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The Day in Spikedluv (Saturday, Jan 3)

I did not go downtown today. Instead I went back to bed after Pip left and I got the dogs in, and slept until almost 8:30am! o_O That’s pretty late for me.

I did two loads of laundry, hand-washed dishes, emptied the dishwasher, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter. We had leftover pulled pork for supper. We also finished the spinach dip. I’m glad I made it again to assuage my feelings of really missing it, but I don’t think I’ll make it again because of the garlic. I can only think that my sensitivity to garlic has increased as I got older. *sad face*

I tried the Christmas Spice tea today. I was curious about it, so I looked it up. The wonderful natural flavors of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and orange are blended with a rich, black tea to create a delicious holiday tea. I figured there’d be cinnamon, but I wasn’t sure what else. It’s pretty good.

I added ~900 words to my

smallfandomfest fic!! I finished one of my books and read some fanfic. I watched an HGTV program and more Secrets of the Zoo.

I have been remiss in thanking two more people for their Christmas cards.

pattrose and

turps, thank you so much!!

Temps started out at 18.3(F) and reached 30.9. There was some wind again today, which made walking unpleasant, but also some sun, to give you false hope. *g*

Mom Update:

Mom sounded okay when I spoke to her. Sister A visited, and my brother called to say he’d be out to visit tomorrow (now today, Sunday). She didn’t throw up anything, but food sat heavy in her stomach today, which made her feel off. I should know better than to think that healing is a straight line, but I had hoped she’d continue showing improvements without back-sliding.

Lingering Challenge Wrap-Up

How did it go?

Did you finish something from days gone by?

Or did you get distracted by a new shiny?

Either way, I hope you're having a lovely new year!

(and if you're still reading, keep reading!)

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Marvelling: A Stevetony Noir Flash Exchange

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Challenge 898 - Burned

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Challenge 898 - Going forth blindly

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Challenge 898 - Burning bridges

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Challenge 898 - Lucky escape

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Current Location: The Underworld

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author: celina myers

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Hollow by Celina Myers

Genre:
Sapphic, Horror, Fantasy, Vampires, Romantasy, Fiction, Supernatural, Paranormal, Gothic, Kindle Unlimited

Publication Date:
December 17, 2021

Page Numbers:
304

Read/Finished Date:
January 3rd, 2026 - January 4th, 2026

Rating:
DNF'ed @ 50%

Premise:

"Brilliant new vampire lore.... Spine-tingling!"
—L.J. Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries

Preorder now to get a deluxe limited edition of Hollow! This special-edition hardcover will include beautifully designed endpapers and sprayed edges, a gorgeous foiled cover, and a brand-new author’s note.

From TikTok sensation Celina Myers comes a fresh, intriguing novel about a woman who finds her destiny and her family after being turned into a vampire.

Mia Adair isn’t even twenty-five yet, but she’s starting to wonder if her peak has already passed. She’s spent years working at her local bookstore, a job that was supposed to be temporary. As a kid, she experienced a strange sort of fame within the paranormal community thanks to her inclusion in a book that revealed Mia’s ability to talk with the dead. But that was then, and Mia’s “gift” dried up once adolescence set in. These days, she feels like she’s nobody special.

Until she dies in a tragic car crash and reawakens as a vampire…

Forced to leave behind everything she knew, Mia must choose to live with one of two rival vampire families. The Bellamy and Sutton clans share a dark, complicated history that spans centuries. As Mia learns about their age-old traditions and extraordinary powers, along with their forbidden romances and betrayals, she’s drawn toward two very different loves. And as she feels her gift returning, more potent than ever before, Mia realizes she’ll need it to protect innocent lives—and save the only family she has left.

Review:

There are no words to describe how horrible the writing is in this book. It needs an editor badly. I don't understand why this was released in this manner, and most of the characters were not particularly impressive. The only thing this book has going for it is the stenciled edges of the novel. Other than that, skip this book completely.

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2026 Prompts Table

Allll right! We only had three participants this time, so only 16 changed prompts. Thank you

emotional_support_demon and

tarlan!

That probably means you like the prompts we have, so without further delay, here's our new table for 2026:

001. accessory	002. action	003. aliens / robots	004. animated	005. architecture

006. b/w + color	007. bald	008. beach	009. bear	010. big

011. bipoc character	012. blend	013. blue	014. body part	015. book

016. bow	017. bubble	018. canon from 2026	019. close-up	020. creature

021. crown	022. cute	023. device	024. door	025. drive

026. eat / drink	027. elegant	028. faceless	029. fairy tale	030. fake background

031. fake hair color	032. fall	033. fantasy	034. fight	035. first ep / scene

036. fly	037. frame	038. friends	039. full body	040. geometric

041. gold	042. gradient	043. green	044. grey	045. grunge

046. hand(s)	047. happiness	048. heart	049. holidays	050. horror

051. hot	052. kiss	053. lovers	054. magic	055. mirror

056. monochrome	057. muted	058. name	059. nature	060. negative space

061. neon	062. night	063. numbers	064. old fandom	065. opposite colors

066. painted	067. parental figure	068. pattern	069. pink	070. plain background

071. pride	072. profile	073. remake	074. restraint	075. ring

076. sad	077. shoes / feet	078. sidekick	079. silver	080. sky

081. sleep	082. small fandom	083. song lyrics	084. spring	085. steps

086. stock	087. superhero	088. text	089. the end	090. two fonts

091. two+ people	092. unusual crop	093. vampire	094. video game	095. villain

096. water	097. wave	098. white	099. window	100. winter

Like always, we have a few prompts with a '/' in them - it means you can use either of the words, it doesn't have to be both. E.g. for "shoes / feet", one or more shoes, one or more feet, and both shoes and feet in your icon would fit the prompt.

We intentionally have some words with multiple meanings again (e.g. "bald", "fall", "restraint"). As usual, you are free to interpret all prompts in any way you want.

Hints for some of the more specific prompts:

* animated: can be animated source (anime, etc) or a character showing an animated expression
* canon from 2026: icon a show/movie/etc. that first aired in 2026
* device: computers, phones, machines, etc.
* old fandom: a fandom that *you* consider old
* opposite colors: see the color wheel
* remake: remake of an icon or remake of a movie/show/etc.
* the end: final episodes, deaths, endings, etc.

Here's the table code for you to copy:

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<td>028. faceless</td>
<td>029. fairy tale</td>
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<td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td>
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<td>031. fake hair color</td>
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<td>035. first ep / scene</td>
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<td>036. fly</td>
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<td>038. friends</td>
<td>039. full body</td>
<td>040. geometric</td>
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<td>041. gold</td>
<td>042. gradient</td>
<td>043. green</td>
<td>044. grey</td>
<td>045. grunge</td>
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<td>046. hand(s)</td>
<td>047. happiness</td>
<td>048. heart</td>
<td>049. holidays</td>
<td>050. horror</td>
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<td>051. hot</td>
<td>052. kiss</td>
<td>053. lovers</td>
<td>054. magic</td>
<td>055. mirror</td>
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<td>056. monochrome</td>
<td>057. muted</td>
<td>058. name</td>
<td>059. nature</td>
<td>060. negative space</td>
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<td>061. neon</td>
<td>062. night</td>
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<td>064. old fandom</td>
<td>065. opposite colors</td>
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<td>067. parental figure</td>
<td>068. pattern</td>
<td>069. pink</td>
<td>070. plain background</td>
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<td>071. pride</td>
<td>072. profile</td>
<td>073. remake</td>
<td>074. restraint</td>
<td>075. ring</td>
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<td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td>
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<td>076. sad</td>
<td>077. shoes / feet</td>
<td>078. sidekick</td>
<td>079. silver</td>
<td>080. sky</td>
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<td>081. sleep</td>
<td>082. small fandom</td>
<td>083. song lyrics</td>
<td>084. spring</td>
<td>085. steps</td>
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<td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td>
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<td>086. stock</td>
<td>087. superhero</td>
<td>088. text</td>
<td>089. the end</td>
<td>090. two fonts</td>
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<td>091. two+ people</td>
<td>092. unusual crop</td>
<td>093. vampire</td>
<td>094. video game</td>
<td>095. villain</td>
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<td>096. water</td>
<td>097. wave</td>
<td>098. white</td>
<td>099. window</td>
<td>100. winter</td>
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💡 Promo: GYWO 2026 Sign-Ups still Open

If you’re a writer (original works or fanfics) you might want to check this community!

getyourwordsout

I signed up for the first time in 2024, returned for 2025, and I’ve already signed up for 2026.
It’s a community that supports writers in their efforts to get their words out and offers cool member-only tools and activities to help us reach our goals. Thanks to this community I reached my personal goal to complete all my WIPs, so I highly recommend it!
There is no pressure to complete the pledge we signed up for, but I can assure you that it feels gratifying to reach that goal and you’ll feel motivated to try your best in order to achieve it.

Check their website, http://getyourwordsout.net/, for all the info you need about pledging and how the community works.

Follow them on Tumblr

gywo and/or Bluesky gywo.bsky.social.

Check the GYWO 2026 Admin Post, the Choosing Your GYWO 2026 Pledge, and the GYWO 2026: Pledges & Requirements on Dreamwidth for more info and for the sign-up form.

Pledging for 2026 will be open through January 15

GetYourWordsOut: Year Eighteen!
Pledges & Requirements | getyourwordsout.net

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Gentle Goal Setting for 2026

Gentle Goal Setting for 2026: Simple Steps for a Calmer, More Meaningful Year

If the thought of setting goals for the new year makes your shoulders tense up a little… friend, you’re not alone. The world loves to shout about resolutions, reinventions, and “new year, new you” energy — but honestly? Most of us are just trying to breathe, enjoy the holidays, and enter January without feeling like we’re already behind.

That’s why this year, we’re doing something different.
We’re choosing gentle goal setting — goals that honor your current season, fit your emotional bandwidth, and let you start small without guilt or pressure.

No hustle energy. No rigid routines. No “musts” or “shoulds.”
Just clarity, calm, and rhythms that support how you want to feel in 2026.

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Book reading goals!

In 2025, I read more books than I thought I was going to be able to. (More than I'd managed for many years previous!)

The way I choose to track them is by drawing them into the notebook I use as a habit tracker.

Here is my page for 2025!

I include each book that I read, plus an object from or that represents each book. (It goes chronologically from the bottom left corner, and then snakes back and forth up the shelves to end in the upper right.)

I'm planning to do the same for 2026. :)

Thanks

ysabetwordsmith for suggesting I share.

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Fic: Topped with a Kiss (Ava Starr. Prompt: Love)

Title: Topped with a Kiss
Fandoms: MCU - Thunderbolts
Characters: Ava Starr, James Bucky Barnes, John Walker, Yelena Bolova, Robert 'Bob' Renolds, Alexei Shostakov
Pairings: James "Bucky" Barnes/Ava Starr, Alexei Shostakov & Ava Starr, Robert "Bob" Reynolds & Ava Starr, Ava Starr & John Walker, Yelena Belova & Ava Starr
Rating: General
Warnings/Spoilers: Post!Thunderbolts
Summary: Ava faces brief moments with her new team topped with various kisses.
Notes: Written for

mcu100 prompt old prompts - kisses. For my Ava Starr table for

mcu15 prompt love. [Table]

AO3 Link || Dreamwidth Link

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10 out of 20 - OZ (HBO) - Chris Keller - Destiny

Title: Destiny
Fandom: OZ (HBO)
Character: Chris Keller (mentions of Tobias Beecher)
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 146
Prompt: Instrument
Summary: Love, hate, lather, rinse, repeat. Keller's thoughts on the 2nd floor landing at the end of season 6

( Destiny )

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heartsfate || Team Thunderbolts || 5 Drabbles

Title: Topped with a Kiss
Team: Thunderbolts
Fandoms: MCU - Thunderbolts
Characters: Ava Starr, James Bucky Barnes, John Walker, Yelena Bolova, Robert 'Bob' Renolds, Alexei Shostakov
Pairings: James "Bucky" Barnes/Ava Starr, Alexei Shostakov & Ava Starr, Robert "Bob" Reynolds & Ava Starr, Ava Starr & John Walker, Yelena Belova & Ava Starr
Rating: General
Warnings/Spoilers: Post!Thunderbolts
Summary: Ava faces brief moments with her new team topped with various kisses.
Notes: Written for

mcu100 prompt old prompts - kisses.

mcu15 prompt love. [Table]

AO3 Link || Dreamwidth Link

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Topped with a Kiss || Thunderbolts

mcu100 prompt old prompts - kisses. For my Ava Starr table for

mcu15 prompt love. [Table]
AO3 Link: Here

( 5 Drabble series )

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This. Is. Not. Enough | a Hollanov gifset

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Quest 2 - narnialover7

Chapter 5 Main Quest - Mystery Bag

Go H E R E to see the rest of the icons @ my journal. :)

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gamechangerhr | Game Changers/Heated Rivalry FRIENDING MEME

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Current Music: Bucs vs Panthers on tv

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his mobility is untrammelled

I keep thinking I will have more brain to post about stuff but it keeps not happening, even with 2 weeks of vacation (back to work on Monday *sob*), so here are some brief thoughts about a variety of things:

- Miami Mika!!! Hopefully he is also Milano-Cortina Mika because after the bullshit snub of Jason Robertson by Team USA (in favor of JT Miller??? REALLY??? I've watched him play - badly (he's injured) - all season so idk what Bill Guerin is thinking there [I can see a role for Trocheck, who seems like a slightly less egregious choice to me than Miller, but still pretty bad, and I like Trocheck), I am in the bag for Sweden (or Finland) and hope Team USA doesn't even make the medal round.

- Speaking of hockey, I finally watched Heated Rivalry and I enjoyed it. I laughed, I cried a little, I predicted many lines of dialogue because I have written similar fic, and I'm probably one of the few people who wished for more hockey in the gay hockey show. I don't feel feral about it like most of fandom, but I kind of didn't expect to. It was lovely, though, and I'm glad it exists. Also, Connor Storrie needs to play Alexander the Great in something, or, since I texted

devildoll immediately with that thought and she replied, "Achilles," he should definitely play Achilles in something. I am just saying. I would like to see ( minor spoiler )

- The Stranger Things finale. Without spoilers, I liked it. I have quibbles but overall I found it emotionally satisfying. Also, while I appreciate Joe Keery and love Steve Harrington's arc, I have never found him particularly hot, per se, but ( spoilers )

- I'm enjoying season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. I love Percy as a character and narrator, and I just enjoy spending time with him and his friends. ( spoilers )

- The Muppet Show returns!!! This is not a drill!!! I AM EXCITE!!!

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