#submitted 2023 08

[fuckyeah-beringandwellsfics]

Choice and Chance

submitted by: anonymous

Choice and Chance (70331 words) by @kla1991 Chapters: 18/18 Fandom: Warehouse 13 Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Characters: Myka Bering, Helena "H. G." Wells, Claudia Donovan, Pete Lattimer, Artie Nielsen Additional Tags: Mentions of Suicide, Mental Illness, Depression Summary: When vapors rise up from a temple in Greece, things get a bit… Warehouse-y. Helena and Myka try to take care of it, with mixed results. A Bering and Wells fix-it fic for just about everything.

Please tell us why you like this fic so much!

It's a fix-it in which Helena gets the psychological help she needs by an amazing OC.

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[am-i-the-asshole-official]

WIBTA for publishing a novel that might be in poor taste?

submitted 01/08/2023

cw: genocide

i have been working on my debut novel for the better part of three years. im in the long haul to finish it within the next couple of months and i hope to be ready to publish it later this year.

the caveat is that despite being a fictional high fantasy novel, its main character is from a culture that was eradicted (almost) by the ruling class.

the main characters history is based off of my own experiences as well as stories of what my family and ancestors went through.

im worried it will be received poorly and make me look like an asshole clout chaser trying to capitalize on real-life suffering. im especially concerned since genocide has been a main topic in the publics collective consciousness for the past several months (as it should be)

would i be the asshole for going through with the publication anyway?

What are these acronyms?

[journeythroughjourneytothewest]

Journey to the West Reading Group-Beginning Volume 3

Hello pilgrims! After our (perhaps too-long) rest after officially finishing the second volume of Xiyouji, this reading group will resume with Volume 3 in about a week's time. That's right, on September 15 we will be picking the journey back up with "Chapter 51: Mind Monkey in vain uses a thousand tricks; Futile water and fire makes it hard to smelt demons!" So get your walking shoes and reading glasses ready! Here's looking forward to the observations, memes, commentary, and art that you fine followers may create on your reading journeys. Remember as well that you can find the free pdfs of the Anthony C. Yu translation that this reading group runs on on @journeytothewestresearch 's pinned post, who has kindly provided them free of charge. The link to access them is right below:

I also want to make a few housekeeping announcements, the biggest one being that I have revised the reading calendar on the pinned post of this reading group blog to reflect what chapters in Volume 3 we will be reading when.

I also wanted to remind all followers new and old that while this group does have a reading schedule, you are more than welcome to submit your thoughts and creative pieces based on Journey to the West for any chapter than we've already covered, as well as to start your own reading journey at any time you like and to do it at your own pace.

So here's looking forward to what Volume 3 will bring! I can't wait to see what people will get out of it.

[persephinae]

U.S. Copyright Office Presses 'Pause' on DMCA Exemption for Video Games

By Lydia Leung, LLB | Last updated on November 08, 2024

When we think of a library, we picture never-ending shelves of books; the world's knowledge available to us at the touch of a finger. But nowadays, it's not just physical records that libraries collect. Many now lend video games to their members, providing their local communities with entertainment while helping preserve the software for future generations.

The recent decision by the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) to reject an exemption to the DMCA for video games in libraries' collections has put that practice into question. The decision prevents video games from being accessed remotely by researchers. While some in the games industry view this ruling as a win for rights holders, others see it as a major setback for arts research, especially compared to researchers in other fields with "routine and regular access" to digital archives.

What Is The DMCA?

Passed in 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) brought the U.S. in line with treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), updating copyright law for the digital age. Section 1201 of the DMCA criminalizes the "circumvention of copyright protection systems" that prevent unauthorized access to copyrighted works, such as reading encrypted optical discs or removing copy restrictions from electronic documents.

Exemptions are made for some uses, including for nonprofit libraries, archives and educational institutions (section 1201(d)), as long as a "good faith" determination is made. Libraries are permitted to create digital copies of obsolete works for purpose of preservation, but those works must not be commercially available for a "reasonable price" and can only be accessed onsite.

The Petition

The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has been working with the Software Preservation Network (SPN) since 2021 on a petition to the U.S. Copyright Office, proposing that the DMCA digital copying exemption be expanded to allow access to games outside of the physical premises of an institution. A study published by the VGHF in July 2023 estimated that 87% of video games released in the US before 2010 are "critically endangered" and inaccessible, being out of print in either physical or digital form. Options to play classic games are limited as many require vintage hardware or are no longer available on a digital storefront, potentially pushing consumers and researchers towards piracy as the most convenient means of access.

The petition's main argument is framed from the perspective of fair use: works kept by archives and collections are exempt from copyright infringement laws if they are used for purposes such as research or teaching. To enable this, the SPN proposed a system of user vetting and copyright notices, allowing institutions to restrict access only to users who submit a research request detailing the scope of their project and providing notices to remind them that their access is subject to copyright law.

The requirement of having to request specific access ensures that games are being used for research purposes, with the SPN citing "academic literacy" as a way of filtering out users planning to access them for entertainment. The USCO already allows institutions to lend other forms of media remotely, and the SPN argued that the DMCA's stringent rules around distribution of software programs places impediments on video game scholarship that are not present in other disciplines.

Arguments Against

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade association representing the U.S. video game industry, opposed the SPN petition, stating that the exemption would leave rights owners insufficiently protected and that the market for classic video games would be damaged. The SPN's proposed method of fair use vetting was dismissed by the ESA as "illusory", arguing that this was not enough justification for the breadth of use they would enable. It would be too difficult for libraries to supervise multiple users remotely accessing games, thus enabling usage for entertainment purposes.

Furthermore, the ESA contended that the market for classic video games is "vibrant and growing", citing the number of titles currently available on digital storefronts such as the Xbox Game Pass, not to mention frequent re-releases of individual titles on modern systems. That a game is "out of print" does not mean it is lost forever, only that the copyright owner decided not to put it on the market. Allowing widespread remote access to classic games would present a serious risk to the market and prevent copyright owners from enforcing their copyrights.

The USCO Ruling

The USCO observed that, for a fair use exemption, access to the games would have to be guarded against recreational use by containing "appropriately tailored restrictions". The view taken by the ESA on the SPN's proposed restrictions was echoed by the USCO, which ruled that they were not specific enough to prevent market harm and that the SPN had not met the burden of showing that allowing simultaneous remote access by multiple users was likely to be fair.

Regarding the claims of market damage put forth by the ESA, the USCO acknowledged the evidence presented of a "substantial market" for classic video games, and the SPN's concession that the industry has made a greater effort in recent years to reissue older games. Considering these arguments, the Register ultimately rejected the petition, but recommended clarifying the wording used in the DMCA to reflect that a computer program may be accessed by as many individuals as the institution owns copies.

What Does This Mean?

As a newer form of digital media, U.S. law has yet to settle on a definitive classification of what copyrights arise from a video game. A common view is for games to be treated as computer software and for the source code to be considered a literary work. However, unlike "traditional" literary works such as books or newspapers, the interactive nature of a video game makes regulating access to it more complicated.

Games are often limited to their corresponding hardware, potentially leading to research costs going up as researchers may be forced to travel long distances or somehow purchase a retro console for themselves; not to mention potential consideration of extra-legal methods. Researchers are pushed into focusing on works that are easy to access rather than those they have a true interest in studying. Teaching is also affected: academics cannot assign their students games with historical or technological significance if they may not be able to access them (for example,  the original Metroid Prime (2002), noted for its female protagonist and being the first game in the series to use 3D graphics, is only available on the GameCube). This curtails the growth of video game studies, introducing obstacles to a field with deepening cultural impact and technological advancement.

In their submission to the USCO, the SPN compared the rise of video games to the film industry, highlighting the creation of the National Film Preservation Board in 1988 as a way of recognizing that films are a part of cultural heritage, worthy of academic preservation and study. Whether games will ever reach that status remains uncertain: they make up a large part of our cultural and entertainment landscape today and it's clear that they are here to stay, but only time will tell whether the USCO's attitudes change.

Man, come the fuck on....

i think CEO's should be rounded up and shot personally

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Over it. by u/Plants2552

Over it. That's the post! Feel like they're just so boring now, they've hurled their worst insults, they're known as liars, they've failed in Hollywood - and California is running out of un-papped parking lots and un-smashed plates.. they're not even interesting enough to hate watch anymore 🙏🙃 post link: https://ift.tt/S8OVfGe author: Plants2552 submitted: December 12, 2023 at 08:49PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

[the-wip-project]

What's all this here?

Here at the-wip-project, we want to help you write and finish your WIPs.

Ongoing: Planning all the plans!

Last day of the month we make writing plans for the coming month. Post is here.

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Recently finished: Getting to know your story (through writing it)

A special writing event for discovery writers. Masterpost is here. Here is the last post with links to all the advice. You can still follow along with these posts at your own pace.

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Write your novel in 2024 2025

Slow and steady, write and finish your novel this year.

The masterpost is here, or start here at the first post and go through the tag #slomowrino. Subscribe to the substack to get everything in one place

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The projects through the years:

2024:

Write 40k in 42 days

Start: 4th of August 2024

End: 14th of September 2024

40k First post is here.

Write a short story in 60 days

Write and finish a short story to publish yourself or submit it to traditional publishers.

The start post is here and the tag is #⁠60daysshortstory. this project is done, but you can still use the resources.

2023:

Fall of 2023, the begin of SloMoWriNo https://www.tumblr.com/the-wip-project/736076610461138944/slomo-wrino-master-post

Spring 2023, the start with a special writing docket to download: https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/711609740849037313/the-wip-project-2023

2022:

Here’s the masterpost for 2022’s 90 days to first draft: https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/676795295564234752/the-wip-project-2022-masterpost

2021:

100 days of writing. The tag is here, and here are four posts I find especially notable about The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carriger:

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/660848335263023104/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-2021-08-29

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/660939749305008128/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-one-2021-08-30

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/661030364772548608/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-two-2021-08-31

https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/661120982330834944/100daysofwriting-day-ninety-three-2021-09-01

2020:

Two short projects in this year. https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/190175623889/the-wip-project-2020 and https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/627604336988618752/im-so-busy-are-you-busy-too-i-was-trying-to

Note how I keep pushing for accountability posts. I'm convinced that accountability posts are the key to getting shit done, but very few people actually do it.

2019:

Where it all started, complete with a sign-up form and prizes. The prizes made everything extremely stressful for me, so I'm not doing that again 😂😂😂. https://the-wip-project.tumblr.com/post/185566159309/the-wip-project-2019

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[pocketramblr]

From: Izuku Midoriya

Date: 11/08/2023

Re: Notice to Cease and Desist for Specific Activity

Dear Katydid,

What provoked you to do that to me in the last chapter of “How (NOT) to Survive Your Pet Death Worlder”?! I thought after the Izukus Union submitted their demands to you, you agreed to take it down a notch.

If you do not arrange for my rescue by the next chapter on Sunday, a lawsuit will be commenced against you. Lawyer Izuku from the Ace Fanboy series has agreed to take my case. You may also pass along notice to co-author Zyla_SweetBean as I was unable to find their tumblr.

Sincerely,

Izuku Midoriya (the Death Worlder variant)

Oh dear, Izuku. I know you're smarter than assuming I'm Katydid based on tumblr's unreliability, so you're probably just sending this from AfO's device and didn't double check that his contacts were correct, which is fair. I'll do my best to send it to the real Katydid, who is here. i would also love to see you escape next week, so i hope for your best!

[efangamez]

The Apocalyptic August Jam is here!

TW: This game jam may be triggering as it may relate to global events occurring in the present day. The content of post-apocalyptic games are usually heavy, with themes of great loss of life and of nature in tow. Please don't feel the need, however, to be constrained to dark themes: human hope and change is a powerful theme in post-apocalyptic literature and art!

Welcome to the 6th monthly game jam that will be hosted on my itch.io page!

In this game jam, your objective is to create a game where apocalypses of any kind are the main focus. What does that mean?

Well, you could create a game where it's a fallout-style post apocalypse with mutated creatures, or you could create a Waterworld or Wind Waker styled game where climate changed has permanently altered the world, or you could create a game where the apocalypse actually gives humanity hope for a brighter future to learn from the sins of the past. It's up to you!

Your games can be tabletop games OR digital games. Anything that gets your mind in the realm of game design is all that matters to me! 

IMPORTANT: All games made at any point in time are allowed, but it is HIGHLY encouraged to make games only while this game jam is active. This is a chance to exercise your creative skills AND join a game jam, not just one or the other!

ALSO IMPORTANT: Under no circumstances are people who submit games with bigoted tones, ideologies, or dogwhistles allowed in this game jam. If your work is bigoted in any way, it can and will be rejected for submission. You have no place in my community, and please do not play my games at your tables. Also, please no NSFW submissions (you know what I mean by that).  

(This is part of a game jam series where, every month, I will host a game jam focused on a theme that begins with the same letter as the month. Please feel free, even after the game jam ends, to make your game if you didn’t meet the deadline. I believe in you!)

[mike-and-michael-tournament]

Have you noticed that a staggering amount of characters in various pieces of media are named some variation of Mike or Michael? Do you know multiple Mikes from various fandoms who are named Michael? Do you want them to fight to the death for your entertainment???

Well, you're in luck! Welcome to the Mike and Michael Tournament: Where the mightiest, Mikiest Michael will win!

This blog is run by someone who is ironically NOT named Mike! No, my name is actually Indigo, my main is @indigos-shits-and-giggles, and my pronouns are he/they/zae. But enough about me, let's talk about rules for submissions!

RULES FOR SUBMISSIONS (Last updated 18/08/2023)

This one's a given, but the characters you're submitting must be named some variation of Mike or Michael

If a character's full name is Michael, they are eligible for submission. So, Mickey Mouse, whose full name is Michael Theodore Mouse, can be submitted!

No real life Mikes or Michaels are allowed to be submitted. Look, I just don't want Michael Jackson fighting against Michael Distortion, for example.

Also, please don't submit any OCs. I just don't want your Mikes to get demolished by Michaels from massive fandoms, you know?

Please only submit one character at a time. The form should be open for multiple responses, so you're free to submit as many characters separately as you like!

That being said, please don't submit the same character over and over.

Submitting multiple characters from the same piece of media is not only allowed but ENCOURAGED. I'll probably only limit it to 3 Mikes or Michaels per piece of media, but you're still very much encouraged to submit all the Michaels you can think of.

Submissions will close on August 25!

Characters from the following fandoms are not allowed to be submitted

Harry Potter

South Park

MCYT

Real life

These characters are already in the tournament and do not need to be submitted

Michael Mell from Be More Chill

Michael Distortion from the Magnus Archives

Michael from the Good Place

SUBMIT CHARACTERS HERE

The concept was heavily inspired by @john-bracket, I hope you don't mind me essentially plagiarizing your idea, I am so sorry.

Also, obligatory "tagging other tournaments": @tournamentdirectory @character-of-all-time @bestfictionaldivorce (hi Blue) @adhdvsautismbracket @silliestsillybracket

[fuckyeah-beringandwellsfics]

Stages

Submitted by: anonymous

Stages (61124 words) by @mrsdaphnefielding Chapters: 15/16 Fandom: Warehouse 13 Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Characters: Myka Bering, Helena "H. G." Wells, Pete Lattimer, Claudia Donovan, Amanda Lattimer, Jane Lattimer, Irene Frederic, Artie Nielsen Additional Tags: Contemporary AU, Opera AU Summary: "If you're going to be my ex-lover, you'll have to be more convincing than that." Helena is an ambitious soprano moving up. Myka is a mezzo soprano who still can’t quite believe she has stumbled into a stage career. Cue the music.

Please tell us why you like this fic so much!

Lovely slow burn and a fascinating glimpse into the world of opera production, with such care and thought put in to everything

Anything else about this fic you'd want us to know?

Technically unfinished but satisfying nonetheless and so brilliantly written!

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Remember that you can submit fics to be featured here, too! This is currently the end of my cue, and I just KNOW you have tons of bookmarks that are just waiting to be recommended! Here's the link to the submission form (Google Form)!

[laladellakang]

della in dark blood ♡

masterlist | wattpad

ADD.: outfits

SUMMARY: della’s role in the concept trailer, the choreography and lines in bite me

concept trailer

— della was with the other six members while sunghoon was with sooha. she appeared again during this scene;

— she stood near the end of the road, looking at sunghoon with a disappointed look. everyone knows that della is his weakness so they sent her last

— sunghoon caved upon seeing the betrayal in her eyes. he even let sooha go to get closer to her

— della almost succeeded, if sooha hadn't appeared behind her and bit her neck. it wasn't out of pure evil, she was just afraid of what might happen if she didn't

— there was a bonus after-credits scene where della woke up in the middle of the same road. she looked around in confusion and felt weak. really weak

— that was until a man showed up on a motorcycle

— he stopped and removed his helmet, getting off to help her

— "are you okay?" he asked in english

— della sat there, staring at him in silence as she felt overwhelming hunger take over her

— she didn't know what it was at that time but she slowly got close to his neck and bit the skin

bite me lines

the lyrics are referring to two different people; the person who bit her (sooha) and the person who she bit (man in motorcycle)

[0:37] come here and get some 남겨줘 on my neck

[1:28] 삼켜 널  (the original lyrics are 날 instead of 널. instead of 'devour me', she said 'devour you')

[1:50] come here and get some 날 찬미할, sidekick  (the original lyrics are 널 instead of 날 and had no comma in between 찬미할 and sidekick. instead of 'sidekick that worships you', she said 'to worship me, sidekick')

[2:08] it's you and me in this world 이 어둠 속에서 light me 기회를 줄 거라면 just come kiss me and bite me

bonus: jay's line switches to [1:45] 네 거란 증거 , just come over and bite me and ni-ki’s to [1:41] come here and get some, 남겨줘 on my neck

choreography

— her and niki participated in choreographing different parts. his during the pre-chorus and her during the second verse

— della had both a female and male backup dancer. the first chorus was the girl while the second was with the boy

— there are a few times when the guys switch backup dancers but there's only one male. della's partner for the second chorus never changes

— della completely switches sides during the second chorus. she dances as if she was a backup dancer and her partner is a member

— during hee's part [1:24] come to me, make it right, 다시 연결해 줘, 날, della continues and sings 삼켜 널 so his solo with the dancer is a solo with della instead. visual explanation;

— while saying '삼켜 널' or 'devour you', she went close to hee's neck to indicate a bite

— heela's part is the only time when the opposite genders make proper, intentional eye contact

— della's style of dancing with her partner is getting close and moving her head towards him/facing him while her eyes stay on the floor/the camera (similar to jungwon and sunoo)

response from fans

— in contrast to the other members, most of della's fans, including the male ones, were really giddy about the couple dance. her fans are delusional as well, but they use her interactions with other men (including the members) as a vehicle for those delusions. they want more male interactions

— female dallas absolutely loved the outfits on della, but the male ones didn't. most of it was too masculine for their liking. they went crazy over the concept photos though

— the k-pop community finally saw how great the group is being co-ed. still making della the one in charge instead of having her submit to a man was genius not me calling myself a genius lmao

— overall, della's popularity was through the roof, and she regained her defenders again. even securing so much more (as mentioned in 'insecurities', she got a lot of hate in late 2022 - early 2023)

taglist! @afiaaaa19 @riikiblr @one16core @i90snoo @danyxthirstae01 @seulgifted @clar-iii @hiqhkey @nichmeddar @jiwlys @duolingofanaccount @nvmbheart [@studioreader @sarang-wonie @fairydosii @hoonstrology @jaetint @4sahii @8-itsmee-8 @toriluvsfics]

[flicker-confessions]

FLICKER CONFESSION #0017

Submitted by anonymous:

i still find old flicker jokes funny. like jackson highlighter and. jeanless claude. yea

Blog runners' note: wait these are considered old jokes?? i swear i still hear about jeanless claude to this day but i dont play much flicker even though ima flicker fan bc reasons but yea

submitted on 08/12/2023 (d/m/y)

[autisticadvocacy]

The deadlines to submit comments to IACC and NIDCD are coming up! Tell researchers what we want studied about our communities - here’s how: https://autisticadvocacy.org/2023/08/take-action-to-make-sure-research-meets-our-communitys-needs/

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Royal Silence: When Not Spilling the Tea is the Crowns Cup of Tea by u/Oakthrees

Royal Silence: When Not Spilling the Tea is the Crown’s Cup of Tea Ah, the royal family and Meghan Markle—a topic that has stirred more pots than a master chef at a soup competition. Why, you might ask, do the royals not bother to set the record straight and just adhere to the "never explain, never complain" mantra? Well, pull up a chair, and let's dive into this regal kettle of fish with a touch of snark and a pinch of controversy.The venerable mantra of "never explain, never complain" isn't merely a catchy slogan; it's a time-tested survival tactic for the royals, honed over centuries. It's as British as rain on a summer's day. Why should they ditch this tried-and-true policy now? Meghan Markle, with her cable TV credentials, has ventured into the high-stakes game of thrones (the British version, mind you), but this isn't a Hollywood script—it's the cold, hard reality of centuries-old monarchy.Moreover, the royal family knows the art of the subtle power play. They're not just representing themselves; they're upholding the image and stability of the monarchy as a venerable national institution. Engaging in tit-for-tat with Meghan and Harry? That would be as unseemly as the Queen doing the Macarena at a state banquet. It's not just about personal dignity; it's about preserving national decorum.Setting the record straight in the face of every critique is a Sisyphean task. With today's relentless news cycle, responding to every ripple of discontent is as futile as trying to catch fog in a net. The royals know this. If they started rebutting every allegation, they'd need a full-time spin doctor, not just a press secretary.The royal silence in the face of media storms can be seen as a shrewd move. In an age where oversharing is the norm, their tight-lipped approach is as mysterious and intriguing as a locked tower in an ancient castle. It's a masterclass in public relations: say nothing, and let the world keep guessing.Now, consider the charm of the "never explain, never complain" policy. It's a fortress of tradition and discretion. Entering a war of words with a former supporting actress from a legal drama and a prince who's swapped his royal cloak for California sunshine? That would be akin to Buckingham Palace hosting a garage sale—unthinkable!The royal family is playing the long game, a strategy as intricate as the crown jewels. They operate on a different wavelength than cable TV drama. Engaging in every spat would be as out of character as a corgi leading the Changing of the Guard.In essence, the royal family's response (or lack thereof) to Meghan and Harry's critiques is a sophisticated blend of strategy and tradition. They're not playing checkers; they're playing three-dimensional chess, maintaining their mystique in a world where discretion is as rare as a silent tabloid. Their silence is a statement, their inaction an action, all part of a grand design to preserve an institution that's been around since the Magna Carta was just a rough draft.So, there you have it. The royals don't need to set the record straight about Meghan and Harry’s critiques. They're content to let the cable actress and her prince speak their piece while they carry on, unshaken and unstirred, like a perfectly made martini in the grand banquet of history. post link: https://ift.tt/l1PLftR author: Oakthrees submitted: November 21, 2023 at 08:45PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

[perrysoup]

Notice before hand: This relates to US Labor Rights and GENERAL employment contracts. Please review your contract if you signed one as it may supersede this.

Reminder to workers:

Notice is a COURTESY. You don't OWE your employer notice.

The employer can fire you on the spot (dep. on state) and you can quite on the spot. You can and should request a copy of your employment contract if any employer who tells you that you HAVE to give notice. Give them a reasonable time frame (2 days in most cases) to provide it to you.

If they can't or refuse, then submit your resignation in writing noting that you made attempts to review your contract and your employer will not give you a copy. Ideally do this via email so you can reference your original sent message.

It is illegal for your employer to hold your final pay because they have a stick up your ass. If you feel your rights have been violated, do NOT go to the company HR department. They are HR for the company, not you. Request the final check in writing, and put a response requirement time (1-2 business days). If they don't respond or still refuse, go directly to the US Labor Department (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints) and file a complaint. Do not threaten them, go around them. Threatening helps only you, filing helps all employees.

Obv. as stated, your employment contract could require a notice period. Review to confirm your employer has to give one as well for firing you/laying you off. If it's not there, push them to send you a revised one to sign. If you haven't signed one yet, demand it be a part of it.

I defer to employment attorneys for more specifics, but remember two things: 1) You have rights as an employee 2) Despite what they may say, they need you way more than you need them

If anything in the above is incorrect, or if there are notable exceptions in state laws, please tell me so I can update the post. Edit 08/22/2023: Corrected to DoL instead of EEOC

[thehorrortree]

Submission Window: January 1st - 14th, 2023 Payment: Fiction: 1500-7500 words ($.08 per word, $100 minimum), Poetry: up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter. ($40 per poem), Nonfiction: 1000-2000 words ($75 per essay or article, Cover Art: $100 for reprints, $200 for original unpublished, Interior Art: $50 for reprints, $100 for original unpublished Theme: Solarpunk is a prefigurative, utopian artistic movement that envisions what the future might look like if humanity solved major modern challenges like climate change, and created more sustainable and balanced societies. As a genre and cultural aesthetic, it encompasses literature, visual art, fashion, video games, architecture, and more. Solarpunk carries many aspects of punk ideologies such as rebelliousness, humanitarianism, egalitarianism, animal rights, decolonization, anti-racism, anti-sexism, anti-authoritarianism, anti-corporatism, and anti-consumerism. Similar to the cyberpunk genre, the big difference between the two is that in solarpunk technology and nature are in harmony with one another rather than in conflict. Submissions are closed for the rest of 2023. Our 2024 submission window schedule will be published by the end of September. (At the moment, our nonfiction department is current and always open for submissions. If the fiction portal is closed and you submit fiction through the open nonfiction portal, your submission will be rejected.) All submissions to Solarpunk Magazine are done via Moksha. Any submissions received via email will be deleted without a response. Please don’t email us to describe your story and ask if it’s something we’d be interested in before submitting. We appreciate the consideration, but its easier if you just submit the story through Moksha. Please read the full submission guidelines on down below or on our Moksha page before submitting your work. All submission periods end at 11:59 pm PST on the 14th of their given month. 2024 Submission Window Schedule: January 1-14 April 1-14* July 1-14** October 1-14 2024 Issue Release Schedule: Issue #13 – January 10 Issue #14 – March 12 Issue #15 – May 14 Issue #16 – July 9 (Colorful Roots)* Issue #17 – September 10 Issue #18 – November 12 (theme TBA)** *Submissions for the Colorful Roots themed issue will be accepted during our April open window. We will also accept non-themed solarpunk submissions during March. **Submissions for an additional themed issue will be accepted during our July open window. More information about the theme is coming soon! The Basics: If your work is accepted, please wait two full submission windows before submitting again. For example, if a story you receive word in April that your story is accepted, please do not submit during the May and July open windows, but feel free to do so once the September window opens. Simultaneous submissions: Yes, but please let us know immediately if your submission gets accepted elsewhere before you hear from us. Unsolicited reprints: No Translations: Yes Multiple Submissions: No, not within each category. But you can enter one submission per category per submission period. For example, you can submit one short story, poetry, and a nonfiction article all in the same submission window using each individual submission portal. Policy on Artificial Intelligence We recognize that there is a lot of positive potential for human societies in the development and use of artificial intelligence. We also recognize that there is a lot of justifiable concern over generative AI, data scraping, plagiarizing human created art and literary works, and the potential for AI to displace paying jobs for human artists and authors as a means of further enriching those at the top. Solarpunk Magazine is and remains a venue for human authors and artists to showcase their work. As a result, until further notice, we’ve implemented a strict policy that we do not accept any work created or altered by generative artificial intelligence programs such as, but not limited to Midjourney, Dall-E, and ChatGPT.

For a more in depth explanation of the reasoning behind this policy, please click here. Basic Formatting: •12 pt Times New Roman or comparable font •Double spaced (poetry does not need to be double spaced) •Indent paragraphs, no extra space after paragraphs (also not relevant for poetry) •Please number your pages •.doc, .docx, or .pdf for text files •.jpg or .png 300+ DPI for image files Word Counts & Pay Rates: Solarpunk Magazine pays professional market rates for fiction as defined by SFWA. Dollar amounts reflect the United States dollar (USD). Our rates are as follows: Fiction: 1500-7500 words ($.08 per word, $100 minimum) Poetry: up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter. ($40 per poem) Nonfiction: 1000-2000 words ($75 per essay or article) Cover Art: $100 for reprints, $200 for original unpublished Interior Art: $50 for reprints, $100 for original unpublished If your submission is accepted, a copy of our publishing contract will be emailed to you to read, sign, and return. Go To Moksha Full Submission Guidelines All submissions are done via Moksha. Any submissions received via email will be deleted without response. Additional guidelines for each specific submission category are available below. For fiction and nonfiction, please format your submission document as follows: double-spaced 12pt Times New Roman font indented paragraphs no extra space after paragraphs A cover letter is not required. However, we appreciate a brief paragraph telling us a little bit about yourself like where you’re from and why you love solarpunk. There is no need to include a third person bio. We will collect that and other needed info if your submission is accepted for publication. Responding to all submissions is important to us, and we do our best to respond in a timely manner. However, we receive a very large number of submissions. So if you have not received a response within 60 days of submitting, then please feel free to inquire by sending an email to the appropriate department address found at solarpunkmagazine.com/contact. Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please let us know immediately if your submission gets accepted elsewhere before you hear from us. We only accept submissions of original, unpublished work. We do not accept unsolicited reprints. Exceptions: Visual Art: We do accept art reprints. Art is considered a reprint if it has been published anywhere online including but not limited to Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Art Station, Deviant Art, personal or artist websites, etc. Translations: We accept translated works that have been previously published in languages other than English. If accepted, translated stories that have never appeared before in English will be paid $.08 per word. We do not accept submissions of work in languages other than English at this time, though we hope to in the future. We do not accept multiple submissions within a single category. However, you may enter one submission in each available category (fiction, poetry, art, and nonfiction) per open submission period. If you are submitting work in more than one category (fiction, poetry, nonfiction or art), please use each of the separate submission portals for your submission in each category. We generally don’t provide feedback on submissions. We’d love to, but we get so many submissions that it’s just not possible. Please include the following with your submission:​​​ Attach your stories, articles, or poems in .doc, .docx. or .pdf format.Use .png or .jpeg attachments for visual art with a DPI of 300 or higher.We love to amplify voices from marginalized communities that are most impacted by climate change and other global problems. In fact, it’s one of the key characteristics of solarpunk. If you are part of such a community then we strongly encourage you not only to submit your work, but also to include one or more of the following tags with your submission as part of your cover letter:

#ownvoices#indigenous#globalsouth#bipoc#lgbtqia#actuallyautistic#neurodivergent#disabled#translation We realize there are many other tags that could be included, but we have to stop at some point or the list would be dozens of pages long. If you are unsure of which tag(s) you should use, feel free to inquire at info@solarpunkmagazine.com. Themed issue submission windows: Solarpunk Myths – What myths will be important to communities in solarpunk futures? What function and role will those myths play in people’s individual lives and in community life? Please include #SolarpunkMyths in your submission cover letter. Colorful Roots – Our second all BIPOC issue will publish in July 2023, and will have a special submission window to be announced soon. *Please include #ColorfulRoots in your submission cover letter. If we accept your work, we ask that you not publish it elsewhere or post it online prior to or within six months after publication in Solarpunk Magazine. For the rights we are asking for and other conditions, please see our publishing contract. We are a professional rate paying market as defined by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Our current rates are: $.08 per word for fiction ($100 minimum) $40 per poem $75 for for nonfiction $100 for reprint cover art, $200 for original unpublished cover art $50 for reprint interior art, $100 for original unpublished interior art Payments are made via PayPal. If you live in an area where PayPal is not available, then we will work with you to make other arrangements. We strive to ensure that our magazine and website is a space where everyone in our reading and broader communities feels welcome and safe. In that spirit we strictly enforce the following content guidelines: We also do not accept work that: is discriminatory or derogatory against communities that are and have historically been marginalized disparages sex workers, or that glorifies or sexualizes violence against them glorifies or sexualizes violence against people of marginalized communities reduces people from marginalized communities to objects or otherwise dehumanizes them. glorifies or sexualizes violence against children contains graphic abuse of animals We understand that stories and art may include elements of these things in service of critiquing present day society. But there is what we believe to be a clear difference between these elements being present in a work and work glorifying or advocating for these things. Solarpunk Magazine reserves the right to place content warning notices on any work that we accept for publishing if we feel it is warranted in order to ensure our magazine is a welcoming and safe space for all our readers. We will work with artists and authors as needed to determine the appropriate and correct content warnings, if any. If you are not okay with this, then we respect that and encourage you to submit work that won’t require content warnings. If your submission is accepted, a copy of our publishing contract will be emailed to you to read, sign, and return. Fiction Our fiction editors are interested in works that stir readers with themes of defiance, change, and achievement. This effect isn’t likely to come via high concept utopias alone, but rather, from vibrant characters whose struggles affect the reader. Speculative elements should be apparent but not dominating; our disbelief suspended not by necessity, but immersion. Any genre of science fiction, interstitial fiction, magic realism, or fantasy has potential as a solarpunk forum—we welcome robots and elves with equal excitement. Basics: 1500-7500 words Please use standard manuscript formatting (12 pt Times New Roman or similar font, double spacing, 1″ margins, page number at the top of each page, indented paragraphs, no extra space between paragraphs). Poetry Send up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter. Prose poetry is fine, but if you are in doubt, submit it as fiction.

If possible, please remove all identifying information (your name, email address, etc.) from your submission file. Your submission won’t be rejected if your manuscript is not anonymous but we prefer to form our initial impressions on the work alone. What our poetry editor, J.D. Likes: Above all else, I value style and form, no matter which kind you choose. There needs to be a certain level of polish to the poetry you submit to us. Your ideas may be interesting, revelatory even, but if the quality isn’t there, then I’m afraid it’s not for me. Also, don’t worry about submitting poetry that rhymes, though I do adore that kind of poetry, and it’s always a delight to read a masterful modern one. Some classic speculative poems I enjoy: Echoes from the Outer Dark by Robert E. Howard Goblin Fruit by Christina Rossetti Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came by Robert Browning Because I could not conquer death by Emily Dickinson Recent speculative poetry I’ve enjoyed: Rochambeau by Jessica Lévai Elegy for a Poet by Herb Kauderer Field Guide To The Invasive Species of Minnestoa by Amelia Gorman Nonfiction For non-fiction submissions, we’re interested in reviews, interviews, reports, articles, essays, and general audience-aimed overviews of academic papers relevant to solarpunk. Tell us about some cool science or technology that’s going to help us rewild the world, remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, or clean up our agricultural act. Weave us the stories of real people who are up to amazing things or of real projects that are underway to help create the world we want to live in. Give us a critical review (of a work, a set of works, or a topic) that rises high enough for a view of the forest as well as the trees. Stake an interesting claim and then convince us that you’re onto something. The possibilities are broad. Interesting is important. Thought-provoking is encouraged. So is keeping it kind. And, again, relevance to solarpunk is key. Some basics: 1- Please don’t send us your solarpunk manifesto or ‘What is Solarpunk’ article. We aren’t interested in publishing those at this time. 2- Non-fiction submissions should be 1000-2000 words long, clearly written, and accessible to general readers. Jargon, when it is necessary at all, should be clearly defined in the text or in footnotes. 3- We prefer to read things in standard manuscript format (double spacing, 1″ margins, page number at the top of each page). Footnotes should be used sparingly, endnotes not at all. Hyperlinks are great and a handful of references for further reading are fine, but not necessary. These are not meant to be academic publications! 4- Any accompanying photos, figures, or other graphics should be the digital equivalent of camera-ready and when the manuscript author does not own the rights to the image, it is the author’s responsibility to secure permission for the publication of the image(s), with any costs to be borne by the author. 5- Submissions should be in English, but either British, Canadian, or American spellings are okay, so long as the manuscript sticks to one style or the other. Please note that our unlike our other departments, nonfiction is always open for submissions. Thanks and good luck! Art We accept art submissions for both cover art and interior magazine art. We are only interested in art that qualifies as solarpunk. If you think your work qualifies, but are unsure, submit and we’ll review your work. We are not accepting submissions of AI generated art. To be considered for cover art, work must be portrait orientation, 8.5×11 inches or a larger equivalent, and at least 300 DPI. For interior art, we also want at least 300 DPI, but orientation and size are open. We prefer work with color, but we do also accept B&W submissions. We’re particularly interested in solarpunk art that features living beings, both human and nonhuman, rather than just architecture and technology scenes. To have your art considered by our art team, please use the Art Submissions Portal to submit a link to your solarpunk art portfolio.

Your portfolio folder should indicate which works are reprints, and which are unpublished. Via: Solar Punk Magazine.