...is nearly upon us!

And by that of course I mean FEST SEASON!

::runs around in little circles and throws Santa-shaped confetti::

In case it isn't obvious, I'm just a little bit excited about the holiday fests starting. I've already created spreadsheets for keeping track of what I've read. ::is a big dork::

From the mod end of things, everything for Kinky Kristmas is caught up and ready to start running on Tuesday. The stuff we've received so far is fantastic. No matter what other fests you plan to follow next month, you definitely want to keep an eye on daily_deviant!

Aside from that, the only fest I'm participating in this year is snapelyholidays. So of course I'll be trying to read/view and comment on as much as possible over there. It was a fab fest last year, and I expect it to be awesome again this year. Other than that, I'll be picking and choosing from hp_yule_balls, snarry_holidays, harry_holidays, and lupin_snape's Snupin Santa. And I'll be posting recs, of course! We'll see how long I can keep up with all that. ;)

So, f-list, tell me: What fests are you participating in this year? Where will you be reading/viewing and commenting?

And remember: No matter what fests you watch and participate in this year, be sure to take a few moments to express your enjoyment of the works you view and read. Without the wonderful authors and artists, there would be no fandom as we know it. ♥

http://community.livejournal.com/snarryficfind/1449152.html

http://community.livejournal.com/snarryficfind/1448945.html

There is exactly one set of Snape/Lupin offerings in hp_art_tales, and it's mine. Submissions close today (November 29).

The first point has been awarded in Stuff the Stockings! Remember, you have to go back to the main post and leave a link if you've been advertising snupin_santa for the contest. Don't forget, there are fabulous prizes at stake, including your own copy of Chocolate & Asphodel, v. 2. (While you're waiting for the exchange to start, you might consider perusing C&A2 and offering some comments to the contributors)

The Recipe Challenge is drawing to a close. November 30 is the last day for posts on the community. After that, it will be up to drusillas_rain's discretion if she'll accept e-mailed entries as she works on compiling the book.

Be sure to read over McKay's "Coming Soon" post for Snupin_Santa. There's lots of good information there, especially if you plan on participating in Stuff the Stockings.

There are some new holiday icons here from whitestar, but artists, we're still looking for more. In fact, Whitestar has offered to add her iconing touch to any art I can send her, so consider submitting some art soon if you want to see it receive the delux icon treatment. ~_^

If you're involved in the Print Calendar project, your art is due December 15, don't forget in all the holiday madness!

Speaking of calendars, I'm going to go ahead and remind you to switch to December's desktop calendar now. The art is by the very fun, very talented tripperfunster, and it should be very useful in such a busy month!

snupin_santa

As I'm wont to do, I went away and played as someone else for a while. Now that I'm engaging in a fandom tidy-up, however, I thought that I'd move these fics here. I hope that you enjoy them. :)

fodirteg prompted me with Luna: purple, confidence, gurdy root. Originally posted under the sub-pseudonyms of ouphe (DW) and an_ouphe (LJ) on 23 August 2009.

( Ravenclaws Do It by the Book )

vegablack62 prompted me with Neville, Orange, bemused, Weasley grandfather clock with nine golden hands that told the condition of its members. Originally posted under the sub-pseudonyms of ouphe (DW) and an_ouphe (LJ) on 23 August 2009.

( The Tick-Tock of Fatherhood )

lalaith_niniel prompted me with Lucius: purple, envy, ever-bashing boomering. Originally posted under the sub-pseudonyms of ouphe (DW) and an_ouphe (LJ) on 24 August 2009.

( Splintering )

soberloki prompted me with George: red, despair, non-explodable luminous balloon. Originally posted under the sub-pseudonyms of ouphe (DW) and an_ouphe (LJ) on 24 August 2009.

( Fraternal Order )

Title: Clarity without Mirrors
Author: iulia_linnea (Originally posted under the sub-pseudonyms of ouphe {DW} and an_ouphe {LJ} on 25 June 2009.)
Character: Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
Warnings (highlight to view): For light angst and mentions of past minor character death.
Word Count: 1830
Summary: A ten-year-old Luna teaches herself to scry (and banishes a "demon" in the process).
Disclaimer: This piece is based on characters and situations created by J. K. Rowling, and owned by J. K. Rowling and various publishers, including but not limited to: Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books, Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended by the posting of this fic.
Author's Note: Thank you, Kay, for beta'ing.

( Clarity without Mirrors )

Takes the Cake by Arionrhod and McKay has been updated with another chapter. It's up to ~32,000 words. Non-magical AU, rated R.

Note: I realize this story is being updated more slowly than our collaborations usually are. It is finished, but I'm the one who does the editing and posting of our collaborations, and I'm not withholding it on purpose to make people wait for more; I'm editing and updating as I can after being body-slammed by the usual end-of-semester grading madness plus an unexpected RL event that has eaten up what little free time I have at present.

I promise I will get the remainder edited and posted as soon as I can. However, I'd appreciate understanding and patience, rather than pointed comments about withholding feedback/ratings/whatever because it isn't finished.

Thanks very much!

Thanks sassy_cissa for all your help!

Little Secret's scroll and eggies: ~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Halo's scroll and eggies: ~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Little Halo's scroll and eggies: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Title: Always
Author: sweetmelodykiss
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: PG
Summary: Severus ponders his future with Harry
Word Count: 326
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the character herein. All are owned by JKR. No copyright infringement is intended.
Written for severus_sighs challenge: Make Torina happy.

Always

May I ask if anyone has on file the story "Revelations" by Adrienne? It is the third part of her (unfinished) trilogy, "Perdition", "Redemption" and "Revelations", one of the best early Snupins I've ever read, in spite of the depressing themes it addresses (incest and child abuse). I thought I had saved it, but have recently discovered that in last year's computer crash, it has been lost.

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I've been pretty conflicted about posting my wishlist; on one hand its something of a fandom/lj/lj-clones tradition, and although many people try to grant wishes, its not a required or expected part of making the list.  On the other hand, im really ashamed that I screwed up with Holiday wishes last year.   I don't even remember who I promised to send stuff too last year (can't look back at my emails because there was a computer mishap) I could explain about all our medical and financial and family crisises but I don't want to focus on the negative and I doubt you'd enjoy reading it either.
If I promised you something last year, please let me know, and I'll try to make it right this year.
( Read more... )

Arg I was lazy today and only did one. Now I have 8 ficlets in 2 days. Fortunately I don't have much to do tomorrow, so I hope to spam you with many ficlets tomorrow. Wow it's hard to believe it's almost over.

Holiday Cards and my comment fic for accioslash are my next projects.
Also I've posted a Holiday Card Post, so if you'd like to receive a card, please sign up on that post.

Title: Breathless
Author: shadowess
Word Count: 518
Rating(s): NC-17
Challenge: Blood/Breath Play
Warning(s): Breath Play
Summary: Harry and Severus try some breathplay (lame summary and title, but I’m tired)
A/N: Written for WriSoMiFu and My Table of Warnings/Prompts can be found Here

( Breathless )

Title: The Invitation
Author: joanwilder aka RaeWhit
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Word Count: 707
Disclaimer: It all belongs to J.K.R.
Summmary: A long-standing invitation is finally accepted.
A/N: Written for angela_snape for correctly guessing my entry in snarry_ldws. She requested Snarry with a Yule theme.

( The Invitation )

Would there be any way for us to have testimonials? Like back in the old GJ days.

( WriSoMiFu Day 29 - Recs for Fics synonymous with hot )

• 11:35 we're currently trying to fix the heater in my car so i don't freeze to death in it like i did yesterday morning on the way to work. omgbrr! #
• 21:21 I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a month of my tweets - w33.us/2jk #
• 21:22 @achtung_meggie @the_nini i'm like a lemming, guys. following you all over the place #
• 21:33 @achtung_meggie well it's true, frank is always followed by leaving for my bunk. ;) #
• 21:44 Top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: My Chemical Romance - 11. Taking Back Sunday - 7. Weezer - 7. bit.ly/7K5Qnl #
• 22:00 just voted "The Grinch " on "What Is Your Favorite Christmas Movie?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/8rpgc6 #

Clicks?

Whatever You Say (The Vehicular Displacement Remix) by keerawa
SPN, NC-17
Somehow, even when whammied by a spell that makes him do whatever Dean says, Sam still gets his way. This is an alternative ending remix of jasmasson's delightfully kinky Sam/Dean fic, Whatever You Say.
This is just flat out fucking hot. The original is amazing too. You also won't want to miss the other 2 stories of the 'verse the author is placing this in - especially Setting the Mood. Its an amazing mesh of Sam/Dean and Sam/Jess that is extremely hot, but Sam's grief also adds a touch of melancholy to it. Nice set of reads.
~ sit a short spell


Boy Falling Out of the Sky by sylvanwitch
SPN, NC-17
When Sam steps in to rescue a boy and the boy's best friend from Green Bank Regional High School's biggest bullies, he expects trouble. What he doesn't expect is the trouble he gets. Sam is sixteen and keeping all kinds of secrets from Dean--about the boy he kind of likes and the supernatural situation he's found himself in. These secrets start to take their toll at home, where Dean is harboring his own secret, one that might be the most life-changing of all. This was really cool. Something a little different for me - a case fic with a decidedly Sam-focus. The main plot is not about Sam&Dean. Its about one of Sam's experiences in high school, homophobia and what is probably his first solo hunt. I really enjoyed it. And for me, of course, it was made all the better because it did lead to Wincest and Sam&Dean. I thought it was a win all the way around.

Wow, so behind with the scheduled posts! I'll make a point to catch up tomorrow!

In other news... I am so happy the holiday is nearly over and people are coming back, you have no idea! It was way too quiet online for the last few days. It felt like the zombie apocalypse was upon us or something. I was close to boarding up my windows and looking for my cricket bat.

Also, I never realized just how much I depend upon all of you folks to keep me motivated. I was completely lost and useless without the Usual Suspects around! And then I found a few people on Y!M this evening, and my fic magically became unstuck. ::snort::

Anyway... HI! Don't leave again any time soon, okay?! ::glomps and clings::

One Shots
[x] Bil: Menagerie [K]
[x] DeathJunkE: Ripples [16+]
[x] EllaElenie: Alea Iacta Est - A Forgotten Moment [K]
[x] Graciella Bellanotte-Diadoro: There's No Wrong Way [K+]
[x] Leilia Snape: Not Quite So Terrible [K]
[x] Ponytail Goddess: Half-Life [T]
[x] Ramelia: Naked Trees [K]
[x] Scorpia: Forced Confessions [K+]
[x] Snapegirl, RaeKelly: The Apothecary Knows Best [T]
[x] Snapegirl: Lily's Valentine [K]
[x] afina_shining: The Stone walls of Spinner's End [NC-17]
[x] angelauthor14: The Biggest Mistake of Them All? [K]
[x] ciraarana: Spoils of War [R]
[x] countesszero: The Corset [NC-17]
[x] fancypantsdylan: Playing with the Headmaster [NC-17]
[x] lemondropseven: In My Dreams [R][Chan]
[x] little-sun: Fun [K+]
[x] wellyuthink: Sinking Feeling [T]
[x] whitecotton: Mistake Number Four [NC-17]

Works In Progress
[x] SHaria: Eclipse of the Soul is up to chapter 19 [M]
[x] lilyseyes: My Son - Part 8 of ? [R]

Drabbles And Ficlets
[x] alisanne: Gratifying [PG]
[x] alisanne: Opposites Attract [PG]
[x] alisanne: TMI [PG]
[x] alisanne: The Appeal of Books [PG]
[x] alisanne: The Benefits of Rank [PG-13]
[x] alisanne: Too Good to Hide [PG]
[x] andrea_deer: The Paradox [G]
[x] anya_elizabeth: Untitled [PG]
[x] bertas: Fulfilled Promises [PG]
[x] dandru: Staying the Night [PG]
[x] faeryqueen: Little Miss Potter [R]
[x] fancypantsdylan: A Lucky Fluke [NC-17]
[x] fancypantsdylan: Quidditch Predictions [R]
[x] fancypantsdylan: San Diego Mariott Hotel [R]
[x] joanwilder: Clearing the Clutter [PG]
[x] leela_cat: The Signing [PG-13]
[x] sillypowers: Author, Author [PG]
[x] sillypowers: Staple Island [PG]
[x] torina_archelda: Jealousy [G]
[x] torina_archleda: Together [PG]
[x] torino10154: Recompense [PG-13]

Art And Icons
[x] andreanna: News and Art [PG] Snarry is second piece of art
[x] bielol: a late submission for kink!night [NC-17]
[x] jin_fenghuang: Holiday Drawbles Drive - for sra_danvers [PG]
[x] andreanna: Sneak Peak [G]
[x] tripperfunster: Va-Jay-Jay [R]

Miscellaneous
[x] accioslash: Ponders The Future of Snarry
[x] potionssnitches: Weekend Update November 15
[x] severus_sighs : Author and Artist Interviews 2009 - DementorDelta
[x] snarry100: Has posted prompt 190 - Flourish and Blotts
[x] snarry_recs: Has a post about Combining LJ and IJ Snarry Recs
[x] thisgirl_is: Is Gauging Interest in reviving HDS Beltane

This Newsletter
[x] Send your Snape/Harry news to sshp.prophet@gmail.com!

Hi everyone!

Because so many people are in transit this weekend and we're still putting together our posting schedule, we're going to delay posting until the evening of Dec 1. Sorry for any inconveniences! We can't wait to get things started, and hope you all enjoy the fest!

Best,
Snarry Holidays mods

Title: The Signing
Author: Leela (leela_cat)
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Word Count: 100
Prompt: snarry100's challenge #190: Flourish and Blotts
Summary: Some things make Severus nervous.
Beta: the_minx_17
A/N: For alisanne. Hope this makes your week a little better.

I could go on and on and on about this, giving lots of details and links, but you know, after a couple years at this, I have a method that works for me:

Put everything on pre-order at Amazon.

Yes, I know Amazon has some potential lurking evil, but I am monitoring them and if their evil ever becomes full-fledged, then I'll figure out something new. Until then, pre-order works for me. I have a card I can dedicate to it, the titles come out sporadically enough that I'm not actually spending the total amount of my preorder at once (far from it), and Amazon guarantees that I'll receive the lowest price the book was at throughout the pre-order period. If I buy a book at $10, and at some point, it goes on sale for $9, I receive a $1 refund notice. Nice!

And Amazon generally offers the BL books from 20% to 38% off. Not a bad deal when I still want to support the BL publishers by buying their books from a marketplace that gives them credit for the sale. I feel like I receive a discount and the publishers still make some money, which is a bit more fair to me than having to purchase the books full-priced from a publisher storefront like Akadot (which is DMP's store site).

I know pre-ordering isn't ideal for everyone, and OMG you can end up with a lot of mail to follow from Amazon (you have to approve some delays and not others, and I have no idea why), but it is nice to have a new title or three show up every month, and it's nice to know you WILL get a copy if Amazon decides to order only the bare minimum of books from the publisher.

Of course, this method works best for someone like me, who's likely to read or try to find most BL books eventually. I definitely became tired of hunting, hunting, hunting for the books and the best prices. Amazon lets me be lazy about it at a discount. Huzzah!

*****
November 30's BloMo will be about making good comments/giving good feedback in holiday exchanges (and in general), because December 1 will see most holiday exchanges getting underway and there will be a rush of excited commenting. Also, the Snupin_Santa lurkers might want to try to come out and participate in Stuff the Stockings, so a confidence-boosting guidance post might help them.

If you have any feedback/commenting tips you'd like me to consider for my post, please let me know what they are before November 30.

love, lore

Title: In Darkness and Regret
Author: Rushlight
Fandom: Final Fantasy IV
Pairing: Cecil/Kain
Spoilers: for pretty much the entire game
Summary: Being honest with yourself is the first step toward true happiness, but that doesn't necessarily mean you can get there from here.
Author's Notes: I just recently finished playing FFIV on the DS, and loved it. This little scene popped into my head as I was playing, and while I tried to resist I couldn't help writing it down.


( In Darkness and Regret )

Damn Swap fic--every time I think I'm making progress, I get stuck. *kicks fic*

Title: The Appeal of Books
Author: alisanne
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge: Written for snarry100's prompt #190: Flourish and Blotts
Warning(s): None that I am aware of.
A/N: Books can be quite arousing.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

The Appeal of Books

Happy birthday, Alfonso Cuarón!

• Actors and Movies: Video: Dan Radcliffe & Rupert Grint talk illnesses and schedules for Deathly Hallows
  
  Exclusive Clip from HP Ultimate DVDs
  
  Video: Evanna Lynch promotes Half-Blood Prince DVD & talks Deathly Hallows filming
  
  New Matthew Lewis 2009 photo shoot & Twitter images
  
  Tom Felton talks Deathly Hallows filming with Voldemort in Mizz magazine
  
  Two new Dan Radcliffe One Day in the Life of book photos
  
  Tom Felton talks technology & online chess with Harry Potter cast
  
  Video: James & Oliver Phelps talk Deathly Hallows filming on GMTV
  
  Potter cast to attend London Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray signing event
  
  Natalia Tena & Josh Herdman attend Collectormania Copenhagen


• Archive: Moonshadow, the Snape/Lupin archive, has been updated.


• Essay: randomneses has posted a brief follow-up to "In Defense of Lily Evans".


• Searches: daily_snitch is looking for fanworks and resources featuring Helga Hufflepuff.

Issue 48 of The Skinny Newsletter (m/m and f/f original fiction) is up!

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Get your's today!

Drabbles:
alisanne: Ready - (Harry/Draco, PG)
alisanne: The Appeal of Books - (Severus/Harry, PG)

Art:
jin_fenghuang: Holiday Drawble - (Severus/Harry, PG)

Community News:
lupin_snape: Posted a message from the mods
lupin100: Posted Prompt #271: "The seasons always change and life will find a way."

Newsletters:
snapenews: Posted Issue #792: Thursday/Friday

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Title: The Appeal of Books
Author: alisanne
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge: Written for snarry100's prompt #190: Flourish and Blotts
Warning(s): None that I am aware of.
A/N: Books can be quite arousing.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

The Appeal of Books

Title: The Appeal of Books
Author: alisanne
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge: Written for snarry100's prompt #190: Flourish and Blotts
Warning(s): None that I am aware of.
A/N: Books can be quite arousing.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( The Appeal of Books )

By the way, hearkening back to my earlier post--this doesn't spoil anything, since you can see on the Yuletide list of requested fandoms that no one asked for it--I did not get assigned to write for Richard Adams's The Plague Dogs. I decided, when I accidentally included it in the list, that rather than redo my list I'd just go read the book once and for all, even before the assignments came out, so I got it from the library.

I got through Ulysses easier than this. This is...guys, I have written some interesting metaphors myself in my time, some of them admittedly more purple than should be seen outside of crackfic, but this takes them all:

...Rowf's rump slid suddenly forward as smoothly as a turd from a healthy anus...

I can't even facepalm. It's too squicky.

I've got my beta-invite to Archive of Our Own -- and am busily uploading to my page.

So far, it's been really easy to get stuff of FF.net. We'll see what happens when I try to grab my works from LJ. The tagging will be... interesting, I think.

Saw this on mickeym's LJ and had to share: Patrick Stewart: the legacy of domestic violence

Holiday Drawbles Drive: For sra_danvers

Pairing: Snape/Harry
Rating: PG
Media: digital
Warnings: none

Notes: This is part of my Holiday Drawbles Drive. Donate a dollar or two and get a drawble of you favorite pairing kissing.

Man it's really going to be a photo finish, I have 9 more ficlets and only 3 more days.

So today's entry is fisting, which is a squick for me, so I admit that I am shocked that I wrote 793 words of it. =)

Title: Indulging
Author: shadowess
Word Count: 793
Rating(s): NC-17
Challenge: Fisting
Warning(s): Fisting
Summary: Harry wants to try something a little different, Severus indulges him
A/N: Written for WriSoMiFu and My Table of Warnings/Prompts can be found Here

( Indulging )

:D


This is seriously the only way to summarize how I'm feeling right now. Can't lie about it.

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Title: Ready
Author: alisanne
Word Count: 100
Characters: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Rating: PG
Challenge: Written for hd100's prompt: Teeth
Author's Notes: Draco is ready for anything.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Ready )

One of the discoveries I’ve made since becoming ill is that I’m strongly motivated by duty. My responsibilities to the muslings, for instance, kept me slogging through the days even when I was at my worst and would just as soon have not kept waking up in the mornings. Even now that I’m feeling somewhat better, my energy is still limited enough that I can’t do everything I used to, and what that means in practice is that I usually end up doing only the things I “have to” - where “have to” equals work and stuff for the muslings, but not reading and writing for fun. I’ve been leery of making any fandom commitments for fear of not being able to carry them off, but possibly a commitment is just what I need.

So... if any of you want to tell me why I indulged my not-so-secret love for geeky t-shirts by wearing the one shown in this icon while cooking for Thanksgiving yesterday, I will at least try to write something for you. (Or the first one or two of you, if this is more popular than I expect. No promises on the timetable, though I’d like to put the last two evenings of the holiday weekend to good use!)

ETA: A couple of people here and on LJ have already recognized tryptophan, an amino acid often blamed (not necessarily correctly) for making people sleepy after large Thanksgiving meals. If you didn't recognize the molecule or are arriving later and would still like to request a story you're welcome to, though I'm not making any promises about getting to later prompts.

Hello, and welcome to the latest issue of snapenews. Thank you all for your continuing support and useful links! Feel free to comment (either below or at snapenews@gmail.com) and let us know how we're doing!

META/DISCUSSION/RANT

fayzbub opens a discussion about an essay focusing on the Snape/Lily pairing.

CHALLENGES/CONTESTS

This week's challenge on snarry100 is Flourish and Blotts.

This week's challenge on quiz_sshg is Prolific Author Series: MiaMadwyn.

REC LISTS/ARCHIVE UPDATES

hgss_digest has been updated here.

TODAY IN FIC

Het

lesyeuxverts posted "Le Ténébreux" (Snape/Lily. R. Warning: Character Death)

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A while back, I wrote an overview of the BL publishers that existed about two years ago. Time for a quick update!

DMP's BL imprints are June, 801 Media and Doki Doki.

June used to be known for pretty tame BL fare, but now it has become a better mix of tame-to-racy. 801 Media is still the imprint to go to for more explicit stories. Doki Doki is an imprint created to cater directly to a Japanese publisher. Most of the DD releases have been BL tales, but not all, and most of the BL titles have been the kind of tame June used to be known for. Still, people seem to appreciate the DD titles for what they are.

Aurora Publishing has the Deux line as well as the Luv Luv line for Girl Love titles.

I think if Deux existed on its own, it might still be a healthy company. As it is, Deux releases have slowed to a crawl with the rest of Aurora's titles, and I'm seriously worried for Aurora's survival. The Duex imprint put out some excellent titles over the years. You should look into them soon, before they all go out of print and everyone in the world starts chasing the titles for stupid prices.

Tokyopop's BL titles usually end up under the BLU imprint (this could confuse Snupin fans ~_^).

Tokyopop has admitted that their BLU titles always sell well, yet the company treats the imprint like a red-headed step-child (for those who don't recognize the saying, like it doesn't belong to them). The web site, long neglected, is just now showing signs of life this month, and releases have still been coming from the imprint, even if it's only about 1 title a month. BLU titles are rarely anthologies, and they usually have only mild BL content, although there are a couple exceptions to this.

Yaoi Press - the publisher's name kinda speaks for itself.

There is nothing but Original English Language BL to be found here, ranging from super-dark to sickeningly sweet - in fact, most of the YP titles exist at one of the two extremes.

Netcomics - This company has an interesting set-up. You can read chapters of a book online for very little money. When a title becomes popular enough (and, probably when Netcomics has gathered up enough capital in general), it is then printed and offered for sale as a book.

Netcomics has put out some eclectic work over the years, ranging from Korean titles with only implied BL to some fairly explicit works. You never quite know what you're going to see next from NC, and their release schedule is sporadic, with no titles for months and then three at a time. I'd say that this is the place to go for edgy material, exciting new artists and a-typical BL reads.

Yen Press began offering some BL titles late last year.

They seem to have taken to Lily Hoshino, and their other BL title so far is also fairly explicit, so I'm hoping for good things from Yen Press next year in terms of BL. They put out nice, compact little books.

Go! Comi thinks it sells BL titles.

No, seriously, Go! Comi's only true mature BL offering is Wendy Pini's Masque of the Red Death. Cantarella is considered mild BL at best and then the most recent books GC listed as BL this year were...not. They were general stories with very bishie characters. I'm not sure where Go! Comi is headed next with BL, but I'm hoping it will at least swerve back into true BL waters.

Media Blaster's BL book imprint is Kitty Media. I don't suggest going to the site. In fact, just go here, it will make your life easier.

Kitty media books are generally the most explicit tales out there, and while I hammered the company a couple years ago, I have to admit, the books have steadily improved at KM. Series are published from the beginning, rather than starting in the middle, and the translations and paper quality seem to have improved. The books themselves are still among the smallest in size, but good paper goes a long way toward readability.

Yaoi Generation is a new publisher, dating back to last year.

So far, YG has put out 4 volumes of a 5-book series over the past year and a half. It finally announced its next two titles around the time the 4th book came out. Honestly, I don't see this glacial pace as a bad plan. Sure, I'd love to have lots of new titles to pick and choose from, but I'd much rather the publisher take it slow and steady than to see it put out a bunch of work all at once and then fold from too much overhead. I was surprised when YG announced itself just as the economic crisis started, and even more surprised when the first book actually came out. YG seems to have a plan, and I think as long as the people behind YG stick to the plan, YG can become an exciting new company - one I'll still be talking about in two more years. ~_^

love, lore

Hello, Advent drabblers/drawblers!
This is the 2009 prompts post.
Please reply to this with all your ideas for seasonal, holiday, Solstice, winter prompts so I can make up our advent calendar. :)
We'll be starting drabbling/drawbling on Tuesday the 1st. Get ready!

( WriSoMiFu Day 28 -Let's talk about your first time )

All of the IJ holiday sales have ended and prices are back to normal. We will be putting Permanently Insane accounts on sale for their regular price before Christmas.

• 16:53 today was the longest day of work EVER #

Do You Like My Stupid Hair? by queenklu
J2, PG-13
So...remember months and months ago a little fic called Half the Chance to Go? Where Jensen moved out and Jared lost his shit on the phone and then they HUGGED? PLATONICALLY (or whatever)? And then agreed to date? Well. This is that date. (FINALLY.) My exact comment post to this was: "OMG, this is so fucking adorable". Dude, its as adorable as Jared's dimples and Dean's omg-it's-pie-smile, srsly.


Boys of Summer by mijeraar
J2, R
It takes two years and ten months [a handful of weeks and days] for Jared to assimilate to Vancouver Cold. Which, by assimilate, he decides that he’s really fucking sick of it, thanks anyway. Full of sunshine and smiles, a nice short pick-me-up J2 to brighten your day. (If I hadn't thought of the electric bill first, I so woulda wanted to do this!) And if you like this, you'll love Revolver. A light, sweet romantic bit about awkward dating and a future after Supernatural. *glomps*


Let It Out by quasianpride
J2 AU, R
Teenage rock star Jared Padalecki makes a wager on national television that he can get actor Jensen Ackles to make out with him on camera. But when they actually meet, Jared finds himself wanting more than that. A 15 year age difference, rock-star lifestyle, and long distance relationship aren't going to get in his way. Doesn't the description just shout "CRACK"? But its not. It's actually all kinda funny and schmoopy. Tiny bits of angst and humor scattered about too. I ended up staying up wayyyyy too late last night to finish it, if that tells you anything. lol. And yes, it was kinda hot with idea of Jared being way too young for Jensen, which they totally make work but don't shy away from. Also, kinda different with Jared being the musician, huh?

So went and celebrated my end of semester last night with the Jenn! There really isn't much to do in this town on a Friday night - not compared to so many other cities, but we had the strange, but unusual sight of the Christmas tree lighting on a hot Spring night in the middle of town, whilst it's still light, lol. Not sure what Texas thought of a stinking hot and lame Christmas tree lighting with bubbles blowing instead of snow in summer like conditions, lmao.

But we made the best of it, walking over from Southbank to the city, and back. Of course, the lame-ass cinemas were only showing New Moon and 2012, which was lulzy.

Came home and then we watched Tormented, which gets lulzier every time I watch it, lulz.

I'm going to let the Jennimal drive my car tomorrow... hee hee!

So POTD is the Christmassy spirit - the lights of the Mall, and the freshly lit Christmas tree outside city hall...

Stories added to Moonshadow, the Snape/Lupin archive, during the past two months:

Title: Alpha Male (29 K)
Author: sweetmelodykiss


Title: Back (4 K)
Author: astopperindeath


The archive is located at http://www.ssf-moonshadow.com

Also, the Crack Broom masterlist-by-author is now current.