New stories

[mamadeb]

Some of you probably have noticed that there are two new stories on mamadebfic.

One reason is that I had nothing else to do today, so I figured I'd be creative. Another is that I owed those two stories (one was very, very owed) and I knew I'd feel better once they were written.

But a third was that I'd worked myself into a fit of depression because, of all silliness, the Secret Santa stuff. I mean, it was my choice to not go to the party, so it's really dumb for me to feel left out, right? Well, no one said I was rational or adult. (And, yeah, my birthday was just last week, and two people offered to write me stories, so yay! Who needs Santa, anyway?)

Writing the stories got me out of that bit. Yay for fic therapy.

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[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

I did, in fact, sign up for a ficathon in a fandom I'm active in. I thought I was okay by all this until today. Because you see, the thing of it is, everyone on my friendslist who writes is in this one. So yesterday and today, I got to read everyone squeeing over their assignment and then sending secret messages out. So I felt quite a bit left out.

And, while I know it's all my own perspective and no one else seems to have that problem, I find it difficult to divorce the thing from its own NAME. You know?

And I *do* enjoy the stories. I read a lot of them last year, and I assume I'll read whatever stories happen to be in familiar fandoms this year.

I just wish I felt comfortable participating.

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

Oh... heh... that would be me too, huh, if you mean the Yuletide rare fandoms exchange, or something similar. I thought you were talking about something at your work.

I did participate in this because I adore rare fandoms and want to promote them. I just felt like Yuletide and Santa are such generic names, it practically didn't occur to me. Though I did have a moment yesterday when I realized I was being a "Santa" and writing a letter to one.

Not that you're asking me to defend myself. I just feel a little funny about it now, I didn't realize there were people who didn't want to participate because of that.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

I'm not asking you to defend yourself. This is *my* mishegoss, not anyone else's.

And for most people, yeah, they are generic.

Have *fun*.