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From October, here are the unlocked Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• ushobwri ("You Should Be Writing") is hosting a November Social event to help inspire and support writers.
• trope_of_the_month's November theme is "five things" (or 5+1).
• allbingo's November theme is "drabble fest."
• fancake's November theme is "arts & crafts."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive Of Our Own (AO3) Summary: 19 of the 1,301 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period. (I believe that all but two of them are newly archived copies of old FKFic-L stories.)

• "The Trilling Wire" by SwitchbladeEyes (T, gen, ~14K words)
• "Cold Comfort" by nitelvr (xover) (T, gen, ~4K words)
• "The Cure" by nitelvr (G, gen, ~500 words)
• "Random Acts of Murder" by nitelvr (G, gen, ~200 words)
• "No Fond Farewell" by nitelvr (G, gen, ~5K words)
• "To a New Day" (Dusk to Dawn challenge) by nitelvr (T, gen, ~4K words)
• "All I Have to Give" by nitelvr (T, m/f, ~2K words)
• "No Goodbyes" by nitelvr (M, m/f, ~2K words)
• "Not Exactly Jell-O" by nitelvr (G, gen, ~1K words)
• "Trigger" by TheFruitBat (G, gen, ~800 words)
• "Dark Night" by nitelvr (poem) (T, gen, 88 words)
• "Sun Stroke" by nitelvr (poem) (T, multi, 21 words)
• "Transformations" by nitelvr (poem) (T, unspecified, 109 words)
• "Valentine" by nitelvr (poem) (T, unspecified, 29 words)
• "Lust for Blood" by nitelvr (M, gen, ~15K words)
• "Vengeance Will Be Mine" by nitelvr (M, gen, ~28K words)
• "Peccadillo's" by cousinmary (G, m/f, ~13K words)
• "Mutual Acquaintances" by cousinmary (G, m/f, ~900 words)
• "Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String" by cousinmary (G, m/f, ~2K words)

FK news & conversation

• 10/01: nicholas_lucien shared the news (and a photo) that the "close up" Caddy was totaled in an accident in 2001. Read the post.
• 10/01: switchbladeeyes discussed writing and posting a new FK story, "The Trilling Wire." Read the post.
• 10/10: switchbladeeyes encountered the Bennett & Kapelos "Green Eggs and Ham" reading from Syndicon '97. Read the post.
• 10/13: switchbladeeyes mentioned FK in some musings on fanfiction, the AO3, and fandom. Read the post.
• 10/19: switchbladeeyes recommended "What Lies Buried" by pj1228. Read the post.
• 10/20: greerwatson included FK in her Yuletide "Dear Author" letter. Read the post.

This newsletter is reportage only. Inclusion is not endorsement. Omission is not disrecommendation.

From July, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fkficfest started releasing in June and completed in July, with 13 total stories.
• comment_bingo, a challenge to comment on fanworks, has a new round closing November 30.
• small_fandoms is holding a "Shady Spot" fest with daily color/summer prompts through August. Their definition of "small fandom" is looser than Yuletide's and seems to accommodate FK.
• fandomgiftbasket fills continue through September 9.
• womansplace, a prompt fest for characters who identify as women (with some leeway for NB characters), has prompting through October 29 and fills through November 4.
• dailyicons is a community of 2-day challenges to create icons.
• minutia_r is hosting a fan-poetry prompt fest.
• allbingo's August theme is "new adventures."
• fancake's August theme is "time travel."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive Of Our Own (AO3) Summary: 9 of the 1,298 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• FKFicFest stories:
  • "Masquerade" by Calliope24 (part 3 of a series) (G, gen, ~13K words)
  • "A Discussion of Evil " by Dlyt (Not rated, gen, ~700 words)
  • "Crack the Code" by Brightknightie (T, gen, ~10K words)
  • "Huic Parce Deus – God Spare Him" by thefruitbat (T, gen, ~5K words)
  • "Experimentally Flawed" by dlyt (T, gen, ~4K words)
• Other FK stories:
  • "Respice Finem by TheFruitBat (WIP) (T, multi, ~35K words)
  • "This town ain't big enough for the three of us" by luciet (WIP) (xover) (G, multi, ~3K words)
  • "Non Non" by Merfilly (G, gen, 100 words)
  • "Dwelling in Infinity" by Celestial_Alignment (WIP) (xover) (part 6 of a series) (E, multi, ~90K words)

FK news & conversation

• 8/04: pj1228 is seeking a beta-reader for a ~9K Lacroix/Natalie story. Read the post.
• 8/01: switchbladeeyes discussed getting to catch up on reading, writing, and watching FK, including that FK has rotated off Prime again and is currently available for purchase only. Read the post.
• 7/28: greerwatson is uploading to the web copies of FKFic-L fic war emails that had previously stopped being available online, and is unzipping files that were zipped when they were previously online. Read the post.
• 7/25: greerwatson has uploaded to the web a copy of Mel's fanfic archive, which was originally an unauthorized copy/paste of the FTP site, and had previously stopped being available online. Read the post.
• 7/26: nicholas_lucien shared that Catherine Disher had continued her decluttering and was selling her third-season crew jacket on eBay (a different jacket than her first sale). Read the post. It looks like it sold for $5 CAD over the minimum requested bid. See the sale.
• 7/23: greerwatson discussed plans to upload copies of sites that had previously come down from the web, and announced having uploaded copies of JADFE, the FTP Site, and the List Gardener page. Read the post.
• 7/15: pj1228 recommended reading this year's FKFicFest stories and mentioned her own contribution and next plans. Read the post.
• 7/10: kalloway mentioned being about halfway through watching FK's first season for the first time! Read the post.
• 7/07: greerwatson announced moving her own website to a dedicated domain. Read the post.

From March, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fkficfest prompt nominations are open through April 15.
• fandom5k, an exchange for stories of 5K+ words, has nominations through April 3.
• unconventionalcourtship, a challenge for stories based on Harlequin/Mills & Boon novel summaries, has sign-ups through June 14 and posting through June 30.
• story_works has a "Change of seasons" challenge through May 31.
• domaystic is a challenge focused on the "domestic" trope, May 1-31.
• fluffityfluffexchange, which is just what it says on the tin, has nominations March 9-18.
• allbingo's April theme is "gothic."
• fancake's April theme is "fix-it."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive Of Our Own (AO3) Summary: 6 of the 1,253 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "S4E05: Perfect Murder" by ErebusBeck (part 5 of a series) (M, gen, ~14K words)
• "S4E06: The Zhèngyì" by ErebusBeck (part 6 of a series) (M, gen, ~14K words)
• "Self-Implication" by Merfilly (G, other, 100 words)
• "S4E07: Undercover Knight" by ErebusBeck (part 7 of a series) (M, gen, ~14K words)
• "Respice Finem" by TheFruitBat (WIP) (G, multi, ~28K words)
• "Dwelling in Infinity" by Celestial_Alignment (WIP) (xover) (part 6 of a series) (E, multi, ~76K words)

FK news & conversation

• 3/03: nicholas_lucien alerted us to an eBay auction later confirmed to indeed be Catherine Disher selling a custom cast jacket designed by GWD. Read the post.
• 3/07: nicholas_lucien reported CD's confirmation update (with photo) on that eBay sale. Read the post.
• 3/08: havocthecat promoted the ongoing eBay sale and related that she'd reached out and recommended the authenticating photo. Read the post.
• I saw 3 locked/filtered posts mentioning FK in March.

nicholas_lucien shared that the previously mentioned eBay auction of Catherine Disher's GWD-designed FK cast jacket looks very solidly confirmed now, with the addition of a photo of CD with the jacket and this addendum:

"Since I posted this ad, it has been brought to my attention that people are not always honest when selling things online-Shocking! So, to verify that I am who I say I am ( Catherine Disher ) and that this jacket is actually mine, I have added a photo of myself holding the jacket. Just for fun for whoever ends up buying it, in addition to the jacket, I'll also include a signed ( by me ) black and white season 2 cast photo ( see photos ) AND a signed note from me, authenticating that the jacket belonged to me and that I was the person who sold it."

nicholas_lucien posted that she saw a listing on eBay where the seller says she's Catherine Disher and that she's selling a jacket that, supposedly, GWD designed and had made for her and a few other cast members. Bidding has started at $500 CAD (~$350 USD) and will go for 8 days. nicholas_lucien is seeking thoughts on the matter.

"Forever Knight Cast Jacket. / I played Natalie on the cult favourite, 90's vampire/cop show Forever Knight. During either season 2 or season 3, Geraint Wyn Davies ( Nick ) had just a few jackets made for key cast that he designed himself. This one was made for me. It was made by Roots ( so very solid, quality construction ) and has mottled grey, leather sleeves ( the leather hasn't aged- it was designed to look like that ). Its in excellent shape- its hardly ever been worn and has been in storage for the last 20 years. Although I am very sentimental about the show, I am determined to get rid of my storage room and this jacket should be worn and enjoyed and not sit in a storage bin for another 20 years!!! Its a unisex, varsity style and the label says Large- I'm assuming its a women's large because the snaps are on the left side."

Check out:

• Nicholas_lucien's post
• The eBay listing

I am not an expert on eBay, memorabilia, or Catherine Disher's likely decluttering choices. I suppose, worst case, it's a nice, fan-made jacket with a story; best case, it's exactly what it says on the tin.