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Challenge 197: Flower Power 2

Guess who finally discovered some new music! In defence of #6, let me point out that wheat does have sort of a blooming stage. If that isn't enough, I put some cornflowers in the corner.

( MCR: 4x Helena music video & outtakes and 2x LLTBP tour )

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dc,
superman

75 icons of superman 2025

75 icons

( 12 ) lex luther ( 8 ) eve teschmacher ( 8 ) jimmy olsen ( 21 ) mr terrific ( 15 ) guy gardner ( 6 ) hawkgirl ( 5 ) supergirl

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Recent Reading: A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel

In case I haven't worn you all out nattering about Earthsea yet, here's some more. On Friday when I finished the Cycle I went online, as one does, and discovered that last year there was published a graphic novel edition of A Wizard of Earthsea, the first book in the series. So naturally this weekend I had to run out and buy it and read it all at once. The art was done by Fred Fordham and the project was overseen by Le Guin's son, Theo (she having passed away in 2018).

Theo, like Le Guin herself, was trepidatious about any visual representation of Earthsea, after decades of white character designs; white, middle-aged actors; and general tom-fuckery when it comes to representing Le Guin's work. It wasn't until Theo saw Fordham's work in To Kill a Mockingbird that he first considered it might be worthwhile to consider a graphic novel adaptation of his mother's work, and so here we are.

Fordham appears to have been the right man for the job--this graphic novel edition of A Wizard of Earthsea captures the characters as Le Guin may have envisioned them when she wrote. Theo in his forward acknowledges that one of the beautiful things about how the characters are described in Le Guin's work--enough to give an idea of their appearance, but also vague enough that readers can all use their own imaginations to some degree--becomes limited when creating an "official" visual representation of those characters. So he considers Fordham's designs just one of many possible looks for these characters, but one that cleaves to his mother's original descriptions.

His expressions neatly capture the shift in Ged's attitude over his schooling at Roke, from the proud, angry boy who first arrives to the sobered, haunted young man who departs.

Nearly all of the wording in the book is lifted directly from the original novel, which means Le Guin's original hard-hitting dialogue and beautiful descriptions of Earthsea survive to accompany Fordham's gorgeous scenic illustrations. He really captures the moody atmosphere of some of the book's darker moments, while also creating some truly stunning vistas of the ocean, which of course is a considerable part of the world for the characters of Earthsea (who live in an archipelago). I particularly enjoyed some of the rainy scenes--felt just like home here in the PNW!

He also does a great job making Ged and the Lookfar feel small on some of Ged's journeys. Looking at it some of these full-page spreads, you really feel that Ged is just one young wizard on his own in a vast and unknowable world.

If I had any issues, it's only that some of the palettes run quite dark, so that a few panels can be almost impossible to distinguish unless you're looking at the book directly under a light source, and that there is some occasional visual awkwardness (not sure how to describe this--maybe Fordham used a 3D rendering tool and it shows?)

Overall, I was delighted with this, and I really hope Fordham and Theo press on to do Tombs of Atuan as well--I would love to see Tenar and Atuan rendered as well!

The Iron Marshal

The Iron Marshal by Louis L'Amour

An Irish boy grows up in New York -- and has just landed in Kansas.

( Read more... )

It’s the norm for those of us who are going to live, let’s put it that way.

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796056189793337344

robbies-oddities:

thebibliosphere:
stele3:
rainwasheseverythingaway:
thebibliosphere:
thebibliosphere:
I’ve been banned from my local MCAS Facebook group back home for being pro-vaccine, lmao.
“VaCiNeS rAiSe HiStAmInE LeVeLs”
So does the normal menstrual cycle you keep pushing health teas for. So do the essential oils you’re shilling. So does cold plunges and sunlight exposure and fucking exercise.
So do viral and bacterial infections.
Pick your poison, worstie. Preferably the one that won’t spread fucking measles through the general populace.
Achievement Unlocked: Banned from the Hometown “Health” Group
@thebibliosphere just FYI, deep tissue massage also raises histamine levels.
It sure fucking does!
Wanna guess what the people in this group were promoting as part of a full body detox?
Go on. Guess 🫠
Is premedication not a thing anymore? Like whenever I have to get a new high-risk medication (mostly biologics) or procedure (like CT with contrast) I need to bomb my system with steroids and antihistamines — about 2-3x my baseline dose. It’s the only time I pull out Benadryl. I fully intend to mainline said drugs when I get my seasonal shots later this month.
Is this not standard practice in MCAS circles? Like haven’t we established that excessive amounts of modern medicine are the only thing keeping our mast cells from killing us?
Maybe I’m in a weird niche, because I walk away as soon as I hear even a whisper of pseudoscience. If it weren’t for modern medicine, I would absolutely be dead right now — and I don’t like that outcome.

It’s the norm for those of us who are going to live, let’s put it that way.

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796056189793337344

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[#275] running out of time (SVSSS)

Theme Prompt: 275 - One More Try
Title: running out of time
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self Saving System
Rating/Warnings: T - violence mention
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 916
Summary: Yue Qi keeps trying to escape the mountain to rescue his Xiao Jiu.

( caught )

{2025} somewhere in between

https://notbecauseofvictories.tumblr.com/post/796051904351354880

annaxmalina:

{2025} somewhere in between

https://notbecauseofvictories.tumblr.com/post/796051904351354880

It sure fucking does!

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796050272376995840

stele3:

rainwasheseverythingaway:
thebibliosphere:
thebibliosphere:
I’ve been banned from my local MCAS Facebook group back home for being pro-vaccine, lmao.
“VaCiNeS rAiSe HiStAmInE LeVeLs”
So does the normal menstrual cycle you keep pushing health teas for. So do the essential oils you’re shilling. So does cold plunges and sunlight exposure and fucking exercise.
So do viral and bacterial infections.
Pick your poison, worstie. Preferably the one that won’t spread fucking measles through the general populace.
Achievement Unlocked: Banned from the Hometown “Health” Group
@thebibliosphere just FYI, deep tissue massage also raises histamine levels.

It sure fucking does!

Wanna guess what the people in this group were promoting as part of a full body detox?

Go on. Guess 🫠

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796050272376995840

“VaCiNeS rAiSe HiStAmInE LeVeLs”

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796027523714646017

thebibliosphere:

I’ve been banned from my local MCAS Facebook group back home for being pro-vaccine, lmao.

“VaCiNeS rAiSe HiStAmInE LeVeLs”

So does the normal menstrual cycle you keep pushing health teas for. So do the essential oils you’re shilling. So does cold plunges and sunlight exposure and fucking exercise.

So do viral and bacterial infections.

Pick your poison, worstie. Preferably the one that won’t spread fucking measles through the general populace.

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796027523714646017

I’ve been banned from my local MCAS Facebook group back home for being pro-vaccine, lmao.

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796027020889948160

I’ve been banned from my local MCAS Facebook group back home for being pro-vaccine, lmao.

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/796027020889948160

F/F Romance, Historical Romance, & More

Posted by Amanda

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/09/f-f-romance-historical-romance-more-2/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=152310

Love and Other Disasters

RECOMMENDED: Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly is $2.99! This is book one in the Nashville Love series. Tara and Carrie did a joint review and gave it a B+:

Tara: Overall, I really enjoyed this one! Dahlia and London were such wonderful characters, and I’m a big fan of cooking shows, so I know I’ll be reading Love and Other Disasters again. I’ll just be sure to stock snacks next time, because reading about so much amazing food made me hungry.

Carrie: I was delighted with this book overall. The supporting characters were fun (or loathsome, as the plot demanded). The character development was realistic and powerful. The romance was sexy and I can totally picture Dahlia and London as an old couple on a porch somewhere — I was invested in them for the long haul. This will be one of my comfort re-reads for sure!

The first openly nonbinary contestant on America’s favorite cooking show falls for their clumsy competitor in this delicious romantic comedy debut that USA Today hailed as “an essential read.”

Recently divorced and on the verge of bankruptcy, Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself on the popular reality competition show Chef’s Special. Too bad the first memorable move she makes is falling flat on her face, sending fish tacos flying—not quite the fresh start she was hoping for. Still, she’s focused on winning, until she meets someone she might want a future with more than she needs the prize money.

After announcing their pronouns on national television, London Parker has enough on their mind without worrying about the klutzy competitor stationed in front of them. They’re there to prove the trolls—including a fellow contestant and their dad—wrong, and falling in love was never part of the plan.

As London and Dahlia get closer, reality starts to fall away. Goodbye, guilt about divorce, anxiety about uncertain futures, and stress from transphobia. Hello, hilarious shenanigans on set, wedding crashing, and spontaneous dips into the Pacific. But as the finale draws near, Dahlia and London’s steamy relationship starts to feel the heat both in and outside the kitchen—and they must figure out if they have the right ingredients for a happily ever after.

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You can find ordering info for this book here.

Tastes Like Shakkar

Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma is $1.99! It’s the second in the If Shakespeare Were an Auntie series. We recently recommend this one in a Rec League on Shakespearean Retellings. Did any of you pick this one up?

In the hilarious follow-up to the breakout rom-com Dating Dr. Dil, Nisha Sharma adds shakkar and mirch to Shakespeare’s iconic comedy Much Ado About Nothing for one sweet and spicy love story.

Bobbi Kaur is determined to plan a celebration to remember for her best friend’s wedding. But she has two problems that are getting in her way:

1. The egotistical, and irritatingly sexy, chef Benjamin “Bunty” Padda is supposed to help her with the menu since he’s the groom’s best friend, and

2. Someone is trying to sabotage the wedding.

With aspirations of taking over her family’s event planning business, Bobbi knows that one misstep in managing the Kareena Mann and Prem Verma (#Vermann) party, along with the other weddings on her plate, will only give her uncle another reason not to promote her. That means Kareena’s big day and Bobbi’s future career are on the line.

Bunty will do anything for his best friend, even though he has his hands full in finding a new location for his next restaurant while also playing mediator between his brother and father, the celebrated Naan King. When Prem asks Bunty to help with the wedding menu, he agrees, especially since it puts him in close proximity to the delicious Bobbi Kaur. When a mystery shaadi saboteur starts leaving threatening notes, and cancelling cake orders, Bunty and Bobbi have no choice but to call a truce and face the volatile attraction they have for each other.

Through masquerade fundraisers and a joint bachelor-bachelorette trip to Vegas, this chef and wedding planner explore their growing connection all while trying to plan a wedding at Messina Vineyards in a time crunch. But once the shaadi saboteur is caught and the wedding is over, will their love story have a happily ever after?

With the return of the meddling aunties (who are scary good at finding information) and a lot of hilarity and hijinks, Bobbi and Bunty’s romance is an event you don’t want to miss.

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You can find ordering info for this book here.

The Raven Prince

The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt is $2.99! Readers who love it especially like that the hero and heroine are both a bit unconventional: neither of them is superbly good-looking, a fact that has influenced their lives in several ways, and both are over thirty.

There comes a time in a woman’s life when she must do the unthinkable – and find employment. For the widowed Anna Wren, that means taking a job as female secretary for the Earl of Swartingham.

Secretaries are always male – never female – as Anna well knows but the real downfall of her career is the realization that she is falling in love with Edward de Raaf – the Earl. But when she realizes that he is going to visit a brothel in London to take care of his ‘manly’ desires, Anna sees red – and decides to take advantage of the opportunity to also take care of her ‘womanly’ desires – with the Earl as her unknowing lover.

But the Earl has another reason for going to London. He is formalising his betrothal and trying (with little success) to forget about a secretary that has no right being female. Unhandsome, he knows that no woman wants him.

Except for the mysterious lady with whom he spent two unforgettable nights at Aphrodite’s Grotto, the most scandalous brothel in London. But when Anna’s plan is revealed, a bit of blackmail is thrown into the mix, a proposal is rejected and even the Earl himself will be unprepared for the intrigues that ensnare them.

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You can find ordering info for this book here.

Kiss Me, Maybe

Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez is $2.99! How cute and vibrant is this cover?! Dahlia mentioned this one on her monthly Queer Romance Roundup posts. Have any of you read this one?

When a late bloomer goes viral for coming out, she decides to use her newfound fame to get her first kiss—with the help of a sexy bartender.

Librarian Angela Gutierrez has never been kissed. But after posting a video about her late bloomer status and ace identity, she’s finally ready to get some firsts out of the way. Using her new influencer status to come up with a scavenger hunt idea in which the winner earns her first kiss, Angela realizes she may need some help to pull off the event. Enter Krystal Ramirez, hot bartender and Angela’s unrequited crush of five years. Despite vowing that romantic love isn’t for her, Krystal seems awfully determined to help Angela pull off the scavenger hunt and find true love.

There’s just one the connection between Angela and Krystal is getting stronger and stronger the more they hang out, until Angela isn’t sure she wants to go through with the scavenger hunt after all. But Krystal is convinced that she isn’t capable of love and before long, Angela realizes she’s falling head over heels for a woman who may never love her back.

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You can find ordering info for this book here.

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/09/f-f-romance-historical-romance-more-2/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=152310

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📺 watched: black barbie (2023)

🎬 Black Barbie: A Documentary: Directed by Lagueria Davis. With Lagueria Davis, Beulah Mae Mitchell, Maxine Waters, Shonda Rhimes. Tracing the origin of the first Black Barbie doll to the filmmaker’s aunt, who asked why Barbie couldn’t look like her, this documentary explores her quest for representation and diversity. 🔗

I really enjoyed this! It’s a combo of Barbie history and social history, with a focus on Black American history and culture (obviously).

Has interesting interviews with people directly involved in the creation of the original “Black Barbie,” people working on the then-current Barbie line, and kids who do or do not play with Barbies. I also liked that they talked about other Black dolls available before/after Barbie came out.

It’s a very personal documentary, too, as the director’s aunt was one of the creators. And there’s personal thoughts/statements about Barbie from the director threaded throughout the doc, which I also liked.

Recommended!

💗 Film’s website / All Watched posts

Crossposted from Pixietails Club Blog.

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monday [fandom] madness

Monday [Fandom] Madness! The 2025 Hallmark Countdown to Christmas Edition

I’m feeling curmudgeonly currently, so not many of these movies sound good to me. Even the descriptions of the movies I plan to watch with actors I like don’t wow me. Here are the movies I plan to check out (they’re listed in the order they’ll air):

“Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!” with Kimberley Sustad and Robert Buckley (iZombie).
Premieres: Saturday, October 25
Summary: After a rough year, a weatherman returns to his hometown for Christmas, but things start to look up for him once he crosses paths with a former mentor and a former crush.
Reason for watching: Kimberley Sustad

( 8 more back here )

This is where I got the list of movies from: Hallmark's 2025 Countdown to Christmas Schedule Is Finally Here (thepioneerwoman.com)

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The Day in Spikedluv (Sunday, Sept 28)

I got a lot done this morning before I left to see mom. For the entire day, I did two loads of laundry (washed, dried, AND folded/hung up), hand-washed dishes (so many dishes!), went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, changed kitty litter, washed out the dogs’ bowls and cleaned the mat they sit on, swept the kitchen and dining room, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and showered. At Pip’s suggestion we had hot dogs and beans for supper.

I also placed an online order, which included another Christmas gift for Pip. (The reason it ‘included’ a gift for Pip is because, while getting him a Buffalo Bills sweatshirt was the main reason I placed the order, I decided to get two t-shirts (one short- and one long-sleeved) for myself. *g*) So far I've got three items for him, which is amazing, because while I often have some ideas, I procrastinate getting stuff for him until I'm like o_O and must rush.

I started the next Duncan Kincaid book today.

Temps started out at 61.2(F) and reached 85. That Pip saw. It was already 79 degrees by the time I left a little before 11am, so I would not be surprised if it got even hotter than that. Since the temps weren’t too bad when I got up, I started the day in shorts and a t-shirt so I didn’t even have to change.

Mom Update:

Mom was doing okay today. ( more back here )

A Quest: What Classic Romances Should I Find?

Posted by SB Sarah

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/09/a-quest-what-classic-romances-should-i-find/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=152002

This After Dark post is open to everyone so folks can see what ridiculous tasks I am assigning myself. Any reviews and book shrieking will be part of the upcoming year in After Dark.

…

I am traveling to Denton, Texas, for the Art and Jazz Fest.

Are there romance-specific quests I might undertake in Denton? Oh, hell yeah.

First, Denton is the home of The Plot Twist, a romance bookshop and bar. Will I be visiting? ABSOLUTELY of course are you kidding?

I’m going to miss the Twilight trivia night, but shopping will most definitely happen. Which is part one of my quest! What shall I shop for while I’m there? I welcome suggestions!

Maybe I’ll attempt another IG Live while I’m there. I’m so tremendously bad at Instagram (they keep changing it! WHY. WHY?!) my efforts are always comical.

But second, and my second quest: Books & More. (I’m going to be doing so much book shopping and jazz listening, it’s going to be incredible.)

I first learned about Books & More in December 2023 when Amanda and I recapped RT magazine’s July 2004 issue in Episode 593. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Ads & Features. And I visited in October 2024.

Look at the used romance room, y’all. USED. ROMANCE. ROOM.

This is only HALF of the Romance Room:

A picture of bookshelves filled with old romances, with old movie posters on the far wall

I felt like I was in a museum. I practiced absurd restraint and only purchased one book last year: Lion and the Lark by Doreen Owens Malek.

A picture of my hand holding a shadowbox with a copy of Lion and the Lark, with the oil painting of the cover on my office wall. John DeSalvo is in a hot pink gladiator toga and a woman with impossibly uplifted breasts is arching her back against him

This year, I have PLANS. Which leads me to my question for my quest:

What old skool romance should I seek out while I’m in the Museum Of Older Romances Conveniently Located in Denton Texas?

When I say this is like a museum, I’m not kidding. You can find entire cover progressions for one book:

Jude Deveraux's The Raider, starting with a vignette of two people one with an eye mask on about to kiss, then a window with a gold curtain, and then some kind of flowers scattered on a coral background

I have a special warmth in my heart for The Raider because I own the Barbie set inspired by this book.

Official portrait of the two dolls out of the box standing on some plastic rocks. They can't stand on their own.

Look at this incredible Ken, about whom the back of the box says, “Ken is swashbuckling in a sheer white cotton shirt paired with black pants.”

Close up of Ken's face with an amazing amount of eye cosmetics and a shaded something on his cheeks meant to suggest stubble or something.

Spelunking in old skool romance collections is among my favorite activities, and I would love to have your suggestions.

I’m planning on reading and recapping/reviewing/shrieking at some of these. SO! WHICH ONES should I seek out?

For example: there’s not going to be anything problematic in this book, right?

White Dreams by Susan Edwards - a woman in a fringed dress meant to represent an Indigenous person is being embraced by John DeSalvo in a military uniform with epaulets. There's an Erect Cactus behind them.

White Dreams? The heroine’s name is Star Dreamer, and she’s hiding from the Sight “in the white man’s world with Grady O’Brien.” Surely nothing uncomfortable for the modern reader will happen, like when “the rescue a free Black woman from slavers, [and] incur the wrath of a dangerous man known only as the Dragon.”

I’m sure the Erect Cactus is not symbolic, no.

And I’m certain this is fine, right?

Shirl Henke's Night Wind's Woman - a man with an upper arm cuff and a headband is naked in some water behind a woman who has blonde damp hair, also naked, and seems to be holding a flower to her breast?

Wait until you see the stepback:

The naked woman is again in front of Night Wind arching her back with flowers on her boob, but her whole flank and half her ass is visible and he looks very overcome by this development

That’s a bum.

I could and probably will spend hours in this room. So in the interest of making me read and recap some truly absurd books, and sharing the glorious old skool covers, I humbly ask that you help me develop my shopping list.

I’ll be reading and recapping some of them, so this is your chance to send me down a truly bonkers rabbit hole.

Which old skool romances should I hunt for at Books & More, and what should I pick up at The Plot Twist?

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/09/a-quest-what-classic-romances-should-i-find/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=152002

Cover Snark: Script Font Strikes Again

Posted by Amanda

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/09/cover-snark-script-font-strikes-again/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=152315

Welcome back to Cover Snark!

Unicorn's Instinct by Elva Birch. A man with an open shirt and a stethoscope. The background is a lake and foresty, mountainous area. A strange mini brown unicorn is in the bottom right corner.

From Alea: On the one hand, the colors are lovely. On the other, wtf?

Sarah: Is this My Little Pony fanfic?

Also, why do shifters not have universal child care and must be finding daycare for their offspring?

Amanda: Dr Nips, Unicorn Woman

He just needs a big hat.

Jane Seymour in a big western hat.

Sneezy: That’s a qilin, it’s not even a unicorn.

Going Commando by Pamela Burford. A headless, shirtless man is crouched down. He has on camo pants. The title is in a script font, which makes it hard to read.

From Mabry: What’s with his ribs? What’s with his neck? Does he have an enormous goiter? Should he see his ENT doc? Why is his chin in such a weird place? Has he ever washed his hair?

This makes me want a cover that is blatantly nothing but random body parts from as many guys as needed to match all of the character descriptions. They wouldn’t even need to be attached. Just spread them out on a velvet cloth or maybe a big mountain boulder for this particular book.

Sarah: I am concerned about his lymph nodes. Like, very concerned.

Amanda: I thought the title was “Going Guacamole.”

Sneezy: This is giving me body horror adjacent ick.

Moonlit Temptation by Penelope Black. A smoldering man in a tank top. It's another title in a disastrous script font.

From Pam G: This is primarily a font fail. Is that first word Moontit? Could be Wloontit, but there’s def some titty in there. Just incidentally, I hate all variations of this thumb sucking/finger licking pose and I seem to see them everywhere.

Sarah: Definitely Moontit. Although for a moment my brain said, “Moonut?”

Amanda: My vote is for Moontit!

Sneezy: Moontit for sure.

Alien Abduction for Unicorns by Skye Mackinnon. A very shiny blue bald man with no shirt on is looking back at a white unicorn.

Another PamG suggestion! She says, “Horny Snark!”

From Pam: Is this, like, the ultimate brony romance? That coy, come-and-and-get-me-baby look. That sultry, heavy-lidded response.

Sarah: That unicorn looks SO annoyed. Did the Blue Man Group Alien leave blue paint smears all over the flank area?

Also, I can state with some authority that his skull looks like he was recently born vaginally. And that’s all I shall say about that.

Alia shared this same cover with me – clearly Blue Man Group and the Unicorn are making an impression!

Sneezy: …At least this looks like a unicorn. Even if it has the same energy as three squirrels in a trench coat.

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/09/cover-snark-script-font-strikes-again/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=152315

Lines that had me crying tears of laughter while writing them tbh 😂

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/795980402732974080

thetimba:

thebibliosphere:
ALT
Batmuppet:
Chapter Three: The Gotham Tonight Show, starring Bruce Wayne and The Muppets.
“Bruce Wayne, everybody! What a fantastic guy. All right, don’t go anywhere, folks, we’ll be right back after the commercial break when we’ll be joined by the legendary Kermit the Frog and the effervescent Miss Piggy as they promote their latest movie, ‘The Muppets Take Metropolis!’”

The applause rose to a deafening swell again as the band behind the podium struck up a lively tune, ushering them into a commercial break. Bruce looked up from his slouch as he felt someone move into his personal space again.

“Really, thank you, Bruce,” Murray said over the noise, angling his mouth away from the microphone as he leaned over his desk. “You couldn’t have got me to hold that fucking thing for all the money in the world.”

Bruce chuckled, affixing a benign smile to his face as he righted his posture again and tugged his suit back into order. “Oh, you know me, Murray. I’m game for anything if it’s for a good cause.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” said a shrill, familiar voice behind them.
Bruce twisted in his seat to find a team of stagehands working in rapid time to erect a staging area behind the couch, and two humans holding two very distinct puppets aloft: Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
[Keep reading on Ao3…]
I’m going to lay all my cards on the table right now: Things are not going well here with my family, and I’m struggling. I’m posting this chapter mostly to feel something. But also, if anyone feels inclined to draw Bruce sitting on that couch with Miss Piggy shooting her shot, I would not object. It would, in fact, make me smile quite a bit.
Regardless, I hope you’re all still having as much fun reading as I am writing this. It’s such a stupid fic, lol. I love it.
Also, tw for this chapter: Bruce handles a snake on live TV and acts afraid for the bit. Just in case anyone is bothered by snakes. It’s a very short bit, but it’s in there.
If art requests are happening, I very much need the blog article “Kermit confirmed bi on late-show”

Lines that had me crying tears of laughter while writing them tbh 😂

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/795980402732974080

Hate to break it to you, but my Batmuppet universe existed before him, so he’s in my house and

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/795980327594115072

shitty-conspiracies-i-invented:

thebibliosphere:
ALT
Batmuppet:
Chapter Three: The Gotham Tonight Show, starring Bruce Wayne and The Muppets.
“Bruce Wayne, everybody! What a fantastic guy. All right, don’t go anywhere, folks, we’ll be right back after the commercial break when we’ll be joined by the legendary Kermit the Frog and the effervescent Miss Piggy as they promote their latest movie, ‘The Muppets Take Metropolis!’”

The applause rose to a deafening swell again as the band behind the podium struck up a lively tune, ushering them into a commercial break. Bruce looked up from his slouch as he felt someone move into his personal space again.

“Really, thank you, Bruce,” Murray said over the noise, angling his mouth away from the microphone as he leaned over his desk. “You couldn’t have got me to hold that fucking thing for all the money in the world.”

Bruce chuckled, affixing a benign smile to his face as he righted his posture again and tugged his suit back into order. “Oh, you know me, Murray. I’m game for anything if it’s for a good cause.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” said a shrill, familiar voice behind them.
Bruce twisted in his seat to find a team of stagehands working in rapid time to erect a staging area behind the couch, and two humans holding two very distinct puppets aloft: Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
[Keep reading on Ao3…]
I’m going to lay all my cards on the table right now: Things are not going well here with my family, and I’m struggling. I’m posting this chapter mostly to feel something. But also, if anyone feels inclined to draw Bruce sitting on that couch with Miss Piggy shooting her shot, I would not object. It would, in fact, make me smile quite a bit.
Regardless, I hope you’re all still having as much fun reading as I am writing this. It’s such a stupid fic, lol. I love it.
Also, tw for this chapter: Bruce handles a snake on live TV and acts afraid for the bit. Just in case anyone is bothered by snakes. It’s a very short bit, but it’s in there.
where is muppet joker what did you people do with him who are you people in his house

Hate to break it to you, but my Batmuppet universe existed before him, so he’s in my house and it’s Bruce Wayne being unicorn hunted by Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog or bust 😂😂

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Batmuppet:

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Batmuppet:

Chapter Three: The Gotham Tonight Show, starring Bruce Wayne and The Muppets.

“Bruce Wayne, everybody! What a fantastic guy. All right, don’t go anywhere, folks, we’ll be right back after the commercial break when we’ll be joined by the legendary Kermit the Frog and the effervescent Miss Piggy as they promote their latest movie, ‘The Muppets Take Metropolis!’”

The applause rose to a deafening swell again as the band behind the podium struck up a lively tune, ushering them into a commercial break. Bruce looked up from his slouch as he felt someone move into his personal space again.

“Really, thank you, Bruce,” Murray said over the noise, angling his mouth away from the microphone as he leaned over his desk. “You couldn’t have got me to hold that fucking thing for all the money in the world.”

Bruce chuckled, affixing a benign smile to his face as he righted his posture again and tugged his suit back into order. “Oh, you know me, Murray. I’m game for anything if it’s for a good cause.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” said a shrill, familiar voice behind them.
Bruce twisted in his seat to find a team of stagehands working in rapid time to erect a staging area behind the couch, and two humans holding two very distinct puppets aloft: Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.

[Keep reading on Ao3…]

I’m going to lay all my cards on the table right now: Things are not going well here with my family, and I’m struggling. I’m posting this chapter mostly to feel something. But also, if anyone feels inclined to draw Bruce sitting on that couch with Miss Piggy shooting her shot, I would not object. It would, in fact, make me smile quite a bit.
Regardless, I hope you’re all still having as much fun reading as I am writing this. It’s such a stupid fic, lol. I love it.

Also, tw for this chapter: Bruce handles a snake on live TV and acts afraid for the bit. Just in case anyone is bothered by snakes. It’s a very short bit, but it’s in there.

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/795978510248329216

Tw: cancer talk and people being weird about it.

https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/795966558733320192

Tw: cancer talk and people being weird about it.

My dad’s best friend from childhood has been ignoring him since my dad got his terminal diagnosis and the charitable part of me wants to believe he just can’t handle the thought of losing my dad but also seeing my dad so devastated when the phone goes and it’s his friend’s wife “just checking in” is devastating.

Friends for 60+ years. And you can’t even say hello to someone going through one of the loneliest, most terrifying experiences a person can endure.

His face was so happy when the phone went and the way it fell when he realized his friend wasn’t going to say hello is going to haunt me forever. I can’t stop crying.

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