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Bonus farm news: Today I learned the basics of how to use the chain saw from housemate. No more am I dependent on a man when I want to cut down a small tree or sever a piece of wood! \o/
Trust's £330k appeal to buy Cerne Giant's 'lair' - if anyone is unaware of the existence of the Cerne Giant, I should issue a NSFW warning for the images - 'the ancient naked figure sculpted into the chalk in Dorset' with a gigantic todger.
The trust said purchasing the land would allow the charity to restore and care for sections of chalk grassland, plant new woodland, and create habitats to support species under threat.
The National Trust has looked after the Giant and the immediately surrounding sward since 1920. (I now want to poke about in the British Newspaper Archive to see what the reporting, if any, was like....)
And in related matters of burgeoning nature and the work of the National Trust, More than 300 seal pups have been born at a colony just a month into the breeding season:
Last year, 228 pups were born at Orford Ness in Suffolk, which is home to the county's first breeding colony of grey seals.
The breeding season began in November and already hundreds have been born with still about a month to go.
Matt Wilson, the trust's countryside manager, said the team believed the entire colony now consisted of more than 1,000 seals.
And another form of conservation: The Digital Future of Stained Glass: Data Standards and Interoperability – Why Recording Stained Glass is Important. (What this sounds like to me is a whole lot of people not talking to one another while doing very similar work and only now getting together....):
Existing data however is currently presented in wildly different formats across different databases, to varying degrees of detail and accuracy, and held on disparate websites managed by individuals. This means that the future of these resources collectively is highly insecure.
Todays lists are Fanvids, Interactive Fiction, Coloring Pages, Tileable Patterns, Sketchbooks, Journals, Web Weaves, and Fanfiction from 1.1k to 1.3k! If you'd prefer to browse the reading lists in a spreadsheet format, click here. If you notice anything missing, please let us know!
Here's a countdown (link) to creator reveals!
Strangeness & Charm : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73130396
Twist Your Mind : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73300196
[Vid] My Loss : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72082631
[Vid] Sister Moon : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73585516
seiso : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71886981
montero : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71454991
RED FLAG : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71486801
human after all [FANVID] : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73025351
The White Comet of Lazer Ryderz : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71510886
little women at a crowded table : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72767286
[Video] Bingliushen : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75356461
[Video] Endless Abyss : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75354371
Cotton : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73974846
Love, Love Love : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73804831
A Beginner's Guide To Mount Holly : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73576346
One Night in Buda : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74268121
Arrangements : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73161631
The Decision : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72255861
Columbo Takes Dog to Work : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71215201
striking a good match : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73115666
A Day on the Yamanote Line : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73543651
It's All About Perspective : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73547046
a lute, unstrung : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73240826
The Quest : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72203456
[Art/Dress Up] Dress To Impress (Shixiong) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75351036
to my muses, : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73595636
Nika : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72262371
Klink Klink : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72236986
Meltan Tiles : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72245011
Planning Futures (6882) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73548881
Do Automatons Dream of Albino Eels? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73096156
A few months in Vvardenfell : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73467161
The Diary of Michael Shelley : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73998426
From Zoe Hange's Personal Journal: Annie Leonhart : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72242026
Class Notes (1390) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73601326
Recovered Pages From an Unknown Adventurer : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71648546
[Multimedia] Xeno Studies : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73956696
Sketches by the Late Dr. Efrem Pangyui, 1716 : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71566351
Notes for the March Theatre : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75349416
to my muses, : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73595636
[ART] Anatomy of a Sharp : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72980946
[ART] Nika's BuJo : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72988386
[Art] Sleeping Giant : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73590901
Workbook #23 : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74406356
Daydream Inc. Interdepartmental Fanart Competition : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74962696
[Art] Pretty boy fighter : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72720151
Notes from the Old World : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74308041
NO PEEKSIES WITHOUT PERMISSION. : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72941186
HousesuoH : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74627076
True Hearts Reunited : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72178371
the present will not last and tomorrow will be kinder : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73891081
Excerpts from the Diary of Callie Sadecki : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71960516
December 20__ : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74927611
The Journal of Jesse Bruce Pinkman : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73436726
Mother Love : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73169581
Eureka! : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71238146
From Somewhere Else : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75217526
Running Commentary : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72387841
From the Desk of Mumbo K. Jumbo : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72478781
Diary Entry : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71902791
as if it might turn out this time [collage] : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71117256
create your own story with the given material [collage] : https://archiveofourown.org/works/70846976
and yet the statues bend sometimes, dividing desire in two : https://archiveofourown.org/works/70880276
[web weave] into the endless night : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73528111
it’s a trap, it’s a test, it’s a trial : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72851856
mooring [COLLAGE / WEBWEAVE] : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72160226
i can't wait to go home : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71456526
Foolish Game : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71411266
mother's daughter : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71417861
Slave Unto Mercy (1298) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71554076
Breakfast (1296) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73552986
Flip the Script (The Book is Empty) (1290) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71323341
Want (1287) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71507311
Weariness and Failing Wills (1282) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73406556
And Again (1274) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72251656
Number Sugar (1273) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73190396
What if? (1272) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73476561
A Dangerous and Noble Thing (1267) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73597756
A Private Audience (1265) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73594321
To Keep The Peace, Babysit (1264) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73413861
First Flight (1258) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73263111
the trick to life is not to get too attached to it (1254) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71251491
One of Those Nights (1248) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73961646
Norms for a dinner date (1247) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73599311
The Safety, The Comforts (1247) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73573756
Is A Choice Ever Truly Free? (1246) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73453806
eighth time's the charm (1245) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74126156
Rendezvous (1242) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74762301
Qui Ose Gagne (1239) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73498856
burnished by moonlight (1239) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74236521
somewhere along the way (1238) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74619021
And the World Continues (1231) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73026941
The continued unwilling adventures of one Shen Qingqiu. Now containing babies! (1230) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73132371
I Want To Try, Master (1227) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73413831
Blur (1225) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73958556
Old Familiar Sting (1224) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/70876256
a reciprocal taste (1223) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73583456
this is love (1222) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73585006
Medusa Cascade (1215) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73600111
Necessities (1213) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74141411
A Beginner’s Guide to Meeting the Charmings (1212) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73527101
a room full of my safest sounds (1210) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74444601
sunlight (1206) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72974321
what's in a word? (1205) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73668161
don't be afraid to hold it close (1203) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73598996
Not So Dull (1203) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73036291
a cool creek in the dry heat (1201) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73556821
Five Dates Hardison Suprprised Parker With and One She Suprised Him With (1200) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75106716
but then he's still left with his hands (1200) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73175976
The Moon and The Grove (1194) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73174761
Advice Well-Taken (1189) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73576741
Reprimand (1184) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73856181
Conventional Confusion (1183) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73517896
I'm Sinking Down Once Again (1182) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73309956
Ghost City Gossip! (1180) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72629191
Flick (1176) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74784661
Rotting In Chrysalis (1175) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73723431
cut my breaks (1175) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73620666
Putting the Pan in Panic (1173) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72514766
Nightmares (1169) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73355451
Recollect (1168) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73801766
To a Sky that Expands (1167) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73801581
some indecency (1166) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71440476
Worlds Apart (1163) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72520381
Stacked the Deck Myself (1155) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73067731
Rest Stop (1149) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73868161
The Romulan Problem (1141) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73225766
On Call (1141) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73516536
Seeking comfort (1138) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73599406
Sleep Bright (1138) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72250776
Privacy And The Lack Thereof (1138) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73584461
Two Immortals Have A Quiet Smoke During The Masquerade Party (1137) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71262861
Temporary (1137) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72606386
Fated Meeting (1136) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73013001
Since It’s Your Birthday (1135) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73645016
The Nightly Routine (1135) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73169731
dream of you (1135) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73600366
The Five Stages of Grief (1133) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73168726
Shallow Depth (1130) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75269991
Unknown Treasure (1124) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72727061
Missing her (1123) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73599786
Dwimordene (1120) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73119406
hypnarcotic (1116) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73585316
Worth It (1115) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73712511
hope half defiance (1114) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73915991
Bruce Wayne’s love life (as investigated by his sons) (1113) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73285286
Not the Least Bit Surprised (1112) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73116796
leashed (1111) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74016176
The Keeper's Tale (1109) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72669451
A Holodeck Halloween (1107) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73599341
Inner Workings (1107) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72393641
The Benefits of Shared Trauma Recovery (1106) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73686256
a good place to start (1105) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72658296
Accursed (1105) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74184771
safe house (1104) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72833641
a perfect lie leaves no trace (1104) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74288846
i'm really just asking (to leave) (1100) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73621226

What I read
Finished Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot - teensy pedantic note that a girl who was a teenage WW2 evacuee was not going to have been called Doris after Doris Day.
I read a couple more nostalgic (I literally read these when I was still at school) Elswyth Thanes (also the ebooks are v cheap), This Was Tomorrow (1951) and Homing (1957), and apart from a couple of fortunately brief scenes in Williamsburg (I get the impression is being done up as Heritage Site with Rockefeller dough?) set in England/Europe just before and at beginning of WW2. Apart from the 2 idealistic Oxford Groupers (it's not actually named but it sounds very like) who want to shed love and light on the Nazis, nobody is for appeasement. So unlike e.g. Lanny Budd's first wife and her second (Brit aristo) husband.... There is also weird reincarnation theme going on.
Latest Literary Review.
Some while ago I was looking for my copy of The Goblin Emperor and it was not in any of the places I thought it plausibly might be and then I spotted it while dusting the bookshelves in a non-intuitive spot and have been re-reading that. Have also read the online short story Min Zemerin's Plan (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #1.5) (2022), which I hadn't come across before, and re-read The Orb of Cairado (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1.1) (2025). Does anyone know how I can get access to Lora Selezh (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #0.5), which was apparently a freebie for preorders of the Tor edition of Witness for the Dead???
On the go
Have started Dickon Edwards, Diary at the Centre of the Earth: Vol. 1 (1997-2007) (2025) - possibly a dipper-inner rather than a read straight through, though sometimes diaries that one thinks this about grab one like the Ancient Mariner, I'm looking at you Mr Isherwood.
Up Next
As may seem predictable, I am on to a re-read of Katherine Addison's Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy.
I should probably also be turning my attention to Dorothy Richardson, Pointed Roofs, for the Pilgrimage online book group discussion in early Jan.
Todays lists are Reddit Posts, Social Media/Texting, Emojis/Icons, Sticker Layouts, Maps, Essays, and Fanfiction from 1.3k to 2k! If you'd prefer to browse the reading lists in a spreadsheet format, click here. If you notice anything missing, please let us know!
Here's a countdown (link) to creator reveals!
Their Song (59172) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73912471
AITA for bluffing my way into a Shizun job, exiling my disciple, and then faking my own death while hugging him? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72098661
Juan Corrida Murder Trial Megathread: Day 2 : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73109956
r/AmITheAsshole: I (1e12, △) HAD A DEAL BROKEN BY A CONFIDANT, AND I CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT IT. : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72420281
AIO For Refusing To Sleep In My House? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72138411
a year in view (3928) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72285911
u/subbybossthrowaway : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71946876
AITA For Fucking My Brother* : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71554866
AITA for complaining about work? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73449601
[Internet Communities/True Crime] DNI if you think I was responsible for the deaths of Haylie Gorski or Savannah Plunkett - The Autisticstarlightglimmer Saga : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73617671
AITA for taking things to the next level with my nemesis? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71033046
/r/OurSong SCREAMING SOBBING THROWING UP WANGXIAN CONFIRMED : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75955566
Unintended Consequences : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72872336
So, They Kissed? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71006811
r/CustomerService : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72834816
r/Am I the asshole for loving the way my roommate cooks eggs? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75054191
AITA for leaving my friend after her child acted out? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73682316
How do I (20 I think) explain my marriage/husband (19) to my neighbors (old) (really old)? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73579436
beyond exists another sky (7042) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73581936
A New Life (6105) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72842646
All You Have Is Your Fire (5487) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72720281
what do you mean the Foxes won the championship? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73691416
A Content Drought, Narrated by @realsambucky : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73289536
It's All About Perspective : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73547046
FORUM: Proud Immortal Demon Way Fan Community : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73027741
Across [1] a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand. (2913) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73601191
blown smoke (2880) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73588186
Yggdrasil Station: A 1-day Wormhole Hopper's guide! : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73126796
[L 204.13:09:44] INTERNAL ALERT : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72832636
Put Your Restless Worrying to Rest (2448) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72857141
Text Chains and Heart Refrains (2389) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73471766
Live a Live : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72784081
If It Were Possible to Murder Someone over the Internet… : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73934926
shut your mouth just like i told you : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73120906
AITA for taking things to the next level with my nemesis? : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71033046
AA, Yelp, and Other Noises of Surprise : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72034326
Interview with the Bookseller: Allentown's Unexpected Connection to Bestselling Novel : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72761786
murder husbands containment thread : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72065206
I am a member of the Superharem. AMA : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73581556
safe house (1104) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72833641
#parade, trending with #japan and #what : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73594351
A Kiss and a Wink (1033) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71172886
EXCLUSIVE! SUPERMAN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HAREM RECRUITMENT : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73540776
RateMyProfessor- Anaxagoras : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73534506
Uncut review: Botanical Life- Hermitcraft Recap Part 6 (327) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73477376
[Emote] Soggy doggies and pretty kitties : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71609731
[Art] The AuDHD Creature : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73400446
Nika : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72262371
[ART] The Faces of Nika : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73095191
Top Emojis in Spideypool Server : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73964156
[ART] Mind Your Emojis : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72264981
[Emote] Binghe + Bulbasuar emotes : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71459601
[Emote] Shen Yuan's angle and deivl : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72720601
the Fairy and the Human : https://archiveofourown.org/works/70673721
[Art] Conglomerate's Most Wanted : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74062106
[Art] Nika Sticker Page : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72369006
[Art] OMNI's Most Wanted : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75332406
✧₊⁺🕯⋆.˚୨ৎa witchy october...✧₊⁺🕯⋆.˚୨ৎ : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73935886
sets of three : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72565461
Just Some Stickers of That Cloudy Guy : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74844751
Miscellanious Items from the world - Part 9 : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73592566
Victor Lazlo: A Retrospective (excerpt) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72660811
error: sign without referent : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74908386
Clinical Diagnostic Interview : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73474466
ESSAY DRAFT- DISABILITY CREATED RATHER THAN BORN : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73600936
Rozetenen (1991) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74418031
5 Times Neal Caffrey Crossed Paths with Leverage (1964) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71741831
Got A Wish List (1929) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73692356
Call On the Dogs (1921) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73570511
Steal a Secret (1909) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71322306
A glimpse of the past (1908) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74274386
on healing (1907) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73180356
Look No Further (1875) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71321111
Lunch Break (1863) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73581876
Accept Me (1857) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73537286
Like a Bunch of Dorks (1856) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71079001
To Summon A Dragon (Just Not Quite The One You Expected) (1849) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73128021
I Will Always Love You (1825) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73413811
Through the mirror (1820) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73599161
Five Times Steve Tried To Propose (And One Time He Managed It) (1800) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73576261
feast for the war-weary (1796) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73915421
In Her Eyes (1792) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74317831
not yet despairing (1776) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74913766
the love life project (1770) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72455336
can i still get your heart reeling? (1766) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75053406
The weight of the world on your shoulders (1751) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73480946
Food for the Crows (1740) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73848541
well, muggle london really has it all (1734) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73585411
patching up (1727) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73588776
shadows on the moonlit floor (1718) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72267586
scatterbright (1711) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73538296
Harvest Cycle (1686) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72912451
The Maine Event (1668) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72495511
Don't you know that I'll be around to guide you (1666) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71195716
names for beginnings (1644) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71608291
Darkness, Shining (1643) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73723126
sleepover games (1641) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73069826
To save a house (1628) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73599816
Blink of an Eye (1623) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71386931
Dinner and a Show (1618) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73960226
Ruffled Feathers (1616) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72622661
The Privileges of the Purse (1610) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74013041
a different home (1608) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73448051
Autumn on the Moor (1600) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71291691
public relations are my favorite crime (1593) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73963716
Sea-bird (1575) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73531226
Conversation in a Diner (1572) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73139376
golden dust (1555) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72137926
The teeth of every dawn (1554) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73568311
Aftershocks (1552) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73080786
loose bolt of a complete machine (1546) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73964141
deal with tomorrow when tomorrow hits (1539) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72747111
crowns like mist (1529) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73914926
with catlike tread (1524) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74926731
An Emperor Not Even Worth Coming For (1523) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71958451
Light in the Darkness (1523) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73726086
Skeletons in the Closet (1516) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73010341
Lost To The World (1508) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73578476
Too Good at Pretending (1507) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73573531
Pompeii Screams (1500) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73010241
i can feel the light shine on my face (1493) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73109096
To Battle the Emptiness (1487) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73357646
Til The Dark Meets The Light (1476) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72939471
Cigarette Kisses (1459) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72510941
Breaking All the Molds (1453) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73665561
Decked Out Fun: The Boatem Crew Takes on the Dungeon (1443) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73175231
Final Verdict (1442) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73085941
full circle (1441) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72128736
On the Scene (1440) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73927536
Another Step To You (1424) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71285531
Into the forest (1412) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73481756
A Duty Never Done (1409) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72783956
Heir to the Houses (1403) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73590516
Secrets Shared (1400) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71472496
Apart (1394) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71081106
Sweeter Than Silence (1390) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72006411
Class Notes (1390) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73601326
talking lions (1375) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74617421
From the roots (1374) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72703721
the polished semiprecious (1369) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73759351
The Perfect Plan is No Plan At All (1364) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75536981
new life (mine and yours) (1351) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73597446
taboo (1344) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74035526
Complicated Relations (1338) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73574266
Rainbow Over the Battlefield (Marry Me After They Fall) (1337) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71322686
The Perils of Old Age (1320) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73451986
To Light the Shadows on Your Face (1318) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/71513186
All Tied Up (1315) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73576306
The Cost of Kindness (1314) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72668381
revealing (1308) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73447421
old familiar (1305) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/75642076
she's pulling me like gravity (1304) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/72108456
Trip to Gotham (1300) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/73179261
The Only Rules That Matter (1300) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/74688406
I will concede that this piece on sperm donation is not about dodgy docs or freelance 'donors' but it still all sounds fairly spooky: Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children? Because while, okay, some criteria seem reasonable:
Rules vary across the world, but in the UK you also have to be relatively young - aged 18-45; be free of infections like HIV and gonorrhoea, and not be a carrier of mutations that can cause genetic conditions like cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and sickle cell disease.
From this small pool of donors, some men's sperm is just more popular than others.
Donors are not chosen at random. It's a similar process to the savage reality of dating apps, when some men get way more matches than others.... "You know if they're called Sven and they've got blonde hair, and they're 6 ft 4 (1.93m) and they're an athlete, and they play the fiddle and speak seven languages - you know that's far more attractive than a donor that looks like me," says male fertility expert Prof Allan Pacey, pictured, who used to run a sperm bank in Sheffield.
I am over here muttering 'Morlock Power!'
On men spreading it about, historically speaking: the challenges of illegitimacy when exploring genealogy and how to find that shadowy figure who is not on the birth certificate/in the baptismal register. (With luck he had a bastard sworn upon him when that was a thing, otherwise it's a lot more work and a lot of surmising.)
Let's blame the woman, let's let's let's, she probably did something wrong: Marked: Birthmarks and Historical Myths of Maternal Responsibility - which just mutatates and mutates, no?
A conversation with historian Dagmar Herzog on Fascism’s Body Politics and disability under fascism in her new book, The New Fascist Body
And I think relating to all these sorts of issues: Reproductive norms: stigma and disruptions in family-building:
Our expectations of conception, reproduction, and family-building are imbued with reproductive norms. In our younger years, we may imagine and expect that we will have a certain number of children at specific ages or points in the life-course, and in particular circumstances. We may think that conception will be straightforward, pregnancy will pass without complications, and our children will be healthy and without disabilities or impairments. We may have hazy, dreamy ideas of what our children will be like and perhaps more defined ideas of what we will be like as parents.