Photography Exhibition Review
A Feminine Perspective | Hedda Photography Group – Andrea Bryant, Andrée Lawrey, Brenda Runnegar, Eva van Gorsel, Helen McFadden, Judy Parker, Julie Garran, Lyndall Gerlach, Margaret Stapper, Marion Milliken, Pam Rooney, Susan Henderson, Ulli Brunnschweiler.
M16 Artspace | 9 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2022
This is the first exhibition from the Hedda Photography Group – named…
Anyway, something tells me that it'd be neat to have a well-organised pinned post, so here goes.
I go by M around this place, and I've been back here since 2020 after almost a decade of absence from this hellsite. I'm a 28-year-old queer woman from Indonesia, and I spend around 30% of my fandom life writing fic, 5% being a connoisseur of...less-than-stellar and often obscure movies starring hot actresses that I like (Jeri Ryan, Gates McFadden, Denise Crosby, Laura Innes, Sherry Stringfield, Maura Tierney to name a few...), and the remaining 65% lamenting the fact that I'm a fandom participant from a non-Western country where English is not an official language which is...well, let's say it can be quite a lonely existence.
My two primary fandoms here are ER and Star Trek (The Next Generation, Voyager, Picard), so you'll find that most of my posts and reblogs are related to those two - with a dash of other stuff. I got into ER during lockdown in 2020, and it remains one of the best decisions I've ever made. It is my favourite show ever, and as of now Kerry Weaver is still the only queer character on TV that I can relate to fully as a struggling queer woman in a less-than-supportive environment. ER was also my entry to online fandom spaces, particularly Twitter and Tumblr. Star Trek is the one fandom I never expected to really get into, given that I was never too big on sci-fi, though according to my mum it runs in the family since my late grandfather loved The Original Series and was an admirer of Spock. So far I have watched TNG, VOY, and PIC, with VOY being my favourite - especially my beloved former Borg drone and half-Klingon.
As I said, fanfiction is my thing here and I've been into it since I was around 14 - though I didn't start writing seriously until I was an adult. Among other things, fic helped me learn English tremendously as a teenager, and though naturally I still make mistakes here and there I feel far more confident writing fic in English than in Indonesian, lol. So far I have 29 published works on AO3, all ER and Trek. My favourite characters, and thus the ones I write the most about, are Kerry Weaver, Susan Lewis, Abby Lockhart, and Carol Hathaway (ER); Tasha Yar, Data, Beverly Crusher, and Deanna Troi (TNG); and Kathryn Janeway, B'Elanna Torres, and Seven of Nine (VOY). My preferred ships are Kerry/Susan, Kerry/Abby, and Abby/Susan (ER); Picard/Crusher and Data/Tasha (TNG); and B'Elanna/Seven (VOY).
These are some of my personal favourites that I've written:
ER
The Ache for Home (Kerry/Susan)
When All We Have is Here and Now (Kerry/Susan)
In a Sacred Place (Kerry/Susan)
Like Nothing Before (Abby/Susan)
Star Trek
In Salvo (TNG x VOY crossover; Seven, the Doctor, & Beverly)
The Colours Are Bright (VOY; Janeway & Seven)
One Hundred Hours (VOY; B'Elanna & Seven)
For more of those, here's my AO3 profile - do feel free to leave a comment if you enjoy any of my works! I also take prompts for the aforementioned fandoms, and if you have any please hit me up here. In case you somehow happen to enjoy my vibes, I'm also on Twitter as @lobsterbreaker and my ask here is (almost) always open. In addition, I'm a mod on two queer-focused Discord servers: que[ER] Fic and Fandom for all things ER fanfiction and fandom with a twist of gayness and Space MILFs for our favourite hot ladies in space - please let me know if you're interested in joining either (or both 👀)!
That's about it, really, so if you've been so kind to bear with me here you fucking rock, I love you, I wish you the best yadda yadda yadda, and here's to more medical and space shenanigans!
SO MANY OMG ill try to recommend some non-booktok/not mainstream series and books.
ill go by genres:
first my favourite book series in the world and forever my favourite book series is the percy jackson series <333 idc thay its for kids it’s so fun and emotional and entertaining i love it. has my all time favourite fictional couple and fictional character (percy and percabeth)
fantasy:
the cruel prince series (holly black; YA), the political intrigue and character development in this series is so good! also has one of my favourite protagonists and book couple :)
falling kingdoms series (morgan rhodes; YA), again more political intrigue and it is a bit slow at first but the plot picks up. also this has multiple povs!!
lost boy (christina henry; YA/NA?), MADE ME CRY AND IDEK WHY. retelling of peter pan but in captain hooks pov (he used to be one of peters lost boys). finished it in one night
storm and fury (jennifer l. armentrout; YA), probably the only series from her ill read. really like the main character and romance :) did not read the last book tho if im being honest LMAO
poison study series (maria v. snyder; YA ish? leaning towards NA high fantasy), i ADORED the premise of this book and rlly enjoyed the characters, world building and plot. the romance is subtle but is there and it’s all around a really interesting and immersive read.
dystopian:
all these monsters duology (amy tintera; YA), i rlly adore the main characters and the romantic subplot🫶🫶
angelfall series (susan ee), ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED AND FUN DYSTOPIANS !! love the female mc + love the male lead + made me cry + angels = perfect. the romance in this was also so cute
mystery:
malice (keigo higashino; adult) so SO clever and hands down my favourite mystery book. if you like smart, nuanced mysteries that leave you guessing at every turn then this is the one!
the 7 deaths of evelyn hardcastle (stuart turton; adult). this book is my favourite stand-alone of all time and it is so unique, SOOO clever, and so fun. it’s basically a time-loop, clue-style, body-swapping murder mystery that i guarantee you won’t be able to guess the plot twist of.
the word is murder (anthony horowitz; adult), super cool concept that is executed well (in my opinion), enjoyed the narration and the actual mystery! unlikeable deuteragonist tho
the inmate (frieda mcfadden; adult), had me stressed out the entire book🧍🏻♀️ also had another plot twist i did NOT see coming at the very very end.
basically anything agatha christie, queen of mystery novels, but mostly: and then there was none, and any hercule poirot novel
contemporary romance:
y’all i don’t rlly like contemporary romance but kulti, the wall of winnipeg is me, wait for it, and lukov with love (all by mariana zapata) are very good!! they are slowburn romances and HEALTHY (!!!!!!!!) relationships.
historical fiction:
veronica speedwell series (deanna raybourn; YA), a badass lepidopterist, a hot grumpy taxidermist, a setting in victorian london, murder mysteries, and BANTER !!!! what else do you need?
stalking jack the ripper series (kerri maniscalco; YA). basically all that above except forensic scientists^^^ this series also has one of my favourite book couples ever and is overall incredibly entertaining and clever.
classics:
the iliad and the odyssey🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶 (homer LMAO)
ANYWAY this was a lot but i hope i helped :) i love romance but mostly as a subplot because i enjoy plot-driven novels more (especially fantasy and mystery). some of these do center a bit on romance tho so if that’s what ur looking for then please feel free to check them out!
⸻ JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER. HE/HIM / have you ever heard of barracuda by heart, well, it describes GRAHAM ‘HAMMER’ MCFADDEN to a tee! the thirty-five year old, only fans media starwas spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say he is more selfish or more funny instead? anyway, they remind me of bathroom selfies, vintage jackets, polaroid pictures and milkshakes, maybe you’ll bump into them soon!
background.
coming from a fancy home, graham mcfadden was the typical bad boy, yet still he had a mother that protected him with everything, and a father paying off whichever trouble he ended up in. he was ready for the best schools, the best works, and his parents never wanted anything other than happiness for him -- sure, his problems with the law now and then and getting himself into pesky situations didn't sit well with them. but graham stays cleanshaven, proper and serious when his parents visit or as far as they are aware - they are blissfully unaware that his fortune doesn't come from the record label they believe he works for, but a very successful career in erotica and, most recently, one of the biggest stars on only fans, as hammer.
looks && health.
eyes:: blue. tattoos:: everywhere. piercings:: nose, nipples, private parts. body type:: 184cm, slender, lanky. drugs and drinking:: sober, unless special occasions. mental health:: none. sexuality:: bisexual.
career && dreams.
with his erotic empire, graham knows he won't be able to live off this forever, which is why he is also investing, saving, not living a fancy lifestyle unless there's something special. he wants his career to thrive but he keeps to himself, and he wants to be able to retire early and live his life with his cats the way he wants to.
the now.
living in a flat, it works as a studio for where him and his team on occasion films his videos and does things connected to his business. graham's pride and joy (other than himself) are his four cats lucy, edmund, peter and susan, which he treats as if they are his own kids (or better). he doesn't have many friends, and not many knows what he does for a living, unless they stumble into his channel and recognise him. it doesn't happen often though, and that's the way he likes it.
Show closes tomorrow, Sat., Dec 17. Visit 2 to 4pm.
Watershed: 2022 Artspace Members' Biennial Exhibition
Photos of the installed exhibition. November 11 - December 17, 2022.
Featured artists include: Judith Anderson, Susanne K. Arnold, Menna Beidjeu, Joy Black, Susan Cary, Alice Anne Ellis, Jo Farris, Steve Ferretti, Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman, Kay Franz, Dana Frostick, Donna Frostick, Sandhi Schimmel Gold, Elaine Harris, Ed Holten, Sue Jachimiec, Richelle Kaufman-Anderson, Jere Kittle, Lisa Lezell Levine, Lew Lott, Martin McFadden LRPS, Carol Meese, Susan Moncure, Dallas Mosman, Annette Norman, S. Nye-Moran, Carl Patow, Michael Pierce, Martha Prideaux, Elaine Rogers, Rob Ryder, Janet Scagnelli, Linda Shields, Ed Tepper, Paul "Buddy" Terrell, Heidi Thacker, and Kathleen Westkaemper.
“I don't know if you can see the changes that have come over me These last few days I've been afraid that I might drift away I've been telling old stories singing songs That make me think about where I came from and that’s the reason why I seem so far away today... Let me tell you that I love you That I think about you all the time Caledonia you're calling me Now I'm going home But if I should become a stranger Know that it would make me more than sad Caledonia's been everything I've ever had... Now I have moved And I've kept on moving Proved the points that I needed proving Lost the friends that I needed losing Found others on the way I’ve kissed the fellas and left them crying Stolen dreams yes there’s no denying I've travelled hard Sometimes with conscience flying somewhere with the wind...”