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Change a single letter and change the word game

I want to play a game with you all.

You have to make a new word by changing only one letter of the last word.

Dirt

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I would love a summer vacation drabble from “but this is getting good now” - when they are both back from college!

Here you go!

Original Fic

“Everyone thinks you’re wasted,” Katniss said. She smoothed his wavy blond hair over his forehead where he rested on her lap.

“Hmm?” He said. His eyes had been closed for the past fifteen minutes. He was definitely asleep. And hogging all of the basement couch, with his shoe clad feet tucked against the cushion.

“Do you want to go home?”

He nuzzled his face against her leg. “No, I’m spending time with you.”

“You’re passed out,” she argued.

“What kind of masochist hosts a house party at…” he checked the time on his phone then rubbed the sleep from his eyes. “Seriously, it’s only 9:30?” He groaned and forced himself to sit up. “Sorry, I’m still getting used to the new schedule at the bakery. My brother put me on the shit shift.”

“We don’t have to stay here,” Katniss offered. The party was hosted by one of Peeta’s friends, anyway, and there was a reason they didn’t hang out much in high school. “We can go back to my house.”

“With your mother there?” He said with a knowing look. “Hovering.”

He had a point. Katniss’s mother was mostly checked out during Katniss’s upbringing, but had turned a new leaf recently, and was keen that Katniss set a good example for Prim, which Katniss always did. Except for one or two times during winter and spring break when Katniss had snuck Peeta into the room she shared with Prim, and her younger sister had walked in on them.

Now Peeta was persona non grata in the Everdeen household.

“It’s better than your mother,” Katniss said.

“At least once she’s through with the glaring a name calling, she usually leaves us alone.”

“At least,” she agreed wryly.

“This is ridiculous. We’re nineteen. Why are we still sneaking around? We’re at a party serving alcohol! Where’s the concern?”

“My mother calls it ‘not in my house.’”

“What’s the point of spending our summer together, if I never get to see you?” He draped his arm across the back of the couch and she curled toward him to lean against his chest. He tipped his head back to rest on the cushion. He was going to fall asleep again. “Maybe we could take a trip,” he said. “I don’t care if it’s the $40 motel on the outside of town.”

“How romantic.”

“I just want to sleep beside you for one night, uninterrupted. And preferably not in a lofted twin.”

She gave him a kiss. “Okay, that was sweet.” She sat up to let him resume his position on her lap. “Get some rest,” she said.

“You’re bored,” he argued, but settled in anyway.

“I’m spending time with you,” she said, resuming the gentle strokes of her fingers through his hair. She took out her phone to idly scroll with the other hand. This was nice. She bent forward to drop a kiss on your forehead. “I missed you,” she said.

He hummed his approval.

They could make this work.

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I think about death a lot lately. Can’t help it. Cancer is constantly reminding me of my own mortality at the most inopportune moments. 

Sometimes it’s because I go to a room of our house that I don’t frequent but my husband and son do, and I see that it’s a mess, and I wonder if that’s what the whole house will look like when I die. Sometimes it’s when I lie down and I can feel the energy draining out of every cell in my body, and I wonder, is this what it feels like to die? Maybe it is. And I remember that we’re all dying a little bit, every day.

I imagine that when I die, there’s going to be very little I can do to stop the situation. And that’s a recently unique feeling for me because I’ve spent most of my life depressed and not wanting to be alive. Sometime around the cancer diagnosis, I realized that I actually wanted to live, but may not have the choice. That doesn’t feel very fair, but few things about life are.

By talking about my death, I’m opening the possibility of it into the conversation, and no one wants to have that conversation with me. It’s as if speaking it gives it power. But death has had power the whole time, whether I talk about it or not. The odds are still on my side, but the fact that my cancer is stage 3 out of 4 means my odds of surviving the next 5 or 10 years goes down.  That’s out of my control. Once the chemotherapy and surgery and radiation and hormone treatments have finished, I’m always going to be more likely to develop cancer again. This is a lifetime diagnosis.

All I can do is put my body through the rigors of medicine and treatment, and hope I make it out the other end. There will hopefully be years and years after that of life and love and happiness, but I have to get through this first. 

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Every damn time I braid my hair

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Author Spotlight: fnurfnur

This feature is a collaboration with panempropaganda and everlarkedalways as part of Panem Propaganda’s 100 Days of Mockingjay: Shipping and Fanfiction.

This interview is a companion piece to an article written for Panem Propaganda, available at X.

With many thanks to panempropaganda, everlarkedalways, and fnurfnur.

Graphic by everlarkedalways. Interview by papofglencoe.

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“[T]he first Everlark fanfiction I ever read was The Little Match Boy… omg the tears! I loved it. I will read anything written by her, sure that I will enjoy it.”     -joshs-left-earlobe

What is so unique or special about Everlark to you?

I have always seen a lot of myself in Katniss, especially the imperfect, problematic qualities. And Peeta himself is not perfect, as much as fanfiction and Peeta lovers would try to convince you otherwise. But these two people, despite their imperfections and everything they have been through, still love each other and fight for each other. There’s something incredibly comforting in that- that two people who have been through so much hardship and who are incredibly flawed and human can still have life-changing, all-encompassing love. It may not be “happily ever after” like a fairy tale, but life so rarely is.

What inspired you to write Everlark fanfiction in the first place?

I read HG fanfic for almost a year before I tried to write it. At first I only read canon fanfic, then I branched out to AUs. And there I saw so much creativity and room for interpretation, I got inspired to think of different scenarios. When one of them stuck with me- Everlark in physical therapy- and a whole world started to develop in my mind. Eventually the only way to “fix” this problem in my mind was to write it. Once I started writing fic, I got addicted.

What’s your personal favorite of your own fics and why? What inspired it?

I love (almost) all of my fics for some reason, but The People of Panem v. Katniss Everdeen is my most favorite, probably. There were two time points that I wanted fanfic to help me fill in- pre-epilogue and Katniss’s trial. Fanfic more than fulfilled pre-epilogue, and there are several fics out there that have written that part so well I consider it canon. But I never found any that covered her trial, at least not without being AU in some major element. So I tried to think how it could have happened, without changing a single element of canon. I found that working within those constraints forced me to be creative in a new way. It’s also my favorite because I worked very closely with alonglineofbread/wollaston on it- having her as a coach AND teammate AND cheerleader (a.k.a. an amazing beta and friend) was an absolutely wonderful experience. She brought out the best in that story.

What’s the greatest challenge for you to writing Everlark?

Giving them conflict. Dangit, haven’t these two kids been through enough? Can’t they just cuddle and bang and be cute and naked? But as much as we would like that, the conflict is what drives a story forward. I still have trouble doing it- I do want to write one of those fics that just rips your heart out with angst and conflict- but until then, the conflict will be relatively mild and resolved within a couple of chapters.

When you’re pushing the limits of character or situation, what ineffable traits of Katniss and Peeta/Everlark do you keep intact to preserve their characters?

That’s a good question, and probably this question is the one I’ve been mulling over the longest. I suppose it’s that Katniss is by nature an introvert and Peeta is an extrovert. Katniss draws her strength- or at least, she thinks she does- from being alone. She doesn’t need anyone to survive. But there are a few people she allows “in” for lack of a better term, and they make her stronger and more complete than when she is alone (Prim, Peeta). Peeta is an extrovert- is naturally social and gains strength from being around others. But all of those people aren’t around when he really needs help (like after the first Games). So while Katniss and Peeta have personalities that may have a fundamental difference, it’s also what brings them together. She is the person who loves him even when he’s not friendly. He is the person who loves her enough to make her friendly.

What’s your favorite Everlark trope and why?

Probably none I can say here, this is a family website. M-rated tropes are all that are coming to mind right now. I can tell you I do not enjoy the Everlark trope of Katniss being a terrible cook.

What is an Everlark fanfic that has stayed with you? Why?

There are two in-progress fics that I have truly dropped everything to read when they update (even to the point where I was once driving home from work in my 45 minute commute, saw the email notification from FFn that it updated, and pulled over to the nearest parking lot and immediately turned off the car and read the update). Those would be When the Moon Fell in Love With the Sun by porchwood/mejhiren and Anywhere I Would Have Followed You by dracoisalooker76. I know there have been others but I am woefully behind in reading fanfic now but just thinking of those two fics makes me want to crawl into bed and cry because they give me SO MANY FEELINGS. Those two writers are ridiculously talented.

What is your favorite Everlark headcanon or fanon?

I will always believe that 1) one of Peeta’s brothers was named Rye, and 2) Caesar was feeding info to District 13/the rebellion. On the second point, I remember some people having trouble with that in The People of Panem v. Katniss Everdeen and I wrote almost as many words on why I stand behind that than I wrote in the actual fic.

fnurfnur is the author of works such as Range of Motion, Surviving Death, Sweat Equity, and The People of Panem v. Katniss Everdeen. She is on AO3 and on tumblr as fnurfnur.

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Backdraft

Author: @endlessnightlock​

Prompt: Katniss and Peeta are best friends, and for whatever reason, they end up spending their Valentine’s night together after their own shitty dates have occurred. Chemistry and sparks fly and maybe some smut? [submitted by anonymous]

Rating: mild M for now, but part two will bump up to E.

Author’s Note: Thanks to @jhsgf82​ for proof-reading! Word Count: 3033 _________________________

Keep reading

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Siberian Husky enjoying snow before it melts

(via)

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just so yall know

art block is your brain telling you to do studies.

draw a still life. practice some poses. sketch some naked people. do a color study. try out a different technique on a basic shape.

art block doesnt stop you from drawing, it stops you from making your drawings look the way you want them to. and thats because you need to push your skills to the next level so you can preform at that standard

think of it as level grinding for your next work.

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💙💛 There were over 82 million refugees in the world before the invasion of Ukraine- a record number of displaced people. While there is nothing wrong in honoring our favorite fictional heroines or the iconic women we all know and love, we need to also take the time to honor the resiliency and courage of these women, and do what we can to support the charitable organizations and advocacy groups working to protect the lives of refugees everywhere.

UNHCR

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if you want your female characters to both have agency in the story and be complex human individuals then sometimes bad things have to be their fault

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Hi, I'm sorry if this is forward but I assume you're the brilliant author of 'Against the wall' and I' m just wondering where it' s gone? If you have like a copy of it somewhere else? I'm sort of, kind of a bit desperate for it ,:). It is possibly the best fan fiction I've ever read and let me tell you, I've read a fair share of fan fiction. I wanted to read it for what probably is like my fifth time and it was just gone. If you're not comfortable giving it out like Peeta with his bagels, I understand, I just wanna know what happened to the internets best piece of fiction. :)

This is the sweetest message! My god... nothing to apologize for here! ❤️😭 This made my day! Thank you!

After talking about it for a bajillion years, I finally published Against the Wall as an original this past fall (under my pen name Pippa Glencoe). It's on Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, etc. Does it work better as fanfic than it does as an original? Oh, definitely probably. lol. But I think you'll find that, if you enjoyed it as a fic, you'll still enjoy it now that it's about two impossible nerds named Miriam and... well... that would be telling. 😉

I've got a couple author's copies leftover in my office (paperbacks). DM me if you'd like me to send you one, assuming you're not on the opposite side of the world from me.

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mothers give you mental illness and then complain about it

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"There's millions of Tumblr users" to you. To me There's only about 12 and we all reblog the same five posts from each other

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me and the girls who still use tumblr in 2022

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If you’re looking for a way to help Ukrainian refugees, the Polish Red Cross and Caritas of the Archdiocese of Przemyśl (in Poland) are actively raising funds and materials to assist those fleeing the invasion. These organizations are providing boots-on-the-ground assistance right now to refugees. 

Here are a few ways to help. Reblog and share this to signal boost if you are able (and please add content to it if you know of additional resources or information). 

***You can donate money to the Ukrainian relief campaign through the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) here. 

***You can donate money to Caritas of the Przemyśl Archdiocese here.  

Alternatively- and I’m assuming this applies to those located within Europe (correct me if I’m wrong)- you can send a charity SMS with the following text: UKRAINE, to No. 72052, or you can make a payment to the Caritas account of the Przemyśl Archdiocese, with the note UKRAINE to: 

BANK PEKAO SA I O. Przemyśl 33 1240 2568 1111 0000 3629 7045  

If you are in Poland, Caritas is in immediate need of the following items: 

blankets,

sleeping bags,

pillows,

duvets,

linens,

mattresses,

medical and personal hygiene supplies,

clothing (preferably new),

articles for children and babies (powdered milk, wet wipes, diapers, care products, clothes, high-calorie sweets),

food items with a long shelf life, etc.

Please collect the above-mentioned items in Przemyśl’s parishes, religious communities, housing estates, schools, workplaces, etc. and deliver them to Caritas facilities.

The Polish Red Cross is also accepting the following supplies:

LONG-TERM FOOD: canned food, oil, sugar, pasta, flour, oats, rice, tea, coffee, sweets, UHT milk, canned vegetables / fruit (e.g. beans, peas, corn, pineapple, peach), tomato puree in cartons, dried fruit, nuts.

PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES: shower gels, shampoos, soaps, toothbrushes and toothpaste, barrier creams, sanitary napkins, diapers for children, washing liquids, washing-up liquids.

DRESSING AGENTS, especially for wounds and burns: thermal blankets, sterile gases, sterile compresses, knitted bands, elastic bandages, ampoules of physiological saline, disinfectants, disposable gloves, sterile bandages, tourniquet, scissors for dressings.

They are also collecting NEW blankets and sleeping bags. No clothing.

These items can be taken to any of these Polish Red Cross facilities. 

The banner picture for this post is the fundraiser being run by the Polish Red Cross. 

For more information on how Caritas Polska has been aiding Ukrainian Caritas and displaced Ukrainians, please visit.