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Follow Xenoanthropologist and tabletop RPG enthusiast Celeste’s wacky misadventures with her new crew aboard the Enterprise. As an extraterrestrial of unknown origin, Celeste has always struggled to find belonging and community, so she chose to dedicate her life to studying the inner-workings of other civilizations from a safe distance of academic detachment. Will her study of other communities finally help Celeste cultivate one of her own as they work together to uncover the secrets of the universe, or will the vast unknown from beyond and within extinguish any sparks of curiosity and connection?

These events start around Season 2 or 3, although it doesn't adhere to the canon timeline super well. I'm writing this purely because I find it fun to write and imagine a me-adjacent character interacting with Star Trek TNG characters and scenarios, so it's pretty self-indulgent. I completely understand if that's not some people's cup of tea, so I figured I'd warn you before you decide to dedicate time to reading this.

Words: 3025, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: Multi
Characters: Jean-Luc Picard, Guinan (Star Trek), Q (Star Trek), William Riker, Data (Star Trek), Worf (Star Trek:TNG/DS9), Deanna Troi, Beverly Crusher, Wesley Crusher, Geordi La Forge, Lore (Star Trek), Tasha Yar (deceased)
Relationships: Jean-Luc Picard/Q, Data (Star Trek)/Original Female Character, William Riker/Deanna Troi, Potential others
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Original Character(s), Self-Insert, Comedy, Found Family, Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Q Being Q (Star Trek), Cats, Neurodivergent Main Character, Work In Progress

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Come join us at

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lands_of_magic. A landcomm is a super fun community where the mods post challenges that you complete for points. Challenges could be related to writing prompts, art/graphic prompts, or just general meme-type questions/games. It was a blast last round, and you can use any fandom(s) you like. This comm reminds me of how participatory things used to be on Livejournal! I'm on team Summer. Tell them I sent you :)

I'm also super excited for

sunshine_revival which starts on July 1!

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Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

ysabetwordsmith

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "support" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. It is posted as a gift to Anthony Barrette for Father's Day. This is the last of that batch. Check the Poem tag to see the others; it's a batch of 6 total, all with that red gift icon. \o/

"Fatherhood Is Support"

Fatherhood is
more than just DNA,
more than just being
married to a mother.

Fatherhood is
about support.

It's a treetrunk leg
for a baby to cling to,
strong arms tossing
a toddler into the air.

It's a hand on the back
of the bicycle right after
the training wheels come off --
and knowing when to let go.

It's clapping at recitals,
at school plays, at all
of the sporting events
or other performances.

It's a calm voice from
the passenger seat
while learning to drive.

It's paying for college
and going to graduation.

It's the everyday words
that become an inner voice,
heard and remembered,
absorbed and echoed:

I knew you could do it.

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They had this little old lady who wasn't quite homeless but never really lived anywhere else. She would order an Americano at 10 AM and sit in the corner chair all day. Every day. For weeks. We did free refills on Americanos. She got plenty. No guests, no food orders... just sitting in the corner, buried in multiple coats, wearing dark glasses, and not moving.
This wouldn't be a big deal, but she would wreck the women's toilet.

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I have a minimum of 5 on the gp at any given time: one each of fiction and nonfiction on both phone and ereader (no overlap) plus a paper book that can be either.

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Title: The PFLAG Conference
Author:

senmut
Prompt: Dorothy Zbornak goes into a bar and meets... Julia Sugarbaker (Designing Women)!
Fandoms: The Golden Girls / Designing Women
Word count: 587
Rating: General Audiences
Contents: The situation for support for Southern queers has not changed since the era of these shows and that is referenced here.

The PFLAG Conference

As far as conferences and political rallies went, Dorothy was glad this one seemed to be staying at a civil discourse. Not, she amended in her own thoughts, that she wasn't ready to blaze truth across narrow-minds in a hope of seeing people live better, stronger lives in the open. She had to stand up for all of her principles, and was glad that joining PFLAG had given her a new outlet to do so.

Still, it had been a long day, and while she wasn't given to drinking much, a nightcap would settle her muscles down, giving her a better chance for sleep in the hotel's luxurious bed. She slipped into more casual, but still classy, attire, picked up her clutch, and headed down to the bar. It might even give her a chance to mingle with others of like minds.

If she found some of different minds, she had a piece or two of her own she'd be able to give out.

Julia Sugarbaker had been brewing on a storm since early that morning. It was bad enough that Georgia didn't have a proper organization to help the young men and women suffering from vitriol and hate, but she'd run into one too many damned Yankees tossing around their patronizing looks about even attempting to get one set up!

She straightened out her blouse, adjusted the sleeve at the wrists, and then snatched up her purse rather than stay in this ridiculously ill-decorated hotel room. She'd seen a bar downstairs. A nice little cocktail hour would help bring her down from her anger, and leave her more likely to find the right words on where to tell the next New York organizer where they could stick their disbelief in gay rights for the South!

Dorothy had seen the brunette going into one of the conference rooms earlier in the day. The decided emphasis on how the woman sat at the bar next to her spoke of difficulties.

"You're here with the PFLAG conference, yes?" Dorothy asked after the woman had a mint julep in front of her, while playing with the straw in her Long Island Iced Tea.

"I am here attempting to convince them to invest in my geographical region instead of writing us all off under the heels of those — " The woman cut herself off completely, took a deep breath. "Yes," she answered instead. "Julia Sugarbaker."

Dorothy raised an eyebrow. "The Julie Sugarbaker who was thanked in Representative Sugarbaker's speech last week?"

Julia softened her stance. "You pay attention to Washington, I take it, ma'am?"

"Dorothy Zbornak. Trying to put more effort into my ideals these days.

"And yes. Helping keep my chapter informed of events, since I have more free time."

"Were you instrumental in organization, or did you step in later? And either way, would you be willing to share any tips? The idiot I spoke to today doesn't feel there is any room in Georgia for them."

Dorothy sighed. "There are so many places in Florida that need outreach, and we run into that there. Or upstate New York, because no, the entire state does not follow the city's lead," she agreed, sympathizing. "I would be glad to work with you, and talk about how to get the support you need."

Julia smiled broadly. "Then Ms. Zbornak, I am looking forward to getting to know you."

"Likewise. Someone willing to stand up when the deck is stacked that way is the kind of woman I'd like to know," Dorothy agreed.

ysabetwordsmith

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "found family" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. It is posted as a gift to Anthony Barrette for Father's Day.

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ysabetwordsmith

This poem was written as part of fishbowl week in July 2024, based on a conversation with

a_natural_beauty. It is posted as a gift to Anthony Barrette for Father's Day.

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Customer: "I need help. I’ve never painted before, but I’m trying to do a portrait of my wife. I want it to be really special, so I need the best supplies."
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ysabetwordsmith

Theme Prompt: #262 - Soulmates
Title: A Change In A New World
Fandom: Original (based on 'Trucks' by Stephen King)
Rating/Warnings: PG | Mechanophilia
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 699
Summary: Can man and machine be friends ?

Given the story and the header, I'm not sure what orientation to call this. Maybe queerplatonic or quasiromantic. In any case, it's not the usual sex/romance between two humans, and it is a very sweet relationship across species.

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ysabetwordsmith

Today is partly sunny, mild, and humid.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 6/15/25 -- I finished building the chimney for the core of the new bonfire.

I heard a squirrel chattering in the trees but didn't see it.

EDIT 6/15/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 6/15/25 -- Out of 6 yellow wild indigo pots, 4 sprouted, 3 of them with 2 seedlings. I planted these in the house yard under the contorta willow, apricot tree, golden rain tree, and barrel garden.

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stonepicnicking_okapi

This weeks' prompt was: color. This is called an In Memorium stanza.

drupe by okapi

of orange-yellows, reds which leach
in blush upon the most sun-kissed
of rounded flesh, in velvet mist
enveloped, casting fog on each

and every curvature whose breach
reveals a more uniform gold
of corpus, sweet perfumes unfold,
attracting wasps and buyers, speech

is needless, scent alone can preach
its Good News, bushel baskets filled
to rolling, dark hearts hedged and grilled
by dark nettles which overreach

on pitting, nectar colors teach
the artist how to mix the rich,
the once-child to remember, stitch
a patch of farmer’s market peach

stonepicnicking_okapi

I almost forgot, but Minisculus made him a card and the boys' father went with Minor to Day 2 of the track meet and Minor says he PR'ed as his gift (on the 1500 m). Yesterday he didn't PR on either of the 2 events he did (3000 m and 800 m). We all went and I got a very bad sunburn because it was crazy humidity and I thought it was going to rain but it never did so I didn't prepare myself or my skin properly.

I think I am going to go to Taco Bell and get a big, big box of tacos. I don't want to go to the grocery store today and get stuff to make homemade tacos. He's watching soccer/football now, so he's happy.

I know a lot of us have complicated relationships with our fathers. Mine's been dead for almost 20 years but he left his mark for sure :/ For good and for bad. He was a very intelligent man who loved me and my sister but who was also completely at the mercy of his inner demons.

Anyway, there are lots of great fathers out there, too! Huzzah!

merridia

Thank god it's Sunday, because I got NO sleep last night. Replenished my popcorn reserves, though, and Materialists was pretty good, so hopefully the night out will be enough to carry my spirits through the rest of the week on buttery wings.

Thinking about the scrapped Amblimation CATS movie in the wake of 117 pages of character sketches from it surfacing online. We could have had it all.

AEW's been on a kick of throwing amazing old pay-per-view matches up on YouTube for everybody to see of late, so if you've got an hour to kill and want to watch two very formative bouts for me personally, might I recommend Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. The Young Bucks from Revolution 2020, which cemented my obsession with the Elite and their ridiculously dramatic bullshit which I could scream about for days, and Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay from Forbidden Door 2023, the single best match that I've gotten to see in person so far and possibly ever. They're good graps!

22. What Life Lessons Has Adversity Taught You?

That it sucks the big one (adversity or life??).

June Movie Count: 8 (Materialists, Cinemania, Ballerina, Full Metal Jacket, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Will-o'-the-Wisp, The Life of Chuck, Tetsuo: The Iron Man)

pauraque

Returning to Pride Month media, I played Mighty Jill Off by Anna Anthropy. If you're looking for a precision platformer made by a trans woman and you've already beaten Celeste, fear not, for this game also exists!

pixel girl in a gimp suit avoids spiky hazards

pixel girl in a gimp suit avoids spiky hazards

The setup is that Jill has to earn the right to lick her domme's boots by platforming her way up a creepy tower past various obstacles such as fire and spikes and deadly skull-spiders. The kinky content is only in the framing cutscenes, but it does make you spend the entire game thinking about the D/s dynamics between game developers and players, which I believe is the point. You keep hitting the spikes and dying, grr! But you keep trying again and again because you have to prove your worth, or maybe you just crave punishment. When you try to exit the game it asks if you really want to safeword. Good times.

The game is short—I didn't check the time, but I think I spent maybe an hour on it—and the platforming is not actually that hard. (Certainly not as hard as Celeste.) There are a lot of checkpoints. Make sure you note the controls before you start, though: pressing jump again in the air stops the jump early, and hitting the jump key repeatedly makes you slow-fall. You have to spam the key aggressively for long stretches to get through some parts, which can be physically uncomfortable, but again I am sure that's on purpose.

(I guess a lot of people learned of this game because Jill is an unlockable character in Super Meat Boy, which I have never played, but I'm told it's good. It's not currently on my wishlist, but maybe if one of the devs comes out as trans I'll consider it.)

Mighty Jill Off is free on itch.io. If you have trouble running it, check the comments there for compatibility tips!

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Just one thing: 16 June 2025

Poem: "Fatherhood Is Support"

When Mental Health Meets Minimum Wage

Lately on TV: Legend of Zang Hai

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FIC: The PFLAG Conference (The Golden Girls/Designing Women)

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Into A Bar: The Golden Girls/Designing Women

Poem: "Born and Found and Made"

Poem: "The Way a River Is Made"

From So Real To Surreal

Read "A Change in a New World"

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My poem: drupe

Happy Father's Day!

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Mighty Jill Off (2008)

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