Sunday, 19 November 2023

Nerd Church - Short Story: Mornings Dawn, Whether You Want Them To Or Not

 


Originally published in the Medium publication Promptly Written, for the quote-prompt '“Some people live just looking for someone to die for.”― Dominic Riccitello' set by Ravyne Hawke.


Warning: this story deals with grief a lot, as well as generally discussing death and related topics.





Mornings Dawn, Whether You Want Them To Or Not






watercolour of a woman
Image by Martina Bulková from Pixabay



Friday, 17 November 2023

Friday Fics Fix - Living Art, Right There

 


'O.B’s fingers freeze. He’s quiet for a moment, before moving to turn off his device. He turns to face Mobius.'



Title: F3. Background: kaleidoscopic patterns


The end of series 2 of Loki was stunningly beautiful - and so is some of the fanfiction that's been inspired by it.

Yes, no sooner was the streaming streamed than the fandom picked up pen and pixel and set out to process, explore, enjoy, revel in, congratulate, commiserate, and everything in between.

Living art, right there.

Thursday, 16 November 2023

Sunday, 12 November 2023

Nerd Church - With Respect (Remembrance, and The Call For Peace)


Warning: this post discusses war, death, and atrocities


Some people in the media and politics somehow think that's it's disrespectful to protest for peace on this particular weekend. This post is my response to them.



Title: With Respect (Remembrance, and The Call For Peace)

Friday, 10 November 2023

Friday Fics Fix - 5 More Of My Fave Novel-Length Fics

 

I love novel-length fanfiction.

I am forever in awe of the dedication you have to show to something to write a full novel-length fanfic (especially if you're not planning on changing the names and selling it as an original novel like E. L. James 😅)

I gave a list (which you can see here,) about a year ago, of 5 of my favourite novel-length fanfics - and I figured it's time for another one! (Because I read a truly horrifying amount of fanfiction, lol.)



Title: F3. Background: purple kaleidoscope patterns


Remember to please check out the orginal rec'ing posts for Content Warnings and SPOILER status.

Some of these fics deal with difficult topics, so def. check the CWs!

I'll leave the link to those original rec. posts when I finish up talking about each fic.


Sunday, 5 November 2023

Nerd Church - The Writer Diaries: The Words Need To Be Out There, Somewhere


Warning: brief references to Depression and Anxiety


A lot of the time, when I write, it's not so much a choice as an exorcism.

(Metaphorically, ofc 😅 )



Don't get me wrong - I love writing.

But sometimes it's the case that, if I don't do it, these words are gonna rattle around my head and drive me to distraction.

Not necessarily in a bad way. It's just... they gotta come out, y'know?



Title: The Words Need To Be Out There, Somewhere