#DecRecs Day 8: inspired by @twigofwillow.bsky.social , please enjoy one of my favorite albums to listen to November-February: Little Women (1994) youtu.be/jTiodOvX1YY?...

Things I love about Rookie Historian: *It's thematically about history and why it matters! *Young women succeeding at traditionally masculine jobs *female friendship! *it depicts but doesn't endorse monarchy *The ML is a princess coded chaos mupet and I love him

Today I want to talk about my favorite drama I watched this year for #DecRecs Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung! It's a historical kdrama about a young woman who becomes a historian -- one of the people charged with writing down everything that happens in court for the historical record.

Today I want to talk about my favorite drama I watched this year for #DecRecs Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung! It's a historical kdrama about a young woman who becomes a historian -- one of the people charged with writing down everything that happens in court for the historical record.

Floating fishes 🐟 #sciart

Happy decembirb #ArtAdventCalendar

I'm still not feeling great today so another old favorite for #decRecs "The Witches of Athens" by Lara Elena Donnelly is one of my comfort reads. It's everything that I want cozy SFF to be. Featuring sisterhood, coffee shops, and queer romance strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

#DecRecs Day 6: one pot meals, my beloved. Tonight i made Moroccan-style lamb stew & couscous from my Betty Crocker cookbook and yes, technically the couscous is a second pot, but I’ll allow it bc there is almost NO prep involved, it’s such a easy and delicious dinner. Minimal cleanup! Best kind!

Today's #DecRecs are recipes by Herman, who is one of this year's best discoveries for me. Especially his "Easy lazy meals" have been fantastic during this period where I've had very little energy, and Skuld has had to take care of all our cooking. The poached chicken! The air fryer salmon! So good!

I am sick to day but I don't want to miss #DecRecs so you are getting an old favorite "Fandom for Robots" by Vina Jie-Min Prasad It's a delightful short story featuring fandom, friendship and robot pals! www.uncannymagazine.com/article/fand...

Today's #DecRecs is A Song for You & I Kay O'Neill and gentle graphic novel but the author to the Tea Dragon Society. It's a sweet story about friendship and finding who you are. Also the art is amazing I kept stopping to stare at the color gradients!

#DecRecs If you like ginger and citrus, I highly recommend this super easy recipe for ginger shots. I've been making them all fall, and they're so delicious! It's basically fresh orange juice with some lemon acidity and a nice little kick. (I double the ginger when I make it, for more of a kick!)

things are running a bit late this morning and its almost time for my Chinese lesson so today #DecRecs is my favorite Chinese history paper I read this year "The Song Rediscovery of Chang'an" by Xin Wen

#DecRecs Day 3: Making citrus garland for the winter holiday decor. It makes the house smell amazing, and I love the way the lights shine through it. There’s lots of recipes out there, I’ve used this one: thetoastedpinenut.com/homemade-dri...

All this is to say that the Liesl + Co. gallery tunic was the first thing I sewed for myself in a long long time and I love it! Comfy, doesn't need ironing, has nice lenght. I've now made two of them and am working on a third oliverands.com/shop/gallery...

This year I finally got over the block and sewed myself several garments. I think it helped that I was able to apply some of my kid sewing philosophy to myself. Namely sewing things for everyday wear not special occasions, and making the same pattern as many times as I want

Ok today's #DecRecs comes with story time! So for like ten years I did not sew anything for myself. I made clothes for the kid and quilts and nothing I could wear. I don't know why I had such a mental block about it - guess I made few things that didn't work out so it didn't seem worth the effort.

#DecRecs Oh thank goodness I have this going on too, so I can rec Clipping's music today because they're FANTASTIC. And so is this vid by @thuviaptarth.bsky.social. I haven't even seen Watchmen and this is still one of my favorite FMVs ever. But please heed the warnings in the YT description!

I loved this book! I would describe it as the Chinese-American version of Paul Bunyun.

Ok today's #DecRecs comes with story time! So for like ten years I did not sew anything for myself. I made clothes for the kid and quilts and nothing I could wear. I don't know why I had such a mental block about it - guess I made few things that didn't work out so it didn't seem worth the effort.

Today's rec was Finder by Suzanne Palmer, one of my favorite space operas. #DecRecs 🔗 renay.dreamwidth.org/2025/12/02/r...

Yesterday, I recced a Murderbot Diaries fic: Following Protocol by Astral_Insanity #DecRecs 🔗 renay.dreamwidth.org/2025/12/02/r...

#DecRecs beautiful Books' annual list of illustrated beauties are such a good way to find a new gem or just look at some lovely art!

I just love recs and reccing things so much!

Today for #DecRecs I want to talk about barely tea! I used to get this all the time at my favorite Korean restaurant but I recently realized that I can make it at home! It's so good, cozy, a bit of nutty flavor, very warming in the cold!

It's almost December, aka #DecRecs time! Here are the "rules" Rec some things you want to rec during December! Use the hashtag #DecRecs That's it! Things can be anything! Books, fic, short stories, poems, games, tea, ect! You can rec things as little or as often as you want!

#DecRecs Day 2: Because it is freezing rain out there, I am going to recommend my rain boots. I bought them 2 years ago and I utterly adore them. They are warm, yet breathable; extremely comfortable for walking around; easy to take on and off; and waterproof. merrypeople.com/collections/...

Omg I forgot about #DecRecs. This is where we recommend things in December. I recommend having breakfast food for dinner. Most of it's really easy and whomst amongst us has a surplus of energy at night this time of year? Pancakes time.

Coming in 2 hours before midnight with my very first #DecRecs: Starting the day with Appalachian Fog as a little treat. Lady Grey (the Earl will do in a pinch), steamed milk, and maple syrup to sweet. Maybe add a dash of vanilla if feeling extra fancy.

#DecRecs: This rec for 镇魂 Guardian, which is the best and most accurate way I've ever seen the show sold to those not already sold. Go read the rec and then watch the show!

I'm starting out with "This is it" a mulifandom Go/Baduk/ Weiqi vid. It's so much fun! I've been rewatching this every time I see it in my ao3 bookmarks, its always a delight! I love the variety of sources and the prefect timing! archiveofourown.org/works/51767752 2:57 min, only music, subtitles

It's the first day of December and that means its time for #DecRecs ! This year I want to focus on reccing things I discovered this year, not things I've recced a ton of times before, though I'm sure I'll include some old favorites.

Now that LA has announced their special category, the Hugo rec sheet has been updated (poem is after short story). If you've been vibrating with excitement to rec some poetry, your moment has arrived! #HugoAwards

It's the first day of December and that means its time for #DecRecs ! This year I want to focus on reccing things I discovered this year, not things I've recced a ton of times before, though I'm sure I'll include some old favorites.

Tomorrow is the day :D I think this is actually the first year in ages I haven't had a Christmas Calendar? But I've decided *this* shall be my daily treat (not to mention nudging me back into posting regularly 🤞)

Tomorrow!

It's almost December, aka #DecRecs time! Here are the "rules" Rec some things you want to rec during December! Use the hashtag #DecRecs That's it! Things can be anything! Books, fic, short stories, poems, games, tea, ect! You can rec things as little or as often as you want!

Oh, it's been 5 years since I posted a bunch of small fics for MXTX Gen Week! These were a lot of fun to write: archiveofourown.org/series/2024432

Intergalactic Mixtape is live! I read some fab essays this week. Bring on ~reflection season~

Egg nephew acquired?

@coreopsismajor.bsky.social and @tuxkate.bsky.social might be talking me into adopting "the one with the egg" as my new idol nibbling

As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.

three days left to nominate material for the Otherwise Award! hit us with your best shot 🙏

So I wrote two books. both are set in London, in winter, in 2021. One is an alternate future history, a sparse love story where a spad and civil servant work on Brexit together and fall unwillingly in love; the other is a sports anime, a post-pandemic f/f romance. here they both are:

doing God's work by vigorously pitching Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant's God-tier historical romances to my friends who haven't read them yet if I have not pestered you to read Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant yet, please @ me so I can convince you.

wa ha ha ha getting my romance cooties all over the novel section of the Hugos Spreadsheet, I am adding every SFF romance I enjoyed this year, I cannot be stopped

DecRecs is only an month away! This the first year since I started doing it that I have an account here so I'm planning to crosspost all my recs here

a whole thread of Alex doing what they do best. don't miss it!

Has anyone read any SFF romance / romantasy that includes dating apps? I am 75% sure I read at least one where the magical beings had a special dating app but I canNOT remember which book.