Saturday 18 April 2026
Saturday, April 18th, 2026 05:48 pmEditor's note: Because of the high posting volume and the quantity of information linked in each newsletter,
Off-DW News
Blogtor Who's Friday Video of the Day is a clip from The Daleks' Master Plan
Blogtor Who reviews the recently recovered Doctor Who episodes
Blogtor Who's Saturday Video of the Day is an interview with Arthur Darvill for Radio Times
nwhyte looks at a copy of Doctor Who and the Daleks illustrated by Arnold Schwartzman
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Works are revealed
Saturday, April 18th, 2026 07:47 pmYou may want to change the date of your work to be today's date. That way it will be on the first page for the fandom - otherwise people looking at the fandom page might not see it if they've gone as far back as the date they last checked. To change the date, click on the Edit button. Halfway down the page will be an option to 'Set a different publication date'. Select the box and then change the date. It will let you change it to any date in the present or past, but not in the future.
Thank you to who offered their fic for remixing or wrote a remix. If you have any feedback you can leave it here.
Midway Through Creation Period, 6 Pinch Hits Remaining
Friday, April 17th, 2026 08:38 pmWe have just over four weeks until works are due, and we still have some pinch hits! These are due at the same time as normal assignments, May 16 at 9pm EDT (Countdown). To claim, please either comment on this post (comments will be screened) or email us at worldbuildmod@gmail.com and include your AO3 user name and the number or recipient username of the pinch hit you are claiming!
PH 1 - NoPixel (Web Series), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon)
( PH 1 )PH 2 - Children of Time Series - Adrian Tchaikovsky, Young Wizards - Diane Duane, Firefall Series - Peter Watts
( PH 2 )PH 4 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Henry Danger (TV), Rufus (2016 2017)
( PH 4 )PH 5 - Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, Phantasy Star, Live A Live (Video Game), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game), Chrono Trigger
( PH 5 )
PH 7 - Dinotopia - James Gurney, KinnPorsche: The Series (TV), บ้านหลอน ON SALE | Peaceful Property (TV)
PH 8 - Project Wingman (Video Game), Ace Combat (Video Games), Warframe
( PH 8 )The Friday Five for 17 April 2026
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 05:46 pm1. What did you do on Monday?
2. What did you do on Tuesday?
3. What did you do on Wednesday?
4. What did you do on Thursday?
5. What are you going to do today?
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If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!
Thursday 16th April 2026
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 06:57 pmEditor's Note: If your item was not linked, it's because the header lacked the information that we like to give our readers. Please at least give the title, rating, and pairing or characters, and please include the header in the storypost itself, not just in the linking post. Spoiler warnings are also greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Off-Dreamwidth News
Doctor Who convention Whooverville 17 adds Anita Dobson
Blogtor Who's video of the day for yesterday featured the Celestial Toymaker
Nicholas Whyte reviews "Star Flight", by Paul Hayes
Blogtor Who's video of the day for today is a clip from "The Show People" podcast featuring Pearl Mackie
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Discussion and Miscellany
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Nominations close in 10 minutes
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 07:53 pmAfter a brief period of clean-up the sign-ups will open :-)
16 Initial Pinch Hits
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 12:05 amIf you would like to claim a pinch hit, please comment on this post with the name/number of the pinch hit you would like. Make sure to include your AO3 username! Comments are screened.
( CLAIMED PH 1 - Elden Ring (Video Game), Elden Ring Nightreign (Video Game), Bloodborne (Video Game), Dark Souls (Video Games), SCP Foundation, Redtape Series - Rounderhouse, Elisabeth - Takarazuka Revue, Still Wakes the Deep (Video Game), 1899 (TV), 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo )
( PH 2 - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Metal Fight Beyblade | Beyblade Metal Saga, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure )
( CLAIMED PH 3 - Men's Hockey RPF, Slap Shot (1977), Youngblood (1986) )
( CLAIMED PH 4 - Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine, The Wheel of Time (TV), Fate: The Winx Saga (TV) )
( CLAIMED PH 5 - Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, 崩坏:星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game), Final Fantasy XVI, Naruto (Anime & Manga), 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game), Zenless Zone Zero (Video Game) )
( CLAIMED PH 6 - Liar Game (Manga), Persona 2, 时光代理人 | Link Click (Live Action TV), BlazBlue Series (Video Games), 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 | Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Anime), Tales of Rebirth (Video Game), Kamen Rider Zi-O, Kamen Rider W, 全职高手 - 蝴蝶蓝 | Quánzhí Gāoshǒu - Húdié Lán, Keroro Gunsou | Sgt. Frog )
( CLAIMED PH 7 - Elder Scrolls Online, Divinity: Original Sin (Video Games), Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games) )
( PH 8 - Look Outside (Video Game), There is No Antimemetics Division - qntm, 어쩌면 해피엔딩 - Aronson/박 | Maybe Happy Ending - Aronson/Park )
( PH 9 - Fireworks (1947)/Succession (TV 2018), O Fantasma (2000), O Fantasma (2000)/Succession (TV 2018), The Sergeant (1968), Succession (TV 2018) )
( CLAIMED PH 10 - The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, Hellsing, The Paying Guests - Sarah Waters, Saltburn (2023), Tex - S. E. Hinton, That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton, Thoroughbreds (2017), Война и мир - Лев Толстой | War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy )
( CLAIMED PH 11 - ด้วงกับเธอ | Duang With You (TV), เขาจ้างให้ผมจีบนักฆ่า | The Heart Killers (Thailand TV), ลับ-จ้าง-รัก | Kidnap (Thailand TV), KinnPorsche: The Series (TV), เพื่อนายแค่หนึ่งเดียว | Never Let Me Go (TV 2022), บ้านหลอน ON SALE | Peaceful Property (TV), Thai Actor RPF, เธม-โป้ Heart That Skips a Beat | Thame-Po: Heart That Skips a Beat (TV), 천둥구름 비바람 | Thundercloud Rainstorm (TV), We Are คือเรารักกัน | We Are (Thailand TV 2024) )
( PH 12 - Emergency! (TV 1972), Magic School Bus & Magic School Bus Rides Again (Cartoons 1994-2018), Sesame Street (US TV), The Love Boat (TV 1977), It Takes a Thief (TV 1968) )
( CLAIMED PH 13 - Ready or Not (2019), The Housemaid (2025), Forbidden Fruits (Movie 2026), Oasis (Band), Kyle Murchison Booth Stories - Sarah Monette )
( CLAIMED PH 14 - 水属性の魔法使い | The Water Magician (Anime), Skip Beat!, Gundam Wing, Final Fantasy IX )
( CLAIMED PH 15 - The Adventure Zone (Podcast), Stellar Firma (Podcast), Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan - The Mountain Goats (Album) )
( CLAIMED PH 16 - Recursive: My Name is John Sheppard: I'm a Mathematician - thingswithwings, Ping Pong Summer (2014), Sneaky Sasquatch/What the Golf? )
What Am I Reading Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 08:51 amWhat I Just Finished Reading
The big news: I finished my Dreamwidth Book Bingo!

The last book was The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende; it was surreal to be reading this while the news was coming in about the results of the Hungarian election. I hope Hungary's democratic revolution is more successful and long-lasting than that of Unnamed South American Country (Probably Chile) in Allende's book.
What I Am Currently Reading/What I Am Reading Next
Goodread's newest challenge dropped today, "Books About Books". I have already read a surprising number of books on the list! But through the magic of Libby have checked out Bad Indians Book Club by Patty Krawec (nonfiction) and Marble Hall Murders, by Anthony Horowitz, one of the sequels to Magpie Murders, which I enjoyed quite a bit.
Question of the Day: Ocean or desert? OCEAN OCEAN OCEAN. I've never been to an actual sand-and-cactus desert, though I did live in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, which (I believe) is classified as a desert because of the low amount of annual rainfal.
Assignments out!
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 11:33 pm- The deadline is Saturday, April 25 @ 11:59pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown). If your assignment has not been submitted to AO3 by then, you will be defaulted.
- If your recipient did not request a fandom, character, and drabble type you offered, please contact the mods at seasonsofdrabbles AT gmail.com ASAP.
- If you need to default, please do so via the button on AO3.
- For the requirements your drabble must meet, please see our guidelines. The collection is moderated and we will be doing a brief check of submitted works before admitting them into the collection. If we see an issue, we will contact you through email.
- If you write a drabble for a fandom in the tagset but it doesn't fit anyone's request, you may post it to the collection anyway, with no recipient.
We aim to post initial pinch hits in the next 24 hours. Happy drabbling!
Tuesday, 14th April 2026
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 03:00 pmOff-Dreamwidth Links
Blogtor Who: Video of the Day – Doctor Who: 50th Celebration, 2014
Blogtor Who: Video of the Day – Doctor Who: Series 2 Launch Trailer, 2006
Blogtor Who: Doctor Who’s Billie Piper Heads to Elsinore
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Nominations are closing in two days
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 08:17 pmI have made an attempt to clean up the tagset but as I'm still recovering (I'll be fine, no need to worry), there might be some tags missing or suddenly multiplied - please check if your nominations are on place before the sign-ups open.
Feel free to let me know about duplicates.
Some general notices:
I have grouped tags with more than 4 characters - with various success. If there's a more suitable name, lmk!
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
This became
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
This became
This became
Became
- Stranger Things (TV 2016)
Group: The Party (Stranger Things)
- TDLOSK
Group: The Occult Club
- Haikyuu!!
Group: the Karasuno First Years (Haikyuu!!)
If you have a better name for the group, or think the name doesn't reflect the characters lmk
I also caught one slash (/) nomination so I changed it into and (&) nomination.
- Rose Red (TV)
Nick Hardaway/Eddie Kasbrak
to:
- Original Work
An assassin & her bounty hunter
and
An assassin and his bounty hunter
became:
An assassin & her bounty hunter rival (F&Any)
dragon guarding it's hoard & a thief trying to hide
Became
dragon guarding it's hoard & a thief trying to hide (Oth&Any)
And
dragon guarding it's hoard & a thief trying to hide (Any&Any)
grim reaper & immortal grandma
Became
Human Spaceship engineer & their alien crewmates
Is now
Space Pirate & the man they're holding for ransom
Is now
Space Pirate & the man they're holding for ransom (Any&M)
Matching update: check your email!
Monday, April 13th, 2026 01:30 pmUPDATE: Thank you, we've heard back and will proceed with the rest of matching.
Signups Closed: Grace Period and Matching
Sunday, April 12th, 2026 11:46 pm- Like always, for the next 12 hours, people can contact us to add to their signups. This is intended for people who may have run into a bug when signing up close to the deadline, or whose nominations were approved late. However, anyone may ask to have characters/fandoms added to their requests or offers. If you would like us to add to your signup, please post on the screened mod contact post or email us at seasonsofdrabbles AT gmail.com. Please make sure to include your AO3 username.
- After that window has closed, we will check the matching and send out emails to anyone who is unmatchable on offers. They will be given 24 hours to respond.
- Barring unexpected delays, assignments will go out before the end of Wednesday, April 15.
As you wait for assignments to go out, please feel free to check out the app to browse requests and start writing!