Pokexchange Letter 2025
I’m so happy to participate in
Please note: this letter contains Legends ZA spoilers throughout.
It’s been a great year in the Pokémon fandom for me personally, from almost finishing my Magnemite TCG master set to Legends ZA taking over my October, and generally enjoying both the nostalgia of my Pokémaniac youth and the discovery of new favourites in gens I’m still not fully familiar with (there’s just so many Pokémon, okay! 😆) Having this exchange round out the year is something I look forward to.
Original human characters are very welcome in any gift for me. This could be anything from an original trainer, someone who works in the Pokémon universe’s related professions (e.g., Pokémon Center, Gym, Mart, etc.), even someone who’s accidentally acquired a Pokémon and has no idea what to do about that!
Wishing you a wonderful Pokéxchange 🩷🩷🩷
***Do Not Wants: first person POV, second person POV, serious Pokémon harm/death, pokephilia, Christmas themes/settings, poetry, crossovers with non-Pokémon media, trans headcanons, amputation
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( Corbeau &/ Lysandre, Corbeau/Philippe )
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“Dateful” Simplifies Timing Online Events
My cognitive impairments mean I always mess up time zones. I’ve participated in many events in the past five years. Only one managed to sense my current time zone and adjust all the info on their site to match. (And of course I can't remember which one it was.)
Which is why I love https://dateful.com. It’s an excellent tool when you’re communicating across time zones. It’s free. It features:
- Time Zone Converter: convert between major world cities and timezones instantly as you type
- World Clock: up to 20 clocks to see how the rest of the world can participate in your event
- Time Calculator: adds and subtracts times, dates, and durations
And best of all:
- Eventlink: create a link that converts an event’s time to the user’s current time zone and day. You can add an event title, description, and URL (meeting link or a web page), and you can offer an “add to my calendar” which works with Apple, Google, and Outlook.
All that info in a single link. You don’t need an account, but if you create one, you can go back and edit your Eventlinks.
I’m able to do these things with the keyboard; I welcome insights from readers using adaptive technology.
I need some WWDITS icons
✨ The headline stats are: 88,260 words podficced, totalling 11 hours, 24 minutes of podfic! ✨
Under the cut are more detailed stats and ramblings about the project 😊
( Stats, stats, stats! )
Thanks for reading this if you did! Now I'm off to make my outstanding icons for
Purimgifts 2026 Schedule!

Good time-of-day, everybody, and welcome back for the Purimgifts 2026 schedule!
Purimgifts is an annual all-fandoms-welcome fanfic & podfic exchange with a side helping of art, focused on characters who are at least one of WOMEN, JEWISH, or PERSECUTED BY EVIL VIZIERS.
DEADLINE 23 Feb (anywhere in the world)
REVEALS 2-4 March
Find us on Dreamwidth, Livejournal, tumblr, and the Archive of Our Own.
Looking forward to seeing you all at signups!
Yugioh: YGO Rare Pairs Mini Bang - Sign ups open!

Description: This event focuses on rare pair ships for all Yugioh series (including crossovers), open to writers, artists, and image & video editors. We use tiered rulings to determine rarity for this event based on ao3 statistics. See our FAQ for more info on rarity requirements.
For this year's mini bang, writers will draft a fic for their chosen rare pair, meeting the 4000 word minimum. Then artists will claim at least 1 fic to use as inspiration for their art. Partners will collaborate and share their fanworks together during the posting period for this event. Please read our specifications page for more details about expectations for event works.
Sign up to participate with this link: https://forms.gle/1gRezet2nT4j5oEP6
Dates (see Schedule for more info):
- Signups: Nov 1-Nov 30 (writers may start immediately)
- Check-in #1 (writers only): Dec 21-23
- Check-in #2 (writers with claim pitch): Jan 30-Feb 1
- Claims: Feb 2-6
- Claims assigned: Feb 7/8
- Artist WIP share: Feb 20-21
- Check-in #3 (all participants): Mar 6-7
- Posting prep: Mar 12-14
- Posting: Mar 15-Apr 4
Happy Howl-oween!

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(I’m also finding some truly bizarre titling choices; truly my brain in 2015 was sleep-derived and stress-wired and assuming connections and references would be clear…and they are not.)
The Friday Five for 31 October 2025
1. Did you vote in your most recent applicable election? (If you're not yet old enough, do you plan to vote in the future?)
2. Have you ever protested or attended a march?
3. What political issue is the most important to you?
4. Are you a member of a party in your country? If so, which?
5. Do you ever plan to run for office?
Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.
If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!