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thinking about how leckie's own colleagues at the bergen record were his biggest ops (directly contributed to him getting bullied by the other marines)

real headline and article from the front page of the bergen record on january 27, 1944:

how that story was received by the marines according to the bergen record from december 5, 1944:

#I can’t #why did they do this to him #don’t be mean mannnnnnb #reblog #not writing #love irl lore…

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Life Update(s)

Hi!! I don't know who's still hanging around in this specific fandom corner, but this post goes out to you. Or, specifically, anyone still waiting for a fic update.

Sorry, there's only bad news, I think. In this phase of my life, I think it's safe to say I'm not going to be continuing Run the Gauntlet or any other iterations of the Sister-in-Arms storyline, including my other characters. Maybe no fanfiction in general for a while (or forever).

If you ever knew me from back in 2020 (Discord, here, AO3, etc), I have nothing but fond memories of when we'd workshop stories, share fanart, and just be happy together about HBO War in the literal dark void of that cursed year. I think the fact that it was so cursed was the only reason I was ever able to start or write so much of SiA. In a way, I think SiA is very cursed also, as a result of it being created within my covid headspace. These days I'm gearing up for a MS degree, preparing to graduate, and busy doing various spontaneous things that, tbh, are much more fun than banging out a thousand words a day in a dark room at midnight, even if I do still love to slip back into the I-am-June-in-my-mind headspace every now and then.

I apologize again for the sustained waiting for something I just didn't have the endurance to finish. It was a good run but it didn't end up amounting to a finished epic. That's okay. I learned more than I ever have before about the art of writing through the process, and am a better writer for it. Hopefully my first actual finished longpiece is going to end up on your local library fantasy-sci-fi shelf someday, under a different name. You won't even know it's me :)

Bye, guys! Thanks for a good time.

#also if you ever dm me about the story I would probably respond haha #headcanons you expected? plot you thought would run in a certain direction? #I'm always happy to talk about it and whatever you're working on #yeah

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Im just feeling a certain way rn

#yah #unfortunately i have nothing new to share but #i remember the feeling #and i have like thousands of words' worth of unfinished material just rotting away #not writing

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Went to my first actual writing critique workshop and they said IT SOUNDED LIKE FANFICTION BRUH

#it wasn’t hurtful LOL but #I could tell one person reads fic bc they were telling me it’s a compliment #idk I guess I just thought my stuff wasn’t overtly tropey #not that fic is just tropes #you know what I mean #that was funny #and by funny I mean I have a lot to think about #not writing

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people can be so weird about their double standards for fanfiction vs traditional fiction. once saw someone very seriously say that people who write fic for the terror are fucked up and need to stop because those were literally real people who died on the franklin expedition, but they were also completely fine with tv show the terror itself existing, despite the fact that it, too, is fiction about the literally real people who died on the franklin expedition. our blessed historical fiction vs their barbarous rpf.

#LOL what #mainstream Terror posting on my dash??? #anyway I agree #but it’s also kinda weird right #bc the BoB thing is def closer to sacrilege than the Terror expeditions #I’ve thought a lot about this #and I’m not sharing any of it unless you ask #at which point I would be happy to share #but I am tired #not writing #reblog

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Can I ask when the next chapter might be released? I hate asking because you are a human being with a life. I just enjoy the fic and need a pick me up as i spent 400 dollars just to be told my cat is just fat and needs to diet. Hope all is well with you.

HEYYY thanks for asking!

I had to take a pause because of something I was seriously rethinking about the fic. It might take me a little longer to resolve but I still have interest in continuing.

I'm also vacationing right now but also inspired bc I'm in the general vicinity of Aldbourne!! wowwwww

I hope your cat gets un-fat. Hot girl summer is for everyone :)

#this answer is so late I expect the cat is a couple lbs lighter already #asks #ridetheraddreams96

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am suffering a severe case of Rereading My Wips And Getting Excited But Realizing That in Order For Me To Read “The Rest” I Have To Write It-itis. please respect my privacy during these trying times

#i hate how extensive my unpublished unfinished collection is #endeavour. star wars. lord of the rings. the pacific. yakuza. the hunger games. westworld. harry potter. the walking dead. stranger things #AUGHHHHH #my willpower is a crackly and fizzling little spark that comes once a fortnight #reblog #not writing

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Eugène Romain Thirion (French, 1839–1910) Joan of Arc listening to the voices, 1876

#June. her insecurities and also the battle cry of the army lol #conversely. me and y'all telling me to post a chapter and my sister helping me edit #any way ya want it #not my art #reblog #btw love jean d'arc she is my philosophical encouragement for the fic

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ok so like does anyone else have the rational fear that

someone's gonna come along and mention/post/recommend/rant about their fic on tiktok or some other social media? Mostly tiktok, but I suppose there are other possibilities.

Like, I don't want random people from tiktok coming to read my stuff. I certainly don't want to ever get the attention of anyone associated with the production of these shows -- especially the actors, God forbid.

Like, oh my gosh the prospect of "blowing up" for fanart is so appealing -- like, my eyes *light up* you know what I mean -- but the thought of someone mentioning my fanfic on any other website gives me a cold sweat and heart palpitations

#fanfiction #Ao3 #ok so in summary PLEASE ask for permission before reccing things outside tumblr... #im scared of tiktok mom plz come pick me up #i think it's like... on AO3 and here I have control over the way my fic is perceived #anywhere else I lose all control and anyone can have any opinion outside of context #ive seen videos of videos of people reccing fic on tiktok and wow thats scary #did any of them ask??? like genuinely #my feeling is that most AO3 posters enjoy being in a little microcosmic community #this is more about the nature of “content creation” as well on second thought #fic writers are not content creators nor do we feel as if we are #however I've been noticing an uptick in some readers treating fic like “content” #not a huge jump from there for some readers to assume a “signal boost” to their favorite “content” #would be unequivocally welcomed #but I'm sure most fic writers would prefer 2 engaged enthusiastic readers. fans of the source material #rather than an influx of 10 people just in it for the hype #bc someone influenced them that the fic was good or something #ya feel me? #please tell me you know what I mean #meta

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“at the end of the world or the last thing i see, you are never coming home”

#i always LOVED THIS MUSIC VIDEO #MCR and WWII... match made in heaven #not writing #reblog #gifs

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KINDSUMMER’S GUIDE TO BAND OF BROTHERS - PLOTLINES BY EPISODE: are you writing a fic and are unsure of what plot points happened in what order? are you like me and are forced to watch a whole ass heartbreaking episode in order to figure out one tiny detail for something? well, this is the guide for you! (click to see full slides).

#whoah #looking forward to reading the whole thing #not writing #infothing

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I had to draw this

#EYE- #I gotta reblog this here bc my art acc is just turning into a reblog machine #dude you killed this so hard #how you managed to extrapolate this… my mind can’t even imagine #you have a powerful imagination OP #not writing #reblog

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If you had to choose an actress to portray June, who would you choose if any?

Okay, so like. I've been thinking about this all weekend and I still don't have an answer so I figured I might as well be honest because I'm not too knowledgeable about actors!

This kind of reminds me about my initial thoughts on adding character descriptions in the fic, because other similar OC fics I'd read had them. Problem was, I couldn't get any descriptions I added to *not* sound like Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way so I sorta gave up. She's got dark brown hair and is about 5' 4" but anything beyond that I gladly leave up to the imagination of the reader.

Okay, back from the aside:

I don't have anyone in mind who looks like June, but I will say Evan Rachel Wood in Westworld played one of the most compelling protagonists I've seen, and her range would be great for the role. I also think Lauren Cohan (Maggie, TWD) really does the tough-girl-fighting-through-trauma thing well... uh, yeah oooof... which is what I'd be looking for especially for the post-Normandy portion of SiA. Florence Pugh really convinced me during her grieving fits in Midsommar, so maybe she's on the shortlist too? Jennifer Lawrence was really great as a sad soldier type character in the latter half of The Hunger Games -- not that I particularly like her, but I kinda love Katniss.

If I think any harder about the movies I've seen in my life, I think I'll probably combust so that's it for now. I can't come up with actress names for the life of me

#asks #darkafvet07 #not writing #SiA

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timestamp roulette » the pacific ↪︎ 1x08 iwo jima

#*crying* i love you john #yeah #reblog #gifs

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Band of Brothers screencaps/edits (78/?)

Ronald Speirs

April 20: Happy birthday

#oh... my favorite man #reblog #not writing

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I'm fairly sure this link has been posted before but I feel like shouting it out --

This site has a '40s radio channel (as well as channels for each era going to the 1900s) that I've really been enjoying when I get tired of my typical music rotation.

I didn't know where to start when trying to understand what the WWII GIs would have been playing in their clubs or on the Jukebox, but the station just gives you a randomized sampling that is super fun to listen to.

#hbo war #band of brothers #the pacific #when I hear certain '40s tracks I am very sad the singing clips were cut out of Band of Brothers #you've probably seen the photo... if i find it I'll reblog it or post it right after this post #Liebgott was definitely there... Toye (I hope?) since he was known to be a fun singer among the men #btw this isn't headcannon. it's real fax #not writing #currently listening to Let's Get Away from it All by Sinatra and a couple others

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James Badge Dale as Robert Leckie in The Pacific 

#saw this babygirl bracket thing and all i was thinking was let me put some HBO War men on there #anyway I definitely do not think Leckie would win bc he's more of an interesting oxymoronic himbo academic #however Sid and Sledge... yeah #also i luv leckie but why his face giving me so much difficulty when i was sketching the other day #no ones gonna read these tags #maybe ill make the bracket sometime if i don't think it's too disrespectful :D #not writing #reblog #gifs