#Untitled Library Audio Fiction

[agoddammharpoon]

So this is finally happening

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Hello, library personnel -

A quick programming note. The January book club picks have been finalized and will be as follows:

Nonfiction: Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, by T Kira Madden

Fiction: A Dog’s Existential Ennui, by W. Bruce Cameron

Short Fiction: Sabrina & Corina: Stories, by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Teen: Untitled Stone Tablet, creator unknown

Originally January’s teen book club read was intended to be Volume One of G. Willow Wilson’s Ms. Marvel, but there has been a last minute petition to change this by some of the intrepid young explorers who have been excavating the cavern beneath the Audio-Visual Department. 

“Yeah, I guess they found some kind of stone tablet down there covered in alchemical symbols, and they’re really excited about translating it,” says Alaisha Farsi, the newly appointed Head Teen Librarian. “Now I’m not going to lie, I was really excited about Ms. Marvel. But things have been really hectic in here, what with me taking over so suddenly and trying to fix all the damage done by the plant monster, so I’m like, whatever, you know? I’m just happy to see them excited about taking the lead on this and working so hard to make it happen.”

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Splatoon 2 Shifty Station References

So you all (or at least most of you) have seen the names of the Shifty Station. This is in case you do not know the reference. Each of the Shifty Stations names are parodies and references to book titles,series,or franchises that had their start in literary works. 

Wayslide Cool 

Wayslide Cool is a parody of the Wayside School books by Louis Sachar,which were adapted into hour long television special,then a cartoon show that aired on Nickelodeon in the US and Teletoon in Canada from 2007 to 2008.

The Secret of S.P.L.A.T 

The Secret of S.P.L.A.T is a parody of The Secret of NIMH film that was an adaptation on the Rats of NIMH series (specifically Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of NIMH) and  by Robert C.O’Brien. The film was directed by Don Bluth and distrbuted by MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc).

Goosponge 

By far my favorite of the references. Goosponge is a parody of Goosebumps,a children’s horror fiction novellas by R.L Stine. The picture shows only just a few of the most popular and iconic books of the original series consisting of 62 books running from 1992 to 1997. The series was so popular it spawned spin off series, (2000,Give Yourself Goosebumps,Short Stories,etc),a Canadian produced live action TV series,loads of merchandise,and 2 movies.

Windmill House on the Pearlie 

Windmill House on the Pearlie is a parody of Little House on the Prairie,part of the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is the third novel in the Little House series,published in 1935. The book and the series have been adapted for stage and the screen several times. One of the successful being the Little House on The Prairie television series that ran from 1974 to 1983. It even got an anime (Laura,the Prairie Girl),different kinds of books (such as cookbooks),among other things. 

Fancy Spew 

Fancy Spew is a parody of Nancy Drew,the character and original series was created and published by Edward Stratemeyer. Nancy Drew was made as the female counterpart to the Hardy Boys. The books were ghostwritten by several authors,all published under the name “Carolyn Keene”. Nancy Drew became popular worldwide,featuring in five films,two TV shows,and a whole slew of computer games. 

Zone of Glass

Zone of Glass is a parody of Throne of Glass,a series of young adult (12-18) fantasy book series by Sarah J.Maas released in August 2012. Beginning with the novel of the same name. The series consisted of 7 other books,one being a collection of stories set prior to Throne of Glass. In September 2016,It was announced there would be a hulu series based off the series called Queen of Shadows,after the 4th book. 

Cannon Fire Pearl

Cannon Fire Pearl is a parody of The Campfire Girls series,a series of children’s books made by various authors. The book series ran from 1900 to 1936,there isn’t much information about it,sadly. 

The Bunker Games 

This one was the most obvious of the parodies,but I’m gonna talk about anyway. The Bunker Games is a parody of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins,the three books were published from 2008 to 2010 with an untitled prequel currently in the works in cited to release in 2020. The books were adapted into films distributed by Lionsgate. 

Grapplink Girl

Grapplink Girl is a parody of Gossip Girl,a series of novels written by Cecily Von Ziegesar,the series ran from 2002 to 2011. The series later got an teen drama television adaptation running from September 19th 2007 to December 17th 2012 with 6 seasons and 121 episodes. 

Zappy Longshocking 

Another rather obvious reference,Zappy Longshocking is a parody of the Pippi Longstocking (known as Pippi Langstrump in Sweden) series by Astrid Lindgren,the three books were published from 1945 to 1948 followed by three short stories,excerpts from the original books were made into picture books. Pippi Longstocking has been adapted into film and TV several times.

A Swiftly Tilting Balance

A Swiftly Tilting Balance is a parody of A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle,first published in 1978. It was adapted into an audio CD version narrated by actress Jennifer Ehle in January 2012.

Sweet Valley Tentacles 

Sweet Valley Tentacles is a reference to the Sweet Valley High series attributed to Francine Pascal. The series ran from 1983 to 2003 consisting of 181 books,later on creating a spinoff series called Sweet Valley Kids. A TV series based on the books ran for 88 episodes between 1994 and 1997. In July 2017,a film adaptation of the novel began production.

 The Switches 

The Switches,though sounding like a bland name,is a parody of The Witches by Roald Dahl,published in 1983. The book was later adapted into a film in 1990 (the year Roald Dahl died),2008 it was adapted into a radio drama,and opera also in 2008,a stage musical in September 2017,and a new film adaptation is to be released in 2020. 

The Bouncy Twins

The Bouncy Twins is a parody of The Bobbsey Twins penned under the pseudonym,Laura Lee Hope. The first series of 72 books were published from 1904 to 1979,another series of 30 books were published from 1987 to 1992,the books went under several rewrites. 

Railway Chillin’ 

Railway Chillin’ is a parody of the Railway Children by Edith Nesbit,first it was serialized in 1905 then published as a book in 1906. It has been adapted into a BBC radio drama serialized into five episodes in 1940,BBC Television series,a film in 1970,and into another film in 1999. 

Gusher Towns 

Gusher Towns is a parody of Paper Towns by John Green,published on October 16th,2008. The book was later adapted into a film that released on July 24th, 2015. 

The Maze Dasher

The Maze Dasher is a parody of The Maze Runner by James Dashner,the series consisted of the original,two sequels,two prequels,and a companion book. The books were published from 2009 to 2016. The first 3 books were adapted into films,the film of the first book released on September 19th,2014,the film of the second book released September 18th,2015,and the film of the third book released January 26th,2018. 

Flooders in he Attic 

Flooders in the Attic is a parody of Flowers in the Attic by V.C Andrews and the first book in the Dollanganger series,said series was published between 1979 and 1986,with this book being published in November 1979. It was adapted into film twice,once in 1987 and the other on January 18th,2014. It was adapted into a stage play,releasing on October 2014 and playing its world premiere production in August 2015 at New Orleans,Louisiana.

The Splat in our Zones 

The Splat in our Zones is a parody of The Fault in Our Stars also by John Green,published on January 10th,,2012. The book was adapted into a film thar released on June 2014. There is even a scheduled Hindi adaptation said to be released November 2019. 

The Ink is Spreading 

The Ink is Spreading is a parody of The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper,specifically parodying the second book in the series,the series went from 1965 to 1977. The series got a film adaptation released on October 5th,2007 that unfortunately didn’t do well in the US and UK. 

Bridge to Tentaswitchia 

Bride to Tentaswitchia is a parody of Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson,published on October 21st,1977. The book was adapted to film twice,one a PBS TV movie in 1985 and the other a theatrical film released on February 16th 2007. It was adapted into a musical stage production,cataloged by the Library of Congress in 1993. 

The Chronicles of Rolonium 

The Chronicles of Rolonium is a parody of The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis,the series was published from October 16th,1950 to September 4th,1956. The series has been adapted into film,stage,radio,and television,many times.

Furler in the Ashes 

Furler in the Ashes is a parody of An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir,published on April 28th,2015 and part of a series. The second book,A Torch Against the Night was released August 30th,2016 and the third book A Reaper at the Gates was released June 12th,2018. 

MC.Princess Diaries 

MC.Princess Diaries is a parody of The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot,the first book being released October 2000,the latest book in the series being released in 2015 and a spin off series released in May of that same year. Two films were produced by Walt Disney Pictures,the first film,The Princess Diaries in 2001 and Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in 2004. 

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, January 28 - Monday, January 29

BUFFY: I'm sorry. GILES: What for? BUFFY: We should have stayed. If we had none of this would have happened. GILES: Don't. What you did... was necessary. What I've always admired... BUFFY: Running away? GILES: Being able to place your heart above all else. I'm so proud of you. You've come so far. You're everything a Watcher... everything I could have hoped for.

~~Spiral~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Lazy Sunday (Buffy/Spike, M) by katleept

She's your destiny (Buffy/Willow, Giles/Jenny, T) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

An Error in Judgment (Rupert Giles/Xander Harris, T) by Mireille

Sordid Library Porn (Rupert Giles/Xander Harris, E) by Mireille

A Beautiful Night (Angel/Wesley, T) by Mireille

Outside Assistance (Angel/Wesley, T) by Mireille

Complicated (Angel/Wesley, T) by Mireille

Everything We Believed (Angel/Wesley, M) by Mireille

Just in Case (Fred, Xander, G) by Mireille

Doomed to Repeat (Connor/Wesley, T) by Mireille

Inkhibitions (Coredelia/Xander, T) by Baldur

Five Decisions Ethan Rayne Never Made (Multiple Ethan Pairings, M) by Mireille

November (Giles/Ethan, T) by Mireille

Business Trip (Angel/Wesley, E) by Mireille

The Role of Fred Burkle Will Be Played by Charlize Theron (Harmony/Fred, E) by Mireille

Untitled (OC Slayer, T) by caritas-of-thanagar

Sunday Six: New Years (Buffy/Angel, G) by mrsgordo84

3 Sentence Fuffy (Buffy/Faith, G) by nixie-deangel

[Chaptered Fiction]

Divided Destiny. Chapter 18 (Angel/Nina, Buffy/Spike, T) by elisi

5 First Times Buffy and Giles Never Kissed Ch. 2 (Buffy/Giles, T) by banduraqueen

Nebraska Parts 1-2/? () by Mireille

Evolution Ch. 1-2/2 COMPLETE (Buffy/Faith, M) by nosuchanimal (RoonilWazlib7)

Never Done Pt 2 (OC Slayer, M) by solsethegreat

Coven of Hope Ch. 12 (Willow/Tara, M) by gimpy72

Annoying Angel Pays Off Ch. 3 (Angelus/Spike/Wesley, M) by hulettwyo

Cause and Effect Ch. 2 (Angel/Spike, T) by bekindplsrewind

A l'épreuve du temps (Buffy/Spike, G, French) by pommedapi

Demons I Have Known, Chapter 2, Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, E) by gwennie

Winter Wonder Hell, Chapter 24 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Synefred

Ties That Bind, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by rainsrabble

Wooded Path, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Linnae13

A Better Man, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Sunalso

A Small Boat on the Ocean, Chapter 34 and Chapter 35(Buffy/Spike, T) by sandy_s

Her Champion, Chapter 4 and (Buffy/Spike, E) by Loup Noir

Grave, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, M) by justsue

Wonderment, Chapter 42 (Buffy/Spike, E) by holetoledo

Best Laid Plans, Chapter 26, Chapter 27, Chapter 28 and Chapter 29 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Lavender Bixby

Bound to get interesting Ch. 2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Jane Smith

The Moment I Knew, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, T) by theblueeyedvampire

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Enraptured & Enchanted (Willow/Spike) by xspike4evax

Artwork: Grease Is The Word (Buffy & Xander) by xspike4evax

Artwork: Welcome to HDBuffy, where you can find high quality Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode downloads! by hdbuffy

Artwork: Willow & Buffy Cosplay as Ten and Rose by lesbidar

Artwork: Crochet Spike by jumigurumi

Artwork: Drusilla by gabriellaliv

Artwork: Spuffy Edits by smth-blue

Artwork: Buffy Summers Aesthetic Gifset by ofteasandinks

Artwork: Willow Rosenberg Aesthetic Gifset by ofteasandinks

Video: Spike and Buffy | So deep in your eyes by GossipVal1

Video: "i'm not ready for you to not be here" the complete story of spuffy by hostilepoet17

[Reviews & Recaps]

Phases by beepmepod

Lies My Parents Told Me // Dirty Girls by hellmouthy-podcast

PUBLICATION: Ep 45: Men Dot Com’s The Initiative by

PUBLICATION: Buffy Season 10 Issue #13: Love Dares You Part Three Review by

[Community Announcements]

Challenge 584 - slick at femslash100

Round 151 Masterlist: Cordelia at femslash-minis

Contest Week, Day 1 by fic-promptly

Hey guys! This blog has been a little…dead. by btvspositivity

[Fandom Discussions]

Has anyone noticed this in the credits? by buffy--the--vampire--slayer

Did Buffy ever called Giles "Watcher-mine?" by littleotter73

Giles - Girl Blue by gite63

I headcanon’s Anne Steele as trans by Anonymous

Andrew Meta by baymaxfistbump

If Buffy had crossed over later in s3 by we-pay-for-everything

Headcanon & meta ramble: nightmares by tuppencetaketwo

Lorne Headcanons by scienceofficer-winifredburkle

Wesley Headcanons by scienceofficer-winifredburkle

Anya seems really hard to rp/write by solsethegreat

what she says: i'm fine by thedestrcyer

Wolfsbane by KairosImprimatur needs your QUESTIONS! by thesunnydalefanficclub

The most infuriating thing about Tumblr by mybitca

I’m rewatching Buffy by k-vichan

Wow, BtVS and AtS are really not going the way I expected. by jaggedcliffs

Dawn Headcanons by wini-fred-burkle

Tara Headcanons by wini-fred-burkle

If you could add Buffy to ANY AtS episode which one would it be and why? by we-pay-for-everythin

I’ve been thinking about Faith Lehane by neveria

Spike for the head canon thing? by scienceofficer-winifredburkle

I’m just now realizing by

Sprusilla for dat ship meme by drusillawantstoplay

A better season 7 #9 by yesitsterriblysimple

Willow and Tara for the ship meme by we-pay-for-everything

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: 10 Times Buffy’s Strength Came From Her Words – Part One

PUBLICATION: Before Wynonna There Was Buffy

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STITCHER LAUNCHES SLATE OF ORIGINAL PODCASTS

NEW YORK CITY – Top podcast listening service Stitcher has launched a lineup of original podcast programming, with a handful of popular shows joining together to form a new network. Shows on the new Stitcher network are available for free everywhere listeners access podcasts, including iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Soundcloud and Stitcher itself, and are supported through advertising.

The offering is part of Stitcher’s long-term strategy to build a robust library of content that is free and supported by advertising to complement its subscription-based offering, Stitcher Premium.

Stitcher’s inaugural lineup includes listener favorites:

• “Katie Couric” features the award-winning journalist and TV personality and co-host Brian Goldsmith in candid, unscripted conversations with some of the biggest names in news, politics and pop culture. Recent interviews include Dan Taberski, creator of hit podcast “Missing Richard Simmons”; entrepreneur Tony Robbins; actor Alec Baldwin; and comedian Samantha Bee. “Katie Couric” joins Stitcher from Earwolf.

• Top food podcast “The Sporkful,” a long-running series hosted by Dan Pashman, launches as a Stitcher show on April 17. “The Sporkful” isn’t for foodies, it’s for eaters. Each week, Pashman talks with entertainers and regular folks about food and, in the process, learns more about them as people. Past guests have included Rosie Perez, Amy Sedaris, Jim Gaffigan, Alton Brown and Margaret Cho. The podcast was recently nominated for a James Beard Award and a Webby Award.

In new episodes, Pashman talks to actor Kumail Nanjiani about why he thinks all Islamophobes should try Pakistani food; recreates Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks’ pancakes recipe; explores the science of taste memory at the new Broadway production of “Sweeney Todd”; and tracks down a famous sandwich shop in Aleppo, Syria. Listen to the trailer at sporkful.com/stitcher.

• Documentary filmmaker Tally Abecassis launched the second season of “First Day Back,” a serialized, non-fiction show about coming back from something that changes you, on April 11. In the new season, Abecassis unfolds the story of Lucie Paquette and Gerry Madaire, lovebirds who were together for 13 years, until the fall of 2010, when she shot and killed him. Abecassis follows Paquette after her release from prison as she reconnects with family, gets a job and deals with the emotional aftermath of Madaire’s death.

• “The Longest Shortest Time,” the award-winning parenting show for everyone, is also making the move to Stitcher from Earwolf. Host Hillary Frank takes a broad view of parenting, examining topics ranging from birth stories to parents’ relationships with grown children and adults’ decisions on whether or not to even have children. The podcast, which has been named a “best of” by TIME, The Atlantic and Slate, is back with new shows on April 12, with an episode featuring actor and comedian Rob Huebel talking about his daughter’s 117-day stay in the NICU after being born nearly four months early. This season also has Frank diving into issues including the pressure of dating with the purpose of finding the father of your children; the rising trend of egg freezing; and multi-cultural parenting.

• Season two of “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” a live-journalism game show hosted by Stephen J. Dubner, author of the “Freakonomics” books and creator of “Freakonomics Radio.”

Stitcher also has several new series in the pipeline, including an as-yet-untitled reading podcast with actor LeVar Burton (of “Roots,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Reading Rainbow”).

“We want people to think of Stitcher as not only a great listening platform but also a home for a rich offering of original audio programming,” said Jenny Radelet, executive producer of original content for Stitcher. “We’ve already produced almost 50 original shows available exclusively on Stitcher Premium. Expanding our roster to include free, ad-supported shows felt like the next logical step.”

“Creating new content under the Stitcher brand helps us do a couple of important things: continue to serve Earwolf listeners the best comedy shows in podcasting; and create a new destination for well-produced programming of all kinds — journalism, smart talk shows and investigative reporting,” said Chris Bannon, chief content officer for Midroll.

With the addition of the Stitcher network, Midroll now represents 300 shows for advertising, including over 40 that are owned-and-operated. For more information about advertising opportunities, email adinquiries@midroll.com.

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, February 17

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Orlean (Spike/Xander, PG) by forsaken2003

Bushwacked (Spike/Jack Harkness, Torchwood xover, PG-13) by kerkevik-2014

Just Passing (Giles/Wesley, NC-17) by Cayendi

First Steps (Giles/Jenny, G) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

Attack of the Fluff (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Baphrosia (spuffy_luvr)

inside of you (Dawn/Faith, R) by kneehighs

At the movies (Buffy/Faith, PG-13) by angelandfaith

Untitled drabble (Faith/Tara, Not Rated) by angelandfaith

Untitled drabble (Angel/Cordelia, G) by angelandfaith

Slurpees (Faith/Tara, G) by angelandfaith

In a library (Fred/Willow, G) by angelandfaith

[Chaptered Fiction]

Knight Errant Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Medievalchic

Forward Without Seeing Chapter 3 (Ensemble, R) by queen_insane

Hunger Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by sunalso

Faith's Hopeful Tricks Chapter 10 (Buffy/Faith, PG-13) by Sly_Trickster

Death Mask Chapter 23 (Dawn, Ssmallville xover, PG-13) by xoverfiend. Complete

Welcome to the New Age Chapter 32 (Ensemble, Exalted xover, R) by mabus101

Grey Summers Chapter 9 (Buffy/Christian Grey, Fifty Shades of Grey xover, NC-17) by nikerek

Synchronicity Chapter 114 (Faith/Dean Winchester, Supernatural xover, PG-13) by Authoressinhiding

Faith: The Vampire Slayer Chapter 9 (Faith-centric, PG-13) by xenre

The Watcher's Diary Chapter 109 (Buffy, Giles, PG-13) by endlessmuse

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: 20 Assorted Blue Icons by debris4spike

Fanvid: Ты - моё, я - твоё (Buffy/Alec Lightwood, Shadowhunters xover) by Barbie with a black belt

Fanvid: Uninvited (Buffy/Spike) by Fauxindigo

Podcast: Dusted 156: Not A Moment Too Soon (BtVS 6.13 - Dead Things) by storywonk

Podcast: BtVS S02 E06 - What the Hell-oween - Halloween by popculturerolecall

Podcast: BtVS 2.06: Halloween by bufferingthevampireslayer

Podcast: In the Buff S2E20 "Go Fish" by thementalvacation

[Reviews & Recaps]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 11#4 by gite63

Video: Angel Season 11 Issue #2 Recap & Review by idkmybffjill730

Video: Buffy Season 11 Issue #4 Recap & Review by idkmybffjill730

[Fandom Discussions]

Spike - chip or soul? discussion by rahirah et al.

The Enemy of My Enemy is Probably Playing Pool With Him by rahirah

Spike discussion by buffyconfessions and travllingbunny

About Parker and Buffy’s reaction by buffy-truths and dreamsofghostsandstars

Video: Viewer Feedback: Buffy Season 11 #3 and Angel Season 11 #1 by idkmybffjill730

Video: Buffyverse Discussion: The Cruciamentum by idkmybffjill730

Video: How Buffy convinced me that feelings matter by Christine Killmer

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

Bustle: What 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Would Look Like If It Were Written By 4 Famous Authors by Jayson Flores

[connectza]

#LitWednesday - Larry Achiampong

We recently had a chat with British-Ghanaian artist, Larry Achiampong about his artwork and performance style.

Could you please give us a brief introduction to yourself and your work?

My artistic practice involves both solo and collaborative projects that are represented in the form of installations, objects, visual or audio-based archives, live performance and sound to explore ideas that connect class, cross-cultural and post-digital identity.

I feel that the way I work is very much like a Dj or a crate-digger in that I search for histories and stories, and as a result of these findings I interweave new possibilities or versions into these moments. For example, the project ‘Meh Mogya’ (2011) is a confluence of audio samples from my parent’s record collection of Highlife Music, a sort of self-portrait that traces my Ghanaian heritage through an art form that was once used as a political tool of the nation’s pride.

When and how did you begin the journey into live art performance?

I like to view aspects of my upbringing as having a large influence on the way I view and conceive performance works. I come from a working-class background and my mother and father used to take my siblings and I to church every Sunday. We mostly went to Ghanaian, Ashanti-Pentecostal style churches that involved infectious, bold, energy-driven testimonials from the lead pastor/s. Of course, this is hugely connected to my latest video work ‘Sunday’s Best’, but in a retrospective essence it was here that I first saw the body used as a communicative tool; hand/bodily gestures, to dance, to spoken word and so on. My uncle used to live with the family when I was a child, and he was one of the first DJs to mix Highlife music with Hip-hop into his sets. I never went to many performances, however I would be fixated on his actions when he practiced his (vinyl-only at the time) DJ sets and crafted mixtapes at home. I think that is something that people manage to really miss when it comes to DJ’s and performances…those nuances of focus between the DJ, the sounds they choose and the marriage of collaged sounds. And in my teenage years there were always friends who were building rhymes or making beats using FL Studio (Fruity Loops) or reason. This was at the height of the Garage sound, moving into Grime. People would refer to their bedrooms as the ‘studio’, and the bedroom would be turned into this space where we would pour our energy and flex that hype – that in itself had a spirit of performance to it.

Could you please take us through Ph03nix Rising: The Mogya Project? What inspired it, and how did it come about?

Ph03nix Rising is a project that I conceived during my 2015-16 Sound & Music Embedded residency at the British Library. Following ‘Meh Mogya’ and ‘More Mogya’ and my focus on investigating sound within a Ghanaian context, I became interested in opening the framework by researching audio samples from communities across nations throughout West Africa. And so with access to the British Library’s World and Traditional Music Archive I spent time listening to a range of material - early Edwardian-era audios through to contemporary field recordings. And so similarly with the Mogya projects, I sampled and created new sounds from the archival material. Around that same time I just so happened to be playing a videogame called Xenoblade Chronicles X – a futuristic science-fictional game that involves humans setting up shop and colonising an alien planet through war and pillaging. I found parts of the story both troubling and intriguing in the same breath, but I also found that there was a relationship with the colonial context of the audios that I had sampled, and so I came up with this idea that I would use some of the visuals in this virtual landscape and couple them with the effected sounds that I had generated. This was coupled with a wordplay (that features in the video component of the performance) creates a manuscript of intergenerational colonial legacies.

The choice to document history and identity using science fiction created an interesting contrast to the narrative of the performance. Could you please tell us more about that?

I think where my practice is situated there’s a strong marriage with research that working with performance (and the body) became a natural platform to see how the archive could be activated, especially from the point of view of identity. For example, I also wear this garb during the Ph03nix Rising performance in the form of a spit sock hood, and a disposable boiler suit. I invited this into the performance as I felt there was an opportunity for me to deal with a psychological trauma that many black people (myself included) go through. Over the years I have experienced various acts of violence inflicted by the police due to having a black body, and at the young age of 16 I was arrested because I was black. I can vividly remember a lot of the distress and even hysteria that I went through - being placed within that jail cell, alone, I tried to calm myself and I just couldn’t. Its probably the most scared I have been in my life. My clothes were taken for forensics and I was made to put on the exact type of boiler suit that I am wearing in the performance. So I am on the one hand dealing with a history that is traumatic, personal, and interpersonal, whilst at the same time contemporary, since this kind of thing (and worse) is still happening in 2017. The use of the spit sock, a primitive degrading tool of oppression in this context then becomes a no brainer – it is frequently used by law enforcement throughout the west and due to black people being disproportionately represented at all stages of the criminal justice process, situations like that which happened to Ik Aihie are going to continue.

You make numerous references to Frantz Fanon in a lot of your work. Where did the interest come from, and can you tell us more about his influence in your work, and the importance thereof?

I came across Fanon’s work during my formative years, I was doing a BA in fine art (2002-05) and you could say I was finding it really hard to fit into that environment - I was studying in a place where there were fewer working class or black people and so I didn’t feel understood on a range of levels. I had a couple of great tutors whom I would talk to about how I was feeling and Peter Owen (who co-ran City Racing gallery) recommended looking into the work of Fanon. I read ‘Black Skin, White Masks’ and immediately found a space where I could begin to locate what was happening with regards to my black body being in the crosshairs of the white gaze. So although the ‘Finding Fanon’ collaboration with David Blandy in its title is dealing with a unique perspective on Fanon’s ideas and lost writings, I would certainly say that some of my past projects and works have also been influenced by his writings. You can find such connotations in the ‘Cloudface’ motif I employ from ‘Lemme School You’ through ‘Cloud’, ‘Glyth’ and even ‘Underdog’.

Where can people access you, and your work?

You can check out my website: larryachiampong.co.uk, I’m showing work in the Diaspora Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale from May 13th through November 26th. I’ll soon be releasing a new audio project on vinyl, its untitled, but you can stream it here. ‘Sunday’s Best’ will be screening at the BFI this month on the 31st of March. David Blandy and myself will also be screening the entire Finding Fanon Trilogy at Tate Modern on the 24th of May.  

Images: courtesy of Larry Achiampong and ICA

Larry was part of the ICA Live Art Festival in February 2017.

[valeriebielbooks]

July Writers’ Forum

In my journey through the steps of independent publishing, refining my writing skills, and most recently completing a successful agent search, I’ve come across some excellent information, tips, tools, and shortcuts that I think would be beneficial to any writer. Once a month, I’ll share the “best of” information and news from the publishing industry as well as feature other authors and writing instructors with tips to share. I am incredibly thankful for the assistance and advice given to me from writing and publishing professionals and am happy pay that forward. On a professional level, I also use my publicity and editorial skills to aid other authors through my company Lost Lake Press.

Happy 100th Blogiversary to me! This is my 100th blog post since beginning the Three Rs: Reading, wRiting, and Roaming in 2014.

Book Events

I am not sure if Sherman Alexie had any upcoming book tour stops here in Wisconsin. I know he was here for the Untitled Town Book Fest in Green Bay this spring. Please take a moment to read his note about the heartbreaking reasons he has decided to stop his book tour.  

He was promoting You Don't Have to Say You Love Me -- a memoir mostly about his relationship with his late mother, Lillian Alexie. It's available in both hardcover and Kindle or wherever you prefer to shop for books. (Alexie is best known for his middle-grade novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.)

Bookish Happenings for August

Books & Company at 1039 Summit Avenue in Oconomowoc is getting creative with a Return to Hogwarts Party on August 24 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm . . . trivia, refreshments, games etc…  Looks like fun! Learn more at:  http://www.booksco.com/event/back-hogwarts-party-thursday-august-24-630-pm

Mystery to Me Bookstore at 1863 Monroe Street in Madison has a great schedule of events for August:

Wednesday, August 9 at 6 pm Lesley Kagen will be speaking at the Sun Prairie Public Library. Kagen is a bestselling and award-winning Wisconsin author who will discuss her career as a writer, actress, and voice talent followed by a book signing. (Books sold by Mystery to Me.)   Free and open to the public.

Thursday, August 10 at 7 pm at the store Allyson K. Abbott and Vickie Fee will be talking about their new installments in their cozy mystery series: A Toast to Murder by Allyson K. Abbott and One Fete in the Grave by Vickie Fee. (RSVP via the Eventbrite link on the store’s website below.)

Sunday, August 13 at 6:30 pm Craig Johnson (of Longmire fame) will visit the store. He’ll discuss his new book, The Western Star, to be released September 5. (Special bookplates are available for those who preorder the book for the author to sign that evening.)

Friday, August 25 at 7 pm William Kent Krueger will discuss his latest pulse-pounding thriller, Sulfur Springs. This event also has a rsvp set up on Eventbrite at the store’s website.

https://www.mysterytomebooks.com/events

Please let me know of any upcoming book releases or events that you’d like featured in the Writers’ Forum!

Featured Subject

Don’t Miss Out on Affiliate Marketing

If you have ever felt like there’s no way you’re ever going to learn everything you ought to know about the publishing world, join the crowd. I had one such moment a few weeks ago when I learned about affiliate link marketing. (Some of you I am sure are shaking your heads at this and asking, “How did she not know about this?” Trust me. I asked myself the same thing.)

So, for those of you who need a quick tutorial, I am here to save the day!

Here’s how Wikipedia defines Affiliate Marketing: . . . (It) is a marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts.

What does this mean?

If you have links to your own products (or other products) on your blog or website you should be using an affiliate link which gives you a small fee for each purchase made by clicking through that link from your page or blog. You don’t get paid much, but if you already have purchase links to your books on your website, what do you have to lose by making sure these are affiliate links that pay you a small percentage on top of your book royalty. And you don’t have to stop there, many products are available for affiliate linkage. There’s a nice article about how this works on a blog by Melissa Culbertson.

At the moment, I’ve only created Amazon affiliate links—so that’s what I’ve focused on here. For the step-by-step process in how to become an Amazon Associate (the first step in being able to create these links), read this “Savvy Book Marketer” post. Once Amazon sends you your Associate acceptance email, this article from “Untethered Income” will help you successfully build (and test) product links.

This is a good start, but all of your book links ought to be affiliate links. Nearly every online retailer has a program, you just need the diligence to set them up.

Pre-Publication Information

Best Book Covers of 2016

The Design Observer released its winners of the 50 Best Book Covers of 2016. This may be especially helpful for reference if you are at the beginning of your cover design process. The only downside to this list is that the genre is not listed. Some are obvious, but others would require some research. There are a number of great contests out there to see which book covers are considered the best of the best. Definitely do some genre-specific internet searches to see what’s working best for the type of book you write BEFORE you finalize your cover.

The Pro-Bono Marketing Staff Every Self-Published Author Has at Their Fingertips

I have to admit that the reason I clicked on this Book Designer article by Eva Lesko Natiello was my reaction that I had somehow missed out on something. What the heck??  

I knew better, of course, but it got me to click. This article is a witty take on how elements of book design and promotion can serve as the hardest-working parts of a successful publishing venture. For instance, she lists your Book Cover as the Senior V.P. of Sales and your Meta Data/Book Description as your Senior V.P. of Marketing. Read the full article here.

Using Keywords to your Advantage in your Book Description

As you set up your book description (particularly on KPD/Kindle) you get to pick two book categories and then seven keywords. If you are savvy when choosing those keywords, you can leverage them to give you access to more than your two main book categories. But you have to know the right words to choose for other categories where your book might fit! A 2013 article from Jennifer Bresnick served as my original guide to this and a new article from Melinda Clayton at Indies Unlimited addresses this same topic.

Using my first novel as an example, I chose these two main categories for my young adult fantasy novel based on Celtic mythology:

·        Juvenile Fiction > Fantasy & Magic

·        Juvenile Fiction > Legends, Myths, Fables > Other

Then I added these keywords: Teen & Young Adult, Paranormal, Celtic, Coming of Age, Historical, Ireland, Romance

Those keywords have allowed my book to not only be ranked and searchable under the two main categories but the book has also been listed under Coming of Age and Paranormal & Urban Fantasy even though those aren’t either of the two main categories. The articles take a deeper look at this subject.

When to Publish Your Book

And just when you think your book should come out in time for Christmas sales, think again . . . The BookBaby blog walks through the best months for release, depending on your topic.

Agents Tell It Like They See It!

If you want to listen in on agents being extremely candid about the book industry, check out this discussionfeaturing Jodi Reamer (Writers House), Kim Witherspoon (Inkwell Management), Robert Gottlieb (Trident Media), Sloan Harris (ICM), Eric Simonoff (WME), and Christy Fletcher (Fletcher & Company) on the “Publishing . . . And Other Forms of Insanity” blog.

Post-Publication

My Failed WATTPAD Experiment

I had hoped that the free reader platform, Wattpad, would be a springboard to more fans and more sales. Unfortunately, the Wattpad Success Story proved elusive for me. I detail my experience and what I did right and wrong here.

Promoting your YA Novel

Another article from Book Baby this month gives tips on promoting your young adult novel through different types of social media . . . there’s some expected advice about Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Pinterest, but what was new to me were the tips about promoting via Reddit. I have one more thing on my list now--which might be good after my Wattpad fail.

Audio Books

Anne R. Allen has an excellent interview with an Audible/ACX narrator that gives inside info on getting your book recorded, so you don’t miss out on the fastest growing book market.

BUT I’M SO TIRED

I’ve thrown a lot at you today from a lot of different directions. Even if you’re not ready to use all of this advice immediately, you might be thinking, “I’m so tired!” or “There’s too much to do!” We all feel that way at least some of the time. Book writing is hard, but I think book marketing is even more difficult.  Judith Briles on The Book Designer website recognizes this and talks us through our “marketing fatigue”. She acknowledges the hard work that is required to be successful and gives encouragements to keep us moving in the right direction!

Happy Reading & Writing, Valerie  

[nofomoartworld]

Two Artists Ask, is Virtual Reality Becoming "A Nightmare You Can't Wake Up From?"

Jon Rafman. Poor Magic (Detail), 2017. Single-channel HD Video, Sculptural Installation, Runtime: 8:30min Copyright: Jon Rafman. Courtesy: the artist and Sprüth Magers

Before virtual reality and augmented reality were common, way back in the 50s and 60s, West Coast artist Stan VanDerBeek was breaking ground in immersive experiences with expanded cinema, video, and computer art. His Movie-Drome, with its multiple projections on the inside of a dome, took the idea of cinema and made it into a 360-degree experience of immersive audio and visuals. In a new exhibition at Sprüth Magers in Los Angeles, VanDerBeek (who passed away in 1984) is paired with artist Jon Rafman, a modern maker of immersive, expanded realities.

“A starting point of the show was to imagine a time where digital devices, animation and virtual worlds are constant presences,” the show’s curator Johannes Fricke Waldthausen tells The Creators Project. “[Presences with] impact on our identity and how we navigate our lives and our feelings of how we relate to each other.”

Stan VanDerBeek, Movie Mural, 1968,2016-17. Courtesy The Stan VanDerBeek Estate, Sprüth Magers and the Box. Photo, Andrew V. Uroskie

In the exhibition, two figures in the history of immersive media collide. Viewers see how a sense of poetry—often dark, satirical, and occasionally dystopian—finds its way into Rafman’s current and VanDerBeek’s past animated realities. The works on display include 14 framed collage pieces on billboard paper, featuring pastels and watercolors. VanDerBeek’s choice of substrate likely had something to do with Marshall McLuhan’s idea of how printed media (and electronic media like television) impacted individual and collective reality.

“Instagram’s imagery and mood is very virtual, very simulated,” says Waldthausen of VanDerBeek’s framed pieces. “The stills from the works in the show look like Instagram images, like perfected renderings. So it is these two adjunct worlds that do really matter; the digital and screen on the one hand, and our feelings, body-perception and truly creative, human qualities on the other.”

Installation View. Stan VanDerBeek. Photo Robert Wedemeyer Courtesy Sprüth Magers

Another wall features projections of three of VanDerBeek’s 16mm films, here projected in video—Oh!, Astral Man, and Fluids. These animated works feature collage, paints, and psychotropic substances, all designed to draw the viewer into VanDerBeek’s media-saturated simulated realities.

Rafman’s work, also animated and stuffed with various media, shows just how far the sense of immersion has come since the mid-20th century. It also shows how computer-generated animation, which VanDerBeek was interested in, is taking us closer and closer to the uncanny valley.

“I think like anyone what I consumed growing up had a huge influence on me as an individual,” says Rafman. “I played quite a lot of video games and read a lot of science fiction, and I think I pull a lot from those early childhood feelings and profound experiences.”

Jon Rafman, Poor Magic (Detail)

“There is so much capital invested in video games and they’re a big product with so many subtleties, like a sense of lighting with the way it dapples across the grass or leaves,” he adds. “I think that this is a type of mise-en-scène that doesn’t really exist in Hollywood films anymore.”

Rafman searches for images, video clips, and comments on everything from YouTube to Reddit, taking screenshots here and there, but never recording his sources. Some of these materials make their way into his work, while others merely serve as conceptual inspiration. Rafman likes the idea of not remembering where things came from, and also not knowing how it will all ultimately connect.

Installation view of Jon Rafman’s ‘Transdimensional Serpent’

For his new piece, Poor Magic, which is debuting at the exhibition, Rafman used one such found quote in a mesmerizing way. As the video’s opening frames unfold with bluish skeletons moving on a black void, a voice intones atop dark electronic drones, “If you can’t sleep at night it means you’re awake in someone else’s dream.” This quote, which Rafman says is either an ancient Chinese proverb or inspirational meme found on Tumblr, introduces the idea that virtual realities, simulations, and other immersive experiences are akin to dream states.

“The idea for Poor Magic came from imagining almost the worst possible or most distressing scenario of what would happen if the singularity was achieved,” he adds. “For me that would be a world in which we’re all uploaded, where no one can die anymore, and we’re all avatars in a virtual simulation with a computer AI that is infinitely intelligent and controls us forever and ever. So, it’s kind of like a nightmare you can’t wake up from.”

Jon Rafman, Poor Magic (Detail)

Rafman finds shades of this nightmare in our everyday reality. Some might experience it as constant psychological suffering, while others might experience it as a political ideology from which there seems no escape.

Rafman’s other works in the exhibition, Open Heart Warrior and Transdimensional Serpent, feature a similar digital darkness. In Open Heart Warrior, scenes of natural splendor are paired with gruesome human realities of imprisonment and death. And in Transdimensional Serpent, Rafman uses an Oculus Rift to take viewers into a virtual reality experience that defies time and space, with results that are both beautiful and disturbing.

Stan VanDerBeek, Untitled, 1978-83

True, VanDerBeek and Rafman are separated as much by time as by the technology and media they used. But their works show a similar interest in how technology warps reality.

“Today we are surrounded by simulated, animated worlds—we are within them and they are in us, like a dream-state or a non-linear, infinite library, as Jorge Luis Borges would put it,” says Waldthausen. “An automatic world, where the body, the senses and technology are more closely united than ever before. This is only the beginning of A.I. and augmented reality.”

Jon Rafman, Transdimensional Serpent (Detail), 2016. C. Jon Rafman. Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers

Stan VanDerBeek, Fluids (Film Still), 1964. C. The Stan VanDerBeek Estate, Courtesy the Stan VanDerBeek Estatee, Sprüth Magers and the Box

Jon Rafman / Stan VanDerBeek runs through March 4 at Sprüth Magers. 

Related:

How to See Stuxnet? 'Zero Days' Filmmakers Find an Unlikely Answer in VR

New Museum Launches Free Downloadable VR App

Trash Landscapes and Kool-Aid Men Come to Canada

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[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, May 28 - Monday, May 29

XANDER: Cordy! What's up? CORDELIA: I demand an explanation. XANDER: For what? CORDELIA: Wesley. XANDER: Uh - inbreeding?

~~Graduation Part 2~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Leather Folds (Buffy, Spike, Dawn, T) by katleept

Always For Her (Buffy/Spike, T) by katleept

Only Highs (Buffy/Faith, M) by katleept

In a Corner of My Soul - scene from chapter 7: I Robot; You Jane (Buffy, T) by dragonyphoenix

Protection (Buffy/Cordelia, G) by PhoenixEgg

Cat Parents (Willow/Tara, G) by Alkeni

Five Stages of Connor (Connor, AtS Ensemble, unrated) by Nope

Rush (Buffy/Riley, Faith, E) by Nope

For a Second Chance (Cordelia/Buffy, G) by PuellaMidori

Nobody's Girl (Buffy/Angel, G) by Shellyb04

Goddess Of Discord (Spike/OC, M) by ScreamingTomCat

Normal (Spike, T) by Delenn (goddessdel)

One Moment (Buffy/Spike, M) by Delenn (goddessdel)

Shot Glass Rides (Buffy/Spike, T) by Delenn (goddessdel)

Temptation Bad (Buffy/Spike, T) by Delenn (goddessdel)

Dude, Seriously (Spike, Angel, T, Darkwing Duck xover) by patriciatepes

Burning Up the Screen (Coredelia/Angel, E) by GeckoGirl89

Attacking from the Palm of Her Hand (Lilah, Angel, T) by GeckoGirl89

A Random Tale from A Vampire Couple's Past... In Snippets (Spike/Drusilla, G) by Wiccy

im pinker than shepards delight (Harmony/Cordelia, T) by newrromantics

Close your eyes (Riley/Spike, T) by angelus2hot

Make me (Buffy/Spike, T) by angelus2hot

What if (Buffy/Spike, T) by angelus2hot

To kill her you have to love her (Angelus, Spike, T) by angelus2hot

Sorrow (Willow/Spike, T) by angelus2hot

To kill her you have to love her (Angelus, Spike, T) by angelus2hot

Five words or less (Buffy/Spike, T) by angelus2hot

Trust me (Buffy/Spike, T) by angelus2hot

Scar (Angel/Buffy/Spike, T) by angelus2hot

i missed you so much when i couldn't find you (Buffy/Willow, G) by lesbianmaiaroberts

Blood Sacrifice (Wesley/Gunn, E) by Penelopyxl

which one of us is the one with the tinderbox? (Jenny/Lilah, T) by lesbianmaiaroberts

Preferences (Fred/Tara, G) by PhoenixEgg

for, against (Willow/Kendra, T) by lesbidar

Cat Parents by radison

Untitled (Faith/Mai, T) by lesbidar

North of India, West of Cathay (Willow, T, Highlander xover) by morgynleri

[Chaptered Fiction]

Life in the Sun 1-5/5 COMPLETE (Buffy, T) by Delenn (goddessdel)

Apocalypse Now Ch. 1 (Buffy, unrated, SPN xover) by protector91

A l'épreuve du temps Ch. 17 (Buffy/Spike, G) by pommedapi

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Buffy & Spike by alexisafraidofbirds

Artwork: BTVS/POKEMON CROSSOVER - Faith by touchemonamie

Artwork: Buffy by unicornado

Artwork: Willow and Fred by faithsummers

Artwork: Xander by thefrizzkid

Artwork: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer SEASON 1 EPISODE 5 SCREENCAPS by allcapsallpaper

Artwork: Tara visits Willow in CwDP by tattooeyes

Artwork: Rupert Giles by faoladhbackinthedaoladh

Fanmix: BACKBONE // CONTROL : twin mixes for the chosen two by sqvalors

[Community Announcements]

Challenge 549 - second at femslash100

Challenge Week, Day 1 by fic-promptly

We are OPEN for SIGN-UPS! by summer-of-giles

[Fandom Discussions]

Does any know what happen to the Islan's Library site? by fanficjunkie26

Claddagh Rings by itsnotmymind

Okay, I know. I'm working on it, now. by harsens-rob

Tim Minear and David Fury at WhedonCon 2017 by yourlibrarian

In Hesitant Defense of Season 7 by MixItUp

Buffy Seasonal Arcs: 1-3 by MixItUp

Angel, Spike, & Buffy Meta by MixItUp

Spike & Buffy Meta by MixItUp

Buffy & Marcie: Power by MixItUp

Xander Harris Meta by MixItUp

Angel, Spike, & Buffy Meta by MixItUp

Drusilla: Parallels and Shadows by MixItUp

Angel, Spike, & Buffy Meta by MixItUp

Everything Breaks by MixItUp

Willow and Tara for the Tickle Ask Meme? by thebest-medicine

Do you think willow and tara were soulmates? by thatwasnifty

Spuffy Meta by ofmagicandfairytales

So, I have a new theory about the “into every generation” line. by official-data

About Spike’s guilt and his trip to Africa by buffy-truths

The Wish drives me crazy with questions by Multiple Authors

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: Dark Horse Comics Solicits For August 2017

PUBLICATION: Discuss Angel Season 11 #5.

PUBLICATION: Discuss Buffy Season 11 #7.

PUBLICATION: I Don’t Understand Why Life is Short

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, September 21

Buffy: Oh, sorry. It's just been a really weird day. (smiles) Xander: Yeah! Buffy died, and everything! Willow: Wow! Harsh. Giles: I should have known that wouldn't stop you. Buffy smiles up at him again. Ms. Calendar: Well, what do we do now? Giles: I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd like to get out of this place. I don't like the library very much anymore. Xander: Hey! I hear there's a dance at the Bronze tonight. Could be fun. Cordelia: Yeah! Willow: Buffy? Buffy: Sure! We saved the world. I say we party! (looks down at her dress) I mean, I got all pretty.

~~Prophecy Girl~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Those Three Words (Ripper/Randall, T) by CantSpeakFae

[Intellectually, Buffy knew that the baby had a name...] (untitled ficlet, Ripper/Jenny, not rated - T?) by jenny-calendar

[Chaptered Fiction]

La fin des temps Chapter 15 (Spike/Buffy, T, in French) by MissKitty28

this cold heart never bleeds Chapter 7 (crossover with "Sherlock", Sherlock/John, Drusilla/Spike, E) by Mentalguerilla

Learning to Deceive Chapter 15 (crossover with Harry Potter, Willow/Snape, T) by WeyrWolfen

Welcome to Westworld Chapter 23 (crossover with Westworld, Scoobies, T) by Ninja Master

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork:Spike as the Knight of cups (worksafe) by anobsessivenature

Artwork:Buffy (worksafe) by my-hppy-place

Artwork:If the apocalypse comes, beep me! (Buffy, worksafe) by gfishwick

Fanvid: Warm Blood (Buffy/Angel, NSFW) by Grace NM

Banner: Your Top WTF! Moment - Dawn of Dawn (worksafe) by Stoney

[Reviews & Recaps]

Buffy Re-Watch (With The Next Generation) by elisi

Thoughts on the Final Buffy Comic Season by iwanttoseehowitends

Buffy rewatch: Storyteller (7.16) by elsalapizza

Ok so…I didn’t hate it. [Season 12 #4] by spuffybot

I can’t help but feel disheartened and sort of unenthusiastic about the overall show [after the ending of season 12] by slayers-every-one-of-us

Buffy Season 12 #4 Recap & Review by Buffyngton Post

Just read the final chapter of "The Reckoning" and... [MAJOR spoilers] by letters_to_deaf_ears

PODCAST: Angel 5x21&22: Through the Looking Glass/There's no Place Like Plrtz Glrb by Unspoiled

Recap: Joss Whedon Finally Gives Buffy Her Happy Ending (The Reckoning #4) by Thomas Bacon at screenrant.com

[Recs]

Willow/Snape fic "Learning To Deceive" by WeyrWolfen recced by Klaus Kartoffel

[Community Announcements]

Prompt: Picture of the Day: September 20, 2018 (Angel/Cordelia) at sunnydalescribe

Call for questions for the Buffy Finale Q&A with Christos Gage at slayalive.com

Call for questions for the Q&A with Buffy Season 12 Artist Georges Jeanty (Part 2) at slayalive.com

[Fandom Discussions]

Re: would you recommend show only watchers to read the comics? by lilyginnyblackv2

[Bisexual erasure in season 8] by fuckyeahfangirling

Re: Tea: Buffy Summers is not a very interesting, layered character... by we-pay-for-everything

Spuffy is definitely overrated [and responses to many other opinions] by we-pay-for-everything

Re: Never understood Tara and why she is a fan favourite by we-pay-for-everything

Buffy didn’t save every human from Hell [in "Anne"] by slayers-every-one-of-us

Yeah, Angel being around [Buffy] is going to be very different by mrsgordo84

Should Buffy have killed Faith? by Faith 2019 and RomanticSoul

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER STAKES OUT A NEW HOME AT BOOM! STUDIOS by Joshua Yehl at IGN.com

Photo: Selfie with Seth Green, Jack Plotnik, and Michelle Trachtenberg via Tom Lenk

Convention news: New England Super Megafest Event Schedule (inc James Marsters & Charisma Carpenter) via dontkillspike

Comics: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 12: THE RECKONING #4 and Georges Jeanty variant cover, and Steve Morris ultra variant cover at darkhorse.com. Publication Date: September 19, 2018.