OK somebody who's more up on fandom lore than me, can you tell me about the English teacher who...apparently asked her students to write reviews on AO3 as part of a class assignment??? Did I miss this??????

Without downloading any new pics what's it like dating you?

At least we have penguins and children who paint pebbles for them bsky.app/profile/cont...

FASCINATING stuff and very good of the volunteers to write this up. Did I understand more than one word in three? No I sure didn't! But it's awesome all the same.

GREAT article about the rise of LLMs in publishing (context: "Shy Girl" is a now-cancelled book (though it was self-published before) because it looks like the author Mia Ballard used LLMs to write it). Gets at a lot of what I loathe about LLMs; I worry about how much of that shit is on AO3 now

New chapter up! "The Songs and the Stories, the Lies and the Glories," A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Dunk/Baelor, 105K and counting fuck my life. archiveofourown.org/works/78860401

Update it's almost 20k now lol fuck my life

HELL YES 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

I've been worried about my writing pace for this dunk/baelor fic but I just checked and this chapter is already 8.5K so I think I'm doing fine actually

"Lyonel's fun and all but HOW does he know that dunk is hung?" well commenter Lyonel knows that because he and Dunk shared a very special hug that's called anal sex

Also, it was my birthday yesterday! So to celebrate me, feel free to pick a story of mine you really liked and leave a comment! (Yes this is shameless but I've had a very long day and I'm gonna have a very long few weeks, okay.) archiveofourown.org/users/leupag...

I've been volunteering at this hospital for two months now and when I tell you that every time I: come home, walk the dog, take a shower, rink a beer/have an edible, and stare at a wall for an hour before I can actually engage with the world again. I knew hospital work was tough but haha wow

Somebody quoted something I wrote and was like "this was so great" and guys I must have REALLY been in a writing fugue this past month because I straight up do not remember writing this at all Like I reread that chapter and I was like "huh these are brand new words to me, I guess they're ok tho"

Hey fanfolks, I got a recommendation for squidgeworld . org to host fan-related images, anybody else like it/have an alternative they prefer?

...just saw someone recommend my Dunk/Baelor fic by saying "It's just like that Merlin show from the 2010s" and now for several reasons I will be walking into the sea

So many ways to say they are weird about each other and I love them ALL just look at this masterpiece

HELL YES HELL YES

Chapter 7 is up! "The Songs and the Stories, the Lies and the Glories," Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Dunk/Baelor, I really should've picked a shorter title. archiveofourown.org/works/78860401

Hey your friends are great people and sometimes you have to remind them of this, don't be afraid to embarrass them with how much you think they're awesome

"You were so right, heartfelt conversations with boners was the way to go" and other things I tell my fic-writing friends in chat like a very normal person

OK I threw the bits and pieces I've written for this dumb idea up on AO3, somebody please tell me how newspapers work because all I've got is obsessive rewatches of "Spotlight" and "All the President's Men" archiveofourown.org/works/80615966

I am SUPER dead in Westeros, RIP me

[update] Monitoring: We have applied a fix, and #AO3 is accessible again for users. Potential slowness remains and certain VPNs may still be blocked until we verify everything is fully stable again.

Sorry guys I jinxed it

...oh no can AO3 be down a little longer pls

AO3'S BACK BABY

[update] Identified: We've identified the problem and are working on a fix. We expect to remain down for several more hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

[update] Investigating: AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Always fascinating when AO3 volunteers notify people that there's an issue with the website and you get to see the number of people who still have some growing up to do in the replies

So the proliferation of "x reader"/"x you"/"x y/n" fics is just scammers using chatgpt to write "requested" stories by the dozens, correct? Every time I see one of their shitty posts in a fandom tag they've got some sort of request link in their bio.

Also LOOK WHAT I COMMISSIONED (or don't if you are in public, it is definitely NSFW). This is a spoiler for this fic (a future chapter I haven't yet posted) so if you don't want to know what happens, don't click... buuuuut if you do then hey guess what you can click on. bsky.app/profile/mtom...

Oh my god this stupid Dunk/Baelor fic just cracked 80K fuck my fucking life

Chapter 6 is up! "The Songs and the Stories, the Lies and the Glories," Knight of the 7 Kingdoms, Dunk/Baelor, in which there are lots of people talking and no makeouts. Sorry. archiveofourown.org/works/788604...

"How're you doing gus?" "Well emotionally I'm still about here"

Still working on the Dunk/Baelor fic but am suddenly consumed with the siren call of Tanselle/Dunk/Baelor Newspaper!AU, where Tanselle and Dunk are fearless journalists (well Dunk is an elementary school teacher but EGG is a fearless journalist) and Baelor is the Marty-Baron-Boston-Globe-Era EIC

Oh my god that finale of Knight of the Seven no wait Nine Kingdoms was SO MUCH. I cried at least four times and snortlaughed like 17

Is this Hozier's side account

Chapter 5 is up! "The Songs and the Stories, the Lies and the Glories," Knight of the Seven Kingdoms AU, Dunk/Baelor, and yes I did write a West Wing joke into this fic because 2026 is terrible and we have to enjoy life while we can: archiveofourown.org/works/78860401

Writing a fix-it AU for a fandom who's just experienced The Horrors is like how I imagine it was being a medieval innkeeper during a blizzard or something Yes good people come and sit by my fire nothing can hurt you here

Haven Watch is an organization in MN that's getting stuff for those released from detention, because ICE and CBP just shove victims out the door in the middle of winter with no coat or personal belongings (often no shoes or socks because they're monsters) (h/t @originalmardia.bsky.social)

I forgot the innate hilarity of being part of a fandom where the actual story is already known, because let me tell you what the #akotsk fandom is sharing sad memes and The Event hasn't even happened yet

Turns out firebombing a walmart IS effective but the only people with the balls to do it are the winemoms you've been shitting on for the past ten years

Graphic design is my passion

Chapter 4 is up! 14K of Baelor having a lot of feelings and nowhere to put them, I am making GREAT choices. Fortunately Lyonel can make any chapter just that much better (and sluttier). archiveofourown.org/works/78860401

Oh my god I finally figured out how to block reader fics on tumblr thank you @ god @ jesus

"Hey gus did that stupid AKOTSK fic you started on a dare last week reach 50K yet?" look, shut up

Also: love to do wheatgoogling for this Westeros fic only to realize that the reason for the Blackfyre Rebellion is bc the Queen was a Dornish princess who'd been heir to her own country before it joined the other kingdoms and so acted like she was a ruler BECAUSE SHE WAS ONE and men didn't like it

OK help me out Game of Throne fans, someone MUST have made a primer about like, how pants work right? I would love to write some porn but are these bitches laced, are they tied to the shirt, are there BUTTONS (that seems fancy for someone like Dunk) I do not know and it's... well, cockblocking me

Welp we had a good run

Is there anything that makes you feel like a bigger asshole than getting a really sweet and thoughtful comment, but being annoyed because it's on an old fic and why are people reading OLD AND BUSTED when NEW HOTNESS is right there? I should be shunned in the village square