prompt lists! As always, NSFW list is under the cut, for those who would prefer to avoid.

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Contributor submissions for the NSFW edition of We Go Together Zine are open. The theme for this special NSFW volume is Mirrorverse!

We will not be running a period of “applications” for the zine; instead, we offer a period of open submissions for anyone who wishes to participate. Submissions close AUGUST 31st.

INFO & GUIDELINES: https://sponeszine.carrd.co/#nsfwsubmissios (*some pages and information are still under construction and will be updated soon.)

SUBMIT HERE: https://forms.gle/md7vEHV84WitCKuN9

Additional resources will be linked below, including the Style Guide that written works should be formatted to and our Submissions Guidelines.

PLEASE NOTE: We have updated these guidelines to include two new statements regarding submissions in the future. They read:

Deadlines While in the past we have extended the deadline when we have not received enough submissions, we will not be doing this for future issues. If a theme does not receive enough submissions, that issue will be canceled. Extending the deadline means shifting the timeline for both editors and graphic designers, and many members of our team are unable to change their schedules last minute. We don't want to put this burden on our team.

Edits We back our editors. Before submitting to the Zine, understand that you are opting in to edits being made to your work. Our goal is for your work to be published in the most polished condition. While we want to be told if our committee has misplaced an italic, placed a section break in the wrong spot, etc., we will not accept arguments against our spelling and grammar edits. As a reminder, we ask that your work be edited and beta read prior to submission to reduce our editors’ workload. If you are not comfortable with edits being made to your work, we kindly advise you to reconsider submitting your work to our Zine.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17H67-Z95CpNjybnN_e6aiz2IejuaL9JaBQPge6lb1ds/edit?usp=sharing

STYLE GUIDE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iULqILI1C-6AMTssqXMOJ8DkAC7Ndcs6zr41O3-_6OI/edit?usp=sharing

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Zine Submissions Are Open!

Contributor submissions for the NSFW edition of We Go Together Zine are open. The theme for this special NSFW volume is Mirrorverse!

We will not be running a period of “applications” for the zine; instead, we offer a period of open submissions for anyone who wishes to participate. Submissions close AUGUST 31st.

INFO & GUIDELINES: https://sponeszine.carrd.co/#nsfwsubmissios (*some pages and information are still under construction and will be updated soon.)

SUBMIT HERE: https://forms.gle/md7vEHV84WitCKuN9

Additional resources will be linked below, including the Style Guide that written works should be formatted to and our Submissions Guidelines.

PLEASE NOTE: We have updated these guidelines to include two new statements regarding submissions in the future. They read:

Deadlines While in the past we have extended the deadline when we have not received enough submissions, we will not be doing this for future issues. If a theme does not receive enough submissions, that issue will be canceled. Extending the deadline means shifting the timeline for both editors and graphic designers, and many members of our team are unable to change their schedules last minute. We don't want to put this burden on our team.

Edits We back our editors. Before submitting to the Zine, understand that you are opting in to edits being made to your work. Our goal is for your work to be published in the most polished condition. While we want to be told if our committee has misplaced an italic, placed a section break in the wrong spot, etc., we will not accept arguments against our spelling and grammar edits. As a reminder, we ask that your work be edited and beta read prior to submission to reduce our editors’ workload. If you are not comfortable with edits being made to your work, we kindly advise you to reconsider submitting your work to our Zine.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17H67-Z95CpNjybnN_e6aiz2IejuaL9JaBQPge6lb1ds/edit?usp=sharing STYLE GUIDE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iULqILI1C-6AMTssqXMOJ8DkAC7Ndcs6zr41O3-_6OI/edit?usp=sharing

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A Special Announcement!

Happy Spones Day, everyone! We've been hinting at a special announcement for weeks now, and we can finally share that our second NSFW theme is… Mirrorverse!

Introduced in the TOS episode Mirror, Mirror, the Mirrorverse is a twisted reflection of the regular TOS universe where everything is darker, crueler, and cold-hearted murder is the norm. Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, Scotty, and Lieutenant Uhura were sent to that universe where they encountered the Mirror Spock, and just barely returned home with their lives.

You're free to tackle the Mirrorverse in whatever way you like! We will release more information about submissions in the coming days, so be sure to stay tuned in to our page and/or join our Discord server to keep up with all the latest updates! In the meantime, you're free to begin brainstorming--submissions for this edition will close August 31st!

And now, a request: our committee needs help! We're searching for additional Production/Formatting, Illustration/Graphic Design, and Editors to assist our current team. You can learn more information about these roles through the application form linked below, such as the level of responsibility and time commitment.

Apply to join the We Go Together committee here!

We are also in search of a cover artist for this edition. If you have any interest, please contact us for more information!

We're so excited for this issue of the zine, and we hope that you all are too. Thank you everyone for your patience and support, and we hope that you enjoy Spones Day~!

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🌠1 Week to Spones Day! 🌠

It's that time of year again Spones fans! The third ever Spones Day, decided by our committee to be on June 26th back in 2023, is right around the corner!

You can post any kind of content! Fic, art, edits, meta, whatever you want to do in any way that you want! We'll be tracking the tags #sponesday and #sponesday2025, so be sure to use those so that we'll be able to reblog it onto here! And be sure to add @sponeszine so we won't miss it!

You have one week left! We can't wait to see your creations! And don't forget about our special announcement coming soon! It's gonna be BIG!!!

🪞🗡️👀

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🌠2 Weeks to Spones Day!🌠

It's that time of year again Spones fans! The third ever Spones Day, decided by our committee to be on June 26th back in 2023, is right around the corner!

You can post any kind of content! Fic, art, edits, meta, whatever you want to do in any way that you want! We'll be tracking the tags #sponesday and #sponesday2025, so be sure to use those so that we'll be able to reblog it onto here! And be sure to add @sponeszine so we won't miss it!

You have two more weeks, we can't wait to see your creations! And don't forget about our special announcement coming soon! It's gonna be BIG!!!

🪞🗡️👀

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🌠Spones Day 2025 is coming!!!🌠

We're baaaack~!

It's that time of year again Spones fans! The third ever Spones Day, decided by our committee to be on June 26th back in 2023, is right around the corner!

You can post any kind of content! Fic, art, edits, meta, whatever you want to do in any way that you want! We'll be tracking the tags #sponesday and #sponesday2025, so be sure to use those so that we'll be able to reblog it onto here! And be sure to add @sponeszine so we won't miss it!

Oh, and be sure to keep an eye out on our page - we have a special announcement on the way. Stay tuned!

🪞🗡️👀❓

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COVER ARTIST WANTED!!!

Attention Spones Fans!

With the second edition of the We Go Together Spones Zine coming soon, we are seeking out a cover artist for the issue! The theme for this issue is Shore Leave, so if you would like to make a Spones Shore Leave-themed cover page? Then this is your chance!

If you are interested and would like more information on how to apply, please message us at our e-mail or here on Tumblr. You are also free to join our Discord server, where you can join in on the fun with other Spones creators and cheerleaders and be able to reach the mods directly! You can find all our social media links and the Discord Server link in the carrd linked below. You have until October 15th to reach out.

And don't forget, submissions for the zine itself are still open until September 15th, 2024! You can find the link below if you'd like to submit! We can't wait to hear from you~!

INFO & GUIDELINES: https://sponeszine.carrd.co   SUBMISSION FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLgMh2-__m8W55orFlIjq7aXpZ6gMHR5qlF1wpP_x1KJnlOw/viewform

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Search for Spock - Released June 1, 1984

This First of June will be the 40th anniversary of Search for Spock (and all the Spones goodness of this movie).

(Since there's already so much Spones creating going on, we're not making an official event. However if you happen to create something to celebrate the 40 year anniversary, we will be tracking #SFS40 & #SearchForSpock40. It may also be a great prompt to make something related to SFS for Spones Day on June 26th!)

@fuckyeahspones @sponesevents

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Hello, everyone. As most of you know, we opened up the next theme for community vote on our social channels. We are excited to announce the winner!

The theme with the most votes was ... SHORE LEAVE

What does that mean? Shore Leave - A navy term used frequently across Star Trek relating to the crew's vacation or break away from the ship, normally a short period while still deployed on active duty.

Whether you interpret the theme as Spock & McCoy's shore leave together, a vacation somewhere new, or landing somewhere to enjoy a day away from the ship. We will take all of your ideas for something "shore leave" related, even if that means you are making something while relaxing (or maybe on vacation yourself!) for the zine. Feel free to think outside the box for this theme as well, as long as it's staying reasonably on-theme. 🏖️

🔗See the general submission guidelines here.

You are welcome to start working on your submission, brainstorming, or whatever kicks off your creative process. The theme is being announced as a courtesy to let you begin working on your submissions before the form opens.

We will be announcing the opening date for submissions very soon.

🔗Additional info on carrd.

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ZINE THEME POLL

The second issue of We Go Together Zine is already in the works. We are letting you, our amazing Spones community, choose the next theme. You have one week to vote on here, Twitter, and our Discord.

What should the next zine theme be?

Shore Leave

AOS/TOS Crossover

Time

Missions

Voting ended onMay 17, 2024

THEME DEFINITIONS

Shore Leave - A navy term used frequently across Star Trek relating to the crew's vacation or break away from the ship, normally a short period while still deployed on active duty.

AOS/TOS Crossover - Worlds collide. AOS Characters meeting TOS Characters (or vice versa) in any and all combinations and assorted shenanigans.

Time - A combination of time-related themes. Time travel? Time loop? Passages of time? Time spent together/growing old together (hello Old Married Spones crowd!)? We'll take it all.

Missions - Episodic-style or anything related to the Five Year Mission. Maybe Spones are meeting new aliens on a newly discovered planet. This theme is for all the mission-centric lovers who enjoy those wacky space plots that our crew gets up to.

✨The above theme suggestions came from community members who filled out the post-zine survey (and thank you to everyone who filled it out!).✨

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June 26th... be prepared, Spones Day is fast approaching.