tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045515678045623502024-03-19T03:45:51.396+00:00Dora ReadsDora Reads is the book blog of a Bookish Rebel, supporting the Diversity Movement, bringing you Queer views and mental health advocacy, slipping in a lot of non-bookish content, and spreading reading to the goddamn world! :)
(All posts may contain Amazon links, which are affiliate, unless marked otherwise. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. USA ONLY - please do not make UK purchases with my links)Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comBlogger1701125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-25782814727673268572024-03-17T08:00:00.013+00:002024-03-17T08:00:00.134+00:00Nerd Church - Should We Judge Older Books By Modern Standards?<p> </p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Warning:</b> this post discusses racism, ableism, and general prejudice, including reference to dehumanising language and slurs</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYcQxflLjnUj7aDsNs4I7twFa5KZ5gh-8jCeA0kEq0EnmApM6ih27a7Zf_q1_RjGanWXegFtevc5p1Q48xuyA1HknNYl-wTbkxMUbA1-uHW6HRr3MSSmeu7uZEzqu0vDp5T5PZVnYKm-j6etG1rVOzeH-V11QHrck8Dh7uCrZHn-mWhVoRVIHnMQ5CLo/s550/Should%20We%20Judge%20Older%20Books%20By%20Modern%20Standards.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: Should We Judge Older Books By Modern Standards?" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYcQxflLjnUj7aDsNs4I7twFa5KZ5gh-8jCeA0kEq0EnmApM6ih27a7Zf_q1_RjGanWXegFtevc5p1Q48xuyA1HknNYl-wTbkxMUbA1-uHW6HRr3MSSmeu7uZEzqu0vDp5T5PZVnYKm-j6etG1rVOzeH-V11QHrck8Dh7uCrZHn-mWhVoRVIHnMQ5CLo/s16000/Should%20We%20Judge%20Older%20Books%20By%20Modern%20Standards.png" title="Should We Judge Older Books By Modern Standards?"></a></div><br><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've been re-reading* The Princess Diaries for a while now.</span></p><p>For those not aware: this was a massively popular YA series by Meg Cabot from the early 00s where a New York teenager named Mia Thermopolis finds out she's actually the Princess of Genovia. (As you do.)</p><p>There also 2 films starring Anne Hathaway, which are fun, but don't really match the tone of the books.</p><p><br></p><p><i>*Well, re-reading the first couple and reading the rest for the first time</i> 😅</p><p><br></p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/03/NCShouldWeJudgeOlderBooksByModernStandards.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-74030620533201449362024-03-15T08:00:00.005+00:002024-03-15T19:29:36.695+00:00Friday Fics Fix - Bittersweet Loki<p> </p><br><br><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">'It was impossible.<br><br>Well.<br><br><i>Don’t let that stop you,</i> O. B. had said.'</span></blockquote><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcv2vqVzGzJQI-lES94Z1u1ICL_PYenmd8SRL7__6A2nGr2qgQvG2lbs_kSvyJ9qbogEpHi9kCCLx4Ur_uTM5U4zbK3FvjsXdsW_bjWhSmWAkkiG70P9xJweHw-w-LKxBAcu_EledptL4frbd86FgJwRP8sN22khgM47ZePUVdwzXD9o0gYUeknBglR0/s550/F3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: F3. Background: kaleidoscopic patterns" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcv2vqVzGzJQI-lES94Z1u1ICL_PYenmd8SRL7__6A2nGr2qgQvG2lbs_kSvyJ9qbogEpHi9kCCLx4Ur_uTM5U4zbK3FvjsXdsW_bjWhSmWAkkiG70P9xJweHw-w-LKxBAcu_EledptL4frbd86FgJwRP8sN22khgM47ZePUVdwzXD9o0gYUeknBglR0/s16000/F3.png"></a></div><br><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I kind of love this fic.</span></p><p>I mean... obviously, because I'm rec'ing, and, also obviously, I tend to say that a lot. But... yeah. </p><p><br></p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/03/F3BittersweetLoki.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-88045007140230725322024-03-14T08:00:00.003+00:002024-03-14T08:00:00.125+00:00Comics Wrap-Up - Vaguely Sketched<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwuRT-4tVxTFdZTsOi1__lw1IKAO8p-XcpvLR58v6Mbg_0kkabu1eooE_b7Vhd0TY58ZhT-xJYMjQFkelEqAAcrENo_7MmTnkRbft8DgsGMIgoFcUETbNnwcw5ZFnVz9oQYZg8ZASMJZEWMB3xOblwPX6khcbfUptXAkin6GXvqFws5SnMe18dIeoZ7k/s560/Comics%20Wrap-Up%20CWU.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: Comics Wrap-Up. Background: lined-notebook-style with speech bubbles containing heart symbols" border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwuRT-4tVxTFdZTsOi1__lw1IKAO8p-XcpvLR58v6Mbg_0kkabu1eooE_b7Vhd0TY58ZhT-xJYMjQFkelEqAAcrENo_7MmTnkRbft8DgsGMIgoFcUETbNnwcw5ZFnVz9oQYZg8ZASMJZEWMB3xOblwPX6khcbfUptXAkin6GXvqFws5SnMe18dIeoZ7k/s16000/Comics%20Wrap-Up%20CWU.png" title="Comics Wrap-Up"></a></div><br><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness! (Woo!)</span></p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/03/CWUVaguelySketched.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-76735276835483663152024-03-13T16:14:00.005+00:002024-03-13T16:14:57.878+00:00Month In Review(s) - February 2024<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">February for yours truly wasn't <i>too</i> bad.</span></p><p>...It wasn't great either, tbh. But it's still one of the better months I've had lately, so I'll take it!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQbIPfRxdlIJ6TIm4C0JyfzU16RomS5tdOJvnXpOc1owYm6OKh5qw1doHTRAvbD2JHz988y_SQPqtgB4BJc6w4ELxQCRYYD8MY_ue3t6W46KQLgcudLbnhvIml4foBGUM-whMRO5TSR7ReC3GL9B9-OG4gL4Yx94fcScD_Uud-0qTVC7lRvP2kZwvaoI/s500/February%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: February - Chwefror. Background: desk, hearts, notebook and pen - it's all very artsy" border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQbIPfRxdlIJ6TIm4C0JyfzU16RomS5tdOJvnXpOc1owYm6OKh5qw1doHTRAvbD2JHz988y_SQPqtgB4BJc6w4ELxQCRYYD8MY_ue3t6W46KQLgcudLbnhvIml4foBGUM-whMRO5TSR7ReC3GL9B9-OG4gL4Yx94fcScD_Uud-0qTVC7lRvP2kZwvaoI/s16000/February%202024.png" title="February - Chwefror"></a></div><br><p><br></p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/03/MIRFeb2024.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-70120462119532257682024-03-10T08:00:00.019+00:002024-03-10T18:26:09.184+00:00Nerd Church - Short Story: Everyone Is Born With A Void<br><span style="font-size: large;">This story was <a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/everyone-is-born-with-a-void-3ec78bb60dbc" rel="canonical" target="_blank">originally published on the Promptly Written publication on Medium,</a> in response to the following prompt from <a href="https://ravynehawke.medium.com/" target="_blank">Ravyne Hawke</a>:</span><br><br><br><i>Write a story around the following:<br><br>— a bottomless pit<br>— a moment of despair<br>— a hopeful or hopeless outcome</i><div><i><br></i><br><br><br><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Warning:</b> this story contains injury imagery, including acid burns, and also centres on mental health issues (depression,) and hopelessness.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Everyone Is Born With A Void</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>This is Emmeline's.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><br></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><br></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI7ieo1tzKgoRwwwtYBxmdp9ThGVX_DIiLPJSPFAKCwRHVmlqyYa85YZvDwhs40FcjD09wQpD5FtHepfoSCIJ6mTi-OvI3KYowHMO460gA6_Uc4gi-BejJQRmnFOaLYIJdqr3RKaW1GtQbmoHyizucGKAbhOIf14UUfqiDCpggRSJZeOeOpBJyvaIEIM/s550/Everyone%20Is%20Born%20With%20A%20Void.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: Everyone Is Born With A Void. Background: solar eclipse" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI7ieo1tzKgoRwwwtYBxmdp9ThGVX_DIiLPJSPFAKCwRHVmlqyYa85YZvDwhs40FcjD09wQpD5FtHepfoSCIJ6mTi-OvI3KYowHMO460gA6_Uc4gi-BejJQRmnFOaLYIJdqr3RKaW1GtQbmoHyizucGKAbhOIf14UUfqiDCpggRSJZeOeOpBJyvaIEIM/s16000/Everyone%20Is%20Born%20With%20A%20Void.png" title="Everyone Is Born With A Void"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: courier;"><br></span><br><span></span></div><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/03/NCShortStoryEveryoneIsBornWithAVoid.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-28003240787915787522024-03-08T08:00:00.010+00:002024-03-08T08:00:00.235+00:00Friday Fics Fix - Hargreeves(eses) In Their Feelings<blockquote><p> </p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br><br>'Diego throws the knife with a grunt of frustration. It lands perfectly positioned in the wall.<br><br>“Good job,” Luther says dryly. “You killed the wallpaper.”'</span></blockquote><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxO1SHqHLVfq1L_tuOYjpPjY-a_4uWtuE_FA-MlT6Xzt24uSWDNXQvSjrMFFVE0Ghp_gz85kPhRMWrt4A98wqxBaqZz_V2zhmrNuN4JLYCnh8ZXaD402K-wzNj-GSRaFfInSPe3n9pJ36YnrnRHV_I8Uyo0TbHKKbeKaNYXgG4MD2HZJzqxrwYhCPPoA/s550/F3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: F3. Background: kaleidoscopic patterns" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxO1SHqHLVfq1L_tuOYjpPjY-a_4uWtuE_FA-MlT6Xzt24uSWDNXQvSjrMFFVE0Ghp_gz85kPhRMWrt4A98wqxBaqZz_V2zhmrNuN4JLYCnh8ZXaD402K-wzNj-GSRaFfInSPe3n9pJ36YnrnRHV_I8Uyo0TbHKKbeKaNYXgG4MD2HZJzqxrwYhCPPoA/s16000/F3.png" title="F3"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">One of the extremely few issues I have with The Umbrella Academy (TUA) is that the Hargreeves siblings are so emotionally constipated that we never get to bathe in the angst with them.</span></p><p>Like - I'm talking <i>'Gerard Way in the video for Ghost of You'</i> style angst-bathing. We don't get much of that, and my emo goblin spaghetti brain would very much like that. <i>*nods sagely*</i></p><p><span></span></p><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/03/F3HargreevesesesInTheirFeelings.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-26244425192478536792024-03-07T08:00:00.004+00:002024-03-07T08:00:00.339+00:00Comics Wrap-Up - Probably Not A Shock<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe9LUtkoPl_znETFBPTt20bZlcca0OvlVUautDBlrX0hiOqQ_DDdciz5Z4dPe65mH2_xaF9syG8Oj8OGnC0AW-pMTIHrJI0jW3RA6OrxkzpOorevGHNR8C_kfeYRVQt0iAvyXuBPyYuVujc5IHH5u_3BGgE0ugGGCQtAlE73qilqCfGXZ24K9w2N6Xbg/s560/Comics%20Wrap-Up%20CWU.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: Comics Wrap-Up. Background: lined-notebook-style with speech bubbles containing heart symbols" border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe9LUtkoPl_znETFBPTt20bZlcca0OvlVUautDBlrX0hiOqQ_DDdciz5Z4dPe65mH2_xaF9syG8Oj8OGnC0AW-pMTIHrJI0jW3RA6OrxkzpOorevGHNR8C_kfeYRVQt0iAvyXuBPyYuVujc5IHH5u_3BGgE0ugGGCQtAlE73qilqCfGXZ24K9w2N6Xbg/s16000/Comics%20Wrap-Up%20CWU.png" title="Comics Wrap-Up"></a></div><br><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!</span></p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/03/CWUProbablyNotAShock.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-75303890455002406772024-03-03T08:00:00.023+00:002024-03-04T19:23:49.488+00:00Nerd Church - Practice Runs and Prototypes<p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We're so used to seeing our media as the finished product that we rarely think about the component parts...</span></p><p>...the drafts. The demos. The practice runs and prototypes. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wuzI2DGisoajutS9S9RYGqDxepaxfzzg26jjoJ9idEhxood9GfuBRzvv8TwuZt0NMCONSVvYitZda7r_nvE38tavF5DgmS0_ruqdhnh7ZKyB8goF_OECUsDxeK8x15-0KPkZhyFVIEx9QR0lTn9_mN7aYq5KjBhRk_E2Vno-SjpENELb3S1uTGutrx4/s550/Practice%20Runs%20and%20Prototypes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: Practice Runs and Prototypes. 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<span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/02/CWUInAnyGivenSituation.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-13354586619827646882024-02-25T08:00:00.003+00:002024-02-25T08:00:00.123+00:00Nerd Church - The Writer Diaries: Writing vs *Writing*<p> </p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In my head, there's a difference between writing and *<i>Writing.*</i></span></p><p>Like, I'm one of those people who thinks that all writing is writing, and I will take that to whatever bank and/or government authority you want me to.</p><p>I mean it - I will back you up 100%. All writing is writing.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HUkFZs-OOATdZzjqfpL5kPesMZEkwMLy8IVb9Yzx7XMi9ItzD1zU7ULMnQ7V0xRupf2RG5wrFkbT4DJz_NEpwOpTTnJxxuTxaMYezynAO8OMbO8P2pIiV2Ky4heAddATLWzxANCJxj5MyOEKlH_AjmNvS0ozv74crL1m6xee1ne5ot-6i1IFpyaXBFc/s550/Writing%20vs%20Writing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: Writing vs *Writing*. Background: paper and fancy dried flowers" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HUkFZs-OOATdZzjqfpL5kPesMZEkwMLy8IVb9Yzx7XMi9ItzD1zU7ULMnQ7V0xRupf2RG5wrFkbT4DJz_NEpwOpTTnJxxuTxaMYezynAO8OMbO8P2pIiV2Ky4heAddATLWzxANCJxj5MyOEKlH_AjmNvS0ozv74crL1m6xee1ne5ot-6i1IFpyaXBFc/s16000/Writing%20vs%20Writing.png" title="Writing vs *writing*"></a></div><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>All</i> writing is writing.</span></p><p>Writing this blogpost is writing. Writing a tweet is writing. Writing a to-do list is writing.</p><p>It's all physically (or digitally in some cases, I guess,) writing. </p><p>And all of it works on your skills with words - don't ever let anyone tell you different, m'k? Gatekeepers can get all the way in the bin. *nods sagely*</p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/02/NCTWDWritingVsWriting.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-22566869316314926542024-02-23T08:00:00.008+00:002024-03-06T18:54:39.595+00:00Friday Fics Fix - Bucky's Uncertain Ordeal<p> </p><br><br><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">'At first he couldn't hear the voice, he couldn't hear anything. But gradually he became aware of it, coming and going in bursts. He tried to grasp it, hold on to it, but it kept slipping away.<br><br>"Bucky? Can you hear me? Can you breathe for me?"'</span></blockquote><p style="font-size: xx-large;"><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXmAtPefyPToBA6wOCvnn187pJoMN-uyFjp_HjseDAmPb8V8O9sICohRgGNHPMVubeGFpnixR7nofZZadUgwg6JaXSo71xVr3IBG9nQ4CeMB0TkvOLtZEQxBKmnW4EcR65r-Ylfx6BAObuc3ppS8dsJLzHTUVJSVKrXFfzqiHybBEXupL7BtlZS_G3EE/s550/F3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: F3. Background: kaleidoscopic patterns" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXmAtPefyPToBA6wOCvnn187pJoMN-uyFjp_HjseDAmPb8V8O9sICohRgGNHPMVubeGFpnixR7nofZZadUgwg6JaXSo71xVr3IBG9nQ4CeMB0TkvOLtZEQxBKmnW4EcR65r-Ylfx6BAObuc3ppS8dsJLzHTUVJSVKrXFfzqiHybBEXupL7BtlZS_G3EE/s16000/F3.png"></a></div><br><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When there's gaps in the canon, what's fanfic to do but to, y'know, step in...?</span></p><p>Like, when Avengers: Endgame leaves everyone in a nebulous situation, and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TFATWS) picks up after all the messy logistical stuff has already been dealt with and the brainwashed supersoldier assassin has already been pardoned.</p><p>...None of this is spoiler-y, since you can pretty much assume this from the trailer for TFATWS. #Don'tComeForMe</p><p><br></p><p><i>(Fandom notes:</i></p><p><i><b>Canon</b> is the 'official' stuff in the book/film/whatever.)</i></p><p><br></p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/02/F3BuckysUncertainOrdeal.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-11867164396776868532024-02-22T08:00:00.003+00:002024-02-22T08:00:00.130+00:00Comics Wrap-Up - Calm Down, Rewind<p> </p>
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I'm a chick with a blog, nothing more, nothing less.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwGQ-bzNx9KoK0ZuvSlW8XhAQQlNYLRjgh6jTAuySiE_x-Ae2Id4BpkYZB3_5Mhg3ALrRV55UGcxRMK5aWfPOayFHtelN-ND5qXkaRqa2VFPjDyju-HwM5j3oKBUchs3A18NfexUPK0e_mDINZaFKvVIFvsYLuJeKJTqAq7Tjc1vy2EvBfqQHQIheBtE/s550/I%20Seem%20To%20Be%20Watching%20More%20True%20Crime.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: I Seem To Be Watching More True Crime..." border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwGQ-bzNx9KoK0ZuvSlW8XhAQQlNYLRjgh6jTAuySiE_x-Ae2Id4BpkYZB3_5Mhg3ALrRV55UGcxRMK5aWfPOayFHtelN-ND5qXkaRqa2VFPjDyju-HwM5j3oKBUchs3A18NfexUPK0e_mDINZaFKvVIFvsYLuJeKJTqAq7Tjc1vy2EvBfqQHQIheBtE/s16000/I%20Seem%20To%20Be%20Watching%20More%20True%20Crime.png" title="I Seem To Be Watching More True Crime..."></a></div><br><span style="font-family: courier;"><br></span><p></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Wild-child that I am, of an evening I like to get myself a snack, and a glass of diet coke, and watch TV for a while.</span></p><p>Lately that's meant, more often than not, true crime.</p><p>Because there's nothing more calming than some grisly murder before bed.</p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/02/NCISeemToBeWatchingMoreTrueCrime.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-5912276546221345892024-02-16T08:00:00.004+00:002024-02-16T08:00:00.226+00:00Friday Fics Fix - Angry Flirting With Sam and Bucky<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;"> “Find the front door,” Bucky snapped when Sam’s eyes went to the window again. He smashed someone’s head down on the banister with enough force to crack either bone or wood. “I’m not jumping through glass.”</span></blockquote><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGRrJ4YNb00293ZHXKYUOMkirmJuVuHJi3ATts2ZlnRZtshJCIzn9x4eWB9e5CEBgrUC_vFvCp9D-l9pg0jIBSE-ianSTHe5KoPtuQzgCf67nyTpVjMeumjJ_658y8rL_SK2OcEqBT5hDNx29tnPZEq6Md_Mf28LrC4I7fu0gH7lvqieoakz_hoDPcUw/s550/F3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: F3. Background: kaleidoscopic patterns" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGRrJ4YNb00293ZHXKYUOMkirmJuVuHJi3ATts2ZlnRZtshJCIzn9x4eWB9e5CEBgrUC_vFvCp9D-l9pg0jIBSE-ianSTHe5KoPtuQzgCf67nyTpVjMeumjJ_658y8rL_SK2OcEqBT5hDNx29tnPZEq6Md_Mf28LrC4I7fu0gH7lvqieoakz_hoDPcUw/s16000/F3.png" title="F3"></a></div><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, we're talking The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TFATWS) again today... well, kind of.</span></p><p><i>Strictly</i> speaking we're talking the nebulous period between Winter Soldier and Civil War where Sam was looking for Bucky on Steve's behalf, and Bucky was happily living his post-Hydra best life - as in, the one where he got to <i>buy plums in goddamn peace!</i></p><p>...But it's got a TFATWS vibe, and both lead characters, so that's what we're calling it.</p><span></span><a href="http://www.dorareads.co.uk/2024/02/F3AngryFlirtingWithSamAndBucky.html#more">Read more »</a>Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-44737321153975253522024-02-15T08:00:00.003+00:002024-02-15T08:00:00.130+00:00Comics Wrap-Up - Inappropriate For Family Viewing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL4JG_w1b4xHBOjiRSShXvcBn8Mw0LJDNjWGK3GEoCzV7o658-qkOt35Qrj1xuC8M3PhEVxA-h4lB_yX87ws_M8A6fELKFkwQ-9hi7mEOqd0jzmLwytBbwPPRWpUyoexQhxmM_ArVuEcRwv-2oCzs5qjK87n0-ytGZCSWQ2quSJTGp_6OcJCsba85T_U/s560/Comics%20Wrap-Up%20CWU.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title: Comics Wrap-Up. 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