Fannish options & enthusiasms | April 2025

Here are some recent fannish things I've happened to see and would like to share!

Spotlight: TVA: Time Variance Authority #1-4
I had no intention of picking up this comic. Then I learned that the Sylvie character from the Loki TV show would be in issue #2, and I thought, well, I'll try that one issue... and here I am now with all 4 issues to date, having enjoyed Katharyn Blair's writing enough that I'm recommending it. ( Read more... )

Ficathons, fests & communities

• Create & engage
  • fkficfest elected 5 prompts for this year's stories, which come due May 24.
  • all_worlds_of_mccaffrey is a new community celebrating Anne McCaffrey in the lead-up to her 100th birthday in 2026.
  • saturdaymorningex is an exchange for cartoon/animated fandoms, with nominations through April 18, signups through May 9, and works due June 20.
  • caseficexchange is an exchange for investigations of all kinds, with nominations through April 13 and works due July 11.
  • spring_renewal is a spring-themed prompt fest, with prompting through April 6 and fills through April 30.
  • idproquo is an exchange for self-indulgent (well, recipient-indulgent!) works, with signups through April 7 and works due June 1.
  • bitesizedfandomsex is an exchange for canons consumable in ≤8 hours, with signups through April 8 and works due May 25.
  • whumpex is an exchange for "whump"-themed works, with nominations through April 12, sign-ups through April 27, and works due May 27.
  • unconventionalcourtship is a challenge for stories based on a Harlequin (Mills & Boon) novel summary.
  • sweetandshort is a challenge community for weekly small creations with 4 prompts/month.
  • fic_promptly is an ongoing promptfest community.
  • trope_of_the_month's April theme is "crossovers."
  • allbingo's April theme is "aesthetics."
  • pinchhits is a forum for pinch-hits in exchanges. For example, the_mane_event is seeking pinch hitters.
  • whenisitdue tracks many more events than I note here!
• Enjoy & share
  • fancake (themed fanfic recs); April theme: "outsider POV"
  • gensplosion (gen fanfic recs)
  • het_reccers (m/f fanfic recs)
  • fanart_recs (fanart recs)
  • recthething (fanwork recs)

Sidelight: TLOZ on Nintendo Switch 2
Price and release issues aside -- neither of which are Nintendo's fault -- I am still hoping to be able to buy the Switch 2 I saved for. Even if I can't, someone will, and there will be transcripts, YouTube videos, and wiki updates sharing the new stories, which is the important thing! ( Read more... )