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Jan. 1st, 2025
2024 Fic Year in Review
Jan. 1st, 2025 07:03 pmThis year I wrote 27 fics or chapters total, several crossovers, one triple crossover. That's more than last year's total of 22 but nowhere near 2022 bizarre 87.
Fandoms
Marvel (including the series Loki) 20
Harry Potter 7
Lord of the Rings 1
Wuthering Heights 1
The Tempest 1
Midsummer Night's Dream 1
February
The Most Important Meal of the Day - Frostiron - Loki, sent to Earth to clean up his mess, is begrudgingly working with his brother and the rest of the Avengers and making every effort to annoy them as much as possible. So why has he started leaving Tony breakfast in his lab every morning?
March
Visiting Time's End - mentions of Lokius - I am not letting them leave him out there alone for eternity, damn it!
April
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 1 - Marvel, in Team Bonding at Tony's Place - As a Christmas present, Peter received an invitation from Frigga to visit Asgard. However, nothing in Peter's life ever goes quite according to plan.
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 2
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 3
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 4
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 5
May
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 6
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 7
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 8
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 9
June
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 10
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 11
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 12
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 13
July
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 14
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Pony - Marvel, Lord of the Rings, and Wuthering Heights - When one of Gandalf's spells calls out to Loki, he intervenes on behalf of Sam's friend, Bill the pony. Now he just needs to find a safe spot to board him. (I have threatened to write this story for years.)
Les pensées mélancoliques - Harry Potter - Après la fin de la guerre, Fleur regarde la mer et se laisse réfléchir. (My first fic in French)
Boring Can Be Sexy - Marvel, Sifki - Thor and Loki have been dispatched as ambassadors to a world noted for its mind-numbing levels of boredom, with Sif and Volstagg as their bodyguards. Loki decides to liven things up with a little bet. Written for Sifki week.
August
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 24 - Harry Potter, pre-relationship Dramione - Draco Malfoy, like any wizarding boy about to start his first year at Hogwarts, was excited and nervous, wondering what the future will hold for him. He ends up learning far more than he ever could have guessed, changing his life forever.
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 25
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 26
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 27
September
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 28
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 29 - And so Draco's first year at Hogwarts ends. I started it in 2008. Just happy it's actually complete.
December
See You Later . . . - Marvel, Loki series reference - Sif has just returned from a mission and is exhausted when Loki shows up at her door with a highly unusual problem.
Mortal Immortality - The Tempest, Midsummer Night's Dream - Ariel decides it is time to tell his tale of the island, the witch, the wizard, and his own folly.
I hit a wall and hit it hard in September, or really in August. I had written Shadowed Lives in a burst earlier and then posted it bit by bit, but any inspiration I had completely dried up. I couldn't write anything until Yuletide and Mischief & Mistletoe came around, and even then I had a hard time of it. I'm hoping that's not so much a problem this year.
I did like finishing writing something completely before I started posting it by chapter. I'm also beyond thrilled to have finished Shadowed Lives (not that anybody was still reading it, but I feel better). I may or may not write year two, but if I do, I'm finishing it before I start posting it.
I do have some ideas bouncing around my head: Marvel, four other pieces of Worlds of Chaos including possibly a fairly long one again, several crossovers, etc. My problem is a complete lack of time, getting motivated, and exhaustion. But I miss writing more.
Fandoms
Marvel (including the series Loki) 20
Harry Potter 7
Lord of the Rings 1
Wuthering Heights 1
The Tempest 1
Midsummer Night's Dream 1
February
The Most Important Meal of the Day - Frostiron - Loki, sent to Earth to clean up his mess, is begrudgingly working with his brother and the rest of the Avengers and making every effort to annoy them as much as possible. So why has he started leaving Tony breakfast in his lab every morning?
March
Visiting Time's End - mentions of Lokius - I am not letting them leave him out there alone for eternity, damn it!
April
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 1 - Marvel, in Team Bonding at Tony's Place - As a Christmas present, Peter received an invitation from Frigga to visit Asgard. However, nothing in Peter's life ever goes quite according to plan.
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 2
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 3
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 4
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 5
May
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 6
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 7
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 8
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 9
June
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 10
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 11
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 12
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 13
July
A Traitor in the House of Odin Chapter 14
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Pony - Marvel, Lord of the Rings, and Wuthering Heights - When one of Gandalf's spells calls out to Loki, he intervenes on behalf of Sam's friend, Bill the pony. Now he just needs to find a safe spot to board him. (I have threatened to write this story for years.)
Les pensées mélancoliques - Harry Potter - Après la fin de la guerre, Fleur regarde la mer et se laisse réfléchir. (My first fic in French)
Boring Can Be Sexy - Marvel, Sifki - Thor and Loki have been dispatched as ambassadors to a world noted for its mind-numbing levels of boredom, with Sif and Volstagg as their bodyguards. Loki decides to liven things up with a little bet. Written for Sifki week.
August
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 24 - Harry Potter, pre-relationship Dramione - Draco Malfoy, like any wizarding boy about to start his first year at Hogwarts, was excited and nervous, wondering what the future will hold for him. He ends up learning far more than he ever could have guessed, changing his life forever.
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 25
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 26
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 27
September
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 28
Shadowed Lives: Year One Chap. 29 - And so Draco's first year at Hogwarts ends. I started it in 2008. Just happy it's actually complete.
December
See You Later . . . - Marvel, Loki series reference - Sif has just returned from a mission and is exhausted when Loki shows up at her door with a highly unusual problem.
Mortal Immortality - The Tempest, Midsummer Night's Dream - Ariel decides it is time to tell his tale of the island, the witch, the wizard, and his own folly.
I hit a wall and hit it hard in September, or really in August. I had written Shadowed Lives in a burst earlier and then posted it bit by bit, but any inspiration I had completely dried up. I couldn't write anything until Yuletide and Mischief & Mistletoe came around, and even then I had a hard time of it. I'm hoping that's not so much a problem this year.
I did like finishing writing something completely before I started posting it by chapter. I'm also beyond thrilled to have finished Shadowed Lives (not that anybody was still reading it, but I feel better). I may or may not write year two, but if I do, I'm finishing it before I start posting it.
I do have some ideas bouncing around my head: Marvel, four other pieces of Worlds of Chaos including possibly a fairly long one again, several crossovers, etc. My problem is a complete lack of time, getting motivated, and exhaustion. But I miss writing more.
Movies and Books Year in Review
Jan. 1st, 2025 08:46 pmA truly pathetic number here.
The Marvels - I liked it. It's not a tier 1 Marvel classic, but I still basically liked it. And the Streisand scene was hilarious.
Mary - Mostly okay, but a little odd. Joseph appeared to be wearing trousers at one point.
That's it. I did rewatch some classics: Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly. I also started the second season of What If . . . ?, which I liked, but I haven't wrapped it up. I need to get back up to speed with the MCU.
As far as books, I warned you about the pathetic number. There were four. I started reading several other books, most of them re-reads (Jane Eyre, The Phantom Tollbooth) and some new ones (Wind in the Willows, Mysterious Benedict Society). My attention span was rotten.
The Life of Rosa Parks - Kathleen Connors - This was banned in Florida. It took all of five minutes or so to read and had nothing a sane person could possibly find objectionable.
And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie - I listened to this as an audiobook while doing physical therapy. It was an excellent mystery.
The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation - Rosemary Sullivan - Another audiobook, and a good thing because I would never have known how to pronounce all the Dutch words in this. They make a very strong case for one person. This gave me a sense of closure.
The Cat Who Had 14 Tales - Lillian Jackson Braun - A short story collection, all of them involving cats. I have a very low tolerance for sad animal stories, so some of these were too much for me, but several of them were good reads.
The Marvels - I liked it. It's not a tier 1 Marvel classic, but I still basically liked it. And the Streisand scene was hilarious.
Mary - Mostly okay, but a little odd. Joseph appeared to be wearing trousers at one point.
That's it. I did rewatch some classics: Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly. I also started the second season of What If . . . ?, which I liked, but I haven't wrapped it up. I need to get back up to speed with the MCU.
As far as books, I warned you about the pathetic number. There were four. I started reading several other books, most of them re-reads (Jane Eyre, The Phantom Tollbooth) and some new ones (Wind in the Willows, Mysterious Benedict Society). My attention span was rotten.
The Life of Rosa Parks - Kathleen Connors - This was banned in Florida. It took all of five minutes or so to read and had nothing a sane person could possibly find objectionable.
And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie - I listened to this as an audiobook while doing physical therapy. It was an excellent mystery.
The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation - Rosemary Sullivan - Another audiobook, and a good thing because I would never have known how to pronounce all the Dutch words in this. They make a very strong case for one person. This gave me a sense of closure.
The Cat Who Had 14 Tales - Lillian Jackson Braun - A short story collection, all of them involving cats. I have a very low tolerance for sad animal stories, so some of these were too much for me, but several of them were good reads.