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vvvv proud of the beautiful jaya jacobo and my friend christian, the translator, for making it to this list--as the only translated work under the transgender poetry category!!! pilipiiiiinnnsss!!!!

Announcing the Finalists for the 37th Annual Lambda Literary Awards This year marks 37 years

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards! lambdaliterary.org/2025/07/anno...

A picture of a skeleton dressed up like Carmen Sandiego. Text reads Just Leave (A COMMENT fest) August 4th 4-8TH every day: Hitting Every Major City - FILL IN BINGO CARDS oR MAKE YOUR OWN Day one: Airport Delays comment on fics over 20k Day two: New and exciting local cuisine comment on fics in a new fandom Day three: Learning a New Language - comment on fics that are not written in your first language Day Four: Breathtaking Vespa Ride - comment on as many fics as you can under 2k Day Five: Homecoming - reread your favorite fics and leave comments

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN EVERYONE! GET READY FOR OUR SUMMER FEST STARTING AUGUST 4TH!!

yes i AM sally rooney's audience and yes theres only 2 nonfic books (but they were both GREAT, I cried) and yes pls read filipino authors and yes theres only one poetry book (if it counts i read a native clearing every year for work lol) and yes webtoons count and yes genre fic arent for me anymore

my 25 books (so far) this 2025!!!! arranged accdg to my ranking and also by area and genre!

Country Diary - MangaDex Kurumizawa wants to get back to the land, so he leaves Tokyo, buys a ramshackle house in a mountain village, and starts farming. He has a lot to learn, though, so he’s lucky to meet local furniture ma...

that happens.. may i recommend then this 2 volume manga i just finished: mangadex.org/title/21ccf7...

its veeeery very simple and maybe even a bit boring but also just nice and warm and sweet, might be a good quick break for u~!!

just looked up the synopsis and oH BOY YEAH THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FUN RIDE!!!! ill find a copy!!

oh woaaAHHH. ok these sound like big serious books ahaha --that for sure can be fun if ur in the mood for them!!! I'll take note of them~

my colleague who is an excellent writer just posted an incredible review about piranesi 🤩 so yeaahh i shld check it out!!!!

I actually have an ebook of big fan! I think i saw it on yr storygraph and found it!!!

oooohh!! I just picked up a sweet, lighthearted slice of life manga yday and then will look for this next!! :D

have read 19 books so far.... and im kinda tired of serious novels about history and nation and characters who read kafka and deleuze. what's a fun and enjoyable read you finished recently and can recommend pls 🤲

ally!!!! aaaahhhh congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

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We report while the warmth of the afternoon is dissipating, the mix in temperatures in the air confusing our senses. The smells of early summer are strong in the fading light, grass, warm gravel, and the scent that is indescribable, but unique to this time of the year.

Can you believe this is the 15th year of K-Pop Ficmix? We're excited to announce the 2025 round will be starting soon!

OK friends I got my seasons of bingo card!!!!

yeah! just signed up for a card!! hehee

the new seasons of bingo card prompts are sooooooo good u guys???? lets write!!!

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yep just recently! Let me know what u think when u pick it up 🤓

possibilities in writing trauma--collective, national trauma. how did she even write some of these scenes? the dream sequences are so ethereal AND terrifying. they possess that disorderly quality in dreams but also this kind of... coded message that is personal at the same time relatable? im in awe

this new han kang novel (eng title: we do not part) is sooo otherworldly. like i cant even explain. its absolutely harrowing. but its also graceful and beautiful and careful. i cant even imagine what it must be like to read this in the original korean as a korean. it must open up so many new

Fic Clique Summer Reading Challenge - a new (to you) fandom - listen to a podfic - fic not on Ao3 - fic with BIPOC main character - make a rec post - main character is trans - FC pod pick - trope you normally avoid - femslash - fic posted before 2012 - leave 3 comments - fic from a past FC rec exchange - fic that happens during summer - rec from the server - in your marked for later - gen (platonic main relationship)

We are running a Summer Fic Reading Challenge! Participation itself would be fun enough, but we're making it extra exciting by offering a number of equally cool & good prizes as well. More info in the thread 🧵⤵

yessss actually my friend sent me like 5 lj fics lol wait let me dm u in a bit!!!!

actually am in exactly the same place HAHA......

OMG SVT FIC FROM ALLY!!!!!!!!!

life and work are busy but good as well!!! I thought my fic writing era was over but now [i think] [i dont want to jinx it] im baaack 🤗

hwaaaaa 🤗 I hope you've been well friend!

been sprinting the last 2 nights + read a whole fic since january (its a kaistal fic on livejournal LOL) we are soooo back

yay yay yay!! do u have any fun plans for yr summer break! also what is ur summer research about!! 🌞