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The Friday Five for 25 July 2025

This week's questions were suggested by

stauros.

What is...

1. one place you volunteer (or would like to)? Why?

2. one book you'd like to see made into a movie? Why?

3. one creature (living, extinct, or mythical) you'd like for a pet? Why?

4. one place on Earth you'd like to visit? Why?

5. one talent or skill you'd like to develop? Why?

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food surprises

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Flettner Rotor

https://xkcd.com/3119/

"And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses."

https://xkcd.com/3119/

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For people who miss the Olden Days of writing meta discussions?

Via

troyswann, this new comm:

fan_writers comm - for meta about writing

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2530 / Fic - The Old Guard

When Descends on the Atlantic
The Old Guard | Joe/Nicky | ~1500 words

(Also on AO3)

( They follow the rocky beach around past Liscannor, taking their sandals off to ford the Inagh where its waters are shallow and warmed by the late morning sun. Past this point, the beach is broad and sandy and so Joe and Nicky amble along it together, shoes still in hand. Joe never thought that one day he'd be glad of sunglasses in Ireland, but so it goes. )

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family

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iNaturalist Animals and Plants

https://xkcd.com/3118/

Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.

https://xkcd.com/3118/

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minor things make a post

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Summer of Horror and other fun things

summerofhorrorexchange revealed today! I got an astonishing 15K(!!!) Biggles fic (!!!) which I won't be able to properly start reading until tomorrow, but I cannot WAIT, it looks amazing and I'm dying to read it!

Obligatory reminder that I have a fic in the exchange as well. Deeply mysterious, hid my tracks amazingly as usual. And there is a lovely selection of other horror fic as well!

Earlier today, before all of that, I posted yet another Murderbot TV-verse fic, System // Handshake (2500 wds, gen, post-canon). Summary is spoilery for the finale; it's loosely springboarded off another fic I'd read earlier.

There's also this seriously adorable short interview with the whole Murderbot cast (link goes to Tumblr) in which they talk about playing the Bitter/Sweet game from the show on the set. HOW ARE THEY SO CUTE, I DIEEEEEE

And, longer and more serious, but I really enjoyed watching this David Dastmalchian interview; he talks about the show, as well as some of his other projects (Dune; comic book writing) and is so adorably excited about the show and invested in it.

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2529 / Fic - The Pitt

how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
The Pitt | Jack/Robby | ~2100 words | Thanks to

sheafrotherdon for betaing. Contains canon-typical suicidal ideation.

(Also on AO3)

( 'How the fuck do you have wings?' Robby's back on the rooftop. )

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Goodbye, hanarobi

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[vid]: Lose Yourself Murderbot (Murderbot)

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Replication Crisis

https://xkcd.com/3117/

Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.

https://xkcd.com/3117/

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2528 / Fic - Superman

Q&A
Superman (2025) | Lois/Clark | ~2200 words

(Also on AO3)

( 'I know you're never going to let me interview you as Superman again,' was how Lois began. Clark sighed and put the TV on mute. ''Never' is a very definitive way of putting it.' )