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A Thing Of Vikings

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I'm Going Pro

Over the years that I've been writing and posting A Thing Of Vikings, a lot of people have expressed interest in reading my original work. Now, after a lot of work and thought, I'm going ahead with self-publication. Specifically, I'm going to post chapters weekly online, with a Patreon for income.

I decided on this model for a couple of reasons, including that my writing style isn't the sort of thing that a lot of publishers would be willing to accept from a first-time author, and right now a lot of publishers are flooded with submissions, so they can afford to be picky. Maybe one day I'll get an offer for a future book, maybe I won't, but for now, I'll go with self-publishing online.

My first novel, Imprudent, will be posted here on tumblr at first. If I get enough of a following, I'll move to a website of my own as soon as I can. You can find it at @fractured-legacies, which will be my tumblr for my original work.

I hope to see you there.

local matchmaker losing it over yet another unrealistic demand from the clientele 🤣🤣

Translation by me. :))

Source: v.douyin.com

“Even a slightly increased possibility of summoning rain is still an ability to summon rain” is such a good point

Why not find a Jewish man? We can control the weather 🤫

But do any of them have the character for "water" in their names?

One year ago today I posted this miniature Star Wars Andor inspired photo I created. Shot practically using real figures, lighting & a couple of broom heads to create a crop field and a few perspective cheats.

Welcome to the 2026 Shipwrecked event!

Do you like destruction? Whump? Angst? Passion turned to pain? The Cosmere is the perfect place for it. Come join us in ruining relationships, destroying mental health, and rending apart flesh and bone!

To participate, create a Cosmere fanwork to break hearts--written, art, music, craft, all are welcome.

The Shipwrecked Collection on ao3 will open on August 1, 2026 and close two months later on Sep 30. Add your work to the Collection at any point during that time. You can also post it on tumblr and tag @shipwrecked-event or submit it here!

Is this event shippy or not shippy?
Both! You can wreck a ship, but it doesn't have to be shippy.
What rating?
All ratings from G to E are welcome! If you are making explicit art, you can upload it to a site like imgchest.com and link to ao3 and tumblr.
Can I write my favourite shipwreck Ati/Leras?
Of course! This isn't just about Stormlight. You can draw from Mistborn, Warbreaker, even Isles of the Emberdark for your inspiration!

Other questions? Ask here!

Huge fan of these DIY IR goggles which appear to be made of a smart phone duct-taped to a pair of safety goggles and zip-tied to multiple straps.

Clearly the engineering prowess of a scientist used to working with a USAmerican public school budget

Do you think tumblr will ever learn the difference between “I’m defending this person because I agree with them wholeheartedly and I am also like this person” and “I’m defending this person because your behavior is dangerous and you need to stop”

IMO, blurring the lines between “I’m defending them because they’re right” and “I’m defending them because you’re taking this too far” is step numero uno to cutting down the very existence of fair trial and democracy–even in places where saying that might seem a little dramatic. 

Mob mentality is extremely strong in humans and it’s also extremely dangerous. Mobs don’t think things through. Mobs kill and they destroy and they can’t be reasoned with. Someone trying to calm a mob down isn’t someone defending the ~problematic party~ It’s time we re-learn that.

Thinking about Dr. Robby’s suicide ideation in the context of being a Jew in a post 10/7 world. Like… long time coworkers casually sharing blood libel. Patients hearing his full last name and thinking he’s someone to distrust or fear. A media that gaslights him about rising antisemitism even though the Pittsburgh Jewish community hasn’t recovered from Tree of Life. The creeping certainty that if he was murdered for being Jewish tomorrow, people wouldn’t mourn him. In fact, they’d say he deserved it.

And maybe that’s right, he starts thinking eventually. Maybe he does deserve it.

I cannot stop thinking about Robby's mental health in terms of how antisemitic the world of psychology is right now.

Like, I know the intention is that the therapy he did between seasons one and two didn't help because he wasn't in a place for it to help, but unless he was actively screening potential therapists for how they talk and think about Jews and Israel, there is an approximately 100% chance that at least one of the therapists who "weren't his speed" gaslit him about antisemitism and/or Jewish trauma.

man sometimes friendship really is just "I saw this and knew it would give you psychic damage. please respond with agony" and then they do. and it's great

Can anyone explain wtf is going on here especially a Korean speaker

That is one of the most astronomical fuck up translations I have ever seen.

Remember! When companies lay off all their staff because AI is cheaper, this sort of shit is what you can leverage for a better contract when they are inevitably forced to hire everyone back :)

Why don’t we ever talk about the fact that leonard nimoy had to walk off set because of tooth pain and show up at his dentist dressed as spock

Also Brent Spiner broke his mandible during the filming of ‘The Game’ and had to be taken to hospital dressed as Data

Jonathan Frakes got hit with a part of his quarterstaff when it was smacked with a sword and had to go to the hospital dressed in his Q-pid Robin Hood rags.

Tracy Scoggins didn’t have to go to the hospital, but while she was filming “Destiny” in full Cardassian makeup, she “took the opportunity to walk around the lot at Paramount and scare the schoolchildren on buses. Until finally Security called the stage at DS9 and said, ‘Could ya’ll do something about keeping your aliens contained over there?’”

Robert Duncan McNeill had an episode of Voyager where his first major make-up day gave him the appearance of gnarly burns all over his face & hands and he said he then ‘gleefully skipped off to the nearest 7-11 to bask in the horrified looks as he casually shopped’. XD

I remember when Nana Visitor told us a story about going to the hospital in her Star Trek outfit (I cant remember what for) one of the interns there was freaking out until it was explained to him that it was just makeup and that her nose did not, in fact break and crumple like an accordion, and that she was there for something else.

I remember reading that Armin Shimmerman once had to race home to his family after an earthquake still in his quark makeup.

Andy Robinson also went home after that earthquake in full Garak makeup and the traffic lights weren’t working so people had to make eye contact at the intersections and he says everybody always let him go first

(for those who haven’t watched all the treks yet)

In order of appearance, Leonard Nimoy and Brent Spiner:

Jonathan Frakes in his Robin Hood Rags (in the fur), Tracy Scoggins in Cardassian makeup:

Robert Duncan McNeill (not sure if this is from the right ep) and Nana Visitor:

Armin Shimmerman and Andy Robinson: