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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-19 01:41 am

Treat for Jabbage: Peace and Literature

Title: Peace and Literature
Recipient: Jabbage
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: ACD Canon
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes
Rating: G
Warnings: No Warnings
Summary: Sherlock and Mycroft spend some quiet time together as children.

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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-18 08:42 pm

Treat for beaglesbites: To Implore Your Light

Title: To Implore Your Light
Recipient: beaglesbites
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson
Rating: T
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Now that Holmes had returned to London, alive and well, Watson had thought the nightmares would stop. He had the most marvelous proof that the worst had not happened, that Holmes was not lost, his body not left to be battered by the torrent of the Reichenbach Falls forever. Still, the nightmares continued.

Read on AO3: To Implore Your Light
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rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2025-12-18 06:18 pm
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Books read in 2025

62  The Besotted Baron (Bad Heir Days #4), Grace Burrows (e)
61  Storm Called, (Royal States #1) Susan Copperfield (e)
60  That the Dead May Rest, Karen A. Wylie (e)
59  Emilie and the Sky World,(Emilie Adventures#2) Martha Wells (e)
58  The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman (e) (bkclb)
57  The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams, Mindy Thompson (e)
56  Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt (e) (bkclb)
55  Hunting Ground, Patricia Briggs (Alpha&Omega 2)(re-read) (e)
54  Cry Wolf, Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega 1) (re-read) (e)
53  Alpha and Omega, Patricia Briggs (Alpha&Omega.5(re-read) (e)
52  Blind Date with a Werewolf, Patricia Briggs (e)
51  The Women, Kristin Hannah (e) (bkclb)
50  Emilie and the Hollow World, (Emilie Adventures #1) Martha Wells (e)
49  Black Tie & Tails (Black Wolves of Boston #2), Wen Spencer (e)
48  Shards of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky(The Final Architecture #1)e)
47  Hemlock and Silver, T. Kingfisher (e)
46  Outcrossing, Celia Lake (Mysterious Charm #1) (e)
45  Outfoxing Fate, Zoe Chant/Murphy Lawless (Virtue Shifters)(e)
44  Atonement Sky, Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #9) (e)
43  Stone and Sky, Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London #10) (e)
42  Regency Buck, Georgette Heyer (re-re-re-&c-read)
41  I Dare, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Liaden Universe #7) (page proofs)
40  To Hive and to Hold, Amy Crook (The Future of Magic #1) (e)
39  These Old Shades, Georgette Heyer, narrated by Sarah Nichols (re-re-re-&c-read, 1st time audio)
38  Faking it (Dempsey Family #2), Jennifer Crusie, narrated by Aasne Vigesaa (re-re-re-&c-read, 1st time audio)
37  Copper Script, K.J. Charles (e)
36  The Masqueraders, Georgette Heyer, narrated by Eleanor Yates (re-re-re-&c-read; 1st time audio)
35  Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard, Nora Ellen Groce (e)
34  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson, narrated by Frances McDormand (re-re-re-&c-read; 1st time audio)
33  The Wings upon Her Back, Samantha Mills (e)
32  Death on the Green (Dublin Driver #2), Catie Murphy (e)
31  The Elusive Earl (Bad Heir Days #3), Grace Burrowes (e)
30  The Mysterious Marquess (Bad Heir Days #2), Grace Burrowes (e)
29  Who Will Remember (Sebastian St. Cyr #20), C.S. Harris (e)
28  The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong (e)
27  Check and Mate, Ali Hazelwood (e)
26  The Dangerous Duke (Bad Heir Days #1), Grace Burrowes (e)
25  Night's Master (Flat Earth #1) (re-read), Tanith Lee (e)
24  The Honey Pot Plot (Rocky Start #3), Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (e)
23  Very Nice Funerals (Rocky Start #2), Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (e)
22  The Orb of Cairado, Katherine Addison (e)
21  The Tomb of Dragons, (The Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy, Book 3), Katherine Addison (e)
20  A Gentleman of Sinister Schemes (Lord Julian #8), Grace Burrowes (e)
19  The Thirteen Clocks (re-re-re-&c read), James Thurber (e)
18  A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe (Lord Julian #7), Grace Burrowes (e)
17  All Conditions Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) (re-re-re-&c read) (audio 1st time)
16  Destiny's Way (Doomed Earth #2), Jack Campbell (e)
15  The Sign of the Dragon, Mary Soon Lee
14  A Gentleman of Unreliable Honor (Lord Julian #6), Grace Burrowes (e)
13  Market Forces in Gretna Green (#7 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
12  Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea (e)
11  Code Yellow in Gretna Green (#6 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
10  Seeing Red in Gretna Green (#5 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
9    House Party in Gretna Green (#4 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)*
8    Ties that Bond in Gretna Green (#3 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
7    Painting the Blues in Gretna Green (#2 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
6    Midlife in Gretna Green (#1 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
5    The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Author), Kyle McCarley (Narrator) re-re-re&c-read (audio)
4    The House in the Cerulean Sea,  TJ Klune (e)
3    A Gentleman in Search of a Wife (Lord Julian #5) Grace Burrowes (e)
2    A Gentleman in Pursuit of the Truth (Lord Julian #4) Grace Burrowes (e)
1    A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (Lord Julian #3) Grace Burrowes (e)

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*Note: The list has been corrected. I did not realize that the Gretna Green novella was part of the main path, rather than a pleasant discursion, and my numbering was off. All fixed now.


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rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2025-12-18 06:12 pm

The cat wants to sleep with Anthony, not with me

Supervisors be supervisin'

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Not a very satisfactory afternoon, alas.

Back and knees hurt from PT, which meant that it was hard to concentrate, and though I did write a scene, I fear it is the wrong scene, but I'll look at it tomorrow.

I clipped Tali's front claws, but when I tried to do the same for Rook, he hissed at me, which was very lowering. For both of us, apparently. He's now trying to pretend that it never happened, but his claws still need to be clipped. Tomorrow, I'm thinking.

Speaking of tomorrow -- the 'beans are calling for mid-50sF and rain, with an overnight low of 23F, so that's going to be a fun 6am drive on Saturday morning.

I believe I will be having an Early Night and a sleep-til-I-wake morning.

Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Today's blog post title brought to you by! "Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day," written by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz.


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rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2025-12-18 12:10 pm

And yet again it is Thursday

. . . this keeps happening.  Must investigate.

So. Thursday. Sunny 40!F!/4C.

Breakfast was the last of my homemade hummus and naan. Am munching on cheddar cheese pretzel pieces as I type this, because (1) they're addictive and (2) I'm snackish. Lunch will be the other piece of lasagna.

PT has been accomplished, as well as a PO run, and a stop at the grocery store. I filled the car up with gas, so I'm ready to go flying outta here on Saturday morning on a heading for Brunswick.

I have not been able to get excited about Doing Something for Christmas. I did pick up a ham slice, and I have yams on hand, so, yanno, ham and and a yam for dinner on the day could be a thing. I also picked up a frozen so-called single pizza (Screamin' Sicilian, for those who keep track of such things), in case that's something I'll be wanting. Oh, and canned chick peas, on account of I am making hummus again.

Mostly, though, it's looking like next Thursday will be nothing any more or less special than all the days have been lately.

The plan going forward is to heat the oven so I can have warm lasagna for lunch, then hit the WIP.

Tomorrow, I need to do a cat box changeout, and also get all my working files off of Steve's computer, where I've been diligently writing, so I can continue to write while his office is upside down and the French doors are being replaced.

I need to decide if I'm just going to set up my laptop in the living room, and write there, or bring it totally back into my office. I'm leaning toward the living room, which will keep the task-spaces separate, and which I've been finding really useful.

Saturday, of course is the pre-dawn trip to Brunswick, two MRIs and home again, where kind neighbors have volunteered to come over and help push furniture around, because the window people require a six-foot clearance. For which I can't blame them and there's no denying that's a full office experience.

. . . I think that's all the news at the moment.

How's Thursday treating you?


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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-12-18 08:46 am
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The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman



A determined artist faces potentially lethal criticism.


The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman
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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-17 07:42 pm

Treat for armchair_elvis: You May Keep It

Title: You May Keep It
Recipient: armchair_elvis
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: The Case of the Silk Stocking
Characters: Holmes & Watson & Jenny
Rating: PG (?)
Warnings: None
Summary: Holmes gets a few more books from Jenny

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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-17 05:28 pm

Treat for flowing_river: Counterpoint

Title: Counterpoint
Recipient: flowing_river
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson
Rating: T
Warnings: N/A
Summary: “Hiding anything from Holmes was difficult, but in their present circumstances, he was no doubt distracted by the gunmen and the case in general. So long as Watson kept quiet, Holmes need not find out about this injury until later.”

Read on AO3: Counterpoint
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rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2025-12-17 03:22 pm

Attention Liaden Read-Alongers!

Liaden Read-Along Folk!

Here's the link for the Agent of Change Read-Along (which will start in January), so you can bookmark it

If you get lost, all you have to do is look on the menu on the left side, and you'll see, right at the top "Liaden Read-Along" with a down-arrow. Click the down-arrow and you'll see "Agent of Change Intro." Click that and you'll be at the top of the discussion.

Reading does not start here at the Confusion Factory until January. What's up there right now is an intro, with information from the story card, the novel's tag line, About The Author blurb, and a short history of how the novel got published.

Feel free to share the news of the Read-Along with friends, but be sure to let them know that there will be spoilers.


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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-12-17 02:08 pm
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Bundle of Holding: Tales of the Valiant



The tabletop fantasy roleplaying game from Kobold Press of high adventure in a Labyrinth of infinite worlds, and more.

Bundle of Holding: Tales of the Valiant
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-12-17 10:56 am

Micah Aaron Tajone Kalap Obituary

Micah was a co-worker at the theatre. He was the sort of person who becomes a front of house manager by age 18.

Micah Aaron Tajone Kalap Obituary

As it happens, the bridge nearest the funeral home was just torn down. As a result, access looks like this...



(Buses are even worse)
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-12-17 09:11 am

Princess Jellyfish, volume 1 by Akiko Higashimura



Can a community of otaku save their apartment building from gentrification? Should a community of otaku save their apartment building from gentrification?

Princess Jellyfish, volume 1 by Akiko Higashimura
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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-16 08:55 pm

Treat for Mom2boys: "When you finish those I promise I'll find more"

Title: “When you finish those I promise I’ll find more”
Recipient: Mom2boys
Artist/Vidder: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock & Co
Characters/Pairings: Young Sherlock
Rating: Gen
Warnings:Train Obsession!
Summary:Sherlock Holmes has always loved libraries

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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-16 04:52 pm

Treat for EdosianOrchids901: Keeping Company

Title: Keeping Company
Recipient:
EdosianOrchids901
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: None
Summary: Watson slowly made his way towards the stairs but stopped as he passed by Holmes’ closed bedroom door. There were faint noises coming from Holmes’ bedroom, noises of distress. Watson hesitated, unsure of what to do. His instinct was to enter the room and try to help Holmes, but Watson did not know if his help would be welcome, especially as he would have to intrude on Holmes’ personal space to do so.

Read on AO3: Keeping Company
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rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2025-12-16 04:04 pm

Tuesday updatery

Tali wants everybody to know that I was properly supervised this morning as I wrote:

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Tuesday. I have new glasses. Except for a change in color -- the old glasses were blue, these are a silvery pink -- they look pretty much the same. Titanium frames. The prescription pulls the right eye into line, as it continues its descent back into nearsightedness.

Regarding the read-along -- thanks to everyone who chimed in to say that their idea of reading along matched mine, and we will hope that those who were afraid they'd miss something unless recorded due to their work schedules and whatnot are now relieved to know that we're text-based, and they can check in whenever they have time.

So! People of the Read-Along, I ask your input. Do you prefer order or chaos? Which is to say, shall we commit to reading, eh, 50 pages a week, and look for an update on Monday afternoon? Or do you prefer that I just comment as I go along, and you'll catch up with me?

Please state your preference in comments.

 


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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-12-16 02:12 pm
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Five Books About Conversing With Animals



How great would it be to talk with animals, through magic or technology or… whatever?

Five Books About Conversing With Animals
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lizvogel ([personal profile] lizvogel) wrote in [community profile] little_details2025-12-16 01:33 pm

All the Colors of the Apples

For Reasons, I need three colors of apples in my story. I'm looking for a bright, deep red; a strong yellow/gold; and an intense, bold green. (All when ripe, preferably.) Right now I've got good ol' Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith, but I'd like somethng more exciting (and more strongly colored) for at least two of them.

The setting is technically modern-day Illinois, but it's a post-apocalyptic scenario with a lot of supernatural stuff going on, so exotic varieties from other climes would be entirely feasible. I have a character who can be an apple expert if it's a variety so unusual that most USians wouldn't recognize it. Grafting, planting, import/export, and pretty much any other limitations can all be readily hand-waved by the aforementioned supernatural stuff.

TIA, Malus enthusiasts!
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-12-16 08:51 am

Hard Landing by Algis Budrys



Starmen marooned in barbaric America!

Hard Landing by Algis Budrys
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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-16 02:47 am

Treat for Rudbeckia: The Interesting Thing About the Queen Bee

Title: The Interesting Thing About the Queen Bee
Recipient: Rudbeckiasunshine
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: 1954 TV
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: A sweet little retirement scene

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holmesticemods ([personal profile] holmesticemods) wrote in [community profile] holmestice2025-12-16 12:16 am

Treat for estelraca: holy light, oh, burn the night

Title: holy light, oh, burn the night
Recipient: [personal profile] estelraca
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Doyle - Canon
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson, Mycroft
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Brief mentions of drug use and violence
Summary: When two near-strangers intended to share lodgings, it was best that they knew the worst of each other before they entered into an agreement.

Holmes was an excellent violinist and a habitual user of morphia, but Watson did not know that yet. Nor did he know that he could be reduced to stupefied despair by a full moon.


Read on AO3: holy light, oh, burn the night