Let’s get some more art in here! I’ve got quite a few Elves to show off. I don’t just write about Lord of the Rings, you know~.
Content note depictions of alcohol and scars.
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Reading Where Decay Sleeps Part 1
Many apologies to Anna Cheung, the author who worked very hard on these poems. I’m not a poet and I know it. I’m writing these thoughts as I go so I can process what I’m reading better. Hopefully, others will appreciate them too.
If anybody out there struggles with poetry, you’re not alone. There’s help out there for us. Somewhere. I’ll google it later!
What I’m reading today is the Pallor Mortis (Birth) section of Anna Cheung’s debut anthology of Chinese Gothic horror poetry, Where Decay Sleeps, published by Haunt Publishing. I got this book as part of a kickstarter reward, just so everybody’s clear. While I could write a separate essay based on how the sunk-cost fallacy might combine with this fool and my money are soon parted to form a tornado of “I’m loving this book uncritically, I don’t give a damn!” James Stephanie Sterling has a whole video on the topic you can watch instead. Besides, I’m a hype man, not a salesman.
Continue reading “Reading Where Decay Sleeps Part 1”American Economics, for the Ardan Dwarves
Alright, Durin’s Folk, I know I’ve been neglecting you, but as I said, I’ve chosen my side, the Elves! Besides, I tend to write about philosophical things rather than practical things. While I’m sure Middle-Earth Dwarves will also appreciate the principles of nonbinary, transgender, and intersex power, y’all got things to do and caves to hew!
That being said, let’s dive into the most impractical thing on the planet: the American economy.
Continue reading “American Economics, for the Ardan Dwarves”Star-Kissed
Artemis was in awe of the stars around aer. Ae was finally among them after countless tests, after waiting for robots to build the shuttle piece by piece, after the grueling countdown that could’ve been called off any second.
Continue reading “Star-Kissed”Energized
Their first kiss was a shuffle of lips and hands, brimming with frantic touches and clinging. Yet even with all this energy at play, Amastan was careful with Zahi’s vertical labret. Amastan didn’t want to harm him.
Continue reading “Energized”Alternate Dooms for the House of FĂ«anor
Kenken: We’ve given the Ardan gods plenty of alternate dooms for FĂ«anor and his kin-slaying brats. They need to decide, first of all, which one(s) they want to go with.
Lucky and Lockdown: Harnor really should just make a list of them, so he doesn’t have to keep hunting them down over and over again.
Piko: Our guy’s no organizer, okay?
Námo: Clearly.
Continue reading “Alternate Dooms for the House of FĂ«anor”Rape of the Rings
Piko: So, apparently, Ardan Elves die when they get raped.
Lucky and Lockdown: What…!?
This piece makes a laughing matter out of how rape works in Middle-Earth in order to bring to light how poorly Reality’s rape trials often go, and how poorly rape victims are often treated and depicted. The author acknowledges that rape is no laughing matter. If rape is not a subject matter you care for, especially when it’s treated like this, get thine eyes away from this puerile literature! We gotta find the humor where we can around here. If you can handle that, feel free to proceed.
The author also acknowledges that not every single story on AO3 is a sexfest. Not every single one of my AO3 stories is a sexfest either! It’s just that the sexfest (shipping in general, really) fics get the most attention there. Know your audience, and all that. If you seek free, adult AO3 literature that’s not all sex and shipping, I highly recommend SophiaCatherine and Thette. They were the Adults amongst my initial set of AO3 author friends. Sophia in particular taught me how to embrace writing about non-romantic, non-sexual relationships. Sophia was also the first to teach me the principles nonbinary power!
Continue reading “Rape of the Rings”Forgotten History
Norawarth: Internet social etiquette is also rather complicated, if you think about it. You have to remind your people, who fought a war over fiefdoms’ rights to own slaves instead of abolishing it like their king commanded them to do, that slavery is evil?
Harnor: The internet’s not just America, but yes.
Continue reading “Forgotten History”Size Matters Quite a Lot
Norawarth: I think the real reason you do not respect King Thranduil and Prince Legolas is because both of them were simply handed their kingdom. Lady Galadriel, Lord Celeborn, and Lord Elrond worked for theirs.
Calemir: That’s right, they did!
Norawarth: And as everyone knows, the Woodland Realmers are less wise and more dangerous. You consider them a childish obsession. You even consider King Thranduil “a king of yokels“!
Continue reading “Size Matters Quite a Lot”Caranthir, if he’d had children
Norawarth: I suspect you already know what might have happened if Caranthir had sired children.
Calemir: He would’ve said, “Aaaaaah!!! Maglor! How do you raise a baby!?!”
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