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Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page

Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!

Gonna give y'all a mix of fannish and non-fannish stuff.

Firstly, my non-fandom interest the past few years has been North Carolina folklore. And several months ago, I stumbled across The Broadside podcast from WUNC (which is one of NPR's local affiliates in North Carolina). The podcast isn't folklore-specific, but it shares a variety of interesting stories about North Carolina, ranging from venus flytrap preservation efforts to exploration of Black banjo players and everything weird and wonderful in between. (Sometimes it does touch on folklore too). Episodes are usually around 20-25 minutes long. (I like to listen while I'm cooking!)

Secondly, I looked through my open tabs and here are a bunch of exchange collections on ao3 that I'm still in the slow process of reading through. It's really never too late to read a fic (or appreciate fan art or listen to a podfic, etc). I'm sure the authors would appreciate more people enjoying their work!

Exchanges:
☆ Whump Exchange 2025
☆ Casefic Exchange 2025
☆ Fic in a Box 2025
☆ Crossworks 2025
☆ Trick or Treat 2025
☆ Star Trek Holidays 2025
☆ Yuletide 2025

Happy reading and/or listening!

Another week down. I got some stuff done, but it's been a bit of a struggle 😩 such is life.

Here are the things to share for this summary:

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It's too dang hot! This past week was brutal, but it looks like the temperature will go back to normal summer levels this coming week. (Still hot but tolerable)

Anyway, I did not do much but a little bit of writing and reading this week:

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Around the time of the Olympics last year, a podcast on NPR's website caught my attention. It was called "Tested" and it detailed the history of sex testing in sports. I thought that subject might be interesting and informative to learn more about (because, you know, the Olympics were happening), so I stashed the link away for when I had time to listen.

And then promptly forgot about it for several months 😅

Anyway, I've finally listened to the six-episode series earlier this month, and I think it was worth the time.

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Been a very up and down week (mostly down 😩). I have been in a weird mild depressive(?) episode all month. But I'm doing the best I can, and making it through. This'll pass, as all things do.

Anyway, let me dive into the weekly summary where there are some fun things to talk about:

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I had one of those emotional rollercoaster weeks, but it ended on a high rather than a low, so I can't complain 😊

This week's summary got a little rambly... lol

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