Darrington Press

Jun. 16th, 2025 11:12 pm
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I've gotta admit, I didn't see that coming. Darrington Press, which is the publishing company that Critical Role started a few years ago, just announced that Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford have joined the team.

For those unfamiliar, they're both well-known names in D&D who left Wizards of the Coast a few months ago. So it's a pretty big deal that's where they ended up after jumping ship.
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Ordinary Workday (part 1 of 1, complete)
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 620



:: LaQuinta Dixon is busy, working small hustles to get her life together, when Torrin calls to ask her to take a specific request for a ride in the Surrey bike that she is renting to own from Torrin. The day is off to an unusual start.::


:: Author’s note: This story arc is planned to post from 16 June to 10 August, for a total of 47 posts. (That will put the word count in the ballpark of 75K, easily). The story arc itself still needs a name, but it is set in the Polychrome Heroics universe, in Mercedes, during July of 2017::




LaQuinta Dixon looked away from the mirror as her fingers began braiding the last of the half dozen large box braids that kept her waist-length hair off her forehead and out of her way. Her phone chimed a reminder, and her fingers reacted out of habit. She moved faster, dipping her fingers in the shea butter for every third twist of the growing braid. Her gaze drifted to the clock held on the side of the cheap particleboard dresser with dots of maxitack.

Her fingers worked faster.
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Daily Check In

Jun. 16th, 2025 09:08 pm
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*\o/* Word Count Step Count Headache?
Daily 3,418 6,649 yes
Monthly 13,032 164,994 4 days

Package!

Jun. 16th, 2025 08:14 pm
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[personal profile] foxmoth, first box arrived, thank you!
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Posted by Sarah Brown

Tiny but mighty, smol cats have clawed their way into our hearts and taken over our timelines. These pint-sized purr machines fit in mugs, loaf in shoes, and peek out of hoodie pockets like they own the place. There's just something hilarious about a cat that's half the size and twice the sass.

Smol cats bring full-sized attitudes in fun-sized bodies. One minute they're dozing off like innocent lil beans, the next they're demanding snacks with the fury of a lion. Whether they're glaring from inside a sock or staging a nap protest because breakfast was five minutes late, they know exactly how to steal the show.

Their smolness makes everything more dramatic. A stare becomes a full-blown judgment session. A stretch is suddenly the most adorable event of the day. And don't even get us started on the squeaky mews. 

From plotting your downfall from a laundry basket to curling up in the tiniest spaces imaginable, smol cats prove that the fiercest things often come in the fluffiest, tiniest packages. They may be small, but they make a big impression, one loaf at a time.

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I enjoy headcanoning both Kirk and Spock as nonbinary in the same "technically but badly closeted" way that I interpret them as very much bi4gay—but also, as pretty different types of nonbinary. Spock describes himself as both a man and not a man (within the same episode, the iconic "Amok Time"). In many respects, he possesses the most purely unassailable masculinity of anyone in the show (this is a significant plot point in one of the Maximally Gender episodes, "Charlie X"). He wears make-up in the style of female Vulcans like T'Pring and T'Pau more than like how most men wear make-up, while surrounded by people who don't even know the difference, and at the same time, he's not at all uncomfortable with being identified as a man. To describe Spock as a man is incomplete information, not false. His "nonbinariness" consists very specifically of Man and Not-Man, and he tends to be marked by a highly consistent presentation of himself that blends gendered conventions, as suits his unique experience, but also makes him the most supremely masculine figure around when that's an issue at hand—a specific sort of bigender quality with some pretty obvious resonance with his experience as a biracial Vulcan.

Kirk, I think, doesn't consciously consider that he could be anything but a man, and is broadly okay with that, if the range of his gender performance isn't compromised by external pressures. But when he is pressured to occupy some specific gendered role, his resistance seems to go from 0 to 100 very fast. I imagine nb!Kirk as the kind of closeted-even-to-himself nonbinary person who assumes everyone's experience of gender is as tied to performance as his own, and surely, it's just obvious that it's all kind of fake outside of social dynamics, it's just that social dynamics affect people's lives and psychologies, and thus matter (the reality is more complicated, obviously, but it is a not-uncommon perspective among some kinds of nb people still figuring our shit out, cf. Judith Butler—my headcanon is that he's less bigender or multigender than "agender diva who likes to fuck around with conventions around masculinity and femininity and whatever else, but feels little allegiance to any of them as a stable state of being"). I do think that being reduced to a specific, exclusively masculine role by forces outside himself (despite being sometimes useful) pretty evidently grates on him more than the somewhat effeminate roles he sometimes gets steamrollered into (also sometimes useful), but since he's strongly implied to be AMAB, that wouldn't necessarily be unusual (assigned gender often has more baggage for obvious reasons, even if it's not more or less "wrong").

I do tend to think of him as transfem-leaning nonbinary at heart (one of my many quibbles with Tumblr TOS fanon is that I genuinely think Kirk makes 100x more sense as transfem than transmasc, and that his presentation in the peak Kirk Enrichment Enclosure episodes is far closer to femme than butch too when accounting for the limitations of the era), but the cisheteronormativity of the 23rd century is alive and well. The specifics of how he would fully express his actual sense of gender in a less restrictive world don't preoccupy him much as long as he gets to be the diva he was born to be and doesn't feel (gender-wise) like someone is actively clipping his wings. So he's just sometimes going to slip into announcing that gender is an insignificant distraction from the common personhood of all people, if a fun one, before breezing onto picking flowers or throwing himself into the occasional community theatre production or fluttering his eyelashes to escape the third trap of that week.
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Posted by Sarah Brown

Cats defy logic, physics, and sometimes even gravity, but nothing proves this more than their purrfect ability to transform into liquid. These flexible felines can squeeze, squish, and slink their way into the tiniest of spaces, leaving us hoomans baffled. One moment they're loafing on the couch, the next they're oozing into a vase, a shoebox, or even that glass bowl you swore was too small. It's like they're made of fur and water, with a splash of mischief!

Whether it's draping themselves dramatically over furniture or curling into containers that seem impossibly small, these cattainers always find a way to fit. They don't just think outside the box, they melt right into it. And let's be honest, their liquid-like lounging is both hilarious and oddly impressive.

So the next time you find your kitty poured into a laundry basket or blending into the sink, just remember: it's not a cat, it's a purrfect puddle of fluff. Liquid cats are just another reminder that our feline friends will always find a way to slip into our hearts… and literally everywhere else!

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Posted by Sarah Brown

It sounds like this kind-hearted cat lover was hoping to give a sweet stray a furever home, but the vet had other plans. After spotting a kitty with a collar hanging around and scavenging, they did the responsible thing. Offered shelter (a cozy box on their roof!) and tried to locate her family with a paper collar. When no one responded, they brought her to the vet to check for a microchip, only to be told the owners had moved away. Unfortunately, rather than letting this caring human adopt the cat on the spot, the vet insisted she go to the RSPCA. Now this would-be cat parent is left feeling like they were cat-burgled by bureaucracy.

It's truly frustrating when you try to do right by a feline friend and end up tangled in red tape. The good news? The RSPCA will care for the kitty, and there may be a chance to apply to adopt her officially. Fingers crossed this devoted human and their rooftop companion can be reunited, because this sounds like a purrfect match that deserves a happy ending.

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Conservation

Jun. 16th, 2025 05:25 pm
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This 5-star island paradise doubles as a sea turtle rescue

In Malaysia, five islands form Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, a glittery turquoise oasis filled with coral reefs, parrotfish, seahorses, and green sea turtles.

Gaya, the largest of the five islands, is also home to the Gaya Island Resort: a luxury 5-star retreat nestled in an ancient rainforest that boasts stunning sea views, swim-up pools, and a spa village hidden amongst the mangroves.

But when guests have free time — between relaxing on massage tables and eating teppanyaki, shabu-shabu, and nabe — the resort challenges visitors to partake in local marine conservation efforts.



Ecotourism is a good way to get people involved, and maybe they'll want to stay involved.

Remigration vs. Refoulement

Jun. 16th, 2025 05:14 pm
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I've seen a lot of vocabulary abuse recently.

Remigration is the voluntary return to country of origin. If it's not voluntary, it's not remigration. This term covers things like freed slaves moving from America to Africa, or Syrian refugees going back to Syria now that some of them deem it safe. We need this term for such purposes, which right now means defending it from people who use it wrongly.

Refoulement is the forcible movement of refugees from the place they fled to back to the dangerous place they fled from. This is what the American government has done many times, such as sending boats full of Jewish refugees back to Nazi-infested Europe during World War II or the current transfer of refugees back to their country of origin. Call it what it is and cite the historic comparisons, where we've got evidence of people dying because of it.

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New Communities

Jun. 16th, 2025 04:29 pm
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[community profile] everykindofcraft 
Created on 2025-06-12 23:43:59 (#4232910), last updated 2025-06-16 (41 minutes ago)
I know there are many crafters on Dreamwidth but it seems nothing devoted to it has been updated in eons or has no admin or both. So I decided to open [community profile] everykindofcraft  for what it says in the name. A community where people can share their projects, either in process or completed, as well as ask for assistance with craft-related things.
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Part 2 of Things About My Voice

Jun. 16th, 2025 10:05 pm
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The way my voice now resonates in my body feels better to me than I ever thought it could.

I was thinking of this this morning because I talked with a fellow trans dude about singing over the weekend; him dealing with changes to his range made me ponder how I've been kinda avoiding trying to find what my singing might be like?

I know voice training and documenting changes, in speaking and singing, is a Thing for a lot of trans people but the notion gave me big anxiety so I've stayed away from it.

Today I am carefully singing along with the radio (in the sense that I am doing it with care, rather than just finding myself doing so while I am working or whatever) and I don't really care how I sound but I love how it feels.

I said this on fedi and was charmed to have one of my dadliest friends (who we call Other Erik because he's another Erik) say

I hope you never lose that joy! For my part, I still love the feeling and I’ve had a mature low “adult” voice for over 30 years. I find myself humming low-range tunes to myself rather frequently just for the feeling of it in my chest.

It's nice to know it can stay fun for that long!

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Posted by Laurent Shinar

As the working week gets into full swing it is important, more than ever that you stock up on the supplies you will need for the rest of the week. You have the usual items, such as paracetamol for the tension headaches, a water bottle so you do not have to drink out of the nasty office glasses, and of course a supply of snacks to keep you focused. But one thing that is often not provisioned for is your feline supported well-being throughout the work week.

And it is incredibly important to tend to it because without doing so you are setting yourself up for burnout. So we wanted to get involved and make sure that you are going to be appropriately taken care off. Which we have done by creating this list of cute kitten memes with a side of clumsy. To make sure that your mood is always boosted and that you have some cute cattos ready to go whenever you need them.

Monday Update 6-16-25

Jun. 16th, 2025 01:32 pm
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These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Reverse Benchmarking
Recipe: "Pretzel Bread Grilled Cheese Sandwiches"
Worldbuilding
Today's Smoothie
Listen to "The Singing, Ringing Tree"
Poetry Fishbowl Themes for Late 2025
Read "Time Off"
Poem: "Fatherhood Is Support"
Poem: "Born and Found and Made"
Poem: "The Way a River Is Made"
Read "A Change in a New World"
Birdfeeding
Poem: "Strange Angels"
Poem: "Meant to Get Dirty"
Poem: "Where We All Meet"
Recipe: "Santorini Stir-Fry with Chicken and Patty Pan Squash"
Today's Adventures
Conservation
Birdfeeding
Creative Jam
Philosophical Questions: Avoidable
Today's Adventures
New Communities
Russian Losses
New Crowdfunding Project: "Take Us North"
Birdfeeding
Politics
Follow Friday 6-13-24: Hetalia
Insect Apocalypse
Sunshine Revival
Books
Birdfeeding
Hobbies: Ceramics
Photos: Dark Gardening
Birdfeeding
Moment of Silence: Brian Wilson
Insect Apocalypse
Hard Things

"Not a Destination, But a Process" has 139 comments. "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 89 comments.


[community profile] summerofthe69 is now open! You can see the calendar here and the initial theme is "First Time 69: Everyone has to start somewhere."


"In the Heart of the Hidden Garden" belongs to the Antimatter and Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It needs $86 to be fully funded. Lawrence shows Stan around the campus at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.


The weather has been warm and wet here. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, two mourning doves, a male cardinal, a catbird, a phoebe, a skunk, a fox squirrel, and at least 2 probably 3 bats. I've heard a red-bellied woodpecker but didn't see it. Privet, dogwood, and mock orange are done blooming. Privet and mock orange are winding down. Zucchini has flower buds. Currently blooming: dandelions, honeysuckle, pansies, violas, marigolds, petunias, red salvia, wild strawberries, verbena, lantana, sweet alyssum, zinnias, snapdragons, blue lobelia, perennial pinks, impatiens, oxalis, moss rose, yarrow, red coreopsis, anise hyssop, firecracker plant, tomatoes, tomatillos, Asiatic lilies, cucumber, astilbe, daylilies, snowball bush, yellow squash. 'Chocolate Sprinkles' tomatoes are starting to show color. Blackberries, and tomatoes have green fruit. Wild strawberries, mulberries, and black raspberries are ripe.

Inca Trail: Day 1

Jun. 16th, 2025 08:07 pm
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We did our Inca Trail holiday with Explore! who (out of necessity as I understand it) subcontracted to a local tour company. At some point something went wrong with getting permits for the trail. The story we were told was that the local agent forgot to apply for our permits, but several other people in the group had had permits delayed, so we concluded that there had been a more general permit mix-up which was simplified for our consumption as "forgot to apply for your permits". The up-shot of all this was that instead of travelling as part of a group of ten walkers with a guide, cook and porters it was just the two of us with a guide, cook and porters, setting out a day after everyone else with the aim of catching up with them at Machu Picchu. This was a mixed blessing, we got a lot more time with our guide and didn't have to worry that we were slowing anyone down, on the other hand it felt like an awful lot of staff for just us and even though our guide as very good at leaving us alone for various stretches, or sending us off on our own to explore things, it was quite intense.

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