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I’ve been watching so many old garbage movies recently that I’ve started to have like 60s sci fi themed nightmares where I’m being attacked by like horrible ape monsters and it’s actually scary as fuck! What an awful problem to have

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Last night I had a dream about a terrible science experiment called Moon 13 that involved putting scantily clad women inside of large lava lamps to harness their innate psychic ability. I wish this was a joke

#you may wonder what my blog is about

Okay so long story short a nurse recommended eating sour candy to derail anxiety attacks and I do love sour things but like the idea I have now is to find out how pretentious rich people in the 80s or whatever kept their cocaine on them, getting some kind of accessory like that, and filling it with citric acid powder

#rambling

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rewatching PHM and this is all I can think of

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Prev. These need to be seen @mumblesplash

#project hail mary

I like doing jigsaw puzzles, and since my local library started lending them, I've been doing a lot more. This has led to what, to me, is a rather strange revelation: one can get better at doing jigsaw puzzles. It's not a static skill for an adult.

So. Brain exercise is real, don't skip brain day.

#rambling

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Spock enters bottle quarantine until Bones says it's safe for him to come out

#star trek

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Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” that was written in 1950 is set on the day of August 4th, 2026 (tomorrow)!! Now’s your chance to read it around the time it’s based in!

Audio: A recording of Leonard Nimoy reading it on Internet Archive.

Text: A PDF version.

Graphic Novel: On Internet Archive.

#one of those stories that leaves you staring off into space during lunch after English class

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tam lin's twin - Chapter 2: hold me close, and fear me not - MaryPSue

Not all who wander are lost. But Will is lost, now. More lost than he thinks he’s ever been in his life. And he has no idea how to find his way home.

Exactly one year to the day after posting the first chapter of the third installment of what was supposed to be a quick crackship oneshot, I can finally call this series finished!

#stranger things

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Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

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#august #AND it is my birthday month

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Tara Lee Guild (Canadian, born 1984)

August Forest, 2010

Acrylic on canvas 60 x 60 inches

Private collection

#art

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I've just found the single most homoerotic piece of LOTR art ever who wants to see

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Um, YES?

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This is The Taming of Smeagol by Donato Giancola and by god they're gonna have a threeway with that wriggly guy

#LotR

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REGULAR YAOI ISN’T ENOUGH!!! I NEED THEM TO SPIRITUALLY MERGE AT A COSMIC LEVEL!!!!!!!!!

#star trek

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one of my friends in a discord server was talking about how they were nervous about their first scheduled acupuncture appointment. another friend offered to do a tarot reading for them. sent this picture.

#you may wonder what my blog is about

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this is her lifestyle

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her decadent life

#cats

Monthly Fic Round-Up: July 2026

In July we're back to being able to highlight first, second, and third places, and we're also back to fics that are returning to the winners circle--all of the fics highlighted here today have placed before.

The number 1 fic in July by kudos is:

Just What I Wanted, G, 713 words, A fluffy fic where Bunny gives Jack his first Christmas present in 300 years.

Tying for number 2 are:

What It Means To Ask, G, 1279 words, Jack and Bunny have to resolve a miscommunication about what it means when Bunny asks for Jack to be his mate.

Wonder Full, E, 3819 words, Jack and North have sex, with a focus on how big North is compared to Jack.

And the four that tied for number 3 are:

All the Joys of Winter, G, 766 words, Jack persuades Bunny to take part in traditional winter fun.

The Bower, E, 1120 words, Bunny and Jack have sex with each other for the first time amid the flowers of the Warren.

Clearing, E, 17,237 words, You’re drawn deep into the woods while hiking along on the summer solstice and have a memorable encounter with Moder. (The Ritual 2017)

Hearing, Listening, T, 745 words, Sandy complains to Pitch about how Bunny is flirting with Jack, who doesn’t understand and thinks it’s just normal banter.

In July, the fic I was most excited to get any kudos on was:

New, Improved, Guaranteed Quality, E, 86,184 words

This story is one that exists because of Pitch/Sandy but has become something original. I think people who like my writing would like it, but it’s been slow to find it’s audience. But it found someone this month!

In an alternate world, Sandy Zie works as a tester of pleasure constructs, artificially created humanoids whose sole purpose is to provide sexual pleasure for their wealthy owners. Their current assignment is a “Pitch” model, their favorite type. It would be just an ordinary, delightful day at work for Sandy, except that there’s something a little different about this Pitch. They’re just a bit more aware and talkative than most Pitches are so soon after decanting, and this starts Sandy on a path to finally letting themselves think about things they’ve been squashing down since they took this job.

But no matter what Sandy learns or thinks, what can it matter? The Pitch will be delivered to their new owner on schedule and permanently bonded with them. Yet even for testers and constructs, there’s still a chance to get what they want in the end.

Come for the kinks. Stay to think about what it means to be human under capitalism.

20 fics got kudos in July that hadn’t gotten kudos in January - June. So far in 2026, about 66% of all my fics have gotten at least one kudos.