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[Weekly Blast from the Past] Elara’s Log
This week’s chapter, randomly selected from the archives: Elara Dorne, shortly after Balmorra in the SWTOR Trooper class line, meditates on the recent change in her commander, Vierce Savins. It contains spoilers throughout Overcoming Adviercity up through Balmorra. I don’t think it’s in Adviercity’s main text; it’s a bit of a supplement. This one is…
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Build Me a Bunker (Farscape)
Farscape: Horny, dysfunctional, deliciously original. It’s got puppets. Crichton/Aeryn is my enduring ship. I give my shortest Farscape piece. Aeryn was struggling with the piping over the rear of the Prowler. Crichton reached over past her shoulder and gripped one angle in place. Aeryn started twisting. He didn’t lean in. She leaned out. “You scented…
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Shorts
I joined the shipping wars on two sides for the magical, the musical, the amazing Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. This show follows the antics and wrenching troubles of a woman who leaves her high-powered job to chase her ex-boyfriend across the country. Cue a thorough dismantling of sexist tropes and musical styles. I wrote three Team Greg…
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Siege of Gondor Rap Battle (Lord of the Rings)
I regret nothing. PRINCE: I’m the Lord of Dol Amroth // best believe that I am wroth Here to break down the damn Goth- // -mog bringing a black troth :LORD OF THE NAZGUL: Rue the day, human ruler // try regarding my ring, Don’t try blasting the bling // it’s a mystical thing…
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A Kingsmouth Vigil (The Secret World)
Ah, Erenya, you cautious Illuminati isolationist. I really enjoyed the side characters in TSW, so I wrote one for poor, dark Andy. This is a 500-word-challenge one-shot that is also on AO3. Full text below. “You okay?” said Andy. He was scrubbing his wrists with his hands, first one, then the other, faster than when…
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Let That Be Your Last (Marvel)
I’ve written one fic for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I wrote it because the Scarlet Witch never got to use her cool mind powers in the Thanos movies. Why not? They made her into a walking energy weapon, which is generic. I wrote this piece to pour out her frustration and grief about the…
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City of Banners (Original)
The City of Banners is a classic drawer novel, only without the being-written part. I have many jewel-toned entries into this setting and only one that stands as a proper story. I give this one to you: Shai, the City of Banners, and her citizens. It’s called The Courtship of Oroma Liathen. (image from pixcrafter)…
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Found Wanting (Original)
Found Wanting was my continuation of 1984, set in postapocalyptic Boston. It followed Andrew Hsu, a Thought Cop newly deprived of Party, and Cassandra Montgomery, a teenager being stifled by protective survivors. I have tried to make this a novel and I’ve tried to make this a short story, but it never came together. I…
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XP Gained: Bard (Neverwinter Nights 2) 2019
Neverwinter Nights 2 starts slow and snowballs into a classic D&D 3.5 adventure with some truly glorious setpieces. Here began my bard, the original, pre-Veilguard Lynesse. I published a scattering of stories, and I’ll reprint one here. XP Gained on AO3 Lynesse felt her throat constricting when Bishop came into view. She was perched on…