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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 1 -- Tuesday

Hello on Tuesday! Did you write?

- Yes!

- No!

- Not yet!

If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in? How do you feel about it?

If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits? What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?

If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?

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!chatter post

July: Chatter Post

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!promotion day

Tuesday, July 1 - Promotion Day

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Lots of folks want to see more activity on Dreamwidth. While researching community activities, I came across the idea of thematic meet and greet events. That seemed like something which might work here, given a membership of several hundred people and a new theme each month. So I made one for this month's theme. It gives people a place to meet folks with similar interests, and to squee about the current theme.

Here is the basic outline. Fill in as much or as little of it as you wish, depending on your interests as they relate to the Westerns Bingo Fest.

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Western Bingo Fest

The Western Bingo Fest will run from July 1-31. The theme is Westerns and it spans a wide range of subgenres and time periods. Bring out your favorite Wild West fandoms, or contemporary west, or spaghetti western SF ... whatever shines your buckle. Prompt lists include Animals, Characters, Famous Westerns, Motifs, Plots, Quotes, Settings, Songs, and Subgenres. There is a 3x3 card for each prompt list plus a 5x5 mixed card. You can also make your own. See the Western Meet and Greet.

Also on the Bingo Card Generator:
Robert Plutchik's 1980 list of emotions
Color words by Guinevak
Death
Desperate Situations
H/C Bingo (multiple rounds)
Music
Time Periods

* These bingo patterns are relevant to this fest.
-- Camping
-- Horse
-- Nature

* Challenges! These are prompts that make the bingo card more exciting. You can add them to any category, or skip them, as you choose. They do let you claim multiple fills from one work.

=Frontier= match nearest border square with prompt from its opposite border,
=Fastest Gun= write adjacent prompt in 60 minutes or less,
=Long Road= double the fill size of adjacent prompt,
=Ride 'em Cowboy= whole line stuffed into one big fill,
=Waterholes= any 5 prompts make a bingo,

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Pride fest bingo row (and a bonus)

Name:

cornerofmadness
Card Theme: Pride fest Bingo
Prompts: Drag, Love Nonbinary, Twink + comfort
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel, the Owl House
My Card: My Card

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Rebuilding journal search again

We're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.

Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.

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Pride Month 2025 Bingo - Blackout

BINGO: Blackout
Challenge: Self-imposed 2025 Pride Month
Prompts: Disaster Gay/Bi, Homophobia, Coming out, Gender nonconforming, Toxic Yaoi/Yuri, Closet Key, Armored Closet/Denial, Asexuality, Gay Bar
Fandoms: RWBY, Doug (Nickelodeon), Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers/OCs, Revolutionary Girl Utena
Fandoms in icon posts: Hazbin Hotel, Archie comics, Steven Universe, BoJack Horseman, The Owl House, American Horror Story, Legends of Tomorrow, Heartstopper, Arcane, Watchmen, Good Omens, Helluva Boss, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Futurama, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Rugrats, Bob's Burgers, Undertale, Fire Emblem Engage, Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Fushigi Yuugi, Pokémon, Oniisama e

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 30 -- Monday

Hello on Monday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

- Excellent!

- Terrible

- Somewhere in between

- Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

- None

- 30 minutes or less

- 30-60 minutes

- 60-90 minutes

- More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?

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Winterfest in July

Welcome to Winter Fest in July.

spiralicious and I (

vexed_wench) will be your guest host for the month.

We love all things winter and Christmas. We realize that not everyone has fandoms or original universes that support that. We tried to come up with a few lists that could fit into almost any ‘verse.

Feel free to use any prompt how they speak to you. I have them separated just to make the list a bit more manageable.

For example, if you use a movie or music prompt, feel free to just work off the title or you can remix the movie, it's up to you. Or however else it moves you.

As usual, there will be banners at the end of the month. Also, fills can be made of anything; fic, poetry, vid, podfics, recs, or handcrafts. Art, icons, and wallpapers are nice as well. If you think of any medium not listed, that’s cool too.

This is a winter fest-themed month, so why not share some of your favorites and rec yours or someone else's work.

Anything goes this month. The only limit is your imagination.

And once again, thank you for being our guest. Cue the candle song!

There is a public card at the bottom of this post, or feel free to make your own here.

You can mix or match any of the prompts below or pick your own if you like.

Most of all, we hope you have fun!

Holidays

Food

Music & Movies

(Everybody's Waitin' for) the Man with the Bag,
¿Dónde Está Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?),
A Boyfriend for Christmas,
A Cadaver Christmas,
A Charlie Brown Christmas,
A Christmas Carol,
A Christmas Wedding,
A Christmas Without Snow,
A Miser Brothers' Christmas,
A Smoky Mountain Christmas,
Al Hanisim,
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth,
All I Want For Christmas Is You,
Auld Lang Syne,
Away in the Manger,
Babes in Toyland/March of the Toys,
Baby it's Cold Outside,
Bad Santa,
Bikini Bloodbath Christmas,
Blue Christmas,
Call Me Claus,
Casper's Haunted Christmas,
Chopping Mall,
Christmas Every Day,
Christmas Evil (You Better Watch Out),
Christmas in the Wild,  
Christmas Inheritance,
Christmas Season Massacre,
Christmas Wedding Planner,
Christmas with a View,
Christmas with the Dead,
Deadly Little Christmas,
Deck the Halls,
Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey),
Don't Open Till Christmas,
Eight Days of Hanukkah,
Elf,
Fairytale of New York,
Feliz Navidad,
Finding Mrs. Claus,
Frosty the Snowman,
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,
Grown-Up Christmas List,
Hanukkah Blessings,
Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane),
Holiday in Handcuffs,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!,
I Farted on Santa's Lap (Now Christmas Is Gonna Stink for Me),
I Have a Little Dreidel,
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,
I Saw Three Ships,
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,
Jack Frost,
Joy to the World,
Judas Maccabaeus,
Just Friends,
Last Christmas,
Little Saint Nick,
Maoz Tzur,
Marshmallow World,
Merry Kissmas,
Mi Y'malel,
Miracle on 34th Street,
Monsters' Holiday,
Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo,
Mrs. Miracle,
Ner Li,
Nestor The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey,
Nuttin' For Christmas,
O Come All Ye Faithful,
O Holy Night,
Oh Chanukah,
Olive the Other Reindeer,
Pretty Paper,
Psycho Santa,
Redneck 12 Days of Christmas,
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
Santa Baby,
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town,
Santa Claws,
Santa Who? ,
Santa's Slay,
Sevivon,
Silent Night Bloody Night,
Silent Night Zombie Night,
Silver and Gold,
Silver Bells,
Snoopy vs. The Red Baron,
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast,
Snowmageddon,
Special Delivery,
Stalking Santa,
Suzy Snowflake,
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas,
The Bears Who Saved Christmas,
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree,
The Bishop’s Wife,
The Chanukah Song,
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late),
The Christmas Cottage,
The Christmas List,
The First Noel,
The Holiday Planner,
The Horror Seasons,
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus,
The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot,
The Little Drummer Boy,
The Man Who Saved Christmas ,
The Nightmare Before Christmas,
The Nutcracker Suite,
The Twelve Days of Christmas,
The Year Without a Santa Claus,
Treevenge,
'Twas the Night Before Christmas,
Undercover Christmas,
Up on the Housetop,
Vendetta: A Christmas Story ,
We Need a Little Christmas,
We Three Kings (Star of Wonder),
We Wish You a Merry Christmas,
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?,
What Child Is This? ,
White Christmas,
Yes Virginia,

Winter Characters

Angels,
Articuno,
Belsnickel,
Bob Cratchit,
Budweiser Clydesdales,
Christmas Donkey,
Clara Stahlbau,
Coca Cola Polar Bear,
Crystal Maiden,
Drosselmeyer,
Elf on the Shelf,
Elsa,
Frau Perchta,
Frosty the Snowman,
Ghost of Christmas: Past,
Ghost of Christmas: Present,
Ghost of Christmas: Yet to Come,
Ghost of Christmas: Extra,
Grýla,
Hans Trapp,
Iceman,
Inn Keeper,
Jack Frost,
Jesus,
Jólakötturinn (the Yule Cat),
Joseph,
Kallikantzaros,
Killantzaroi,
King Wenceslas,
Knecht Ruprecht,
Krampus,
Kula Diamond,
La Befana and Baboushka,
La Befana,
Lich King,
Mari Lwyd - the Christmas Zombie Horse,
Mr. Freeze,
Mrs. Claus,
Old Man Winter,
Penguin,  
Perchta,
Père Fouettard,
Santa Reindeers,
Sailor Mercury,
Saint Nicolas,
Santa,
Santa's Elves,
Scrooge,
Sheppard,
Snow Villiers,
Straggele,
Sub Zero,
The Grinch,
The Jólasveinar or Yule Lads,
The Mouse King,
The Nutcracker - Hans-Peter,
The Sugar Plum Fairy,
The Tomten,
The Whore in the Drawer,
The Who's,
Tiny Tim,
Virgin Mary,
Winter Soldier,
Wise Men,
Ymir,
Yuki-onna,
Yule Goat,

Traditions

Decorations

December Holidays
A Month’s Worth of Special Days.

Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) Birthday - December 1,
Day With(out) Art Day - December 1,
Eat a Red Apple Day - December 1,
National Pie Day - December 1,
Rosa Parks Day - December 1,
World AIDS Day - December 1,
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - December 2,
National Fritters Day - December 2,
National Mutt Day - December 2,
Special Education Day - December 2,
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3,
National Apple Pie Day - December 3,
National Cookie Day - December 4,
National Dice Day - December 4,
National Salesperson Day - December 4 2015 (First Friday in December),
World Wildlife Conservation Day - December 4,
Bathtub Party Day - December 5,
Day of the Ninja - December 5,
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development - December 5,
International Volunteers Day - December 5,
National Sacher Torte Day - December 5,
Repeal of Prohibition Day - December 5,
Microwave Oven Day - December 6,
Miners' Day - December 6,
National Gazpacho Day - December 6,
National Pawnbrokers Day - December 6,
St. Nicholas Day - December 6,
International Civil Aviation Day - December 7,
National Cotton Candy Day - December 7,
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7,
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - December 8 (Catholic),
National Chocolate Brownie Day - December 8,
Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day - December 8,
International Anti-Corruption Day - December 9,
National Pastry Day - December 9,
Weary Willie Day - December 9,
Dewey Decimal System Day - December 10,
Human Rights Day - December 10,
National Day of Animal Rights - December 10,
National Lager Day - December 10,
Nobel Prize Day - December 10,
International Mountain Day - December 11,
National Noodle Ring Day - December 11,
UNICEF Birthday - December 11,
Bonza Bottler Day - December 12,
Gingerbread House Day - December 12,
National 12 Hour Fresh Breath Day - December 12,
National Cocoa Day - December 12,
Poinsettia Day - December 12,
Ice Cream and Violins Day - December 13,
National Day of the Horse - December 13,
US National Guard Birthday - December 13,
World Choral Day - December 13 2015 (Second Sunday in December),
Monkey Day - December 14,
National Bouillabaisse Day - December 14,
Bill of Rights Day - December 15,
Cat Herders Day - December 15,
National Cupcake Day - December 15,
Barbie and Barney Backlash Day - December 16,
National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day - December 16,
Zionism Day - December 16,
National Maple Syrup Day - December 17,
Pan American Aviation Day - December 17,
Wright Brothers Day - December 17,
International Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day - December 18,
International Migrants Day - December 18,
National Roast Suckling Pig Day - December 18,
National Hard Candy Day - December 19,
International Human Solidarity Day - December 20,
Mudd Day - December 20,
National Fried Shrimp Day - December 20,
National Sangria Day - December 20,
World Snowboard Day - December 20 2015,
Ann & Samantha Day - December 21,  
Crossword Puzzle Day - December 21,
First Day of Winter/Winter Solstice
Forefather's Day - December 21,
Humbug Day - December 21,
International Dalek Remembrance Day - December 21,
Kiwi Fruit Day (California) - December 21,
National Hamburger Day - December 21,
National Homeless Person's Remembrance Day - December 21,
Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day - December 21,
World Peace Day - December 21,
Yalda - December 21,
Yule - December 21,
National Date Nut Bread Day - December 22,
National Haiku Poetry Day - December 22,
Festivus - December 23,
Human Light Celebration - December 23,
National Pfeffernuesse Day - December 23,
Christmas Eve - December 24
National Eggnog Day - December 24,
National Re-Gifting Day - December 24 2015 (Thursday before Christmas),
A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day - December 25,
Christmas - December 25,
National Pumpkin Pie Day - December 25,
Boxing Day - December 26,
National Candy Cane Day - December 26,
National Thank-You Note Day - December 26,
National Whiner's Day - December 26,
National Fruitcake Day - December 27,
Visit the Zoo Day - December 27,
Holy Innocents Day - December 28,
National Chocolate Day - December 28 and 29,
Pledge of Allegiance Day - December 28,
Pepper Pot Day - December 29,
Tick Tock Day - December 29,
Bacon Day - December 30,
Falling Needles Family Fest Day - December 30,
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day (Baking Soda) - December 30,
Leap Second Time Adjustment Day - December 31,
Make Up Your Mind Day - December 31,
National Champagne Day - December 31,
New Year's Eve - December 31,
No Interruptions Day - December 31,
Universal Hour of Peace Day - December 31,
World Peace Meditation Day - December 31,

Anti Holidays:

Public Card

Christmas Inheritance	Christmas Every Day	Elf	Snuggling by the Fire	Treevenge
Sleigh Rides	Welcome Back the Sun	'Twas the Night Before Christmas	The Good China	Tinsel
Hot Cocoa	Stockings	FREE SPACE	Christmas in the Wild	Eight Days of Hanukkah
Hanukkah	Spiking the Eggnog/punch	Tree	The Year Without a Santa Claus	Holiday TV Specials
The Twelve Days of Christmas	Hiding Gifts	Christmas Eve	Strings of Popcorn	Wooden Shoes

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Monday, June 30 - First Sentences

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June Monthly Post

This is the June community post for

allbingo. What were your bingo activities during June? What are your plans for July?

For June we had:
[new]
Pride Fest hosted by

drabblewriter
Celebrate ALL the orientations!
Posting will be June 1-30.

For July we will have:
[new]
Westerns hosted by

ysabetwordsmith
Bring out your favorite Wild West fandoms, or contemporary west, or spaghetti western SF ... whatever shines your buckle.
Posting will be July 1-31.

[recurring]
Winter Fest in July hosted by

vexed_wench and

spiralicious
Beat the heat by focusing on winter holidays.
Posting will be July 1-31.

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 29 -- Sunday

Hello on Sunday! What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?

- I thought about my fic once or twice

- I wrote

- I did some planning and/or outlining

- I did research and/or canon review

- I edited

- I've sent my fic off to my beta

- I posted today!

- I'm taking a break

- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Sunday Discussion: It's a new writing week, and the last week of the current month. How are you doing so far with meeting writing goals for the month?

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Hello~

Name: Holly
Age group: Mid-30's
Country: United States (West Coast)
Subscription/Access Policy: Anyone can subscribe, but all access list people are vetted beforehand! Prefer 25+, but 18+ is an absolute must.

Main Fandoms: The Elder Scrolls (Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, ESO), Baldur's Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda ( Ocarina of Time --> Twilight Princess), Silent Hill (1-4)

Other Fandoms: The Witcher (books up to The Tower of the Swallow and Witcher 3), Dragon Age (Origins --> Inquisition), Fallout (3, New Vegas, 4, Prime Video series), Dishonored (1&2), The Evil Within/Psychobreak (1&2), The Longest Journey trilogy, The Devil Came Through Here trilogy, Bridgerton, The Sims (1-4), Ancient Magus Bride, Apothecary Diaries, Arcane (Netflix, I've never played LoL and I never will), Once Upon A Time (up to Season 5 I think???), Harry Potter (I do not support the author's stance against trans people, I just enjoy the fanworks at this point), Life Is Strange (1 & Before The Storm).

Fannish Interests: Playlists, writing, art, moodboards, theory essays, character studies, fan-OC discussions, psychology

OTPs and Ships: Halsin/Astarion (BG3), Gortash/Durge (BG3), Severus/Lily (HP), Tom/Bellatrix (HP), Harry/Draco (HP), Ganondorf/Zelda (LoZ), Jayce/Viktor (Arcane)

Favourite Movies: Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Pan's Labyrinth, Death Becomes Her, Shaun of the Dead, Forrest Gump, The Witches of Eastwick, Practical Magic

Music: Classical, classic/hard rock, symphonic metal, folk music, grunge

Before you follow: I write lengthy annotations of novels I'm reading that may be intended for 18+, and some of my creative works veer in that direction as well, so PLEASE no minor interactions! 🙏🏻 I also curse a lot, and talk about some heavy subjects that occur in my own life (under cut and with content warnings in the Reason for Age Restriction field, like a civilized netizen), so if that's not your cup of tea, we might have issues connecting.

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Daily Check-In: Day 28

Hi everyone! What are your plans for next week?

Starting a new fic
Working on a current draft
Editing it myself/with my beta reader
Going to post it somewhere in the week
Taking a break
Working on something else
Life has other plans at the moment

Current Mood: accomplished

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Bingo

I have made bingo down the G column of my 6-2-15 card for the Pride Fest Bingo, plus 7 extra fills. That covers Row 5 also.

G1 (support) -- "Fatherhood Is Support" (standalone)
G2 (aroace) -- "Preparing Every Nook and Cranny" (Polychrome Heroics: Finn Family and Mallory)
G3 (found family) -- "Born and Found and Made" (standalone)
G4 ("I'd rather eat cake") -- "The Bond with a Dog" (Polychrome Heroics)
G5 (belonging) -- "Worthy of Love and Belonging" (Polychrome Heroics: Kraken)

B3 (activism) -- "The Result of Your Own Bad Behavior" (Monster House)
B5 (unlabeled) -- "Emodox" (A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows)

I3 (rainbow) -- "Along These Sympathetic Fibers" (Peculiar Obligations)
I5 (community) -- "When Warmth and Gentleness Are Needed" (Clay of Life)

N1 (growth) -- "Tomato Seedlings in Tin Cans" (Daughters of the Apocalypse)
N5 (comfort) -- "All It Takes to Be Invulnerable" (Polychrome Heroics: Marionettes)

O5 (validation) -- "Choose to Be Gentle" (Arts and Crafts America)