I'm writing the last segment of chapter 59 in Please Let Me Hold You and I've gone and made myself (happy) cry again 🥹

p.s. i still have four of these stickers left, if you want everyone to know

Welp. All but one tile laid. Couldn’t get the behind-toilet tile right the first time, and my hand hurts too much now from hand-cutting tiles to try again, so that’ll have to wait till the morning. It’s imperfect, but oh well

Welp, I’ve written 1500 words of smut for the next chapter in Please Let Me Hold You, and I’m not done, and neither are they, but now I have to go lay a peel-and-stick floor in the bathroom. So I’ll be back later, I guess, boys 😂 Hang in there.

On this anniversary, I ask that if you’re invested in the longevity of the creative side of the fandom, seek out creations by newer/unfamiliar creators. Don’t stick to only ppl you know or stuff you saw promo’d. Promo shouldn’t be required. You can stab me in the face now :p #LongLiveOFMD

I just brought to my own attention that my mousepad from the preorder iteration of Myst III: Exile by @cyan.com is 25 years old 😱. I’ve never used another mousepad in all this time. My poster and t-shirt from that game box has not survived, alas 😭. I still have the box, though 😂

This is a hard one. I’ve not created much. Some art, a couple of sewing things, and 2 fics in progress. But maybe my fic Please Let Me Hold You because it got me writing again after 5 years of not, and now it’s huge 😂 #LongLiveOFMD archiveofourown.org/works/606381...

Oh gosh, idk… Maybe making the first battle jacket (which I want to fix) that took 4 months, learning to sew in the process, and then wearing it with my Polite Menace shirt at Tintagel to see the statue of King Arthur with my Merlin action figure 😂 #LongLiveOFMD

Aww I was such a one 😃 Though I still sorta am since I don’t do in-person stuff

After several months of delay, I finally signed my contract to work remotely (part time, short term contract) on a digital archive of an excavation in Egypt. So, so hoping this moves me forward. I’m tired of being stuck through no fault of my own.

PirateShip just sent an email with a notice that USPS shipping rates are increasing and they used an #OFMD gif 😂. If you don't use them, you should know. They're one of us ❤️🏴‍☠️

I need to be a better fandom supporter and share the fics I’ve read. Why have I not done this before?? How rude 😡 Each fic I read this year I will post after I complete it. FYI I read slow 😐 so there may be, like, five 😂

I completed a sleeve at last! I did magic loop method for the first time ever and immediately ordered double pointed needles after about 3 rounds 😅. We’ll see if those make me hate it less (thinking of sock knitting). I’m kinda wishing I’d tried waist shaping with this, but baby steps and all that.

Here’s my “A Fine Fish” art, based on the fishing and fowling scene from the tomb of Menna

🤍🖤Late 70s/early 80s goth icons, Edward Teach and Stede Bonnet🖤🤍 #ofmd #ofmdfanart

I’ve got a whole bunch of new prints up on Ko-fi today! ko-fi.com/citrussyndicate/shop

A children’s library book for the #Merlin fandom! Looks like Morgana in her old woman disguise teamed up with Uther’s wife, the troll 😂

Artist and support sign-ups for the 2026 #OFMDReverseBang are now open! Visit the official website to learn more about the Reverse Bang and sign up to be an artist or to support our artists and writers:

I’d thought about signing up as a writer for RBB, but I don’t think I’ll be writing any more fic after I finish my current two.

That feeling when you can close all your PDFs after you’ve submitted your article……..

Ok color me surprised that some of my plants are still green: lavender, thyme, yarrow, hyssop, strawberries, and forget-me-not. The latter I thought was an annual and I was mad it never bloomed…is it a perennial??? 😱 It’s been well below freezing here often.

Tonight I learned heterochromatic eyes also glow heterochromatically! 😮 Mewatalli has one blue eye and one yellow eye. This is very cool!

I’m getting excited for a new gardening season! I’ve preordered purple majesty seed potatoes and sweet potato slips! I’m adding a lot to the garden this year with all my acquired knowledge from last year, and hope I’ll do even better this time around!

Ah, my friend, you’ve returned!

This is why I didn’t jump on the “hopefully in 2026” train at the New Year 🫤

Swatches! So, yeah, there was a holiday yarn sale, and… I finally got some mohair to play with, and pair with the beige to give it a subtle warm pink—for a cardigan. This bright teal to try my hand socks (ok that’s really hard, the needles are tiny!!). Tweedy pale pink—for a v-neck sweater.

Part 3 of mine and @dimplyowl.bsky.social Hunger Games Au has officially begun. Ed now has to be the face of the revolution, and he'll do anything to get Stede back . #ofmdfanfic archiveofourown.org/works/769563...

Children’s library books for #Stizzy truthers!

Definitely go for this, folks! I’ll never forget where I was when @citrussyndicate.bsky.social gifted me a drawing of my Ed! You posted for writers who never had an artist draw for their fic to drop a description in replies, so I gave it a go! This drawing is very special to me ❤️

I have one last commission from last year to finish and I'll be opening comms again, hopefully this weekend? If you're interested and have any questions, feel free to DM me!

I’m doing a Merlin rewatch atm. Wanted something tried and true and wholesome to close out the year.

Oh I see there’s an art vs. artist thing going around. I’m such a lazy person so I’m not going to post an art plus me collage. If you’re curious what I look like, just open my profile picture 🤣 The impatient glare is my natural state. Some art is pinned to my profile.

Hey #OFMD people who also happen to be knitters/crocheters. Long Dog Yarn is bringing back some colorways, and this month will be featuring Our Flag Means Death and Safe Space Ship. I got these when they did the OFMD colors (colorways names in the alt text). www.longdogyarn.com/collections/...

Just the sleeves left! I’ve bound off and woven in the ends. It’s so pretty! I can’t wait to block and wear this. That half-twisted rib on the bottom took so loooooong 🤣

Lucius getting his shit together yields great developments 😁😁😁😁😁 #OFMD

Oh yeah and I just published the end of this story - I think the people who wanted to read it will see but I'll mention it here. End of an era for me! 🌃 archiveofourown.org/works/753304...

I'm still adding people to the OFMD Art Starter Pack. Keep sending me artists, crafters, and visual creators I may have missed, please!

Ok last WIP I will share of chapter 59 of Please Let Me Hold You. Next time you see a post about its contents will be the chapter itself. Maybe this will get me to finish it more quickly 😂☠️ #OFMD

I won't wrap up all my fics from 2025, too many, but I am going to highlight a few. For these stories, I upped my game in various ways and took on new challenges, which is what I want to reflect on. 2025 was a tremendous growth year for my writing. 🧵

#OFMD fandom year in review! Art, fics, crafts, oh my! First, the masterpiece, the completion of the Orgasms Papyrus 😅. Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey

Almost done with the ribbing at the bottom of my sweater re-do. I think half-twisted rib is my favorite thing I learned this year 😂❤️ I also totally understand the yarn hoarding tendencies in the fiber arts community 🙈

Let me tell you, I am deeply disappointed that my home library, where I currently work, does not have The Lonely Cactus. I have half a mind to request they purchase it. And yes, just because it’s an important plot point in my OFMD fanfic 🤣

When I had a seizure on Park Avenue, a girl sat on the sidewalk with me in my dazed state, telling me everything was ok, until the ambulance arrived. I remember her smiling warmly and the sunlight in her hair, and an emt getting mad at me because I couldn’t remember my name or that I had epilepsy 🤣

I think I’d like to showcase the official adoption of this poofy, silly, very brave boy (who probably has speed run through 8 lives by now) and his move from Egypt to the USA ❤️ Photos are from my Cairo apartment, Cairo airport, and Chicago airport.

saw this highly inspirational meme and decided to do. also i cant have live plants in the flat i’m currently in cause Imm not here often enough and its SAD. and my plants in the other city are prolly dying right now 😭 #ofmd #ofmdfanart #gentlebeard #cactineedpetstooawarenessmonth

Unemployed, but rich and obsessed with keeping to schedule 🤣

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains. Book of Secrets by Loreena McKennitt. This is still my favorite album of hers. I’m in bed right now and too lazy to do the image rigamarole.

My sister got me a building set of Anubis and I spent about 8 hours straight on it to complete him. Look how cool he is!! I’ve placed him beside my senet set and he will probably get destroyed by cats

The swatches in daylight!!! It’s cloudy, though 🙄 I’m thinking the winner is the top right? Do we agree?

Published a website, moved back to USA, made lots of art, hand-sewed major stuff, learned to knit, learned to use a sewing machine, grew a veggie garden, copy edited 2 books, gave lectures, taught a masterclass, did 3 podcast interviews, got 2 part-time jobs, wrote a lot, adopted a 3.5-legged cat