Yippee, I got confirmation that I got into the two courses I wanted to take at Toronto's CreativFestival in October.

I signed up for two of Teresa Wentzler's courses, "Delightful Dragon Scissor Fob" (Saturday 9-12) and "Overdyed Odyssey: Cutwork Ornament" (Saturday 1-4). Got into both!!

We have friends coming for dinner that evening, so I won't be able to hang around afterwards. So will probably go on the Friday to check out the sales booths. I got a two day pass, so that will cover Friday and Saturday nicely.

Way back when the world was young and people still bought American home electronics, Avon published a book called 2020 Vision, ed. J. Pournelle, which featured eight stories and two essays. The stories were all supposed to be set in the year 2020 and I think they all had to be set on Earth as well. According to isfdb, the contents were:

The Pugilist • (1973) • novelette by Poul Anderson
A Thing of Beauty • (1973) • shortstory by Norman Spinrad
Cloak of Anarchy • [Known Space] • (1972) • shortstory by Larry Niven
Silent in Gehenna • (1971) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
Future Perfect • (1973) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt
Prognosis: Terminal • novelette by David McDaniel
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry • shortstory by Dian Crayne [as by Dian Girard ]
Build Me a Mountain • shortstory by Ben Bova
Do We Live in a Golden Age? • essay by Jerry Pournelle
Preface (2020 Vision) • essay by Jerry Pournelle

[Was Dian Girard the one who had a ditzy female lead who kept failing her way to success?]

Some of these were fairly gloomy (Poul Anderson circa 1973 was not the go-to guy for happy SF and in fact I think it was about this time that he had David Falkayn betray Van Rijn) but I like the basic idea behind the collection. I'd be very curious what a modern reply to it would look like.

There's usually one place in a WIP where I'm done laying the groundwork, I have the setting solid in my head and a vague idea of how the story ends, and all of a sudden I get this overwhelming feeling of glee. Kind of evil glee. Like, "Dance, little puppets, DANCE!!!!!" glee. Probably the best example is Fireball, where I can tell you *exactly* that point--the scene with John helping Rodney repair the wrecked car, and then, um, thanking him in the closet. That was awesome fun to write.

I just hit that spot in (close your eyes, slodwick) my current WIP--weirdly, a lot earlier than I was expecting to. And I can't actually go write the next sentence because I'm too busy doing the "Dance, little puppets, DANCE!" thing in my head. eeeheeheeHEE.

( Owww. )

Okay, I admit, it doesn't actually look that impressive (I also skinned my knee a bit, through skirt and stocking, and whacked myself in the face, which left a couple of temporary welts). But it was one of those maximally ridiculous falls where you're carrying a box of books and papers and wearing a long skirt and heels, and you start to stumble, think you've recovered, and then stagger sideways across the entire width of the concrete walk and pitch headlong onto the grass, books flying everywhere.

Um. I mean. We've all done that, right?

On the bright side, as soon as I fell down, the aches in my arms from doing pushups seemed less noticeable. At least until I try to do anything stupid like raise them to shoulder-height.

And this is all before I embark on this evening's adventure in low-velocity projectile weapons. W00T.


PS: I know, I know, this is totally failing to be a picture of me in schoolgirl outfit. I, um, just don't remember who took pictures of me in the schoolgirl outfit; my attempts at self-portraiture with my camera phone after several beers were... not successful.

Anyone on here do alterations? I need a Bridesmaid dress altered and I don't play well with sewing machines. I'm trying to look for a low(ish) price as long story short my original sized dress got "lost" or "stolen" and by the time I ordered a second dress, they were out of my size so I had to order a dress that was/is too big.

Any and all help would be much appreciated! ~..~

Firefly, because it was brilliant, because I loved the characters, all the characters, and because there was so much story still to tell.

And because of its viewpoint on freedom.

Title: dressed in silhouettes.
Author: raye6.
Pairing: spencer/brendon.
Rating: nc17.
Disclaimer: not true.

Spencer finds the file on Brendon's laptop, completely by mistake.

Title: dressed in silhouettes.
Author: raye6.
Pairing: spencer/brendon.
Rating: nc17.
Disclaimer: not true.

Spencer finds the file on Brendon's laptop, completely by mistake.

(Okay, it's a sign that I am majorly tired when I have to look up a Russian political figure's name to be sure I have it right.)


see Obama pictures

*giggles*

Save SGA!, there are cards, magnets, etc. I need to tweak the image to make it happy with round items, when that is done, I'll put more stuff up. Everything is at the base price CafePress has, no profit is being made.

Spread the love far and wide and lets save our show!

"It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman's memory of war from the comfort of mom's basement," said McCain aide Michael Goldfarb, in a posting to the campaign website. "But most Americans have the humility and gratitude to respect and learn from the memories of men who suffered on behalf of others."

Wow. WOOOOOOOW. McCain better be aware that the voting audience will judge him by the people he hires to represent him.

Jackass.

~~

You guys. I'm pms-ing and work is killing me today. Killing. ME.

From 1998:

Lihu'e- A Kalaheo man trying to be a Good Samaritan ended up causing the evacuation of several city blocks in downtown Lihu'e (the biggest town on the island - J) Wednesday when he parked a pickup truck carrying five sticks of aging dynamite in front of the Kaua'i Police Department.

Nicked from viktor_haag

You put me down for limited n-95 respirator use because i'm fucking claustrophobic. fitting me for a full-face positive-air-pressure respirator instead is not actually the solution.

I've been looking at various stock agencies, and competitions, and the like (shows are nice, and I've got another one lined up; in 2010, and a portfolio showing in a couple of weeks, and a coffee shop which is interested; I have to do some follow up, and look around for more places to get pictures in front of potential customers).

There are some interesting convetions in photography, the most usual is "exclusive", which often doesn't quite mean what it seems to mean in plain English. It can mean the agent gets a cut if you sell copies elsewhere. If they are managing to sell the image, I don't care that I'm giving up part of the sales I make, in exchange for a steady stream of passive income. So "exclusive" is one of those things which have to be clarified (stock agencies usually mean it, they suffer when pieces sell without them knowing. If I sell a picture to Hallmark, it's value in ads goes to practically nil).

Some contracts, however, are nasty. This is often the case in competition. National Geographic, for example, is not someplace I'm likely to submit an entry.

Winning the prize would be nice, but not winning could be painful, because all of the contests I seen them conduct have language like this.

“By entering the Contest, all entrants grant a royalty free irrevocable perpetual non-exclusive license to Authorized Parties, to use the entries and a name credit in any media now or hereafter known, without restriction, including commercially using and exploiting the entries to fullest extent possible at any time following submission. Entrants consent to the Sponsor doing or omitting to do any act that would otherwise infringe the entrant’s “moral rights” in their entries. Display or publication of any entry on an Authorized Party’s website does not indicate the entrant will be selected as a winner. Authorized Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use or exploitation.”

I particularly like, Entrants consent to the Sponsor doing or omitting to do any act that would otherwise infringe the entrant’s “moral rights”.

They have monthly contests, garnering about 5,000 entrants to each. That's a great way to garner stock, which means a pretty nice revenue stram can be generated; with no recompense to the artists.

Microsoft got it right, actually.

5. ENTRIES PROPERTY OF SPONSOR.

Submitting an entry does not assign or transfer any ownership or copyrights to Microsoft; those rights remain with the creator of the original work. However as a condition of accepting a prize, you agree to grant Microsoft an irrevocable royalty-free worldwide license to reproduce and display the image, credited with your first and last name, in print and on the web for the purposes of promoting this contest. If you are unable, or unwilling, to grant Microsoft this right, please do not enter this contest.

I don't mind letting a company/agency/etc. use pictures from the entries to promote the contest (nor even to use it so in future years), but the workman is worth his hire. Advertising photos cost money. A stock photo used in an ad in a national magazine costs the advertiser not less than $500, and can run as high as $40,000 for a one time use (they pay this because it's cheaper, and faster, than hiring someone to make the image to order)

Mind you, Microsoft started that contest badly:

5. ENTRIES PROPERTY OF SPONSOR.

All Entries become the property of Sponsor and Administrators and will not be returned. By submitting your Entry, you grant Sponsor and Administrators an irrevocable royalty-free, worldwide right, in all media (now known or later developed) to use, publish, alter or otherwise exploit your Entry. You hereby forever release the Sponsor and Administrators from any and all claims you might have in connection with their use and exhibit of your Entry as set forth above. You also agree to sign any necessary documentation to effectuate that license and release. If you do not want to grant Sponsor and Administrators the foregoing, please do not enter the Contest. Sponsor and Administrators are not obligated to use the Entry, even if it has been selected as a Winning entry.

I think the please was a nice touch.

Apparetly they caught a lot of flack for that one, as the rules were changed a few days after the sumbission period started.

The best, however, was one which looked good (in a general sort of way).

When I found the link to World Wide Arts (from the California Arts Council) I was a little excited. It looked a little odd, at first. The business model is this... they sell prints. To showcase artists (and they seem to have a lot) they have screens showing art in coffee shops, and I know not where else. On those screens they have a slide show.

As with any good service, it follows Yog's Law, "Money flows to the artist."

And it's non-exclusive. They aren't claming the right to a piece of all action on an piece. If I can sell through a gallery, or on my own, or through a stock agency, they don't care. They also sell deriviative products (mugs, shirts, etc., a la Cafe Press)

So all I have to do to get in is sign the contract, and send them some files.

So, lets look at the terms.

WHEREAS, the Artist desires to grant WWA, and WWA desires to obtain from the Artist, a nonexclusive license to broadcast images of the Artist’s Artwork and interviews and likeness of the Artist on the Art Channel, and to market, advertise, distribute, and sell Products based on, or associated with, the Artwork upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Straightforward. Nothing here to quibble about. It's actually really nice. If they work at it one might get a fair bit of exposure; certainly it's a passive way to get artwork out where people who might be interested in buying it can see it.

DEFINITIONS

“Artwork” shall mean any and all original sketches, drawings, writings, (including but not limited to books, advertising copy, slogans and painting titles), paintings and any other works of art created by the Artist which are completed as of and after the Effective Date and which are used for any commercial purpose by WWA, and/or reflected in images broadcast by WWA on the Art Channel, at any time heretofore or hereafter.

Whoa...

Did I read that right.... Yes, I did, any other works of art created by the Artist which are completed as of and after the Effective Date.

That list is exhaustive, and it reaches from the dim and distant past to the far and distant future.

Do they mean it? I can hear my lawyer now, "It doesn't really matter what they mean, it's binding."

A little further in,

Commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement, Artist hereby grants to WWA the complete, unencumbered, non-exclusive world-wide and perpetual right to (i) to upload, download, edit, display, and adopt digital images, available electronically for uploading, on CD or DVD, or in any other media known or hereafter devised, which are available on the Effective Date or thereafter, of the Artist’s Artwork existing on the Effective Date or created thereafter, and to include, incorporate, display, broadcast and exploit such Artwork and images of the Artwork, in and on WWA’s Art Channel and in any publication, demonstration, marketing and advertising in any media now known or hereafter devised, and (ii) to reproduce, manufacture, publish, print, vend, market, distribute, promote, advertise, reproduce, sell, display and otherwise use the Artwork and Products for all manners of commercial use in any manner and by any means, whether or not now known, invented, used or contemplated.

Seems they might mean it. Any works, any format (you a painter... did you write an poem for your college literary mag... did I toss out a villanell on Making Light? All grist to the mill), from birth to death.

In addition to such rights, the Artist hereby grants the Publisher:

the perpetual non-exclusive world-wide right to use and publish Artist’s name (including any professional name heretofore or hereinafter adopted by Artist), likeness, signature, biographical material, and interviews in full or as edited or excerpted or any reproductions or simulation thereof, on the Art Channel, or in any publication, demonstration, marketing and advertising in order to promote and advertise the sale of the Artwork and Products and/or develop any brand name associated with Artist, and

the perpetual non-exclusive world-wide right, but not the obligation, to assert, and to defend against any actual or threatened infringement of the Artwork, and copyrights and/or trademarks related thereto or associated therewith.

Oof... Can't even pull a Prince and change your name to get out of the contract.

But do they mean it?

Artwork Delivery.

Artist agrees to provide and/or make available to WWA all of his or her Artwork created prior to, on, or after the Effective Date, in digital format. Additionally, WWA shall be entitled to create digital images of any Artwork. For purposes of clarification, in addition to the Artwork delivered under this Section 3(a), WWA shall also have the non-exclusive rights to any and all original sketches, drawings, writings, paintings and any other Artworks created by Artist prior to the date of this Agreement, including any “archive” images to which Artist secures access. While Artist shall take into consideration the reasonable requests of WWA, Artist shall in his sole discretion, determine all manners of an artistic nature, including but not limited to size, subject, titles, color, composition, style, method of execution and themes of the Artwork.

The Artist (i) shall cause his signature to be affixed to the Artwork by the Artist’s actual hand signing of the original Artwork, and (ii) shall cause or allow his signature to be affixed to Products either by the Artist’s actual hand signing of the Products or by the use of an official signature block, which WWA is permitted to develop, or by a mechanical means acceptable to WWA.

Yep, they mean it. Don't want to give them a work... they can make a copy, and affix your, "signature". Any work you've ever made, or will ever make.

The next piece we look at is where it gets nasty.

Covenants of the Artist.

Artist will not, during the term of this Agreement grant, license or sell any rights to, any other Person that would limit or restrict the rights granted by Artist to WWA hereunder in any way.

There goes any agreement one might enter into which has any exclusivity to it. Because WWA has been given a grant to any art the artist ever made, or will make.

What if you enter into an agreement (say with a stock agency demanding excusive access to the images you provide them)?

Indemnification.

From and after the date hereof, each party (the “Indemnifying Party” for the purpose of this Section 13) will reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the other party and its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, affiliates, successors and assigns, as applicable (each an
“Indemnified Party”) against and in respect of any and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings or governmental investigations, damages, losses, deficiencies, liabilities, assessments, fines, devaluation in investment, costs and expenses, including court costs, costs and expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys fees (collectively, “Losses”), incurred or suffered by any Indemnified Party that result from, relate to or arise out of:

any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of any agreement or covenant on the part of the Indemnifying Party under this Agreement;

How does one get out of the contract?

You don't.

Termination of the Agreement.

This Agreement is a perpetual license for the Artwork as set forth in Section 2 hereof, and may be terminated only as follows:

by WWA upon the material breach of any agreement, covenant or representation or warranty of Artist, if such breach has not been cured ninety (90) days after written notice to Artist of such breach.

by Artist upon the material breach of any agreement, covenant or representation or warranty of WWA, if such breach has not been cured ninety (90) days after written notice to WWA of such
breach.

by Artist upon the adjudication of bankruptcy or insolvency of WWA.

Terminations under Section 14(a) shall be effective ninety (90) days following

Do they really mean it? Would they claim an artist is in material breach and try to get a court to void a contract with another part which demands exclusive rights (usually for a limited term)? Probably not. They would probably just lie back and assert the right to make various related works as soon as the exclusive term was up.

There's one other thing which gives me pause. They say the artist gets 100 percent of the proceeds from selling original artwrk, and 60 percent of everything else, but the qualify it with the word, net.

I think I shall pass, because I don't think I want to give up; pending the bankruptcy of WWA, actual control of my art.

New CFOB message:

Posted by Kill Time Web Cat August 21, 2008 Post#59996

Exposes! Scandals! Are America's sweethearts in love with their own sins? It is our responsibility as citizens for our own betterment to find out. Come November fourth we will.

[source]

I seem to have pulled a muscle in my back, right around my left shoulderblade. This wouldn't be such an issue except it makes eating or drinking a bit painful. Sigh.

*takes Tylenol*

I know not everyone has gotten home yet or settled down enough to post their vids online and some I think you've posted but I can't find links, so please have a look and if anyone knows where I can find the missing vids, I'd really appreciate a pointer.

( Premieres disc 1 )

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Popnography/~3/371065430/fast-furious-wi.html

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010509.html

WUMB Boston is my favorite radio station. Folk music! Hurrah! They're on the internet, too!

Cross-posting for those who are interested: I've put up shiny downloads and imeem streams of the vids Mandara (Dune) and Black Black Heart (Revenger's Tragedy, vid with untrue_accounts) from the Vividcon premieres show, with a bunch of notes on the concepts and source and a bit of technical stuff. :D

This way to the notes and links!

To isagel:






May you have a wonderful day, followed by a wonderful year of creative fulfillment and good times. I love your writing!

So the grapevine is saying that MGM cancelled Atlantis, not SciFi, because they wanted to free up the money to do the new Stargate series. Has anyone seen an article or a trade reference to this somewhere?

Because I think for folks trying to establish a campaign to save the show*, this is gonna make all the difference as to who and where you focus your energy. Like sending flaming dog poo vitrol towards SciFi when they may not be the culprits this time wouldn't probably do anything for your case because that's what I'm seeing on the petition site already.

*Not necessarily me because I confess I haven't been feeling the love for the show this season (and lawd, I've tried) and because I found the fic first, I'm perfectly content with going back to just the fandom for the continuing adventures of Rodney and John (aside: where Ronon isn't a Faux!Klingon and if Keller is included, she didn't get her CNA MD out of a Cracker Jack box, by the way) but I wouldn't be adverse to helping in some way.

Because you know what part of the show I'm gonna miss? Friday night viewing with devildoll.

I sent this to a public email list at work; I thought it was worth repeating.

Yesterday my 17-year-old daughter went out to see a movie with her friends. I got a text from her immediately afterward: "Say something comforting, please." I sent her a text saying how wonderful she was. When I got home, she curled up in my lap. While she was waiting at the bus, some strangers had said "You look like a doll" and followed on from there. She wasn't dressed provocatively, but that doesn't matter. She hadn't signed up to be a public space; she was, like any stranger, expecting to be left alone. She was still shaken three hours later, and said "I was having such a great time up until then!"

Most women I know have a story like that; many have several. I do. Some guys on the street once yelled at me "Great rack!"; I was breastfeeding a baby, and I had the breasts that go with that. One time when I was walking up Powell Street, a stranger yelled at me "Smile!"; when I didn't and walked away, he followed me down the street yelling. I've been shouted at from trucks. When this happens, I feel violated and scared. If somebody's going to break one unspoken rules of public life (leave strangers alone), what other rules will he violate? Is he going to move from shouting to following? I don't in any way feel admired; I'm scared and creeped out.

And that's why "I don't mind being a sex object" is different for a guy than a girl. Guys very rarely have the experience of being made into a sex object when they didn't volunteer. Women do, and women have to work through that in order to volunteer. There's a reason that a large number of the women on "Girls Gone Wild" are very, very drunk.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Popnography/~3/371016893/neil-patrick-ha.html

Photo: Getty Images

Neil Patrick Harris is currently king of Out magazine, lording over newsstands on the cover of our September Fall Preview issue for a few more weeks, but he's already got his sight set on his next big project: guest-starring as the Shoe Fairy on Sesame Street. We covered the story last month, but since then a few new videos of the adorable actor being interviewed backstage by Elmo have popped up on YouTube.

In the first clip, Elmo tosses NPH a softball by inquiring if he has any pets (he does -- two dogs, Fred and Watson), before going in for the kill and asking him, "What is something that nobody knows about you?" Seeing as all of us at Popnography are total pervs, we were hoping he'd reveal a kinky fetish for something like wrestling in a kiddie pool filled with butterscotch pudding, but alas, this is aimed at 4-year-olds, and the answer, while cute, is considerably less arousing.

The second clip, once again, finds Elmo attempting to put NPH at ease with a seemingly innocent line of questioning ("What's your favorite song?" to which Harris replies by singing a song he made up called "The Pajama Song") and then demands, "What is something that makes you happy?" Neil reveals it's roller coasters because "they're fast and they're kinda scary, but you always feel safe at the end" -- just how we like our hook ups! -- and then finishes the segment with a little circuit party-style dancing.

If only we'd known that children's television could have such fun, gay, (not-so-) hidden subtexts, we would've started watching years ago.

-- NOAH MICHELSON

Previously > Neil Patrick Harris freshens up > How NPH destroyed the WWW

I feel like downloading some metallica today, i can't think why.

Fall Out Boy's 'Citizens For Our Betterment' Viral Campaign Hijacked By Florida Rockers Copeland
'There was nothing malicious about it,' Copeland's singer says of intentional Web site mixup.

By James Montgomery

( Article )

[source]

Thanks to annekatrine for the link.

In the_safehouse, rochvelleth inquired what our ten favourite episodes of The Professionals were.

Pros is a wonderful fandom. Just about perfect, even in its imperfections. Just remembering those delicious episodes in order to pick among them was a pleasure.
My Top Ten List:

1. Hunter, Hunted
   
2. Blind Run
   
3. The Purging of CI5
   
4. Runner
   
5. Wild Justive
   
6. Involvement
   
7. Take Away
   
8. Spy Probe
   
9. The Untouchables
   
10. No Stone

This is in chronological, not preferential, order. If it were in order... I think Take Away is my #1 favourite, with Hunter, Hunted and Purging in second and third place.

...I just erased my entire dS fic of twenty-fucking-five thousand words and panicked. I hit undo so it came back (oh my God, I am serious, I do not need this), but I have no idea how it did that--one second, I was typing Wh and the next, everything pauses, highlights, and vanishes. I am officially afraid of googledocs.

*still breathing hard*

In an article referenced in an article reference here, Ken MacLeod said:

It's just rare to see stories written about a future that the writer believes in and the reader can get excited about - let alone one they'd like to live in. What we need is a new intellectual engagement with the real possibilities, coupled with a new confidence in humanity's capacity to deal with them.

Outline such a future [of your own creation]. Extra points for not tucking "embrace poverty" into it in one form or another, not creating a backswing setting [1], not praising the virtues of oligarchy or dictatorship and on and so forth. In other words, outline my Nightmarish Future or something equally attractive.

I have a report to do on something that is the exact opposide of MNF so my entry will have to wait until tomorrow.

1: Settings where the author slaughters ninety nine of a hundred people to give his characters more room for their sword's backswing. I think Andrew Wheeler invented the term. He certainly has expressed distaste for settings that as a side-effect wipe out his kids.

Your Yuletide Stories Of The Day for Thursday, August 21, 2008 are:

Houses and Rain
Fandom: xxxHolic
Written by Melymbrosia for rarity
The zashiki-warashi gives Valentine's Day another shot.

Bacchus
Fandom: Gossip Girl
Written by Sionnain for saelba
Nate Archibald has had too much to drink. Chuck Bass has had too much of everything.

Training Days
Fandom: Kill Bill
Written by Person for Ignaz Wisdom
Shortly after becoming involved with Bill, Beatrix is sent to Japan to learn 'the exquisite art of the samurai sword'.

A First Time For Everything
Fandom: Boy Meets World
Written by NeiLegni for Sara Jaye
Cory and Topanga discover more intimate activites. Rated R for teenage sex.

Holiday Spirit
Fandom: Reaper
Written by eris for Miss Pamela

Admiration
Fandom: Bourne Identity series (movie)
Written by sinsense for Amatia
Nicky tries to escape Treadstone, but there's no getting away. Nicky/Pam Landy implied.

Night, After Night
Fandom: Alan Bennett - The History Boys
Written by Leopold for emiime
Irwin dreams.

Man's Best Friend
Fandom: Pushing Daisies
Written by Raisintorte for earlwyn
Digby loved the Pie Maker, and he knew the Pie Maker Loved him.

Stories from the most recent Yuletide challenge are posted in order of when they were uploaded. Please comment on the stories if you read and enjoy!

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The following New Year Resolutions stories were also posted:

Game to the Max
Fandom: Bus Gamer
Written by misura for Veszelyite
Kazuo takes his games seriously.

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Your Random Unfilled Request Of The Day:

Recipient: Shirasade
Request: My Boys (Bobby/Brendon/P.J.)
Details: The best thing? Somehow "fixing" the lack of shippy interaction between P.J. and Brendon after the beginning of season 2, but in a way that still fits into the canon. Also nice, however, would be a story that makes Bobby the guy on the plane, with an explanation why. Smut very welcome. :)

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Your Random Older Story Of The Day:

Second-Best Roses
Fandom: LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables series
Written by Kanna-Ophelia for marginalia in the Yuletide 2004 challenge.
Stella always seems to be left just a little behind, especially when it comes to Anne.
saffic/fem(me)slash



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