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[#298 | Disappearance] Voting Post

Here are the entries for this week's challenge:

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New Girly Japanese(ish) Fiction Community: Joseimuke

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Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy, cool, and wet. It's been storming all morning. We sure need the rain.

I fed the birds.

EDIT 4/27/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

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Audubon Day

Today is Audubon Day. Here are some ideas about gardening for birds.

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New Idol Media Community: Fictional Idols

Link:

fictionalidols
Description: Are you into idols? More specifically fictional idols? Or are you in a fandom that involves music in some way? Then this is the community for you!

Fictional Idols is a generalised community for all idol and idol-adjacent media. This includes any anime, manga, video game etc. that revolves around musicians or has a lot of overlap with idol media in general. Just as long as it's fictional. For a more detailed explanation of what media counts as 'idol' or 'idol-adjacent', check out our rules post.

We also have a friending meme as well as some low-pressure community events if that piques your interest (mostly for recs so far but there may be more in the future).

Current Mood: contemplative

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[#298] AS IF I WAS NEVER THERE (VALDEMAR SERIES - MERCEDES LACKEY)

Theme Prompt: #298 - Disappearance
Title: as if I was never there
Fandom: Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: No
Word Count: 219
Summary: Even though Talia ran away, there was always a cost.

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Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and mild.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches, plus a fox squirrel.

I put out water for the birds.

I set out some of the potted plants in flats.

4/26/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

4/26/26 -- I planted 4 petunias, 4 blue lobelia, and a 'Dusty Miller' artemesia in the blue chalk horse pot.

4/26/26 -- I planted two pots, each with 2 petunias, 4 white alyssum, and a 'Dusty Miller' artemesia. I put the last 'Dusty Miller' into the previous pot of yellow-and-white flowers.

When making a container garden of different flowers, it helps to create some unity by repeating elements. I do that with the fillers: 'Dusty Miller' artemesia, alyssum, and lobelia.

4/26/26 -- I potted up the three ice plants for the new picnic table garden. This concludes the batch of plants from DeBurh's.

4/26/26 -- We picked up dead weed stems from the edge of the south lot. We filled the wagon and only cleared about 3-4 feet by maybe 20 feet. :/

4/26/26 -- I got the groundcloth laid out; it's still flyaway and fragile, but at least on a calmer day I got it pinned down good enough for government work. I hauled out the solid-top pallet and sprayed the top side with waterseal.

4/26/26 -- I sprayed the underside of the solid-top pallet.

We rolled up the hose.

My partner Doug is going out to mow the little bit we got cleared.

4/26/26 -- I put the solid-top pallet back in the shed.

4/26/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

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prompt lists - monthly

Monthly Prompt Lists - May 2026

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Current Mood: hopeful

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Adopt-a-Prompt (Amnesty)

For the duration of

3weeks4dreamwidth (April 25-May 15), we're doing a special kind of amnesty: adopt-a-prompt!

There have been many prompts posted that don't have a fill. Claim one here and post by May 15th.

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[#298] OUT OF CHARACTER (TORCHWOOD)

Theme Prompt: #298 - Disappearance
Title: Out of character
Fandom: Torchwood.
Rating/Warnings: PG. Spoilers for Big Finish audioplay “Fall to Earth”.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: The most reliable member of the team is absent and it’s got Gwen worried.

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[#298] Consternation (Ayatsuri Sakon)

Theme Prompt: #298 – Disappearance
Title: Consternation
Fandom: Ayatsuri Sakon
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
WC: 997
Summary: Sakon finds Zenkichi after three years.
Notes: I'm back y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
( Consternation )

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Toku100Challenge 2026 Drabblethon

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Just Create - Pattern Edition

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth is starting. Could somebody link to the official stuff?

What are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on?

Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype?

What do you just want to talk about?

What have you been watching or reading?

Chores and other not-fun things count!

Remember to encourage other commenters and we have a discord where we can do work-alongs and chat, linked in the sticky.

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Friday and Saturday

Today we have a mix and clouds and sun, with a few Blue Jays around.

Yesterday was sunny and mild but cooled off in the afternoon.
We visited Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol, RI https://www.blithewold.org/ to see their spring gardens with many type of daffodils. They also have these large bird statues on their grounds for the past couple of seasons. I also planted a few yellow marigolds near my vegetable and herb garden.

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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[#298] Baited Trap (The Fantastic Journey)

Theme Prompt: #298 – Disappearance
Title: Baited Trap
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: When Scott vanishes in the funhouse, the rest of the travellers split up to search for him.

( Baited Trap... )

Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and mild. It rained on and off yesterday.

We went out early to catch the native plant sale at Douglas-Hart Nature Center. Then we had more errands to run.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

I set out some flats of pots and watered them.

EDIT 4/25/26 -- I planted four Burpless Cucumbers in pots, two on the old picnic table garden and two on the new picnic table garden.

EDIT 4/25/26 -- I planted four chocolate cherry tomatoes in pots, two on the old picnic table garden and two on the new picnic table garden.

I planted a garden sage and a variegated sage in a trough pot, and a cilantro in another trough pot, at the new picnic table garden. I still need to do more with the troughs because their soil level is low.

EDIT 4/25/26 -- I topped up the trough pots, sowed 'Slow Bolting' cilantro around the potted cilantro, and watered the recently planted things.

EDIT 4/25/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 4/25/26 -- I planted the catnip. This completes the flat of small square pots. \o/

EDIT 4/25/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I've seen a male cardinal and a fox squirrel at the hopper feeder.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

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[#298] Disappearance (Generation X, X-Men Comicverse)

Theme Prompt: #298 – Disappearance
Title: She Bit Me and It Felt Like a Kiss
Fandom: Generation X, X-Men (Comicverse)
Rating/Warnings: T
Bonus: No
Word Count: 477
Notes: Kinda loose interpretation of the prompt--hope it's okay! Set after Generation X: Volume 2.

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Current Mood: excited

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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Introduction

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth runs April 25-May 15. During this time, people post content only visible on Dreamwidth (although it can be reposted elsewhere after the event ends). There's usually a flurry of activity as bloggers share anchor posts, new fiction, icons, banners, questionnaires, friending fests, memes, and other goodies. Community hosts often hold special activities in their communities too. Watch your reading page for more festivities.

Are you posting about birds? You can crosspost those entries here. Are you doing anything for Three Weeks in your blog or other community? Post a comment about that to attract more readers. Follow the Threeweeks feed. See my 2024 Questionnaire and a list of other thematic questionnaires.

In 2023, I posted about birds in honor of

birdfeeding. If you are new to this community, we have an Introduction tag and questionnaire that you can use to tell us about yourself.

I also made a blogging questionnaire in 2022, which people are welcome to use.

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth April 25-May 15

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth April 25-May 15

Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy, mild, and wet. It's raining lightly.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 4/24/26 -- We went out to Spring Fest.

EDIT 4/24/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I've seen a fox squirrel.

It stopped raining, but it's still too wet for yardwork.

EDIT 4/24/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

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rounds 151-175

Round 160 Dates

Alright, I have tallied the ticky boxes and our winner is...29-31 May! That's over a month from now, so I'll be back closer to the time with the Chart of Temporal Mysteries and our anchor collection.