November Challenge 2025: Wish

Nov. 3rd, 2025 04:46 pm
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The theme challenge for this month is Wish (Please include the tag challenge: wish when you post.) Theme challenges have to do with fic choice. Since this month's challenge is 'wish' your story has to be related to that theme one way or another.

The shape challenge is 'Plus' (tag challenge: plus). This should be at minimum 5 squares, ie:

OOOOO
OOXOO
OXXXO
OOXOO


It can be larger, up to 9 squares, ie:

OOXOO
OOXOO
XXXXX
OOXOO
OOXOO

Shape challenges require that you complete a specific shape of squares on your card. If you complete a shape challenge by the deadline, you’ll win a cheat. If your card already has the shape formation before the challenge starts, you can only count that challenge as completed if you fill at least one square on your card within the challenge time period.

You can pick the challenge you prefer or do both if you're feeling ambitious. Once you’ve posted the podfic required to fulfill the monthly challenge, please comment here to let us know you’ve completed the challenge.

If you complete a challenge, you earn a cheat. If none of the challenges appeal to you, you can also earn cheats by commenting on other people's podfics.

What are Cheats?
Cheats are rewards that allow participants to manipulate their cards so that they can be finished more easily. There are 2 kinds of cheats: shifting squares and swapping out squares. Shifting squares allows participants to swap locations of two squares on their card. Swapping out cheats allow you to discard one of your prompts entirely from your card and replace it with a prompt of your choosing from the Prompt List.
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forgetting any other tie but this (5410 words)
Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Rating: Mature
Relationship: Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng
Content Tags: Backstory, Canon Compliant, Getting Together, Ghost Valley, Ghost Valley Politics, Department of the Unfaithful, Worldbuilding, cameos by Wen Kexing and Gu Xiang, and several original Ghost characters

Summary: Something was wrong with Xi Sang Gui, and Liu Qianqiao couldn't simply sit and wait.
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Moody photograph of the ocean from an outlook. In the foreground, two dirty hands claw their way up over the edge toward the viewer. Text: Mystery & Suspense, at Fancake.
[community profile] fancake is a thematic recommendation community where all members are welcome to post recs, and fanworks of all shapes and sizes are accepted. Check out the community guidelines for the full set of rules.

This theme runs for the entire month. If you have any questions, just ask!
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Title: Time Neither Friend Nor Foe
Author: Tarlan ([personal profile] tarlanx)
Fandom: L'Oreal "Time Engraver" Commercials/Guardian (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Time Engraver/Zhao Yunlan
Rating/Category: PG SLASH
Word Count: 1697
Summary: He loved all his subjects but one was more special than all the others.

Content Notes: Written for Trobadora for [community profile] rarepairexchange 2025

On AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/70723506
 

Word of Honor Icons

Nov. 2nd, 2025 09:44 pm
tarlanx: Wen Kexing holding fan with text FAN (Cdrama - Word of Honor 4 - WKX Fan)
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Created for a challenge with a prompt of: Apprenticeship, teaching, mastering skills.

Mastering a skill takes time and perseverance. Be patient. Every day that you work on developing your craft, you move closer to achieving mastery.

Instantly I thought of Word of Honor and three young disciples in particular.

10 ICONS HERE
Zhang Chengling, disciple of the Four Seasons Sect, who started his training very late and has to work hard to master the skills of not just Four Seasons Sect but of the destroyed Mirror Lake Sect and the mechanics of the Longyuan Cabinet too.
Cao Weining, disciple of the Gentle Wind Sword Sect
Gu Xiang, adopted sister/daughter of Ghost Master Wen Kexing from Ghost Valley

Word of Honor - Chengling 01 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Chengling 02 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Chengling 03 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Chengling 04 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Cao Weining 01 by Tarlan

Word of Honor - Gu Xiang 01 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Gu Xiang 02 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Gu Xiang 03 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Gu Xiang 04 by Tarlan Word of Honor - Cao Weining 02 by Tarlan

Tarlan | Winter
 
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/01/asking-eric-thomas-traumatic-socks/

Dear Eric: My husband of more than 20 years gives me slipper socks with grippy soles. I hate them!

We live in a hot climate, so I have little use for them. They filled up my sock drawer and retraumatized me every time I touched them. I threw them away and they came back.

He gave me five more pairs at Christmas. They can’t be worn with shoes or out in public. They are synthetic so I cannot even use them to polish the furniture. I kept them for animal first aid.

I cannot be cool about these socks. They remind me of the horrible time I had in the hospital having emergency surgery. My husband couldn’t even manage to hug me or talk with me before my surgery.

I’m trying very hard to be graceful and grateful for any gift from my husband, but I want to throw these at him. He knows darn well I dislike them but has given them repeatedly to me. I have to use my good fabric shears to slice them up or he will “rescue them” from the garbage.

Is there a graceful way to handle the next installment of fluffy grippy socks? I tried to no avail telling him I get my grippy socks the old-fashioned way – at the hospital, in person!

– Sock Drawer Full

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Nov. 1st, 2025 07:39 pm
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Dear Carolyn: When the most important person in my life died in an accident, a friend never even bothered to say how sorry she was, despite many opportunities — the wake, dinner together, etc. She grilled me on the horrid circumstances of the accident instead.

I refused to meet with her again because it upset me so much, but our families are still close, especially our sons.
I put her complete lack of empathy down to her stupidity and lack of education but really thought the base reason was that she’d never experienced such grief.

Now, five years later, her husband has died at a young age. He was a friend also, and we are attending the funeral.
Is it okay for me to treat her the same way she treated me? It would give me a sense of closure not to have to say to her, “I’m sorry for your loss.” After all, those words never left her mouth when I was living my nightmare. I wouldn’t stoop to asking about the death’s details, but I’d give my sincerest condolences only to her sons.


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Cosmetology High Review

Nov. 1st, 2025 08:52 pm
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I made a quick review with a few screen captures for Cosmetology High, a 2014 drama series starring Jin Shijia, Zhang Zhehan, Merxat Yalkun and Yang Rong.

HERE at my DW
 

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Nov. 1st, 2025 04:28 pm
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DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter, "Emma," has a group of six to eight friends she has played with at school, in scouts, parties, etc., for more than three years. Eight months ago, one of the girls, "Charlotte," had a sleepover, and Emma was not invited. She was very hurt and cried. I told her she would not always be invited to everything and maybe there was a limit Charlotte could invite.

Since then, whenever there is an event that Emma knows Charlotte will be at, my daughter refuses to go. For eight months she has purposely skipped some parties and scouting events. Otherwise, they all seem to still hang together at school. How can I help my daughter understand she is only hurting herself? -- EMPATHETIC MOM IN OHIO


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Nov. 1st, 2025 04:22 pm
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Dear Annie: My daughter-in-law never forgives or forgets anything that's happened in her 13 years of marriage to my son. As a result, she punishes us by keeping us from our grandchildren, who love us dearly. Sometimes my son FaceTimes with us when she's not home, but otherwise, we can go three to four months without seeing our grandkids if we say even one word or make one expression she doesn't like.

To avoid fights, my son just goes along with it. This year, I wasn't even allowed to see my granddaughter for her birthday. I cry all the time because at my age, I may not have many years left with them.

It feels like our daughter-in-law doesn't have a heart. We may not be perfect, but why can't she understand that the kids are the ones who suffer most by the distance she creates? -- Locked-Out Grandma


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Harriette could be worse this time

Nov. 1st, 2025 04:16 pm
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DEAR HARRIETTE: I think my son may be harboring some resentment toward me. We have a strained relationship, and even though I want us to be closer, the distance seems intentional on his end. If I try asking questions, he gets defensive or gives short responses only, and sometimes it turns into an argument or disagreement. On more than one occasion, he's referenced times in the past where I might've overstepped a boundary, spoken up on his behalf or been overbearing. How can I move forward with my son if he won't forgive me for the past? I wish he could realize that those things I did were just a mama bear looking out for her cub. -- Boy Mom

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Purimgifts 2026 Schedule!

Nov. 1st, 2025 12:32 pm
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Good time-of-day, everybody, and welcome back for the Purimgifts 2026 schedule!

Purimgifts is an annual all-fandoms-welcome fanfic & podfic exchange with a side helping of art, focused on characters who are at least one of WOMEN, JEWISH, or PERSECUTED BY EVIL VIZIERS.

SIGNUPS & NOMINATIONS 2-9 Jan (anywhere in the world)
DEADLINE 23 Feb (anywhere in the world)
REVEALS 2-4 March

Find us on Dreamwidth, Livejournal, tumblr, and the Archive of Our Own.

Looking forward to seeing you all at signups!
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Title: Tsuki no Uta by [archiveofourown.org profile] Seito
Reader: [archiveofourown.org profile] PingiStam
Bingo Square(s): Mixed Media, October challenge - Moon
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairing: Edward Elric/Roy Mustang
Summary: The Moon singing a beautiful song, and Roy finds himself awake again on a sleepless night. Someone shows up at his doorstep for an overdue meeting... ("Sorry to keep you waiting so long, Colonel,")
Rating: General Audiences
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply
Link to Podfic: Tsuki no Uta [Podfic]

Title: Spinning by [archiveofourown.org profile] tovahlisa
Reader: [archiveofourown.org profile] PingiStam
Bingo Square(s): Art & Craft, <10 Minutes Long
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Summary: Life in the countryside is calm and slow–the young Elric brothers knew this well. Their mother's evening hobbies taught this. [one-shot] [slice of life]
Rating: General Audiences
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply
Link to Podfic: Spinning [Podfic]

Title: pinball by [archiveofourown.org profile] gracelesso
Reader: [archiveofourown.org profile] PingiStam
Bingo Square(s): Poetry, Crack
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairing: Edward Elric/Roy Mustang
Summary: I'm not explaining anything about this.
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply
Link to Podfic: pinball [Podfic]

Title: Eddie Dearest by [archiveofourown.org profile] lumifern
Reader: [archiveofourown.org profile] PingiStam
Bingo Square(s): Domestic, Character Voices
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairing: Edward Elric/Roy Mustang
Summary: On one of Ed's trips through Central, Roy finds himself in a predicament only Ed can solve—or at least, Ed's the only one he wants to have solve it. Roy needs a date and Ed just happens to be here. It's simply convenient, right?
Rating: Mature
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply
Link to Podfic: Eddie Dearest [Podfic]

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Description: This event focuses on rare pair ships for all Yugioh series (including crossovers), open to writers, artists, and image & video editors. We use tiered rulings to determine rarity for this event based on ao3 statistics. See our FAQ for more info on rarity requirements.


For this year's mini bang, writers will draft a fic for their chosen rare pair, meeting the 4000 word minimum. Then artists will claim at least 1 fic to use as inspiration for their artPartners will collaborate and share their fanworks together during the posting period for this event. Please read our specifications page for more details about expectations for event works.


Sign up to participate with this link: https://forms.gle/1gRezet2nT4j5oEP6


Dates (see Schedule for more info):

  • Signups: Nov 1-Nov 30 (writers may start immediately)
  • Check-in #1 (writers only): Dec 21-23
  • Check-in #2 (writers with claim pitch): Jan 30-Feb 1
  • Claims: Feb 2-6
  • Claims assigned: Feb 7/8
  • Artist WIP share: Feb 20-21
  • Check-in #3 (all participants): Mar 6-7
  • Posting prep: Mar 12-14
  • Posting: Mar 15-Apr 4
Collaborative banner by whimwitch, VioVayo, Meda Princess, lucienslab, and sturionic! Thanks for your help with this ❤️.

Weekly Chat

Nov. 1st, 2025 02:02 pm
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The weekly chat posts are intended for just that, chatting among each other. What are you currently watching? Reading? What actor/idol are you currently following? What are you looking forward to? Are you busy writing, creating art? Or did you have no time at all for anything, and are bemoaning that fact?

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