Rambling Down the Boulevard,

Day 14
In your own space, talk about what you think the future holds for fandom. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I think with the reminder that fandom ecosystems are fragile from tumblr's crackdown, there will be movement to sites that are better protected AO3, Dreamwidth, Mastadon, Pillowfort if they manage to get it up and running in time. I like the reversion to older fandom norms of longform responses and actual engagement and I hope it continues. I like to think we've learned our lessons about how to organize systems so that they  are out of reach from monetization/corporate control but if I've learned anything it's that people get complacent when not threatened by the facts.

I hope the trend of diversification in our sources continues, that we continue to build systems that can withstand slings and arrows, I hope that engagement goes up, and the amount of wank goes down but I remain unconvinced. So I'll continue working for those things for as long as I remain in fandom. 

Day 12
In your own space, create your own challenge. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

WIP Amnesty! Take a look at a fanwork that you've haven't finished and examine your reasons for not finishing it. 

I find there's a lot of works that never get finished with no commentary from the author. I'd love to see a work that's been abandoned or unfinished get a few paragraphs on why that is, or for an author to take a look at their oldest WIP, publish a paragraph from it and write about why they haven't worked on/finished it. 

Day 10
Create a fanwork. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

As part of my desire to get better at icons I created a gif from a screen capture.



And then parsed it down to four animated icons for bluewinged_songbird who asked for anything with Sypha and magic when i offered.

Day 8
In your own space, post self-recs for at least three fanworks that you created. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
AKA shameless self-promotion day. SO three fanworks.

1. history's longest suicide note: Netflix!Castlevania. OT3 fic that ignores episode 8 and also the apocalypse happens. Incomplete. 2/?? published. This is my latest project and one I'm pretty excited about. It's also the single fic I've written the most words for so that's cool. 
2. dear forgiveness,: A Supergirl AU series where Kara is nine years late instead of twenty-five and is raised by the Kents alongside Clark. It's a verse that I have a ton of ideas for and plan on returning to over time and adding to it. 
3. thursday's child: this is a one shot where I codified all my feelings about Skye Daisy Johnson's background and tried to justify the season 3 name switch.

Day 6
In your own space, create a list of at least three fannish things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a fannish wish-list of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your wish-list if you feel comfortable doing so. Maybe someone will grant a wish. Check out other people's posts. Maybe you will grant a wish. If any wishes are granted, we'd love it if you link them to this post.

1. Book recs! I read far too quickly and am always on the hunt for more. I like pretty much all sci-fi and fantasy and will read just about anything if I'm told it's good. I'm trying to getting away from reading just straight white dudes books so if you have recs by POC, queer people, woman, or some intersection of the three I'd love to hear about them.

2. People to write more Katara centric fic. Katara was the first fictional character I highkey identified with and the one who's fanfic I am consistently the most disappointed in. While there's some really good shipping fic, I can never seem to find Fic where Katara is in character, interesting, and Doing It for Herself. such selfish prayers by andromeda3116 is the only one I can think of and I've been reading the fic since the gd ship wars. So recs for fic like this, and also people to write good Katara fic.

3. I wish people would leave more comments on my fic. It's very frustrating to post and then get no feedback whatsoever. Though I gotta say, moving away from tumblr to dreamwidth has helped that already. So i'm gonna be greedy and say even more comments? 

Day 4
Comment to someone you haven't ever interacted with before or introduce yourself to someone you've interacted with and friend/follow them. Afterwards, leave a comment in this post with the equivalent of "I did it!"

Done!

Day 2
Rec at least three fanworks that you didn't create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Judith and her Maidservant by Siria
Summary: Later, Dora would think back on it and realise that clinically speaking, she had died.
Notes:I watched Venom a few weeks ago and deliberately did not let myself get attached to Dora, knowing that she would undoubtedly die sometime in the movie. And then I was so tired of knowing these things, that women die in film all time and nobody cares, I went hunting for fix-it fic. This was everything I hoped and more.

I Am the Night by chash
Summary: A new vigilante rises in New York City. The official position of the NYPD is that he's a criminal. Jake Peralta thinks he needs a sweater.
Notes:I normally read chash for their quality bellarke fic so when I got the notification for this one I nearly skipped. I'm so glad I didn't. Jake and the rest of the 99 gang is perfectly in character with their lowkey dragging of batman and desire to provide him with care packages and sweaters.

Linguistic Ambiguities in Vulcan Ethical Codes by elumish
Summary: The thing people always forget is that it was a Vulcan ship that reached Tarsus IV first.
Notes:This was and is my absolute favorite look at Jim Kirk post-Tarsus in the AOS. I have 100% accepted it as canon.