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April 16th, 2012

Fic/ Art Rec: Liberation of the Elephants by [info]snapelike & art by [info]shadowycat

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My rec @ LJ comm Crack_Broom of...

Title: Liberation of the Elephants, or How England Learnt to Love the Machine & The Clock (inspiring art)

Author: Snapelike author page @ Snupin Big Bang: Bigger, Longer, Uncut ~ Art Focus (2011) | Snapelike @ IJ | Snapelike @ LJ

Artist: Shadowycat artist/author page @ Snupin Big Bang: Bigger, Longer, Uncut | Shadowycat @ IJ

These two created one of my favorite pieces at BLU2. The sense of adventure is just amazing and the romance? Ah, the thunderstorm over my head is a clear indication of the power of it!

If you haven't already, please go and enjoy this and the other collaborations of BLU2, and, of course, the first BLU celebration.

October 10th, 2011

BLU2: Mini-BLU and wrap-up!

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Art/Story
Title: Up in the Clouds
Artist/Author: Fabledtruant/Snapealina
Rating: Art & Story - G
Word Count: ~1000
Summary: Remus tries to surprise Severus. Bad idea.

Art
Title: Chin
Artist: Fabledtruant
Rating: G
Summary: An older Severus tips up Remus' chin.

Mod Notes: And that concludes another round of the Snape/Lupin Big Bang: Bigger, Longer and Uncut - Art Focus! Whoo!!! *round of applause*

Artists and Authors, please hold off on reposting your work until November. Remember, you can always respond to the comments left for you on the site, and you should also check the LJ/IJ/DW entries, as there might be comments there as well.

Viewers and Readers - Now is your time! These artists and authors have either been waiting months for you to see their work or they stepped in at the last minute to create amazing pieces in a short amount of time. In other words, they're all more than deserving of hearing from you if you go view their work. Remember, even a one-word post like "Thanks!" means the world to creators.

Also, remember, on the BLU site, the printer icon at the top left gives you a print-friendly version of the work to save or print.

I think that's it! I want to again deeply thank all the artists and writers that were involved in BLU2, as well as those of you who have commented already. Without you all, none of this crazy, mixed-up fandom stuff works. If you have any questions or needs, please let me know. Otherwise, all that's left is the hugging: *HUGS ALL*

love, lore

BLU2: Carry/Don’t Say What You Don’t Mean

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Title: Carry/Don’t Say What You Don’t Mean
Artist/Author: Littleblackbow/Azurerosa
Rating: Art - PG, Story - PG13
Word Count: ~5000
Summary: When Remus declares his feelings for Severus their hitherto carefully maintained balance crumbles.

Mod Notes: Littleblackbow's second entry is full of humor and warmth, much like its creator. She's been terrific about jumping in to help out whenever art or stories are needed for various Lupin_Snape activities, although she also has a deep love of all things Sherlock Holmes. Azurerosa has very quietly been my hand-holder throughout the BLU2 experience, and I couldn't have made it to this point without her. Her writing is also growing by leaps and bounds, although even I wish her muse would be a little more cooperative. Hee!

love, lore

BLU2: Making Music/Unhinged Harmony

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Title: Making Music/Unhinged Harmony
Artist/Author: Zephre/Snapealina
Rating: Art & Story - PG
Word Count: ~5400
Summary: After the second war, Severus and Remus live in the Muggle world. Something is bothering Remus and to Severus' great frustration, he turns to his piano for comfort.

Mod Notes: Zephre has been a member of Lupin_Snape for 3+ years (and she might tell me longer!). In that time, she's produced and incredible body of art, which includes a big chuck of Snape/Lupin. However, she also is a big Merlin fan, with lots of art in that fandom, too! Snapealina's name is popping up often here at the end because she embraced BLU2 with total enthusiasm. She was the perfect writer for this piece because she's an utter Wizard Rock junkie!

love, lore

BLU2: A Little Magic/Too little, but not too late

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Title: A Little Magic/Too little, but not too late
Artist/Author: Karasu_hime/Dungeons_Master
Rating: Art - G, Story - NC17
Word Count: ~8400
Summary (art): Remus and Severus have been shrunk. Remus is researching while Severus angrily tries to cast counter-spells. Sirius looms in the background.
Summary (story): Once again, Remus finds himself in trouble because Sirius can't keep his mouth shut. Severus is not pleased, but Remus will find a way to show him that there can be good in every circumstance.

Mod Notes: Karasu's third and final piece for BLU2. Read her artist notes; she cooked this piece up for some interesting reasons. We have to convince her to post an art sequence someday, showing the progress of a piece from concept to finished work. I've seen her in action and it's truly something to behold!

Dungeons_Master is another writer that we usually only see a few times a year, but her writing improves almost every time she posts. It's been exciting to watch her work develop and grow. She lives in Italy and is an excellent baker, which I know because the pictures she takes of her sweets look so yummy. ^_^

love, lore

BLU2: Against the Wall/Eggs and Coffee

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Title: Against the Wall/Eggs and Coffee
Artist/Author: Ghot/Littleblackbow
Rating: Art - PG13, Story - R
Word Count: ~6000
Summary (art): Snape has his back against a wall and he's grabbing Remus by the hair and arse, drawing him closer.
Summary (story): Remus goes to collect himself and try to figure out his life going forward after the war. While out in the woods, he reflects on what was probably the most meaningful relationship in his life.

Mod Notes: Ghot's third and final piece for BLU2. Ghot almost immediately stunned us with her art several years ago. I don't think I've had my mouth closed since! What I admire about this piece is that it's so deliciously naughty while still falling well within a PG13 rating. Littleblackbow stepped into a writing roll for this piece. She's written some extraordinary fiction for exchanges, and this story fits right into her oeuvre.

love, lore

BLU2: Observing Chess/Once again, and always

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Title: Observing Chess/Once again, and always
Artist/Author: Shadowycat/Bookofjude
Rating: Art - G, Story - PG13
Word Count: ~7800
Summary (art): Snape and McGonagall are playing chess while Lupin looks on.
Summary (story): Things always happen in the background. What lies behind Remus Lupin's scars?

Mod Notes: Shadowycat's fourth and final art piece in BLU2. She continued to work on this piece and sent me an update well after the art deadline because she just wasn't satisfied with one detail in the piece. Now you know what high attention and level of detail she puts into her work, too!

In fact, her work made a perfect match with Bookofjude, who is a careful, detailed writer in his own right. He has just a few pieces for Snape/Lupin under his belt, but he hangs out with us in the Lupin_Snape Chat Room almost daily and always tries to be helpful with the technical aspects of IRC. Please give him a warm reception for his work on BLU2!

love, lore

BLU2: On the Tower/Apocryphal Tales of Romance and Wonder

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Title: On the Tower/Apocryphal Tales of Romance and Wonder
Artist/Author: Omni/busaikko
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Word Count: ~15,000
Summary (story): After the war, Severus receives a surprising inheritance and legacy from Dumbledore.

Mod Notes: Omni is one of our multi-talented community members. You might remember her Japanese AU story from last week, and now you get to view some of her gorgeous art. A little birdie also reminded me that Omni is working on original fiction! After a long period of intense ship involvement, we now usually only see busaikko once a year during Snupin Santa. But after a plaintive cry from *cough* someone, she stepped in to write for BLU2 like a Snupin Superhero!

love, lore

October 3rd, 2011

BLU2: Hammock/Under the Caribbean Sun

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Our next piece will be posted on or Tuesday, I hope. There is no set posting schedule, but now I'm pushing to be done by next Monday.

Title: Hammock/Under the Caribbean Sun
Artist/Author: Karasu_hime/Bonfoi
Rating: Art - NC17, Story - R
Word Count: ~6600
Summary (story): Obligations fulfilled, wounds tended, Remus decides to spirit Severus away to Paradise.

Mod Notes: This is Karasu's second appearance in BLU2. She has little ones that walk and talk at home now, so deliciously naughty pieces like this from her are becoming a rare treat. Bonfoi may be the biggest Snape/Lupin cheerleader since...well, me! If you haven't received a comment from her in the past two years, you've not posted anything creative! So, be sure to let Bonfoi and Karasu know if you check out their works - you probably owe one of them a comment! ~_^

love, lore

October 2nd, 2011

BLU2: Clock/Liberation of the Elephants...

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Our next piece will be posted on or before Monday. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Clock/Liberation of the Elephants...
Artist/Author: Shadowycat/Snapelike
Rating: Art - G, Story - R
Word Count: ~30,000
Summary (story): On the brink of war with the usurper Archduchess Bellatrix of Azkaban, England plans the defence against its neighbouring country. A small squadron of brave captains and their sentient airships are the weak bulwark against the potential enemy in the north. But as escapees from the Azkaban revolution arrive, Admiral Severus Snape finds his band of brothers strengthened as the most unlikely reinforcement arrives: a refugee who turns out to be none other than the former Azkaban Rear Admiral Remus Lupin, a famous werewolf.

Mod Notes: As I mentioned before, Shadowycat is an accomplished author as well as an artist. If you'd like to read more of her work (which isn't all Snape/Lupin *gasp*), take a peek into her LJ memories. Snapelike has been writing Snape/Lupin for several years, although she's also well known as one of the first Snape/Lucius superfans. She stepped in to write late in this process and swore the story would only be the minimum word count. Oops. Be sure to let her and Shadowy know if you visit their works!

love, lore

September 29th, 2011

BLU2: Mirror/The Player on the Other Side

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Our next piece will be posted on or before Saturday. Do you all feel up to a 30k epic on the weekend? There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Mirror/The Player on the Other Side
Artist/Author: Serpenscript/Ellid
Rating: Art and Story - NC17
Word Count: ~5600
Summary (art): On the left side, a human Remus shags Severus. Severus' wrist is cuffed to an echo of himself, being shagged by werewolf!Remus. Behind them is the mirror of Erised.
Summary (story): Severus Snape has disappeared, trapped in a powerful magical artifact. Only someone who is willing to risk everything can bring him back. Will Remus Lupin be the one, or is it too late?

Mod Notes: Serpenscript worked hard on the layers of color and texture in her piece. If you notice the details, be sure to tell her - I'm sure it would make her glow with pleasure! Ellid is another member who's been around since before I arrived, and her work has never failed to stun. If you read this story over the next few days, a note letting Ellid know you were there might be especially appreciated.

love, lore

September 27th, 2011

BLU2: Silent Longing/I Have Never

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Our next piece will be posted on or before Thursday. Actually, I hope to start a 30k epic tomorrow. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Silent Longing/I Have Never
Artist/Author: Ghot/Kinky_Kneazle
Rating: Art and Story - NC17
Word Count: ~5600
Summary (art): Remus and Snape are laying on a bed. Snape is sleeping, Remus is... not.
Summary (story): During the first war there is very little that Remus has not been forced to do.

Mod Notes: Ghot's fantastic line work and lighting never fail to impress, especially in setting a mood for this piece. She's also been an invited member of the Daily_Deviant community, and some of the skills she exercised there are "on display" here. Hee! Kinky_Kneazle has been a member of this community for as long as I can remember. She always makes an impression, and I think you'll find this piece as unforgettable as her other works.

love, lore

September 25th, 2011

BLU2: Smoke and the Mark/Corrupted

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Our next piece will be posted on or before Tuesday. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Smoke and the Mark/Corrupted
Artist/Author: Zhyn/Socks4Dobby
Rating: Art - G, Story - PG13
Word Count: ~6100
Summary: They led each other to make corruptive decisions from the very beginning.

Mod Notes: Zhyn is an incredible artist whom I'm always happy to coach out into the open. She's made memorable holiday art for the community and is always full of infectious enthusiasm for Snape/Lupin. Socks4Dobby is making her community project debut with this piece. She's signed up for Snupin Santa and we can't wait to see more from her!

love, lore

September 23rd, 2011

BLU2: Japan/The Tale of the Tengu Prince and the Wolf, complete

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Next post will be Saturday or Sunday. There's no set posting schedule.

Title: Japan/The Tale of the Tengu Prince and the Wolf
Artist/Author: Karasu_hime/Omni
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Word Count: ~24,000, total
Summary: Once upon a time, there was a Wolf from a faraway land who found his way into Japan at a time of great turmoil and conflict. He took sanctuary within a Buddhist temple, where he met a mysterious Tengu Prince with jet black eyes and a steel-sharp tongue. (or: The Harry Potter series abridged and retold in feudal Japan...with slash)

Mod Notes: Hey, artists and writers, don't forget, if you have a BLU account, you can reply to comments. Someone asked me about it today and I wanted to make sure you all remembered that.

Also, readers, don't forget, you can click the printer icon on the top left of stories to see the story as a whole for saving or printing.

love, lore

September 22nd, 2011

BLU2: Japan/The Tale of the Tengu Prince and the Wolf

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The story portion of this entry will be completed with two more chapters tomorrow. There's no set posting schedule.

Title: Japan/The Tale of the Tengu Prince and the Wolf
Artist/Author: Karasu_hime/Omni
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Word Count: 2 chapters at ~10,300, story total - ~20,000
Summary: Once upon a time, there was a Wolf from a faraway land who found his way into Japan at a time of great turmoil and conflict. He took sanctuary within a Buddhist temple, where he met a mysterious Tengu Prince with jet black eyes and a steel-sharp tongue. (or: The Harry Potter series abridged and retold in feudal Japan...with slash)

Mod Notes: Karasu_hime has been a member of Lupin_Snape...forever! She's been the community's most consistent fan artist because of her longevity. With two more pieces to come from Karasu, I'll have a few more chances to gush about her. Then again, it's hard not to also gush about Omni (better known as Omni_sama). She's been with the community several years as well, and she's a graced us with both art and her inspired writing. We'll see the flip side of her creativity with her art entry later this month.

love, lore

P.S. Community Members, have I told you lately how much I love you? Comments have been strong for both the stories and art. Please keep it up - most of the artists and writers have been waiting forever for you to see their work. ♥!

September 20th, 2011

BLU2: Shower/Showered in Love

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Our next piece will be posted on or before Thursday. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Shower/Showered in Love
Artist/Author: Shadowycat/Azurerosa
Rating: Art and Story - NC17
Word Count: ~5900
Summary: Remus works after a full moon to make his 10th anniversary with Severus memorable. Severus is momentarily not pleased.

Mod Notes: Azurerosa joined Lupin_Snape just over two years ago, and she quickly became an invaluable volunteer and mistress of our Drabble Nights. This is Shadowycat's second piece of art in the BLU. She said it was her first time drawing people in the shower - and I think she hit it out of the park!

love, lore

September 18th, 2011

BLU2: Merman/Nothing to be Koi About

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Our next piece will be posted on or before Tuesday. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Merman/Nothing to be Koi About
Artist/Author: Fabledtruant/Nimrod_9
Rating: Art - G, Story - NC17
Word Count: ~5400
Summary: Severus finds himself turned into a merman, and Remus proves to be equally distracting and helpful in their efforts to change Severus back.

Mod Notes: This both Fabledtruant and Nimrod_9's first BLU! Fabled has been delighting us with her work for a little over a year now. Nimrod's first story was posted by me because she didn't have a journal yet. Both have come a long way (baby)!

love, lore

September 16th, 2011

BLU2: Chapter 3 - Tied to Tree/The Lengthy Pursuit....

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Story Complete. We'll have a short fic on Saturday or Sunday.

Chapter 3, the final chapter, is up!

Title: Tied to Tree/The Lengthy Pursuit and Ensnarement of Captain Severus Snape, Pirate
Artist/Author: Ghot/Arionrhod & McKay
Rating: Art - PG13, Story - Hard R
Word Count: Total: ~44,000; Chapter 1: ~17,000
Pairings: Remus/Severus/Regulus and combinations thereof
Summary: Captain Severus Snape has one goal in life: to retrieve his ship from the man who stole it. But chasing Sirius Black to the City of the Caesars and getting his ship back will be simple compared to the challenge of resisting two men who are determined to make port in Severus' heart.

love, lore

September 15th, 2011

BLU2: Chapter 2 - Tied to Tree/The Lengthy Pursuit....

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For this piece, one chapter a day will be posted through Friday. We'll have a short fic on the weekend.

Chapter 2 is up!

Title: Tied to Tree/The Lengthy Pursuit and Ensnarement of Captain Severus Snape, Pirate
Artist/Author: Ghot/Arionrhod & McKay
Rating: Art - PG13, Story - Hard R
Word Count: Total: ~44,000; Chapter 1: ~17,000
Pairings: Remus/Severus/Regulus and combinations thereof
Summary: Captain Severus Snape has one goal in life: to retrieve his ship from the man who stole it. But chasing Sirius Black to the City of the Caesars and getting his ship back will be simple compared to the challenge of resisting two men who are determined to make port in Severus' heart.
love, lore

September 14th, 2011

BLU2: Tied to Tree/The Lengthy Pursuit....

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For this piece, one chapter a day will be posted through Friday. We'll have a short fic on the weekend.

Title: Tied to Tree/The Lengthy Pursuit and Ensnarement of Captain Severus Snape, Pirate
Artist/Author: Ghot/Arionrhod & McKay
Rating: Art - PG13, Story - Hard R
Word Count: Total: ~44,000; Chapter 1: ~17,000
Pairings: Remus/Severus/Regulus and combinations thereof

Summary: Captain Severus Snape has one goal in life: to retrieve his ship from the man who stole it. But chasing Sirius Black to the City of the Caesars and getting his ship back will be simple compared to the challenge of resisting two men who are determined to make port in Severus' heart.

Mod Notes: Ghot is back for this Art Focus BLU with the first of three pieces! She's been delighting the members of Lupin_Snape with her art since 2007 (I think!). This might very well be one of the last Snape/Lupin pieces from Arion and McKay, as they are embarking on an original publishing journey. Whoo hoo!

love, lore

September 12th, 2011

BLU2: Card/Sleepless in Scarborough

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Our next piece will be posted Wednesday, September 14. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Card/Sleepless in Scarborough
Artist/Author: Shadowycat/Snapealina
Rating: Art - G, Story - PG13
Word Count: 9808
Summary: Remus spends a sleepless night in a Muggle hotel in Scarborough. He has a lot to think about and not enough time.

Mod Notes: Shadowycat participated in our first BLU as an artist and author. this round, she has three additional pieces of art still to come! Snapealina is from Norway and has been a huge help to me in getting the BLU up and running. Please be sure to lavish praise on both of them! ^_^

love, lore

September 9th, 2011

BLU2: Admin notes & our first Art/Story

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First, the fine print, then the fun! --->Artists, now that you can see how your work is being presented, if you'd like to send me titles or additional notes on your art, do it ASAP because I'm still uploading.

Readers, welcome to Snupin: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 2, the Snape/Lupin Big Bang's Art Focus! (Boy, that's a mouthful!) In this round of our Big Bang, Art is in the spotlight. Artists turned in pieces months ago, and writers have used that art as inspiration to write stories of 5000 words or more.

Both art and stories are housed at the BLU web site, but I'm going to present the BLU works in a different way from our first round, where all the stories and art were revealed on the site on the same day. Instead, I'm going to roll the works out slowly over the next couple of weeks so you'll all have plenty of time to read and respond to each art/story set.

Remember, the artists have been waiting months for their works to debut, and many of the writers aren't far behind. Letting people know you looked or read is important. While I encourage you to join the BLU web site as a member for commenting, you're also welcome to come back to the community posts to leave your comments as well.

Finally, there's a printer button at the top left of every work. You can click it to read or download art or stories as one page or file. Also note, there are other site skins (layouts) if you find the default problematic in some way. Questions? Ask away!



Our first art/story set is non-magical AU. Because it's 18,000 words, it will be the only story posted before Monday, September 12. In the future, I might post even longer stories by chapters over several days if I can manage it. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Office Scene/The Newcomer
Artist/Author: LittleBlackBow/Tossukka
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Other Characters: With Lily, Minerva, Dumbledore & other Marauders
Summary: "Do you have any idea how much gossip this is going to cause if it ever becomes public?"
Warnings: Graphic sexual situations, strong language

Mod Notes: This is the second time LittleBlackBow has participated as a BLU artist, and she has another piece that will be featured later, as well as a story - amazing! Many of you will recognize Tossukka under her Snupin Santa pen name: Sitruunavohveli. She is Finnish and angsts over writing in English even though we'd never know the difference. ~_^

love, lore

June 21st, 2011

OMG BETA NEEDED, PLEASE, I LOVE YOU.

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Need beta for BLU. 22k+ word count.

Must be ok with: lil' bit of bloodshed

Please contact me at:
omnirip at gmail dot com

EDIT: BETAS FOUND.
YOU GUYS ROCK SO HARD

May 30th, 2011

Mod Post: BLU PH, Year-Long Challenge, Crack Broom, & other June events

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I need one more BLU author. I hope it will be the last, but.... Anyway, I would prefer a new author over someone who has already written for this round, but I'll take all offers at lupinsnape @ gmail. com and will make the assignment by June 1. I can give up to three weeks to write 5000 words, but two weeks would be better. Image is G-rated and includes Minerva if that will help inspire someone to sign up.

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The end of the month is coming. Did you get your Year-Long Challenge post done? June is the only catch-up month (and you can even jump in to the challenge in June if you missed the start), meaning if you missed posting in other months, June is the one month I'll allow you to make multiple posts. Your total number of posts by the end of June should be 8, and each should be marked with the project: a decade of ssrl tag.

If you would like to add an author tag to your posts, you can use "zauthor: username" as a tag and I'll approve them as I see them. I think we've reached the point in the communities where anyone can feel free to tag work with a "zauthor: username", "zartist: username" or "zcontributor: username" tag (contributor for other creative and participatory pursuits like games and puzzles, longer rec lists, etc.). This includes going back to tag your old posts, if you wish, and includes IJ, LJ and DW Lupin_Snape communities. I don't think new tags will show up until I visit them, so be patient.

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One artist has posted for the mini-BLU challenge. If you'll remember, writers can drabble/ficlet to art pieces for the Mini-BLU and the art and drabbles will appear on the site. Deadline is June 6 for art to be posted, and I'll give to June 8 for drabbles on anything posted on June 6.

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The Lusty Month of May is near the end at Pervy_Werewolf. There were quite a few Snape/Lupin stories going for the month. You should pop on over there and check it out - but be sure to comment!

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June is "open flying" at the Crack Broom recommendation community. That means anyone can make a Snape/Lupin rec over there in June as long as the work hasn't been recced before. Also, if you're wondering where you are on the reccing queue for the pairing, you can check out the Big Queue list. If you'd like to sign up to rec for a future month, you can do so here. (And I asked to be taken off of May, in case anyone checking the queue is wondering. ~_^)

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And that's it. I guess I did the June update early. There's no official challenge in June other than Mini-BLU and catching up for the Year-Long. If you need inspiration, I invite you to check out old Mod Posts. I've decided that running a H/C fest is going to be too challenging for me this year, though, so July and August challenges are open to suggestions (or volunteer mods for challenges) right now.

Thank you all for your participation here. We're getting smaller and having to adjust, but our members are still the best around, and I never forget that. ♥

love, lore

April 30th, 2011

In chat!

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Hi all! I'm going to be in chat most of the day obsessing over getting my BLU2 story just right before I submit it. Feel free to pop in and keep me company! :D
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