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Title: Empty
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing/Characters: Kerr Avon & Roj Blake
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 27 March - Kerr Avon & Roj Blake with the title "Empty"

Empty

ravenna_c_tan

Welcome to another monthly newsletter post, which I’m mirroring here because not everyone is either signed up to my email newsletter list or my Patreon.

Thinky Thoughts: Academics Turn Me On

I’m such a nerd. I just finished taking a 10-week long college class about Romance and it was great.

It all started when I saw my on social media that Dr. Sam Hirst was offering an online class via University of Liverpool: “Falling in Love with Love: A History of Popular Romance.” She had posted that the class needed some more signups to be a go, and I jumped right in without really thinking about whether I truly had the time for it.

In fact, I somehow messed up up the time zone conversion and so I couldn’t even attend the live portion of the class for the first few weeks! But the online lectures, the reading material, and the films kept me quite busy.

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Mirrored from Cecilia Tan.

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Fandom: MCU
Pairings/Characters: Loki, Thor
Rating: Gen
Length: 13k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, AU, fork in the road, character development, gen, politics, family,

Summary: "Because you are my brother," Thor told him.

(Politics and family on Asgard. A brotherly love story.)

Reccer's Notes: This goes AU just after the first Thor movie. It's a fascinating exploration of what might have been, and of Thor and Loki and Odin and what it means to be King of Asgard.

Fanwork Links: That Sheds His Blood With Me

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fancake

Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Pairings/Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Rating: teen
Length: 3k
Creator Links:

AJHall
Theme: siblings, family, gen, friendship, asexual characters, fandom classic

Summary: "Anyway. Enough of my embarrassing sibling brothel stories. Tell me yours."

A Sherlock conversation, over breakfast.

Reccer's Notes: I am shocked to find that this fic has not been recced before! This is a such a lovely picture of John and Sherlock's relationship, contrasted with Sherlock and Mycroft's relationship. (Not all sibling relationships are good or healthy.)

Fanwork Links: Breakfast at 221B

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Champaign-Urbana area students have been busy rehearsing all winter, and there are numerous performances you can catch this spring

Families with children of all ages can find a performance to enjoy

Packed into just a few short months of rehearsals, youth (mainly high-schoolers) all over Champaign-Urbana and beyond work hard to put on a top-notch musical. These productions feature student performers of course, and depending on the production, students will help with tech, perform music and more.

Keep in mind most of these performances are full-length musicals, which might test the attention span of some viewers.

Spring Musicals Around Champaign-Urbana

Our list is intended to include family-friendly shows in the Champaign-Urbana area only, but you know your own children and are encouraged to do your own research on the age-appropriateness of certain productions. Also, know that some of these might sell out during prime performance times due to their popularity. While we try to focus on shows that are low-cost, prices vary greatly, so please read the fine print for each show.

Enjoy the show(s)!

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Urbana Park District | Youth Summer Theatre Auditions: Frozen

Performance Time: 4:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Phillips Recreation Center
Join Youth Summer Theatre for a full-scale musical production! Youth will attend rehearsals and perform in four live productions, location TBD. Learn singing, choreography, costuming, makeup, and stage presence. To schedule an audition, call 217-367-1544 or on their website using code 010. Auditions are held at the Phillips Recreation Center. If you can’t attend the scheduled times, inquire about alternative arrangements. Auditions last approximately 45 minutes, starting every half hour with 10 spots available per slot. If auditioning for a solo, a chorus audition isn’t necessary. Please sign up for only one slot. Auditions are free, but you are not guaranteed a part until you have registered for the program and paid the program fee. Registration opens April 1, but you can wait to register until after auditions are completed. The final deadline is May 11, and roles may be recast for unregistered participants after this date.

Friday, April 17, 2026

Urbana Park District | Youth Summer Theatre Auditions: Frozen

Performance Time: 10:00 am - 4:15 pm
Phillips Recreation Center
Join Youth Summer Theatre for a full-scale musical production! Youth will attend rehearsals and perform in four live productions, location TBD. Learn singing, choreography, costuming, makeup, and stage presence. To schedule an audition, call 217-367-1544 or on their website using code 010. Auditions are held at the Phillips Recreation Center. If you can’t attend the scheduled times, inquire about alternative arrangements. Auditions last approximately 45 minutes, starting every half hour with 10 spots available per slot. If auditioning for a solo, a chorus audition isn’t necessary. Please sign up for only one slot. Auditions are free, but you are not guaranteed a part until you have registered for the program and paid the program fee. Registration opens April 1, but you can wait to register until after auditions are completed. The final deadline is May 11, and roles may be recast for unregistered participants after this date.

Urbana Park District | Youth Summer Theatre Auditions: Frozen

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical

Performance Time: 7:00 pm
Central High School
Shrek the Musical Thursday thru Saturday, April 23 - 25, 7pm Sunday, April 26 @ 2:30pm Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a side splitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there's more to the story than meets the ears. "Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek. Shrek presents a treasure trove of creative opportunities, including costumes, sets, puppets (there is a fire-breathing dragon after all) and more! Irreverently fun for the whole family, Shrek proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre. Ticket Prices for this event are as follows: $10 for Adults & Students, $7 for Seniors and Children 12 & Under* Ticket Deal: $10 for Seniors and Children Includes a sm. bottle of water, snack, and shoutout for cast/crew

Friday, April 24, 2026

Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Prince Charmless Theatre Production

Performance Time: 2:00 pm
blue ridge intermediate and junior high school
The BRIJHS Theatre Department is at it again, this time rehearsing for their annual spring production. Prince Charmless is the story of a prince who doesn't quite measure up to the royal standard, but when 6 quirky princesses get nabbed by the local ogre, Prince Charmless might be the only one who can save them...even though he's nothing like the dashing Prince Charming the girls swoon over! Join the cast of 40 for an evening of side-splitting laughs! Don't forget to stop by the concession stand for a Pink Princess or Swamp Water Float! Performances are April 24-25 at 7pm and April 26 at 2pm. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students, with kids 5 and under free. Reserve Tickets here

Central Drama Presents: Shrek the Musical

Performance Time: 2:30 pm
Central High School
Shrek the Musical Thursday thru Saturday, April 23 - 25, 7pm Sunday, April 26 @ 2:30pm Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a side splitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there's more to the story than meets the ears. "Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek. Shrek presents a treasure trove of creative opportunities, including costumes, sets, puppets (there is a fire-breathing dragon after all) and more! Irreverently fun for the whole family, Shrek proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre. Ticket Prices for this event are as follows: $10 for Adults & Students, $7 for Seniors and Children 12 & Under* Ticket Deal: $10 for Seniors and Children Includes a sm. bottle of water, snack, and shoutout for cast/crew

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Finding Nemo, Jr. Presented by Champaign Park District Youth Theatre

Performance Time: 1:00 pm
Virginia Theatre
Dive into the next wave of the CPD’s 2026 Youth Theatre season, Big Adventures, Bigger Dreams, with Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr.! This vibrant underwater adventure brings the beloved Pixar story to life as young performers journey through the deep blue sea in search of courage, friendship, and family. With new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and featuring colorful characters and heartfelt moments, this musical celebrates the power of perseverance and the joy of exploring the unknown. Tickets on sale April 6. Click here to purchase tickets.Reserved Seating Tickets: $14 Child (12 and Under)/$16 Regular Plus a per-ticket fee of $2 FREE for Children 2 & Under (For free Child tickets, please visit the Box Office or call 217/356-9063)

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Yesterday we visited the Coles County Community Garden. (See the right side and left side of the Charleston Food Forest.)

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

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shadowkat

Dang-nabbit, internet, is persuading me to buy books again. (I really do not need to buy any more books. Although at least they are e-books - which is either a lease to read it on the Kindle, so not really buying ...I don't know, the whole thing confuses me to no end. And I can't afford a Kindle and a Kobo. Plus buying books on Kindle is easy and cheap, so there's that and I get points. )

1. I bought Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Safron - about a boy in late 1940s Barcelona or post WWII Barcelona who is charged with protecting a book, long out of print, and rare - from the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The Book in question is also entitled "Shadow of the Wind". Thank you Sarah Michelle Gellar for perking my curiosity enough for me to purchase this book. Much appreciated. (She said in an interview broadcast on Instagram that her two favorite books were Donna Tartt's Secret History (which I loved and devoured in the 1990s) and Shadow of the Wind (so I got curious about Shadow of the Wind - which Stephen King also adored). The book is difficult to describe with a convoluted plot - I apparently like to read and write these types of books, which makes my life more difficult but far less dull.

Then grabbed, "Locked-In by John Scalzi" - which I'd flirted with previously, as when he first published it ages ago, but got persuaded when he posted that a bunch of people in Texas (it's always one of the Southern States - must be all those hot days? Bakes the brain?) had chosen to ban it. He was upset about it. (I'd have been too.) Apparently it's never happened to him before. (which is interesting - he's certainly liberal and political enough). So, I got curious - and decided to get it for $6.99.
Which is admittedly more than usual, but there you go. It's a sci-fi/mystery hybrid with a convoluted plot. Has a Black Mirror vibe to it. I've read a couple of his "stand alone" books: Red Shirts, Starter Villain, Kaijiu Preservation Society...the last two were read by Will Wheaton. Scalzi is a nerdy sci-fi writer, and usually has nerdy protagonists. He's kind of similar to Andy Weir? Except I like Weir's books slightly better.

As an aside? I'm fundamentally against censorship. Are there books that I despise? Yes. Do I think they should be censored? No. The challenge of "free speech" is folks you don't agree with have to have it too - in order for it to work. There were librarians commenting on Scalzi's post stating they sent out books they despised all the time.
( thoughts on book censorship )
And finally a Dark London Mystery/Romance Series novel entitled Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan which was $1.99,
and a second chance romance between an estranged married couple, in a paranormal verse. "Poppy Lane is keeping secrets. Her powerful gift has earned her membership in the Society for the Suppression of Supernaturals, but she must keep both her ability and her alliance with the Society from her husband, Winston. Yet when Winston is brutally attacked by a werewolf, Poppy’s secrets are revealed, leaving Winston’s trust in her as broken as his body. Now Poppy will do anything to win back his affections." The second chance ex-lover trope is a huge kink of mine. (I prefer older romances to young ones...for the most part.)

I love books. Books are my friends. They've seen me through some tough times.

Coworker: Are you one of those people who always has a book in your hand or with you?
ME: Definitely

If I had to choose between books, television and movies - I'd probably pick books - easier to carry around and less noisy.

autobotscoutriella

Guess who started playing Hades :D

Which is why I haven't been around much this week! I'm having a fantastic time, and I've also been staying up way too late and generally forgetting to do things because I think I have time for just one more run. Greek mythology was arguably my first fandom as a kid - alongside Narnia and The Hobbit - so the whole thing is extremely up my alley, and it's a really, really pretty game.

(All these years later, I'm amused that my otherwise restriction-happy parents handed me unabridged translations of The Odyssey and The Iliad when I was eight and ten, respectively. Return of the Jedi was off-limits because Princess Leia wore a bikini, but The Iliad is probably totally fine!)

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Seeking beta for Ascendance of a Bookworm novel canon gen fics. Up-to-date canon knowledge strongly preferred.

I'm pretty confident (plus this is a sprawling canon that shows no signs of fully closing, to the point that perfectionist canon-compliance seems like a fool's errand), so I'm really just looking for "due diligence" -- another pair of eyes to make sure no major problems slipped past me.

Google Docs with comments enabled are the easiest way for me to share.

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Title: Propriety
Fandom: Talents Series (Anne McCaffrey)
Pairing/Characters: Afra Lyon & Isthia Raven
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 26 Afra Lyon asks Isthia Raven to go to the [choice] because...

( Propriety )

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First of all, I'd like to ask anyone who's gotten access to do tag wrangling here on SquidgeWorld - we're still flailing from the AO3 downtime. We've got over 10,000 tags between Characters, Relationships, and Freeform tags still yet to be wrangled. And if you're interested in being a wrangler, let us know!

Second, we know there are quite a lot of people who not only write fanfiction, but original fiction as well - fiction that is not tied to a fandom. Because of this, we have created a standalone fandom of "Original Works", which you can think about more in the concept of "Movies and Film" and "TV and Streaming Video." This is the "parent" collection, and (as of Sunday when we perform weekly maintenance), will appear along as one of the lists of Fandoms on the upper left menu. Under "Original Works", we have created multiple types of works available for tagging purposes. When creating an original work, you have the following options available, along with a little explanation:

Original Works - Diaries and Journals: This is where you can create something with your own personal thoughts. Almost like a blogpost or such.
Original Works - Epistolary and Letters: Writing the letters between two lovers? This is where those would go.
Original Works - Essays and Meta: Think of this as the, "I'm here to convince you to watch more science fiction shows" or "Here is what action movies get wrong about female characters" and the like.
Original Works - Guidance and Instructions: I don't think this will get quite much use, but you never know. Things under this "fandom" are truly instructions, like "How to save money in THIS economy" or the instructions I wrote on how to implement the OTW code to bring a new archive online.
Original Works - Long Form Prose: Basically, something longer than a short story. A few chapters of a work you've created. Think "novella" which is one or more chapters, and 17,500 to 40,000 words.
Original Works - Lyrics and Music: As it sounds, maybe you've written some music and want the lyrics posted somewhere. Or you've rewritten the lyrics to a popular song. This is where you'd document it.
Original Works - Novel: If you've got an original idea and want to write a novel, use this one. These typically will be multi-chapter and have at least 40,000 words
Original Works - Poetry: Write some original poetry? Use this fandom.
Original Works - Screenplays and Scripts: Screenplays, scripts, and plays have very particular writing styles with dialogue, actions, and stage direction amongst other elements.
Original Works - Short Form Prose: This is a quick short story, or in terms of book size, a novellette. Those range anywhere up to 17,500 words.
Original Works - Others [Unlisted]: This is the catch-all if something else here doesn't fit. This is where most of the existing Original Works were documented under.

Per our policy on original works in the Terms of Service, point 7, these works CAN have Ko-Fi and Patreon links. Just FYI. All other links for Ko-Fi, Patreon, and the like that are intended for fanfiction-based works are not allowed.

If you have questions, please let us know! And as for now, back to tag wrangling.

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Title: Lifesaver
Fandom: Younger (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Kelsey Peters & Diana Trout
Content Notes: Fluff, slide of life
Prompt: March 26 - Kelsey asks Diana to go to the [choice] because...

AO3 • DW

smilebackwards

Ice by Anna Kavan. Apocalypse via gigantic moving walls of ice while an insane dude chases a girl around the world. This was trippy. None of the characters are named. There are abrupt and seemingly impossible POV shifts. It's very psychological horror to follow this obsessed misogynist and his thought processes. Gives similar psychological/climate horror vibes as J. G. Ballard's The Drowned World and the writing hits.

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In TV, I finished Starfleet Academy (season 1) and apparently they have already cancelled it, boo. Was it a little clunky, sure, but all the characters were really fun! I LOVE my Klingon med student Jay-Den and sunshine War College student Kyle and admiral's daughter Genesis and they all deserve more screen time. This show let me see a Vulcan use the phrase 'eat glass' and Paramount has the audacity to cancel it??

In good news though, I went to see Project Hail Mary and it was a great, hopeful space movie. Might go see it again <3 Also need to find if anyone has made any Rocky icons. He's my new best friend.

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Title: Dead End
Fandom: Suikoden III
Pairing/Characters: Sasarai & Dios
Content Notes: none
Prompt: 26 March - Sasarai asks Dios to go to the [choice] because...

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