"FK Recently" newsletter: What you all have been up to (9/01/23-10/01/23)

[brightknightie]

A question came up last month that I felt I should address here on the next newsletter post. These "FK Recently" installments are reportage, not recommendations, endorsements, or approval. I list items because they are FK-relevant. This sometimes includes items with which I disagree and usually includes stories I have not read. I sincerely apologize to those who perceived this newsletter as recommendations or endorsements! I will label it more clearly from now on.

(Is this newsletter still of much interest, or has it far outlived its expiration...? It takes time. I could drop it altogether. Or replace the FK focus with something general to my current interests.)

That all said, from September, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• yuletide_admin is processing nominations, and FK should be among them. They've also issued a default amnesty; if you've previously defaulted, learn about reinstatement. This is Yuletide's 21st year.
• smallfandombang, a challenge for stories of 10K+ words in small fandoms, has sign-ups through October 31. FK qualifies.
• sick_or_treat, a free-for-all challenge for hurt/comfort stories titled after Pokemon moves, runs October 1 to November 30.
• latetreatbonanza, a motivational event for leftover/unfinished fic gifts and treats, is open through December 24.
• trope_of_the_month's October theme is "last times."
• allbingo's October theme is "fall fest."
• fancake's October theme is "undercover."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive Of Our Own (AO3) Summary: 2 of the 1,301 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Salt" by SwitchbladeEyes (T, uncategorized, ~5K words)
• "Respice Finem" by TheFruitBat (WIP) (T, multi, ~44K words)

FK news & conversation

• 9/28: switchbladeeyes shared a vintage newspaper article about a 1998 production of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde in which Geraint Wyn Davies acted, in the context of FK memorabilia. Read the post.
• 9/24: greerwatson proposed collaborating on FK nominations in Yuletide. Read the post.
• 9/06, 9/08, 9/09 & 9/24: switchbladeeyes completed her rewatch of FK. Read the posts about "Avenging Angel," "Fallen Idol," "Ashes to Ashes," and "Last Knight." ("Jane Doe" and "Francesca" didn't get their own posts.)
• 9/19 & 9/09: greerwatson announced updates to her FK Website Archive. Read the announcements for Loftworks and a links page.
• 9/19 & 9/22: switchbladeeyes discussed her "box of FK stuff" and FK fandom memories. Read the first post and second post.
• 9/18: greerwatson included FK in her Trick Or Treat exchange Dear Author letter. Read the post.
• 9/13: switchbladeeyes recommended two humorous FK fanfic stories. Read the post.
• 9/10: switchbladeeyes described the inspiration for her recently-posted all-new FK story, "Salt." Read the post.
• 9/07: switchbladeeyes noted that there are zero FK/What We Do In The Shadows crossovers on the AO3. Read the post.