#monthly list June 2020

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Tolkien Fandom Event Calendar

Recently I’ve received some asks about events/weeks in the Tolkien fandom, so I thought I’d compile a list of those that I know about. This is not exhaustive, and dates are subject to change by the organizers of these events!

Other blogs you can check out are @tolkieneventsblog and @tolkienfandomevents, though I’m not sure how active those are. The @silmarillionwritersguild Discord also has a channel dedicated to signal boosts for all sorts of Tolkien-related & general fandom happenings, which is another excellent way to keep up with fandom goings-on.

Want to run your own event? Here’s some of my tips!

If your event is not on here and you’d like it to be, let me know and I can add it :) Note: I will only add events that have announced dates!

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JANUARY Screw Yule My Slashy Valentine @myslashyvalentine — work time Lord of the Rings Secret Santa @lotr-sesa — reveals Thorin’s Spring Forge @thorinsspringforge — signups Second Age Week @secondageweek

FEBRUARY Hidden Paths My Slashy Valentine — reveals Thorin’s Spring Forge — claims Maedhros and Maglor Week @maedhrosmaglorweek

MARCH Back to Middle-earth Month @spring-into-arda Thorin’s Spring Forge — work time Fëanorian Week Fun with Fanon Fest Round 1 @funwithfanon

APRIL Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang @tolkienrsb — signups Silm Remix @tolkienremix — signups & assignments Thorin’s Spring Forge — reveals  Aralas Week @aralas-week Barduil Month @bi-widower-dads All of Arda is Autistic @all-of-arda-is-autistic F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase I @spring-into-arda

MAY Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — claims Silm Remix — reveals Aspec Arda Week @aspecardaweek Angbang Week @angbangweek Gondolin Week @gondolinweek F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase II

JUNE Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — work time Scribbles and Drabbles @fall-for-tolkien — signups Tolkien Ekphrasis Week @tolkienekphrasisweek F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase III

JULY Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — work time Scribbles and Drabbles — claims Tolkien Gen Week @tolkiengenweek LotR Ladies Week @lotrladiessource Tolkien Appreciation Week @tolkienweek Tolkien Latin American & Caribbean Week @tolkienlatamandcaribbeanweek

AUGUST Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — deadlines Scribbles and Drabbles — art reveals Innumerable Stars Exchange @innumerable-stars — nominations & signups Tolkien of Colour Week @tolkienofcolourweek Silvergifting Week @silvergiftingweek Tolkien OC Week @tolkienocweek

SEPTEMBER Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — reveals Scribbles and Drabbles — work time Innumerable Stars Exchange — signups & assignments Sindar Week @sindarweek Dor Cúarthol Week @dorcuartholweek Finwëan Ladies Week @finweanladiesweek

OCTOBER Innumerable Stars Exchange — reveals Scribbles and Drabbles — work time Half-elven Week @halfelvenweek

NOVEMBER Tolkien Secret Santa @officialtolkiensecretsanta — signups & assignments Scribbles and Drabbles — fic reveals Nolofinwean Week @nolofinweanweek

DECEMBER Tolkien Secret Santa — advent calendar & reveals My Slashy Valentine @myslashyvalentine — signups & assignments Lord of the Rings Secret Santa — claims Khazad Week @khazadweek

MONTHLY EVENTS: These events have prompts/challenges occurring every month. Teitho Contest Tolkien Short Fanworks Silmarillion Writers’ Guild @silmarillionwritersguild

(this list was last updated 5/4/23)

LEGACY EVENTS: These events used to occur, but have not happened within the last year. Arda Needs More Pride @ardaneedsmorepride (bimonthly; last run 2020) Kiliel Week @kilielweek (timing variable; last run 2021) @oneringnet monthly events (last run 2021) Atani Week @ataniweek (January; last run 2021) Legendarium Ladies April @legendariumladiesapril (April; last run 2020) Gates of Summer Exchange @gatesofsummerexchange (May-June, last run 2022) Tolkien South Asian Week, run by @arwenindomiel (June; last run 2022) Arafinwëan Week @arafinweanweek (July; last run 2019) Fëanturi Week (August; last run 2019; no official blog and the creator has deactivated) Imladrim Week @imladrimweek (November; last run 2019) Doriath Week @doriathweek (November; last run 2020) Tolkien Family Week @tolkienfamilyweek (November; last run 2021)

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June 2024 MTH fills

The best way to see all the fills that have been shared with us is our monthly roundups tag or our #MTH-fills channel on our Discord, but you can also view them through the following methods:

Our Tumblr tags: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Our AO3 collection (only has works posted to AO3; see "subcollections" for specific auction years)

Completed works tag list

To find specific content, use our completed works tag lists above which includes instructions on how to search for a particular character, gen or romantic relationship, universe, and fanwork type.

GEN/PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS

BUCKY BARNES & KOBIK

Embroidery by Rebecca / @embroid-away - Needlepoint watercolor mixed media embroidery version of the Thunderbolts (2016) No. 7 variant cover featuring 616 Kobik hugging a geared-up Bucky from behind (MTH 2021)

BUCKY BARNES & STEVE ROGERS & TONY STARK & SAM WILSON

swtalmnd / @amysnotdeadyet - "Heating" (AU fic where Bucky, Sam, Steve, and Tony bake cookies) for saganarojanaolt and newtypeshadow (MTH 2022)

PETER PARKER & TONY STARK

E_Greer / @pawpawholler - Custom MCU Tony and Peter shirt for @spagbol99

LOKI & THOR

Laily / @lailyn - "Swan Song" (Loki & Thor The Snow Queen MCU AU fic where Loki is kidnapped by his birth parents and made to forget he was ever anything but a frost giant and their son, but Thor won't let him go) for @kerravonsen

SHIPS

BUCKY BARNES/STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

swtalmnd / @amysnotdeadyet - "Interface" (Bucky/Steve/Tony AU fic where Steve finally gets to kiss Tony) for @saganarojanaolt and newtypeshadow (MTH 2022) - "Heating" (Bucky/Steve/Tony AU fic where Bucky, Sam, Steve, and Tony bake cookies) for saganarojanaolt and newtypeshadow (MTH 2022)

PETER PARKER/WADE WILSON

@3twindragons - Spiderverse AU art of Peter B. Parker and Wade on a coffee date at a pet cafe for @kalika999

STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

@3twindragons - Art of vampire Tony looking at a bashful Steve from "A Date With Death," a Steve/Tony True Blood crossover fic for @ashes0909

@geekymoviemom - "High Value Target" (non-powered Steve/Tony Superfamily AU fic where they're tasked by SHIELD and the army to uncover a potential covert operation) for oper1895 and stillcentre

Nixie DeAngel / @nixies-creations - "The Baseball Date" (Steve/Tony baseball AU ficlet where SI owner Tony takes Mets player Steve to a baseball game for a date. Accompanying aesthetic here) for @gottalovev (MTH 2022) - "We Found Happiness In San Francisco" (MCU Steve/Tony ficlet where Tony realizes Steve's feelings after Steve takes him out on dates. Accompanying aesthetic here) for gottalovev (MTH 2022)

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What I Read: June

Back with another month of books. Once the pool opens up, the reading list goes up. Amazing what ‘I’m going to purposefully ignore all screens for an hour or two’ can do for focus lol. Also loving that StoryGraph can do monthly spreads now. I love a good book collage.

Fiction

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

5/5 || I loved this, read it in a couple sittings. It’s odd and interesting and compelling and I’d definitely watch a miniseries of it.

A civil servant starts working as a 'bridge' - a liaison, helpmeet and housemate - in an experimental project that brings expatriates from the past into the twenty-first century. This is a science-fiction story. In a London safehouse in the 2020s, a disorientated Victorian polar explorer chain smokes while listening to Spotify and learning about political correctness. This is a comedy. During a long, sultry summer - as the shadows around them grow long and dangerous - two people fall in love, against all odds. This is a romance.

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

4.5/5 || Really enjoyed this, but part of that was the excellent audiobook narration that made tone choices with the dialogue that made me understand the main character more than just the text did.

Sally Milz is a sketch writer for "The Night Owls," the late-night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she’s long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week’s show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder whether there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn’t a romantic comedy; it’s real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her...right? 

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

4.5/5 || I have a deep love for ‘adult takes on childcare duties they’re unprepared for, everyone works through their grief through love’ which should surprise no one. The characters are great, but it does get a little quippy at times which can be eyerolling.

Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. So when tragedy strikes and Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick's brother has a health crisis of his own, Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian. Despite having a set of Guncle Rules ready to go, Patrick has no idea what to expect, having spent years barely holding on after the loss of his great love, a somewhat-stalled career, and a lifestyle not-so-suited to a six- and a nine-year-old. Quickly realizing that parenting--even if temporary--isn't solved with treats and jokes, Patrick's eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility, and the realization that, sometimes, even being larger than life means you're unfailingly human.

The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

3.5/5 || A fine but unnecessary sequel. It’s… fine. The thread of grief that made the first story so compelling is gone, replaced with more quips and some tiring new characters. It’s just… fine.

Patrick O’Hara is finally in a league of his own…professionally. Inspired by his stint as Grant and Maisie’s caretaker after their mother’s passing, Patrick has "un-stalled" his acting career with sit-com, Guncle Knows Best. Looking down both barrels at fifty, Patrick is single and lonely after breaking things off with Emory. But at least he has family, right? When his brother Greg announces his big, second wedding in Lake Como, Italy, Patrick feels pulled toward Grant and Maisie and flies to Europe to attend the lavish event, only to butt heads with a newfound Launt (Lesbian Aunt), curb his sister Clara from flirting with guests, and desperately restore himself to the favored relative status in the eyes of the kids, as they struggle to adjust to a new normal. But is it Patrick’s job to save the day? Or is simply celebrating love enough to quell the family chaos?

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

4.25/5 || I cannot say if this is ‘good’ or not, but I can say I enjoyed every minute of it. It’s also the most accurate description of what I do for a living (asking rich people for money) I’ve seen in fiction - aka ridiculous and exhausting lol.

Luc O’Donnell is tangentially—and reluctantly—famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything. To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship…and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. He's a barrister, an ethical vegetarian, and he's never inspired a moment of scandal in his life. In other words: perfect boyfriend material. Unfortunately, apart from being gay, single, and really, really in need of a date for a big event, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. Then they can go their separate ways and pretend it never happened.

Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

4.25/5 || Fun mystery with an interesting framework and big ‘Knives Out’ vibes.

Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that.

Everyone on this Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

3.5/5 || Not as good as the first, the family drama added a lot of fun previously, but still entertaining.

When the Australian Mystery Writers’ Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn’t pan out. When one of us is murdered, the remaining authors quickly turn into five detectives. Together, we should know how to solve a crime. Of course, we should also know how to commit one. 

Beach Read by Emily Henry

3.75/5 || Enjoyable pool read, but knocked down a bit for a few tropes that just bug me personally.

Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. The only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block. Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.

Nonfiction

The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq by Steve Coll

4.5/5 || Excellent and engaging look into Hussein’s rise and fall, and especially interesting to me looking back on how I perceived it as someone experiencing it through the news vs what we now know.

Calling on unpublished and underreported sources, interviews with surviving participants, and Saddam’s own transcripts and audio files, Coll pulls together an incredibly comprehensive portrait of a man who was convinced the world was out to get him and acted accordingly. A work of great historical significance, The Achilles Trap is the definitive account of how corruptions of power, lies of diplomacy, and vanity—on both sides—led to avoidable errors of statecraft, ones that would enact immeasurable human suffering and forever change the political landscape as we know it.

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Reading This Week 2024 #9-19: catching up on the past few months

Hm. Well. I'm not judging myself because I fell behind on tracking my reading for a reason. School got intense! And I'm back to trying to track my reading now because I turned in my last project of the semester, and I should get this out of the way before I start up a summer job. Because this is going to be a long one I'm going to break my own formatting a bit and start with my ongoing/current reads and my thoughts on them. Then I'm going to put the as-exhaustive-as-I-can-tolerate list of completed reading under a readmore so I don't completely kill your dash

Current/Ongoing Reads:

True Biz by Sara Nović I'm over halfway through this and I'm having trouble not blazing through it at lightspeed because the chapters are short and readable. It's basically about three people at a school for the Deaf in Ohio, two students, one new, one very entrenched, and then also the headmistress. I'm endeared by the characters. I find the interludes between narrative chapters that are essentially fun fact sheets on ASL and Deaf culture interesting, especially in a book where a lot of the dialogue is translated and transliterated ASL, but honestly it feels jarring! It makes it feel like its trying really hard to be a Good and Informative book about Deaf people for a hearing reader, instead of letting itself exist as a good and relatable book for and about Deaf people, as written by a Deaf author. I am reading this for the Queer Lit book club that I attend.

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, audiobook narrated by Rachel Dulude Very early on in the audiobook for this. Reading for my SFF bookclub. One of the people there apparently really dislikes this book which will make for an interesting discussion. Off the top of my head thoughts it has that tone that's really endemic to current SFF that I don't really like, so we'll see if this book gets past that for me once plot and character arcs start kicking in

Reading plans:

as the above indicates I'm trying to keep up with my local monthly SFF and Queer Lit bookclubs! I'm also going to be trying to read along with Shelved by Genre's Junji Ito unit like I did for their readthrough of Earthsea, gonna dip my toes into some horror. I'm going to try finishing Living Alone by Stella Benson which I was supposed to read for a class earlier this year but I read half of and then abandoned. A friend has recommended I check out The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu so I've gotten that out from the library, and I have a whole bunch of books on my book shelf that I actually own and need to start getting through now that I'm not in classes everyday

The last 2 and a half months of reading I did:

Read: "Scientific Racism and the Emergence of the Homosexual Body" by Siobhan Somerville The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin, audiobook narrated by Rob Inglis The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, audiobook narrated by Rob Inglis Ch. 1, 13-14 of Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis, audiobook narrated by Derek Jacobi excerpt from Bored of the Rings "The Hero is a Hobbit" by W.H. Auden On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Way of the House Husband, Vol. 10 by Kousuke Oono Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault's History of Sexuality and the Colonial Order of Things by Ann Laura Stoler "Sovereignty" by Joanne Barker "The Sovereignty of Critique" by Audra Simpson "The Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power" by Audre Lorde "Stolen from Our Bodies: First Nations Two-Spirits/Queers and the Journey to a Sovereign Erotic" by Qwo-Li Driskill "Why I couldn't resist buying Monkman's notorious 'Hanky Panky'" by Howard A. Levitt "The Provocations of Kent Monkman" by Nick Martin "'Indians on Top': Kent Monkman's Sovereign Erotics" by June Scuduler "'A Particular Kind of Romantic Entanglement': Kent Monkman's Nation to Nation (2020) and the Limits of Canadian Political Pornography" by Eric Weichel "Our Coming In Stories: Cree Identity, Body Sovereignty, and Gender Self Determination" by Alex Wilson Intimacies by Katie Kitamura "Naturalism, Humanitarianism, and the Fiction of War" by Eleni Coundouriotis several essays by Barbara Godard on translation "Sexual Violence as a Tool of Genocide" by Andrea Smith Introduction, Chapters 1 & 4 and Conclusion of View from the Bottom: Asian American Masculinity and Sexual Representation by Nguyen Tan Hoang A Kiss that Stains the Innocence by Emu Soutome Dark Princess by W.E.B. Du Bois Justin Chin: Selected Works edited by Jennifer Joseph I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 5 by Okura "Games, Storytelling, and Breaking the String" by Greg Costiyan sections of "Of Dice and Men" by David Ewalt sections of "Dungeons and Desktops" The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, audiobook narrated by Robin Miles "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin "The Ones Who Stay and FIght" by N.K. Jemisin "'The Ones who Stay and Fight': NK Jemisin's Afrofuturist Variation on a Theme by Ursula K. Le Guin" by Mark A. Tabone Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi "Naturally Queer" by Myra J. Hird "Animal Trans" by Myra J. Hird "Biophilia, Creative Involution, and the Ecological Future of Queer Desire" by Dianne Chisholm "Non-white Reproduction and Same-sex Eroticism: Queer Acts against Nature" by Andil Gosine "Polluted Politics? Confronting Toxic Discourse, Sex Panic, and EcoNormativity" by Giovanna Di Chiro Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin "Decolonization" by Hokulani K. Aikau "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor" by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang Luke & Billy Finally Get a Clue by Cat Sebastian Severance by Ling Ma "The Scale of Realism in the Global novel" by Debjani Ganguly "Genderfuck: The Law of the Dildo" by June L. Reich "Fighting Bodies, Fighting Words: A theory and Politics of Rape Prevention" by Sharon Marcus Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Tales of Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany Public Rape: Representing Violation in Fiction and Film by Tanya Horeck sections of Fantasy and Mimesis by Kathryn Hume The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter The Daughter of Odren by Ursula K. Le Guin

Skimmed: excerpts from History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault "Sex, Power, and the Politics of Identity" by Michel Foucault "Right of Death" by Michel Foucault "Ooo, Those Awful Orcs" by Edmund Wilson "Epic Pooh" by Michael Moorcook "The Hobbit" and "Tolkien's Lord of the Rings"from On Stories by C.S. Lewis "Child and the Shadow" by Ursula K. Le Guin "Tolkien and Modernity" by Anna Vaninskaya Prismatic Reader by Nayoung Kim Introduction to Reclaiming Power and Place: the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigneous Women and Girls excerpts of MMIWG2SLGBTTQIA+ National Action: Final Report by Lezard et al. Introduction and Ch. 1 of Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Sedgwick "The Future is Kid Stuff" from No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive by Lee Edelman "Low Theory (Introduction)" from The Queer Art of Failure by Jack Halberstam "Introduction: Beginning with Stigma" from Underdogs: Social Deviance and Queer Theory by Heather Love Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law by Dean Spade "Erotic Autonomy as a Politics of Decolonization" by M. Jacqui Alexander "The Erotics of Sovereignty" by Mark Rifkin "Race, Caste, and Nation" by Nico Slate excerpt of Ready Player One by E. Cline excerpt of Quag Keep by Andre Norton "I'm in love with someone that doesn't exist" by Annika Waern "What If: Planet Earth as an Actor" by Mathias Thaler "Trans-Corporeal Feminisms and the Ethical Space of Nature" by Stacey Alaimo Conflict Bodies: The Politics of Rape Representation in the Francophone Imaginary by Régine Michelle Jean-Charles "Reclaiming Indigenous Sexual Being: Sovereignty and Decolonization Through Sexuality" by Madeline Burns Introduction and "Aloha in Drag" from Defiant Indigeneity: The Politics of Hawaiian Performance by Stephanie Nohelani Teves Introduction to Indigenous Performances: Upsetting the Terrains of Settler Colonialism by Mishuana Goeman "Xoq'it-ch'iswa:l On her - They Beat Time, a Flower Dance Is Held for Her: Revitalization of the Hupa Women's Coming-of-Age Ceremony" from We are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women's Coming-of-Age Ceremonies by Cutcha Risling Baldy "The Soveriegnty of Indigenous Peoples' Bodies" by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson "The Project of Feminist Epistemology: Perspectives from a Non Western Feminist" by Uma Narayan "Black Feminist Epistemology" by Patricia Hill Collins "From Truth/Reality to Knowledge/Power: Taking a Feminist Standpoint" by Caroline Ramazanoglu "Escape from Epistemology?: The Impact of Postmodern Thought on Feminist Methodology" by Caroline Ramazanoglu "Re-imagining Feminist Theory: Transgender Identity, Feminism, and the Law" by Graham Mayeda "A Black Feminist Statement" from the Combahee River Collective "Critical What What? A theoretical systematic review of 15 years of Critical Race Theory Research in Social Studies Education" by Christopher L. Busey, Kristen E Duncan, and Tianna Dowie-Chin "The Marginalization of Harriet's Daughters: Perpetual Crisis, Misdirected Blame, and the Enduring Urgency of INtersectionality" by Kimberle Crenshaw "Colorblind Intersectionality" by Devon Barbado "Toward a Field of Intersectionality Studies: Theory, Applications, and Praxis" by Sumi Cho, Kimberle Crenshaw, and Leslie McCall "Sick Woman Theory" by Johanna Hedva "The Project of Ableism" by Fiona Kuman Campbell "Disability and the Normal Body of the (Native) Citizen" by Suan Schweik "Freaks and Queers" by Eli Clare "The Challenge of Prison Abolition: A conversation" by Angela Y. davis and Dylan Rodrguez "Carceral feminisms: the abolitionist project and undoing dominant feminisms" by Elizabeth Whalley & Colleen Hackett "The Deadly Fight over Feelings" by Rebecca Wanzo "Disband, Disempower, and Disarm: Amplifying the theory and practice of Police Abolition" by Meghan G. McDowell and Luis A Fernandez Introduction to Rape and Representation edited by Lynn A Higgins & Brenda R. Silver "The Word of Unbinding" by Ursula K. Le Guin "The Rule of Names" by Ursula K. Le Guin

if you made it through all that you deserve a cookie

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2023 RNM Fandom Events Calendar

Happy New Year, RNM Fandom!

Despite the ending of our favorite little alien cowboy show, another year of events is upon us! And the events blog is here to keep you informed as much as possible.

Below, you’ll find an always-being-updated list of events going on in the RNM fandom throughout the year as they are announced:

RNM BIG BANG

Sign-ups Open: March 13th

Author Sign-ups Close: April 13th

RNM HATCH DAY PARTY

June 14th

RNM AFTER DARK

Dates to be announced

ALEX (MANES) GUERIN MONTHLY APPRECIATION

May

Looking for a schedule by month? Check out the Google Doc

2019 Calendar / 2020 Calendar / 2021 Calendar / 2022 Calendar

Questions? Concerns? See an event missing? Send us a message!

PAST 2023 EVENTS

ALEX (MANES) GUERIN MONTHLY APPRECIATION

February

March

April

RNM COMMENT BINGO

January 14th - February 14th

RNM MARCH FOR META

March 15th - 19th

RNM CRASHCON

March 25th - 31st

ALEX MANES WEEK

April 24th - 28th

ELIZABETH ORTECHO WEEK

May 1st - 7th

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July - November 2023 Movies/Shows Wrap-Up

A little monthly (spoilery!) wrap-up of all the shows, movies, and shorts I’ve watched or am watching in July, August, September, October, November 2023, general thoughts, and ranking of them all.

Recommendation of the month(s): Stay With Me or Our Dating Sim

Ranking

Enigma = Stay With Me = Our Dating Sim

Love Tractor 

Be My Favorite

Sing My Crush

Skimmed: Addicted Heroin

Average Rating: 5.9/10

MDL Updates - Added to Watchlist:

A section because I’m curious about how many shows I decide to add to my Watch List a month and also the ratio of watching them:adding them.

Love Tractor

La Pluie - tentatively adding this. Apparently it's really great until ep 7 and then there are some good scenes between eps 8 - 10 but it's mostly just frustration

Enigma

Stay With Me

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble - wanted something thriller that had a bromance/BL but romance wasn’t at the forefront and was recced this

Merry Queer - I probably removed it a couple months ago cuz it seemed like I’d never watch it but I saw a few tiktoks again that reminded me that I do want to

Sing My Crush - just found out about its existence (apparently it came out all together on Aug 2) and saw ppl say this was another good kBL this year, hopefully it’ll be good

Laws of Attraction

Love Class Season 2

Only Friends

Midnight Runners 

A Breeze of Love

To Watch List At Start Of Month: 49

To Watch List At End Of Month: 49 (idk how... should be like 53 or smth)

Removed from To Watch List:

Removing these on June 30 because now that I’m getting into kpop as well, my interest in watching dramas isn’t as high and I know I’m probably not gonna get to these. 

Unintentional Love Story (2023) - probably wouldn't end up watching it

Gameboys (2020) - I keep putting off watching it, so I likely won't

Kingdom (2019) - I was on the fence about adding it in the first place and now I don't think I'll watch it

September

D.P. (2021) - don’t think I’ll watch it

La Pluie - lol already removing it

July

I got into zerobaseone and it took over all my free time, so I barely watched any shows this month.

I randomly skim-watched Addicted Heroin eps 10 - 15 on July 15 and yeah, it's deranged lol but I do kinda get why it took over people's minds, esp when there wasn't as much live-action BL. Also, foot kiss ep 13 at 14 minutes in and the guy asking "what if it hurts?" "well then I can bottom, idc" but him lying down again despite the offer anyway are uhh very good. There's a Chinese bromance remake, right? Maybe I'll watch that if it gets good reception.

July 29: Watched the My School President: Super Special Episode. It was cute, Gun and Tinn are cute as expected, even if nothing revolutionary.

July 30: Rewatched Malec scenes because I suddenly wanted to and missed them.

I didn't watch much this month, so I'll combine August with this as well.

August

A bunch of shows I wanted to watch are ending, like Enigmal, Stay With ME, and Be My Favourite, and there's some shows that I've been wanting to watch like Love Tractor and Boys Planet. Since my internship and summer semester is ending soon + ZB1 YITS promotions are over, hopefully I can watch some of these.

Completely Watched

Love Tractor 

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Jun 7, 2023 - Jun 21, 2023

Watch Via: iQiyi (paid, so :>)

Watch Dates: Aug 4 - 5, 2023

Rating: 6/10

Overall Impression: Ah, the dynamic is so delicious. Older, colder, richer, more jaded Seoul city man and younger, cheery, puppy-like new adult. Also, ummm I liked how much Yul scolded Yechan, ah + that one time Yechan apologized by kneeling. Yechan is cute, esp his antics after the sexy dream he had about Yul, but I do think he's a bit too childish sometimes, so that's meh. Overall enjoyable but I didn't super connect with the story or the characters and likely won't be thinking about them again.

Enigma

Country: Thailand

Release Dates: Aug 4 - 5, 2023

Watch Via: GMMTV Youtube

Watch Dates: Aug 7 - 8, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: I wish the wrap-up/ending was done better/explained a bit more like what was that Ajin possession thing? No Ajin past? Why did we redeem mother so easily? Who was the blurry girl in ep 1 (maybe Yiwha?)? I wish the horror aspect continued on cuz I think it was strongest in the first episode but not much after that. It's had me hetshipping and lesbian shipping (Fa/Namsine were literally soooo) and that's a good mark. Good after credits scene to pique interest for a larger story, hope we get a good follow up next year.

tags: enigma

Live Blogging: Enigma Live Blogging

Stay With Me

Country: China

Release Dates: Jul 7, 2023 - Aug 12, 2023

Watch Via: Viki (paid, so :>)

Watch Dates: Aug 11 - 14, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression:  Well, this is really as close as BL you can get without saying out loud that they are dating but there are innuendos galore and it's pretty clear (there was lube on their bed, like...). The family aspect was the best, I love that we got to see Su Yu's situation so much and his blended family and the way they were always there together. You can understand why Wu Bi prefers the warmth of their home over the coldness of his, though we got to see progress on that end too. Duoduo sooo cute, little munchkin. The ending is... an ending, that's for sure. Hope we get a season 2 next year but who knows.

tags: stay with me

Live Blogging: Stay With Me Live Blogging

No more BL this month, it’s Boys Planet time! Well, an exam first, then boys planet!

Boys Planet (Aug 19 - 30): I’m not logging/tracking this on MDL bc it’s a survival show, not a drama but whew, I don’t know how people manage to watch survival shows, especially live. Also not rating it because idk how I even would.

Many weeks of not watching a new drama, though I started and stopped watching a few 10-20 minutes in

October

GMMTV 2024 Part 1 Showcase (October 17 - 18)

This makes me want to actually watch something, even if it’s a short kBL or kGL

Completely Watched

Our Dating Sim

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Mar 9, 2023 - Mar 30, 2023

Watch Via: Viki (free)

Watch Dates: Oct 19 - 20, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: The pacing of this was so good, they managed to give everything needed and timed it well within 2 hours. Well written, well acted, well planned, well shot, nice. I liked and understood the main characters and even the side characters had distinct personalities despite not being fully fledged. I loved how Gi Tae and Wan were so playful with each other, whether it be with the teasing they did and playing hard to get but also the easy affection they often had whether it be kisses, pecks, tickles, hugs, hand holding, just regular romantic touching - a good balance between being strangely chaste and very raunchy. Was cute and I’m glad this is the show that I watched after not watching anything for a while but I won't think about them again, probably. 

tags: our dating sim

Live Blogging: Our Dating Sim Live Blogging

Sing My Crush

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Aug 2, 2023

Watch Via: iQiyi (paid, so :>)

Watch Dates: Nov 18, 2023

Rating: 4.5/10

Overall Impression: It was... fine I guess, the plagiarism subplot had me invested because it was so frustrating (as it was meant to be) but I really didn’t care about the main couple. Their relationship and interactions did nothing for me. Also I’m shallow so either they needed to have more chemistry or needed to be more attractive to my tastes for me to enjoy watching it rip. I literally skimmed so much of Ep 4 - 7, especially skipped over the main couple interactions and watched to see the plagiarism issue get resolved.

Be My Favorite

Country: Thailand

Release Dates: May 26, 2023 - Aug 11, 2023

Watch Via: Youtube (free)

Watch Dates: Nov 23 - 30, 2023

Rating: 5.5/10

Overall Impression: It is such a tragedy that despite looking forward to this show for so long and enjoying some aspects and moments, ultimately, it fell flat for me. I feel like a lot of this show was objectively done well like the character arcs and acting and stuff but I'm not attached to any of it. The romance didn't make me feel giddy even though I really wish it had like it's strange that I didn't care at all about all those cute moments Kawi and Pisaeng had or the established relationship montages when usually they're some of my favourite aspects of a BL. agh whatever ig at least the show didn't treat Pear terribly.

tags: be my favorite

Live Blogging: Be My Favorite Live Blogging

[behind-the-screen-of-bangtan]

Jin (진)

Real name: 김석진 (Kim Seokjin)

Birth date: 4 December 1992

Home city: Gwacheon

Instagram account

BU character: Kim SeokJin

BT21 character: RJ

(src)

Biography

Scooted by SM then Big Hit, Jin joined the second because he knew Bang Sihyuk’s name. Changing his plan to become an actor to becoming an idol, he worked tirelessly to learn singing, dancing and later composing.

Despite his shyness, Jin has become a bright figure of the group and an essential support for the members. He has invested himself in several personal projects to show ARMY his appreciation. He notably organized on his own the heart event where during the encore of each concert, he would come on stage with a heart he made himself.

For a more complete biography, you can check these ressources: 

Biography from the volume 4 of the Japan Official Fanclub magazine (trans by kocchi, ktaebwi)

Jin has also shared tidbits of his daily life:

[VLOG] How far have you been fishing?! (2019)

COOKING VLOG (2022)

n월의 석진 | Message from Jin 💌, June, August

To help us wait during his enlistment, Jin prepared short videos released monthly

Birthday albums: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Recommendations

Music

Spotify playlist

You can find Youtube playlists of the songs he shared on Spotify and on Twitter or during interviews.

Books/Movies/Series/Anime

Google sheet of his recommendations

Solo activity

Music (discography)

Rap Monster, Suga & 진 - “어른아이” (Childish Adult) (2013)

“엄마 (cover)” (mom) (2015)

“난 너를 사랑해 (cover)” (I love you) (2015)

“Awake (christmas ver)” (gift for the Jinsta (see below), 2016)

Jin, V  - “죽어도 너야” (화랑(Hwarang) OST, 2017)

“So Far Away (SUGA, 진, 정국 Ver.)”  (gift for the Festa, 2017)

“가을 우체국 앞에서 (cover)" (In Front of the Post Office in Fall) (for the Festa, 2018)

“이 밤" (gift for the Festa, 2019)

“Abyss” (for his birthday, 2020)

“Yours” (지리산 OST, 2021)

"슈퍼 참치” (Super Tuna) (for his birthday, 2022)

--- Chapter 2 ---

“The Astronaut” (2022) (see this post)

For more details about the songs that don’t have their own post, I listed all the info I had here. For Chapter 2 songs, please check here.

Shows

EatJin (2015, anchor)

Prerecorded: YouTube/Weverse

Live:

151015 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요?

151217 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요?

151217 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요? 2

160226 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요?

160611 BTS Eat Jin Live : 생일상

160713 BTS Live in Osaka (만다꼬 + Eat Jin)

161201 BTS Live : Eat Jin🍴

161215 BTS Live : Eat Jin + chimchim😂 + kook

170423 BTS Live : EAT Jin + JM&JK

170621 BTS Live : 잇진

171014 EAT Jin!🍴

180905 BTS Live : EAT Jin

190319 BTS Live : 홍콩 잇진

190519 BTS Live : EAT Jin (with Jimin)

190914 BTS Live : EAT Jin

191123 EAT Jin

200408 Eat Jin🍳

200524 Eat Jin

200710 Eat Jin

Jin films himself while eating. Before that, he used to write posts (Eng trans) about cooking on the group’s blog. Starcast made an article in the same style for New Year’s Day

Lee Youngji’s No Prepare (2022, guest)

취중JIN담 (Jin’s traditional alcohol journey/Drunken truth) (2022, anchor)

Jin brews alcohol with Baek Jongwon, the famous chef who also made apparitions on Run BTS!, and some other guests

Jin’s Instagram post: #1, #2

behind-the-scenes video on Park Rokdam’s channel

Naver blog post from Kim Namgil’s agency

푹 쉬면 다행이야 (Half-Star Hotel in Lost Island) (2024, guest):

YouTube playlist

Run Jin (2024):

YouTube playlist

Inspired by Run BTS!, the show follows Jin ending up in all sorts of predicaments

Weverse magazine: ““Run Jin,” featuring your friendly neighborhood superstar”

Everyone’s zoo (2024, guest)

Official tweets

대환장 기안장 (KIAN’s Bizarre B&B) (2025, guest): anouncement

Brands endorsement

Otogi Jin Ramyeon (2022): YouTube playlist, photo

Global Brand Ambassador for Fred (2024): announcement

Global Brand Ambassador for Gucci (2024): announcement on WWD

Feel Soul Good campaign for Visit Seoul (2024): tweets, Official YouTube playlist

Magazines

W Korea vol. 7 (2024): announcement, tweets

Interviews

BE comeback interview: “It feels like my memories of ARMY were all a dream”

Butter release interview: “I just hope anyone who likes me is happy”

Proof release interview: “I’m living my life all thanks to ARMY’s happiness”

Military discharge interview: “Jin: “BTS loves ARMY so much, and it just makes sense that we’d do our best for the people we love, right?””

Trivia

Weverse magazine: “Eight ways Jin loves the world”

After being called as such by fans, Jin started refering to himself as Worldwide Handsome. Indeed, he’s regularly noticed for his good looks.

In 2016, Jin organized a Jinsta for his birthday. Following the Festa they do for the group’s birthday, he released content from the 1st to the 4th of December:

161201 Opening on Vlive (now on Weverse)

161203 EatJin blog post

161204 Jin remix ver. (”Awake (Christmas ver.)”)

161204 Letter on the Fancafe

161204 Photos (Facebook)

161204 Games together with Jin (Vlive, now on Weverse)

Jin used to have two sugar gliders, Odeng and Eomuk. He posted several times on Twitter with them: x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x. We also saw them on Mnet’s BTS Comeback Show. You can see them near him on the poster for the 4th Muster.

In 2024, Jin carried the olympic torch for the Paris Olympic Games, just a few days after finishing his military service (Episode, interview with Louise Aubery in the Louvre, Paris Match article in French).

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[millennialgrandma]

Wrangling the Words

I read a lot, and I love providing recommendations to other people. But I'm never going to be the person that maintains recommendation lists (and let's be honest, there are people out there that do this far better than I would). Instead, I maintain a massive database of everything I've read back to mid-2020 (weeps in a decade of lost reading history). This way, when someone says "hey, I'm looking for a fic that has xyz" I can say "babycakes, give a minute to set my filters and then I got you." Side note: if anyone is ever interested in talking fic tracking, hit me up. I'm your gorl.

As part of this elaborate system, I've been doing monthly wrap up posts (where I link to everything I've written, read, and am reading) to track my statistics for something like a year and a half now. This is meant to be a landing page for those posts. Partly so I can see some high-level data points side by side. Mostly because I'm tied of going on a little treasure hunt every time I want to track one of those old posts down for reference. All wrap up posts are linked below, separated out by month/year.

Monthly Posts

❄️January

2022

Read: 343.9k words (56 fics + 5 WIPs)

Written: 0.3k words (1 ficlet)

2023

Read: 135.1k words (29 fics + 2 WIPs)

Written: 1.9k words (1 fic)

2024

Read: 24.9k words (5 fics + 2 WIPs)

Written:

💌February

2022

Read: 546.9k words (42 fics + 9 WIPs)

Written: 4.9k words (2 fics)

2023

Read: 141.5k words (16 fics + 2 WIPs)

Written:

🍀March

2022

Read: 218.9k words (18 fics + 6 WIPs)

Written: 2.0k words (1 fic)

2023

Read: 123.5 words (18 fics + 1 WIP)

Written:

☔️April

2022

Read: 153.8k words (13 fics + 4 WIPs)

Written:

2023

Read: 862.6k words (7 books + 3 fics)

Written:

🌷May

2022

Read: 212.1k words (18 fics + 6 WIPs)

Written: 11.4k words (2 fics)

2023

Read: 110.4k words (11 fics + 3 WIPs)

Written: 0.5k words (1 ficlet)

🌞June

2022

Read: 453.3k words (27 fics + 8 WIPs)

Written: 1.1k words (1 fic)

2023

Read: 49.7k words (5 fics)

Written:

🎆July

2022

Read: 312.1k words (6 fics + 2 WIPs + 1 book)

Written: 5k (1 fic)

2023

Read: 105.2k (17 fics)

Written:

⛱️August

2021

Read: 538k words (31 fics + 3 WIPs)

Written:

2022

Read: 287.6k words (20 fics + 13 WIPs)

Written: 1.0k words (1 ficlet)

2023

Read: 288.1k words (1 book + 20 fics + 5 WIPs)

Written:

📚September

2021

Read: 494k words (28 fics + 5 WIPs)

Written: 0.3k words (1 ficlet)

2022

Read: 63.8k words (5 fics + 4 WIPs)

Written: 0.5k words (1 ficlet)

2023

Read: 190.7 words (1 book + 9 fics)

🎃October

2021

Read: 590.1k words (16 fics + 5 WIPs)

Written:

2022

Read: 23.4k words (2 fics + 1 WIP)

Written: 5.9k words (1 WIP + 3 fics)

2023

Read: 82.9k (24 fics + 3 WIPs)

Written:

🍂November

2021

Read: 280k words (25 fics + 6 WIPs)

Written: 1.3k words (1 fic)

2022

Read: 123k words (1 fic + 1 WIP + 1 book)

Written:

2023

Read: 364k words (2 fics + 3 WIPs + 1 book)

Written:

🎄December

2021

Read: 510.8k words (55 fics + 4 WIPs)

Written: 0.1k words (1 drabble)

2022

Read: 424.5k words (23 fics + 1 WIP)

Written:

2023

Read: 435.2k words (3 fics + 1 WIP + 3 books)

Written:

Annual Wrap Up & Stats

2021 Wrap Up Post

18 books (word count unknown)

616 fics (7.013 million words)

14 WIPs (823k words)

2022 Wrap Up Post

2 books (165k words)

231 fics (2.173 million words)

23 WIPs (836k words)

2023 Wrap Up Post

13 books (1.539 million words)

147 fics (1.308 million words)

7 WIPs (86k words)

[amymedbiller]

Master Your Career: Download a Sample Resume for Medical Billing Success

Master Your Career: Download⁢ a Sample Resume for Medical Billing Success

In a competitive job market, crafting an impactful resume can be your ticket to securing your dream role in​ medical⁣ billing. ⁤Learning how⁤ to⁤ present your skills ​and experiences effectively is crucial,⁢ especially in the healthcare sector, where detail and accuracy are⁣ paramount. ⁣In this article, we’ll guide‍ you ⁢through the essentials of a winning medical billing resume and provide a downloadable sample resume that can help you ​stand out.

Understanding the Importance‌ of ‍a Resume in Medical Billing

A well-structured resume serves as your professional avatar. It is the ⁢first impression you make on potential employers. In the medical billing industry, a strong resume can:

Showcase your relevant skills and experiences.

Highlight your certifications and accomplishments.

Demonstrate your familiarity with industry regulations and software.

Differentiate you from other candidates.

Key Components of a Medical ​Billing Resume

Crafting ⁣a successful medical billing resume requires attention to detail and an understanding of what employers are looking for. Here‌ are the key components ⁢to include:

1. Contact Information

This section should contain your:

Full name

Email address

Phone number

LinkedIn profile (optional)

2. Professional Summary

Your professional summary should be a brief overview (3-4 lines) of your skills, experiences, and career goals tailored to ‍the medical billing field. Highlight what makes you unique.

3. Skills Section

Include both hard and soft skills. Some desirable ⁣skills in medical ​billing include:

Proficiency in medical billing software (e.g., Epic,⁢ Meditech)

Knowledge ⁢of coding systems (ICD-10, CPT)

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

4. Professional⁣ Experience

List your work history in reverse chronological order. Include job⁤ title, company name, location, and dates of employment. Under each job, describe your responsibilities and achievements in ‍bullet points. Focus on‍ quantifiable results when⁤ possible.

Job Title

Company

Employment ​Dates

Key Responsibilities

Medical Biller

HealthFirst Medical⁣ Center

June 2020 – Present

Managed billing for over 300 patients ‌monthly.

Reduced denied claims by 15% through accurate coding.

Billing Specialist

Sunnydale Clinic

Jan 2018 – May 2020

Handled patient inquiries and⁢ resolved billing issues.

Trained new staff ‍on billing procedures.

5. Education and Certifications

List your highest degree first, including the institution and graduation date. Certifications relevant to medical billing may⁢ include:

Certified Professional Biller (CPB)

Certified Medical ⁣Billing Specialist (CMBS)

6. Additional Sections

Consider⁢ adding additional sections such as professional affiliations, volunteer experience, or advanced training relevant to medical billing.

Benefits of Downloading a Sample Resume

Using a sample resume‌ can‍ significantly​ enhance your resume-writing process. Here are some benefits:

Template guidance: A sample⁢ provides a visual and structural template.

Content inspiration: Learn how ‍to articulate your own experiences effectively.

Keywords and formatting: Ensure you use⁤ industry-relevant​ keywords and proper formatting.

Practical Tips for Tailoring Your Resume

Here are actionable tips ‍for drafting a successful medical billing resume:

Customize your resume for each job application based on the job description.

Use⁣ common industry jargon and​ keywords to⁢ pass⁢ applicant tracking systems (ATS).

Keep your resume to one page or two pages maximum, ​depending on experience.

Proofread for grammar ‌and spelling errors.

Case Studies: Successful Careers in Medical Billing

Let’s explore two case studies ​of professionals who achieved success through effective resumes:

Case Study 1: Jane Doe

With just a ​month of formal training, Jane crafted her resume using‌ industry keywords and specific achievements. After applying to several roles, she received three interviews ‍within two weeks and landed her dream ⁤job at a leading hospital.

Case Study 2: John‌ Smith

Having​ worked in non-medical‍ billing for years, John tailored his resume to highlight⁣ transferable skills. ⁣He focused on his problem-solving abilities and experience with similar software. His targeted approach helped him transition ⁤successfully into the healthcare industry.

First-Hand Experience: Crafting an Effective Resume

After ⁤navigating the job market, I learned that a standout resume was crucial. By integrating keywords from ⁢job postings and emphasizing ⁣my accomplishments with metrics, I was able to draw attention from prospective employers. One essential tip ​is to ensure alignment with each job’s requirements to show relevance.

Conclusion

In the rapidly growing ‌field of medical billing, ​mastering the art of resume writing is essential for career advancement. By understanding the structure of a compelling resume and utilizing a downloadable​ sample for inspiration, you can create a document ⁤that truly represents​ your skills ⁣and achievements. ​Download our ⁤sample resume today to get on the path to medical billing success!

Download your sample⁤ resume here: Download Sample Resume

https://schoolsformedicalbilling.org/master-your-career-download-a-sample-resume-for-medical-billing-success/

[maggiekwest]

🌿Writerblr Intro🐸

Hi!! My name is Maggie, I'm an author, adventurer, and Friend of Frogs™. Some things about me:

I'm in my 20s, based in the Rocky Mountains

When I'm not writing books, I spend my time building cosplays, playing/writing TTRPGs, and most recently I've been getting into fantasy/cosplay photography!

My favorite movie franchise of all time is Pirates of the Caribbean. Because CIRCLES and FORESHADOWING and ALL THE THINGS.

I has synesthesia with taste. Chocolate’s purple, in case you were wondering.

I'm fluent in Pig Pen code. Is it a useless skill? Yes. Do I feel cool doing it? Also yes.

I have a 9 lb dog named Bilbo Waggins. Yes, he does have curly hair, a toy dragon, and a toy Sting.

I like to say I've been writing since before I could pick up a pen, and I self-published my first book in 2020! Self-publishing was totally my first choice, I really love the freedom that comes with it compared to traditional publishing. Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions about the self-publishing journey. 🌙

I love doing tag games and asks!

Come for the stories, stay for the chaos 🐸

My Books & WIPs 🖋️🦔

- Descendants of Robin Hood trilogy (Published) -

Book 1 - Guardian of the North

Book 2 - Curse of the Arrow

Book 3 - Son of Lightning (Just released on June 11th, 2024!)

Percy Jackson meets Avatar: The Last Airbender with a dark folklore twist.

Jack is a Rangerian—a descendant of Robin Hood who inherited a remnant of an ancient curse. His North Wind power is about to manifest when the rival nation of descendants attacks; and Jack is faced with the horrifying realization that his power is part of a much larger plan.

As the war deepens, a villain out of legend rises to crush any opposition and claim his immortal throne. But the Sorcerer Gisborne’s plans run much deeper than first believed, and Dark sorcery spreads like a plague.

Caught in a whirlwind of myths-turn-reality, Jack is forced to face the horrors of his past, the threat of a traitor, and a fateful choice. All while trying to contain the chaotic power within him.

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June 2023 MTH fills

Check out the June 2023 fills below and don’t forget that MTH event team applications are due today if you’re interested in joining us!

The best way to see all the fills that have been shared with us is our monthly roundups tag or our #MTH-fills channel on our Discord, but you can also view them through the following methods:

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GEN/PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS

LOKI & THOR

Lynds/@gold-from-straw - “Brother” (MCU post-Thor fic where Thor finds out Loki is alive and both brothers heal together) for @penguinofthewaddles

STEVEN GRANT & JAKE LOCKLEY & MARC SPECTOR

TweetStweet - “All Together Now” (MCU Steven & Jake & Marc slice-of-life brotherly bonding fic) for Catgirl

SHIPS

BUCKY BARNES/BROCK RUMLOW

illogicalkat - “When you see me like this” (Beauty and the Beast Bucky/Rumlow AU fic) for Mech

BUCKY BARNES/LOKI

Laily/@lailyn - “All The Plans We Didn't Make” (MCU Bucky/Loki fic where Loki becomes pregnant after comforting Bucky) for @mischievousdope

BUCKY BARNES/PEPPER POTTS/STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

RoseRose/@tehroserose - “Hearth” (MCU Bucky/Pepper/Steve/Tony poem about Pepper keeping home safe while Steve, Bucky, and Tony are out adventuring) for @abrighterdarkness

BUCKY BARNES/STEVE ROGERS

tipsy-kitty - Podfic of “The Winter Stallion,” a Steve/Bucky AU fic where prince Steve reunites with his long lost knight Bucky who has been transformed into a warhorse due to a curse by fancyh for @liquidlightz (MTH 2021)

CAROL DANVERS/MARIA RAMBEAU

emilywithoutY/@between-a-ship-and-a-hard-place - “make a home between the stars (and call it a universe)” (MCU Carol/Maria fic where Carol returns to and leaves the Rambeaus over the years) for @bugsandcoffee

CLINT BARTON/PHIL COULSON

@nolanfa​ - Art of MCU Phil patching up Clint for @spagbol99​

ERIK LEHNSHERR/CHARLES XAVIER

@flightinflame - “A Matter of Minds” (X-Men movieverse Charles/Erik fic with humor, angst, and some miscommunication) for Yenny2206

FOGGY NELSON/WADE WILSON

@eurydia - Art of MCU Wade in uniform and Foggy kissing on a rooftop in the city at night for @missmoochy

KORATH/RONAN

velociraptorerin/@velociraptorerin-art - "Dark Asters” (painting of MCU Ronan and Korath gazing softly at each other) for @pocketcosmic (also on Tumblr) (MTH 2021)

PIETRO MAXIMOFF/KURT WAGNER

@flightinflame - “Catch You” (X-Men movieverse Pietro/Kurt A/B/O getting together AU fic) for @kalika999 (MTH 2021)

STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

@iam93percentstardust - “Ours” (Bucky/Steve/Tony A/B/O AU fic where omega Tony is in a loveless marriage with Obie and alpha soldiers Bucky and Steve are interested in him) for capsgirl1990

@hollyandvice - “fill the new shape” (Steve/Tony non-powered AU fic where the two reunite after breaking up) for lokicorey - “the bridges before us” (Steve/Tony CA:CW fic where Steve regrets his choices and is unsure he can be forgiven) for @bthehufflepuff208 - “to catch a wolf” (MCU married Steve/Tony fic where Steve is brainwashed by HYDRA and Tony works to find a cure) for @betheflame

RurouniHime/@thegertie - “...and that has made all the difference” (canon-divergent post-IW Steve/Tony reconciliation fic where Steve tries to go on a road trip after the Snap and ends up at Tony's doorstep instead) for Destina (MTH 2019)

@stevetonyedits - “Somebody to You” (fluffy AA & MCU Steve/Tony fanvid set to “Somebody to You” by The Vamps) (also on AO3, Tumblr, and Twitter) for @ishipallthings (MTH 2021)

@superdecibels - Art of Tony reading a book to baby Peter and Steve holding a box of packing peanuts from @festiveferret's Steve/Tony fic, "Peanuts 2," for @t0nystark1er 

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News/Announcements: (Overdue) Shoutouts to Patreon Patrons, Creatives Rebuild New York and Asian Art Initiative Philadelphia March was such a busy month for me that I somehow forgot my monthly shoutouts to my Patreon patrons, Creatives Rebuild New York and Asian Art Initiative. My bad y’all. I’ll try to not let it happen again. So an overdue shoutout to all of ya’ll is below . . . 2023 was one of more embittering, infuriating and maddening years in recent memory for me. And it doesn’t help that with this line of work, it’s all too easy to battle and endure feelings of loneliness, despair and failure; to feel and believe that you’re an imposter. I’ve personally found it to be a brutal, unforgiving and wildly interesting life and career path that can’t — and will never — compare to most other jobs I’ve ever previously had. And I’ve had quite a few of them in my life!  The Joy of Violent Movement turns 14 in June. 14 years of doing anything is a very long time. It’s close to a quarter of my life. And for the blogosphere, that’s roughly somewhere between 10-139 lifetimes. Now, it hasn’t always been easy. There have been moments, where it felt impossible to manage this thing and to keep it going. To be frank, as the kids say “the math ain’t matching.” But for the most part, I can say this: I’ve felt and believed with every fiber of my being that I needed to be brave and bold, and go out on my own, because I didn’t believe that I’d really get a fair shot to do this work for anyone else.  I’ve said this for many years: I’ve long felt strong desire — and need — to create something similar to the wildly eclectic, dynamic and global sort of environment I grew up immersed in as a young Black boy in Corona, Queens. Unsurprisingly, whenever I remember I read my favorite music magazines and sites, I never saw the world I grew up in being covered or represented in any significant or meaningful way.  From my own experiences working in book publishing and as a music journalist, I’ve learn that as much as you can demand fairness, diversity and inclusion, it’s still ultimately up to the powers in control to see it, hear it, understand it, take it to heart and actually do something about it. So what do you do when those in power don’t get it — or don’t want to get it? Well, then it might be time to grit your teeth and try to do it your own damn self.  When I started this site back in 2020, I din’t — and just couldn’t have — imagine the majority of the things I’ve experienced, seen and covered throughout its history to have ever happened.  I’ve covered roughly 1,500 shows in NYC, with a handful of shows in Chicago, Baltimore and Philadelphia.  I’ve covered a dozen or more festivals, including traveling to Montreal for M for Montreal twice — in 2019 and 2022.  I’ve been a panelist at Mondo.NYC Festival, New Colossus Festival, and for a Music Managers Forum Canada Webinar speaking about PR, promotion and press for indie artists, giving my perspective as a indie blogger and journalist.  I made a cameo in a JOVM mainstay’s music video. It’s a very noticeable spot towards the end of the video.  I’ve photographed George Clinton, Patti LaBelle, Buddy Guy, Snoop Dogg, Blondie, Nile Rodgers, Roky Erickson, Philip Bailey, Blind Boys of Alabama, Big Bird, Elmo and a growing list of legendary and beloved artists and personalities, as well as this site’s growing list of mainstays.  What will JOVM’s 14th year hold? Generally speaking my hope is always for bigger and better for the site for y’all as readers. Earlier this month, I announced on this site that I was selected to be in the inaugural cohort for Asian Arts Initiative’s (AAI) Sound Type Music Writers Workshop in Philadelphia. So some explanation: Sound Type is AAI’s music festival designed to support and uplift new, courage music from the Asian Diaspora and beyond. The Music Writers Workshop will provide journalists and critics a series of workshops, gat...

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Discos overbilled 7.1million customers in nine months – FG

Power distribution companies overbilled about 7.1 million unmetered electricity consumers between January and September 2023, an analysis of the latest monthly number of overbilled customers showed. In the various Regulatory Interventions for Non-Compliance with the Order on Capping of Estimated Billing to Unmetered Customers, issued to the 11 Discos by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government, it was established that the power distributors raked over N105bn as a result of over-billing. Figures computed by our correspondent indicated that Yola Disco overbilled about 42,902 customers to the tune of N541.9m during the review period, while Abuja Disco overbilled 1,823,218 customers by N17.9bn. Benin Disco overbilled 754,849 customers underestimated billing by N10.5bn, as Enugu Disco overbilled a total of 1,011,402 customers to the tune of N11.9bn during the nine-month period. Eko Disco overbilled 371,828 customers under the estimated billing category between January and June 2023, as the months of July, August and September were not captured in the report released by NERC. It overbilled these customers to the tune of N14.13bn. Ibadan Disco made N333.68m from the overbilling of 143,465 customers underestimated billing between January and September last year, while Jos Disco overbilled 1,264,537 customers to the tune of N13.3bn. Ikeja Disco overbilled 934,438 customers by N20.9bn, as Kaduna raked in N1.14bn from the overbilling of 126,071 power users under its franchise area during the review period. Kano Discos overbilled 71,120 customers by N196.97m during the nine month period, while Port Harcourt Disco overbilled 605,621 customers to the tune of N14.2bn between January and June, as the number of overbilled customers in July, August and September were not captured. It was reported on Saturday that the power sector regulator declared that it would deduct N10,505,286,072 from the annual allowed revenues of the 11 power distribution companies during the next tariff review as part of sanctions over their non-compliance with the capping of estimated bills for unmetered customers. NERC stressed that the billing of unmetered customers by the power firms in their various franchise areas for 2023 revealed non-compliance with the monthly energy caps issued by the commission. The regulator often issues orders stipulating the maximum amount that any unmetered customer is meant to pay to the distribution company that provides him or her electricity services. The amount is continued until the customer is metered by the distribution company, according to NERC’s order to the power firms. In its order, as reported on Saturday, the regulator said, “The public may recall that in 2020, the commission issued the order on Capping of Estimated Bills (Order No: NERC/197/2020) and subsequently issued monthly energy caps which aimed to align the estimated bills for unmetered customers with the measured consumption of metered customers on the same supply feeder. “A review of the electricity distribution companies’ billing of unmetered customers for 2023 has revealed non-compliance with the monthly energy caps issued by the commission.” In response to this and in a bid to safeguard unmetered customers from arbitrary billing by Discos, the commission stated that pursuant to Section 34(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 2023, it had issued the order on Non-Compliance with Capping of Estimated Bills (Order No: NERC/2024/004-01 4). It said the order stipulates the following: “i. Credit adjustment to customers: Discos are to issue credit adjustments to all over-billed unmetered customers for the period January to September 2023 by the March 2024 billing cycle. “ii. Public notice: Discos have been directed to publish the list of credit adjustment beneficiaries in two national dailies and on their website no later than March 31, 2024. “iii, Regulatory sanctions: The commission shall deduct a sum of N10,505,286,072 from the annual allowed revenues of the 11 Discos during the next tariff review, to deter future non-compliance with the energy caps approved by the commission.” Electricity consumers nationwide have continued to lodge complaints against excessive estimated bills by power distribution companies in Nigeria. The PUNCH, for instance, exclusively reported on December 31, 2023, that power consumers lodged a total of 333,947 complaints bordering on metering, billing and service interruption to their various distribution companies within a period of three months. According to the report, this was disclosed in the 2023 third quarter report of NERC, stating that the complaints were lodged in the months of July, August and September 2023. The report stated that the customer complaints in the third quarter was higher than what was recorded in the preceding quarter by 8,049 cases. It quoted the NERC report as saying that “the total number of complaints received across all Discos (distribution companies) in 2023/Q3 was 333,947; Ibadan Disco received the highest number of complaints (59,901), representing 17.93 percent of the total complaints received. Abuja Disco received the least number of complaints (1,919), representing 0.57 percent of the total complaints received. “Compared to 2023/Q2, the number of complaints received, number of cases resolved, and average resolution rate changed by +2.47 percent (333,947 in 2023/Q3 vs. 325,898 in 2023/Q2), +1.19 percent (317,179 in 2023/Q3 vs. 313,442 in 2023/Q2), and -1.2 per cent (94.98 in 2023/Q3 vs. 96.18 in 2023/Q2) respectively. “Benin (-47.85 percent), Jos (-26.21 percent) and Ikeja (-1.84 percent) Discos recorded decreases in the number of customer complaints received compared to 2023/Q2. “Conversely, eight Discos recorded increases in the number of customer complaints with significant increases being recorded by Yola (+43.28 percent), Kano (+17.46 percent) and Port Harcourt (+16.05 percent).” On the type of complaints, the report stated that “the most frequently reported issues among the 333,947 complaints received by Discos in 2023/Q3 were metering (57.31 percent), billing (12.88 per cent), and service interruption (8.07 percent). “These three complaints categories cumulatively accounted for over 78 percent of the total complaints in the quarter. Out of the 333,947 complaints received in 2023/Q3, 317,179 were resolved, translating to a resolution rate of 94.98 percent.” Read the full article

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Teen Mom star Kailyn Lowry’s boyfriend Elijah Scott’s massive debt has been exposed in divorce papers filed before he moved into her Delaware house.

Kailyn, 31, has been dating Elijah, 24, since 2022, as the two share son Rio, 10 months, together and are reportedly expecting twins. 

The U.S. Sun can exclusively report on Elijah’s 2021 divorce papers that reveal his massive debt before moving into Kailyn’s home. 

In the Hawaii court papers, Elijah filed for divorce from Kayla Scott on May 17, 2021. 

He wrote that the marriage was irretrievably broken because they “both grew apart from each other and decided that it was best to go our separate ways.”

They were married on March 9, 2018 and separated on June 4, 2020. 

Elijah wrote that Kayla, whom he did not share children with, is “not entitled to spousal support.”

The Army mechanic listed his total monthly income as $6,248.77 and his total monthly expenses as $4,878.06.

In the May 14, 2021 court papers, Elijah listed his total outstanding debts as $70,536.21. 

This included $55,514.26 for car payments, $6,368.18 in Chase credit card bills, $1,809.61 for Capital One debt and more. 

The divorce was finalized on June 3, 2021. 

Neither party was required to pay alimony. 

They were both awarded their cars, personal belongings and household items in his and her possession. 

The U.S. Sun previously reported in April 2022 that Elijah bought a three-bedroom, one-bathroom Delaware home for $280,000 on December 2, 2021. 

The home is just feet away from Kailyn’s nearly $1million mansion that she built and officially moved into in January 2022.

Elijah’s house was listed for rent and he moved into her home soon after she moved into the home. 

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There’s a major staff reshuffling happening at Binance.US as the chief executive officer Brian Shroder departs and is replaced by Chief Legal Officer Norman Reed, on an interim basis. The development comes as Binance.US has cut down its staff by nearly 100 positions amid the strong regulatory crackdown from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This marks the second round of job cuts this year for Binance.US, which is grappling with a growing list of legal and operational challenges. In June, the U.S. SEC leveled accusations against Binance Holdings, its CEO Changpeng Zhao, and Binance.US, alleging mishandling of customer funds, misleading investors and regulators, and violations of Securities regulations. Zhao and the companies have strongly refuted these claims. Following the SEC’s actions, customers of Binance.US encountered difficulties in depositing or withdrawing dollars. This happened as several banking partners started severing their ties with the platform. As a workaround, the company had to implement an alternative method for Binance.US users to convert dollars into cryptocurrencies. In March, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also charged Binance and Zhao with “willful evasion of federal law.” Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice is conducting an inquiry into Binance, although it has not yet accused the company of any wrongdoing. Binance.US Declining Market Share Binance.US has seen its share of the global Market contract significantly, dropping from approximately 2.39% in April to just around 0.6%, as reported by Jacob Joseph, an analyst at CCData research. Moreover, the platform’s monthly Trading volume has dipped below levels recorded in early 2020. Speaking on the current development, a Binance.US spokesperson told Bloomberg: “The actions we are taking today provide Binance.US with more than seven years of financial runway and enable us to continue to serve our Customers while we operate as a crypto-only exchange. The SEC’s aggressive attempts to cripple our industry and the resulting impacts on our business have real world consequences for American jobs and innovation, and this is an unfortunate example of that.” Reportedly, the global arm – Binance Holdings has also been cutting down on staff in recent months.