I just read the post in which the Yarn Harlot (author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee) announced the latest tally for Knitters Without Borders (all funds are for Medecins sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders; we just email her and say "I donated X amount" and she updates the tally).

KWB is currently especially concerned with Haiti, obviously, but it's an ongoing tally that dates back to the tsunami in Indonesia.

The tally has just reached this astonishing figure:

$1,000,110

That's right. Over a million dollars because of one woman's knitting blog.

Rock on, Stephanie. Rock on, knitters. Rock on, world.

It's time for the 2009 OWL Awards!

Ari's eligible stories:

In Spirit (Nominate here.)
- WIP. Mimi the Kitten. LOL!Cereal. Demetrios the Librarian. And a couple of other characters :)

"Storm Track" (Nominate here.)
- Oneshot. Written for ubiquirk in the Exchange.

"Illumination ~or~ Why Snape Didn't Get a Portrait" (Nominate here.)
- Oneshot. Written for annietalbot's birthday in anniecherie community.

"Silk and Thorns" (Nominate here.)
- Drabble. Summary: "My dear, your zipper is stuck."

"Aclaración" (Nominate here.)
- Persefone's Spanish translation of "Illumination."

"Озарение" (Nominate here.)
- Shae's Russian translation of "Illumination."


Anastadne's eligible story:

Hide and Seek (Nominate here.)
- Drabble series (nearly complete) co-authored with ttfs (Anastasia).

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The WiPs are still in progress, just backburnered whilst Ari!Brain recovers from extended period of excessive need for painkillers.

*blows kiss*

~ Ari

Pre-dawn sky and snow of infinite blues.

All beautiful.

*lights candle*



*blows kiss from prairie*

This is but one of the bazillion reasons I admire tashabear. In the face of almost unendurable loss, this is what she posted today:

"So many of you have said how his art inspired you, and how you were touched by his humor and kindness and generosity. Here's what I want you to do:

If you see someone having a bad day, ask them what's troubling them. Give them a chance to vent. Sometimes that's all they want.

Pay random compliments.

Share. Share your time, share a joke, share a hug, share a drink.

Appreciate the beauty of the world. Everyone has a story, and they want to tell it.

Help people. Even getting something off the top shelf in the grocery store can make someone's day. Think of what helping with the clean-up after a party can do.

Play.

Be kind. Be loving. Be awesome to one another.

Don't forget him. Tell stories about him. Tell the people you love how you feel. I never missed a chance to tell him that I loved him -- don't ever miss a chance in your own lives.

Thanks, y'all. Go forth and do good things."

Will do, Tasha.

Pass it on.

~ Ari

Our hearts go out to tashabear - one of the bravest women I know. She lost her husband Wolfie this morning after a sudden and hard-fought battle. If you haven't had the pleasure of meeting her in my LJ or in the knitting community, she's been a staunch, warm, funny, and generous friend since 2004 - through the preparations for their wedding to her service overseas to their joyous reunion when she finally came home.

Spare a moment to honor the passing of a tremendous heart, and send a wish of kindness to ease her sorrow.

~*~

Ganked from sc010f and timestep and Annie's IM:



(Agatha on arm - can't type!)

*waves* Following in the footsteps of the SS/HG writers on the f-list, here's a list of my eligible stories for the upcoming SSHG awards round.

I go all over hybrid in genres, so enjoy :)

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Contraceptus:Continuum

Length: Hiccupping Solution: (Drabble Series)
Genre Categories: Drama marks the co-existence of Angst and Romance. :)

Summary: A long time ago, Severus made the right potion for the wrong reasons. Hermione finds it and is furious - also for the wrong reasons. With the help of some wise counsel, they untangle mistakes, miscommunications, and misinterpretations, all the while committing more. A parable on situational ethics and a crime he never committed.

Words: 5005 (<- some of those are author's notes - *scratches head*)
Posted Date: 16 August 2008 (on droxy_fangirls)
DH-compliant (EWE)

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Storm Track

Length: Invigoration Draught: (under 10,000 words)
Genre Categories: Angst with a whiff of Romance and a heaping quarter-teaspoon of Dark

Summary: Outcast since the war, Severus survives by releasing his pent-up magic under cover of various disasters. For reasons he refuses to understand (or perhaps admit), Hermione has been tracking him. As a hurricane crashes into a seaside amusement park, he decides the game is over. (Gift for Ubiquirk in the Winter 2008 SSHG Exchange.)

Words: 4794
Posted: (during the exchange :)
DH-compliant (EWE? Sure. Why not.)

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In Spirit

Length: Still Simmering: (WIP)
Genre Categories: *laughs* Primarily Humour

Summary: Seven years after the final battle: Severus is neither here nor there - and is apparently unwanted, dead or alive, until a small black kitten pins his cloak to a cobblestone. Hermione learns that now and then life rests on the flip of a friendly coin. Does love have the power to cancel time? Only the cats know for sure, and they can't talk.

Words (as of this LJ post ;): ~35,000
1st chapter posted: 10 March 2009
Warnings: Adult Content (eventually); in the meantime, have a kitten.
DH-compliant; EWE

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No Loyalty in the Moonlight

Eligible for: Finite Incantatem (Completed Fic)

Summary: Because some secrets aren't meant to stay buried: Years after the final battle, Hermione will have to confront her own - especially those she's kept from herself.

Words: ~86,000
Completed: 26 September 2008
Warning: Adult Content

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Special Category: Magical Mess Remover ~

Only In Spirit comes close, really, and it's not far enough along yet for that to be obvious.

Links:

Link to Round Four Categories
Link to Nomination Post
Link to Rules and Nomination Template

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If you've posted your stories somewhere, can you leave me a link in the comments? I'm on the road at the moment and don't want to miss anyone's! Thanks :) *waves*

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