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Newsletter Update

Hi all

Apologies for recent radio silence, which was due to a combination of non-writing life being extra busy and mailing list issues. If you find this in your spam filter, I wouldn't be surprised. I'll be moving across to another provider and am presently entering a testing phase, so keep an eye out for Charlie communications turning up.

Quick update: the latest Lindenshaw is finished and subbed and - as some of you will be pleased to hear - the next Cambridge Fellows story has been begun. So far I have a missing man, a mysterious umbrella and Mr Stewart doing sterling investigative work.

Don't forget that Lume Books have made the first twelve Cambridge Fellows books available in one box set and given them a brilliant new cover. Isn't it gorgeous? And still at a great price, too. Am I allowed to squee that it hit number 201 in the UK kindle chart?

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fic: The Night After (Monkey Island, G)

Title: The Night After
Fandom: Monkey Island
Characters: Guybrush, OCs
Rating: General
Words: 2685
Summary: Set immediately after the end of The Secret of Monkey Island. Guybrush learns that the story of his exploits just might be an interesting tale to tell.
Notes: From this prompt: Your character is in a cafe and overhears a conversation. How does it make them feel? Does it change the way they think about something? Write that scene. I think this kinda went out of bounds from that? And certainly it didn't take me a day to write this as a warmup in the way it's intended, lol. Try more like several weeks. But whatever.

The Night After

help with Venetian dialect

Hello wonderful people!

I've got a fantasy story that's set in early 18th-century Venice. I don't speak Italian, and definitely don't know the difference between the various regional dialects, so I'm looking for some help with a nickname in Venetian.

I have a priest who can use magic, who is not exactly a nice guy. Nobody likes to be around him, he's the kind of person you can just tell will erupt like a magic-spewing volcano the moment something doesn't go his way. My main character is ten when she first meets him and has a very visceral Do Not Like reaction to him, comparing him to a pack of rabid dogs. She is not told his name at the time, so in her mind she dubs him Father Mad Dog (creative, I know).

Several years ago I tried to parse "Father Mad Dog" into Italian/Venetian, and I don't know where I came to the conclusion that it'd be "Don Can' Pazzo" but that's what I've been using. I guess somewhere along the line I was under the impression that cane would get shortened to can when used like this. Is any of this correct? Or do I need another phrase entirely?

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Obon stories and death... (wow that sounds ominous!)

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Manga (Anime) series info?

I'm writing a story where my main character stops his friend, a dad to a 13-ish year old boy, from purchasing some ~~anime~~ manga books because the main character knows the book series is too adult (sex, violence, both) for a 13 year old. The main character then recommends a different series because the story line is more appropriate for the age of the teen.

The story is the relationship between the main character and the dad, so this is a small piece of the larger story. But I know absolutely nothing about anime (or manga, obviously!) and would appreciate some recommendations of titles that would fit those categories.

Thanks!

ETA: I'm looking for currently available titles and perhaps where they are best purchased (a bookstore, a comic book store, a specialty shop, online?)

ETA2: I'm looking US-centric here.

Current Mood: content
Current Location: back home

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Been away, came back.

Hmmm. And it's been a year since I posted, it seems. There *was* six months of chaos following the flood last year, of course. Mostly sorted (two new shelving units, lots of unpacking, packing, re-unpacking, lather-rinse-repeat) & I still have 3 tubs of what S & N packed for me stacked in the bedroom, & still haven't got rid of my archery equipment.

Various other things have happened - I went to stay with

lexin in December, & had a reasonable holiday, as usual, though I seemed to have gone almost completely deaf in my right ear just beforehand, which was ... interesting ... and has led to me getting hearing aids this year!

I went to the filk con in February, a friend died in May & I went to her funeral in early June; and I've just (on Monday) got back from another lovely 2-week stay with

lexin in Bangor, where we had numerous outings!

( List of the out and abouts )

Week one, done!

( Week Two )

I came home on Monday with a slight sense of dread, but nothing seems to have disastered this time. Tomorrow morning I have someone coming on behalf of the council to do a 'condition survey', which I do have a slight feeling of dread about, as they may be recommending a new bathroom, which I shall fight because if they do I'll probably lose my washing lines.

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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other communities rock

Watson Birthday Prompt Fest

a collection images of Watsons from various adaptations

Description: Welcome to the Watson Birthday Prompt Fest! According to some sources, John Watson's birthday is August 7. So, lets celebrate it, by having a prompt fest!

Come over to the Ao3 collection and leave a prompt or claim a prompt. Open to all Sherlock Holmes related fandoms, and all genres, ratings, and relationships (ships, gen, etc). The main rule being that all fanworks should focus on our beloved Watson.

The goal is to have lots of fanworks to enjoy for Watson's birthday on August 7th

Schedule: Prompting and claiming will be open until August 7, 2025
Links: Fest

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FIC: Two Hours, Thirty-Nine Minutes, Mature, Severus/Harry

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