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Unconventionyule is a mini-challenge to help people who like unconventional formats find one another's requests, whether that’s poetry, epistolary, spreadsheets, social media, puzzles, or other unusual mediums. Please remember that works in the main collection must still be at least 1000 words, but shorter works can be submitted to the Madness collection!

To participate, simply copy-paste the following into a comment:
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Tag your work with Unconventionyule and/or Unconventional Format to help others find your works!

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Chromatic Yuletide is a collection post for Yuletide requests that include characters of colour. Posting here doesn't obligate you to do anything, but it helps writers find your requests and treat you.

Posting requirements:

Your request centers around at least one character of colour.

(I acknowledge there are some shortcomings with the "person of colour" descriptor. I'm also not going to police who is or isn't a character of colour; please just use your best judgment.)

To participate, simply copy-paste the following into a comment:

AO3 name:
Letter link:
Fandom:
Characters:
What is it? description of canon or a link to a canon promo (optional)
What kind of thing am I requesting? also optional

AO3 name: Letter link: Fandom: Characters: What is it?</stong> description of canon or a link to a canon promo (optional) What kind of thing am I requesting? also optional

If you post a fic for Yuletide with one or more POC characters, tag it with Chromatic Yuletide so people can find it easily!

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BUFFY: Hey, Mister Passive-Aggressive Guy. Seriously, you wanna take it down a notch or two in there?
SPIKE: What, poor dainty Richard can't take a joke?
BUFFY: (firmly) We do not joke about eating people in this house!

~~Older and Far Away~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Empty Vessels (Spike, PG-13) by veronyxk84

kittens, mittens, plushie toys (Faith/Buffy, G) by whiterosesinthesnow
come find me later (Faith/Buffy, G) by thisyearsgrrl
Let's Talk Feelings (Spike & Maggie Walsh, T) by MadeInGold
Full Family Fun (Buffy/Dawn/Joyce, E) by WestOrEast

[Chaptered Fiction]

Hell on Wheels: A Slayer’s Road, Ch. 3 (Complete) (Crossover w/ Fast & Furious, Buffy/Dominic Toretto, M) by Val44
Kinktober 2025, Ch. 13 (Multifandom, Spike/Buffy, E) by MadameFireHeart
30 Days of Sex - Honeymoon: Love Hotel Edition, Ch. 15 (Giles/Buffy, E) by DancingAngel0013
Kinktober 2025, Ch. 16 (Giles/Buffy, E) by HuonParticlesAreHarmless
The Degradation of Duality [Series Part 2], Ch. 27 (Spike/Buffy, E) by EmpressRagini
After That, Ch. 2 (Crossover w/ Harry Potter, M) by ScottisI
The Witch's Hour, Ch. 4 (Spike/Buffy, M) by violettathepiratequeen
I Do!, Ch. 41 (Spike/Buffy, M) by Dusty87
always gray, never simple, Ch. 13 (Lilah/Wesley, M) by welcometocaritas
Lie to Me, Ch. 14 (Spike/Buffy, Angelus/Drusilla, E) by CheekyKitten
Stories of True Love in Capeside, Ch. 17 (Complete) (Spike/Buffy, E) by CheekyKitten
The Zeppo In Time, Ch. 17 (Spike/Buffy, E) by CheekyKitten
Just a Little Bit of Your Heart, Ch. 9 (Crossover w/ Wicked, Buffy, Willow, Not Rated) by Mems_the_word
Kinktober 2025, Ch. 16 (Giles/Buffy, E) by Skyson
Van Rosenberg, Ch. 2 (Tara/Willow, M) by OriginalAlcy
tuned in, Ch. 4 (Complete) (Faith/Buffy, M) by IncognitoDuck11
Kinktober 2025: Spuffy Edition, Ch. 16 (Spike/Buffy, E) by Moonzari

Aftermath: the Möbius Curve, Ch. 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Joan963z
Rewind Love, Ch. 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Blade Redwind
The Witch's Hour, Ch. 4 (Buffy/Spike, Willow, R) by violettathepiratequeen
Stuck, Ch. 3 (Spike, PG) by Perelynn
Shatter Me, Ch. 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

Corruption, Ch. 5 (Buffy, Giles, William, NC-17) by Grief Counseling
The Witch's Hour, Ch. 4 (Buffy/Spike, Willow, R) by violettathepiratequeen
What the Drabble? Vol. 3, Ch. 97 (Buffy/Spike, Dawn, Ensemble, PG-13) by VeroNyxK84

[Images, Audio & Video]

Image: Mark Metcalf is The Master in The Harvest (SFW) by whedonsworld
Art: BUFFTOBER DAY 16 - “Vampire Buffy” (SFW) by whatshisfaceblogs
Craft: Finished my first cross stitch <3 (Spike quote, SFW) by pushingupdaisies637
Memes: Buffy is... (SFW) by gravewritings

Tattoo: Tattoo including Faith (SFW) by jinxgirl36

Video: Dark Willow Was Meant To Team Up With Glory | Buffy The Vampire Slayer Facts (The WB, 1998) 🔮 by Onscreen: Film, TV & Media Culture

[Reviews & Recaps]

Review: Thoughts on Rewatching S2E05, “Reptile Boy”, Part 1/3: What Is Buffy’s Problem? by btvsfemslashenjoyer

Review: Buffy The Vampire Slayer "STORYTELLER" S7E16 REACTION by JerBear Reacts
Review: Buffy The Vampire Slayer S6 EP7 REACTION by CLC Reacts
Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer S3E17 'Enemies' REACTION by Simple Reactions
Review: Blade VS Buffy (Marvel VS Buffy the Vampire Slayer) | DEATH BATTLE! | REACTION!!! by Darius the Great Ent
Review: Blade VS Buffy (Marvel VS Buffy the Vampire Slayer) | DEATH BATTLE | REACTION by NBU REACTS
Review: Blade's Last Defense Against Buffy! Death Battle Blade vs Buffy Reaction (Marvel vs Buffy) by TenTonTerror 227

Review: Episode 146: Never Leave Me by newworldwitchery

[Fandom Discussions]

Poll: Choose your favorite of these male non-vampire Buffyverse characters and please reblog if you can! by waiting-for-my-redemption-arc
So the thing about Willow to me is that she so so so desperately wants a sacred magical destiny. by yarboyandy2
Poll: Because multishipping makes fandom fun, albeit a constant roller coaster :) Which of these do you multiship to any degree (even if you like one more than the other) or just come closest to multishipping?! by waiting-for-my-redemption-arc
There are a surprising amount of people who take Riley's/Xander's side in the episode "into the woods" and an even larger amount of people who are really pro-Riley in the episode "As you were". by youlivhere
it's exchanges like that that make btvs SO SO fun! by silvermars
Holtz represents the past victims who will never believe you. by mementomauri
My fav thing about Angel is that five days into joining Wolfram and Hart, he went "oh shit this can't be reformed by mementomauri
thinking about my beloved angel/fred pairing again by fblckt
"WHERE ARE THE HATS, WHY IS NO ONE IN A HAT?!?!?" by anathemagerminabunt-blog
Poll: if lilah morgan had lived past s4 of ATS, would you have wanted her to become good? (or at least good-ish) by brutal4you
hate most of ats s4 but it is impossible to deny that they went off with both spin the bottle and the very end of awakening by xaeyrnofnbe
he's the person who knows too much about all his friends to confide in any of them. by merelyspecters
you think anybody ever sang centerfold by the j. geils band at caritas. by merelyspecters
Cangel is so my favorite because of how good it is for them both and especially Angel. by missielynne
I recently came to the surprising and somewhat unpopular opinion that I love AtS more. by waiting-for-my-redemption-arc
I've said this before and I know it's not important in any way but it does still annoy me a little bit that the show cheats in Band Candy when it comes to Giles. by coraniaid
I will always wish more had been done in s2 with the potential of Buffy, Drusilla and Jenny as thematic parallels and foils by sunnydalelibrarian
Poll: Did you prefer Angel on BtVS or AtS? by waiting-for-my-redemption-arc
Buffy s3 ep6 - xander and willow by whimsigothdragonfly

About the Angel theme creator by iiHana
You're Welcome by ANonnyMouse79
Season 4 so far by Mat1711
S03E11 by clockworkbrainwave82
The Buffy sequel has BIG shoes to fill but.... by James-Samuel17
How do you think Spike is actually like in bed ? by James-Samuel17
Two Sides to Every Story by mshirkavand
Helpless - why Buffy? by Ok_Wishbone2721
I need a magically induced spoiler free rewatch! by AssociationTiny5395
Rewatching “Hush” by CelebrationElegant27
Slayer's blood: effects on vampires by Elegant_Break56

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⌈ Secret Post #6859 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 06 secrets from Secret Submission Post #979.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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yuletide

A roundup all the webcomic fandoms in the 2025 tag set (plus all the characters you can request for each one), including links to where you can read them online. Fandoms are in the order/format AO3 puts the tags in.

I tried to flag everything that was (a) NSFW and/or (b) at least partly paywalled. If I missed any examples of that, please let me know!

( Comics, on the web, (mostly) free to get and easy to read )

yourlibrarian

1) Signs of the times: TiVo stops making devices and Paramount+ is launching a stream 4 channels simultaneously feature.

2) I literally can't remember what was the last event I went to. But back in 2016, I saw a similar show for Star Trek music and really loved it. So when I heard one for The Last Airbender would be close to me, I decided to go. It's a really fun way of enjoying a fannish thing, and kind of fascinating to watch what instruments are used to create different scenes.

The stage was much smaller than I expected, as the concert program talked about a full size movie screen, which this definitely wasn't. That said, ATLA was designed for square screens so it made sense, and the venue was small so a large one wasn't needed. ( Read more... )

3) Saw Caddo Lake this past week, and had no idea it was connected to M. Night Shyamalan but did wonder if it was a Stephen King story. I went into it blind, only curious what Dylan O'Brien was doing these days since I saw him in the movie banner. (I'm intrigued about the SNL film he did, I'll have to see where it's available). ( Spoilers )

4) Against the precipitous backdrop of funding cuts to public media, low-power radio emerges as a lesser-known source of inspiration. "Low-power stations are hyperlocal and as varying as the wind, concerned with community voices, emergency notifications, and information specific to a confined area...Practitioners of community radio also tend to see their work as politically and philosophically important. “The Low Power FM movement is a small but energetic alliance,” Scott writes in her Dummies book. “Real living, breathing humans are pushing through the cracks of commercial automation with spontaneous ideas and original thought. DJs are playing music because it moves them, not because it fits a mathematical formula."

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Posted by Jen

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/halloween-boo-boos-2025

Some questions are easy to answer.

"Cake, or DEATH?"

"Uh...cake, please."

Others can be a little more tricky:

"Trick, or TROAT?"

"And this is for 'Hallowen,' so, be honest."

Here's a moving Halloween vignette:

Judging by the pile behind it, I guess we have to assume that's "Poop in Peace."

(Which, come to think of it, is probably what every parent of a two to six-year-old dreams of doing.)

Jack O' Lanterns:

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.

Sperm Bullies:

YOU PRETTY MUCH NAILED IT.

I can't decide if these two are hanging garland or just have massive orthodontist bills:

Boo? Boo?! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!

Thank you.

Thanks to Porter N., Rane L., Katya H., Lisa S., Laura W., & Destiny G., who think that last one is pretty yracs.

******

P.S. You know how everyone is decorating with these cute wall bats for spooky season?

Well I found them on Amazon! They're re-usable PVC - so weatherproof - and cost less than $10 for a pack of 56. While you're there I highly recommend scrolling the customer image gallery, too, for cute decorating ideas like this.

*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/halloween-boo-boos-2025

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Giles: Toth.
Riley: What?
Buffy: He called you a Toth. It's a pitish expression. It means, like, moron.
Giles: No, Toth is the name of the demon.

~~The Replacement~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Hottest Slayer In Town (Cordelia/Xander, PG) by badly_knitted

A Fine Line (Buffy/Multiple, M) by Divinemissem13
the only thing that doesn't die is love (Buffy/Faith, G) by whiterosesinthesnow
Everything That You Do (Buffy/Giles, M) by Skyson
Come Back (To Me) (Buffy/Spike, T) by Liddells
There’s More To Tea, Than Making Tea (Buffy/Giles, T) by Cosmic__Cowgirl
Drabbles 24 – Last Light (Mrs. French/Stephen Gregory, G) by Aadler
Full Family FUn (Buffy/Dawn/Joyce, E) by WestOrEast
anything for the crown (Buffy/Faith, G) by whiterosesinthesnow
In Memorium (Buffy/Giles, NR) by GreyCat16

'one of the queer things of life' (Eddie/Male reader, NSFW) by stitch-away

Kill Me Softly (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Frog Prince, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Asokatanos
The Watashiato Letters, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by LuxMarkers
Stuck, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by Perelynn

Xander Harris - Awakening of the Incubus, Chapter 7 (Multiple crossings, FR21) by redjacobson

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork:I couldn’t resist sneaking a Buffy reference into an indie game I’m developing. by Moist-Cofidence6447

Comic:lets all prank spike by rabbitmotifs
Artwork:you and me could write a bad romance by miehczyslaw
Artwork:[Inuit slayer OC] by yarboyandy2
Artwork:BUFFTOBER DAY 15 - “Vampire Willow” by whatshisfaceblogs
Artwork:“I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away.” by lukreziaaa
Moodboard:«If I can't love you as a lover, I will love you as a friend» [Buffy + Giles] by buffyannegiles
Gifset:iwry2024 reader's choice fic: gambit by aboutafox by iwillrememberyoumarathon
Gifset:BEST OF BTVS: Cordelia & Giles by clarkgriffon

Video: A Salute to Buffy - The Cup of Perpetual Torment by Vegas Tiki Show

[Reviews & Recaps]

Buffy: The Vampire Slayer S1 Ep 11 | Quotedelia stays Iconic! | Reaction | Commentary | First Time by Xavier
Dracula Lunchtime Bites 10: Queering the Slayer - from Dracula to Buffy by The Derby Dracula

Podcast: Episode 114: Redefinition by Gym Was Cancelled

[Recs & In Search Of]

[ISO platonic/qpr xillow fics] by camellcat

[Community Announcements]

James Marsters HeroFestival Marseille 2025 Schedule by dontkillspike

Wednesday, October 15 - Surprise by Fic Promptly

[Fandom Discussions]

[ATS vs BTVS] by waiting-for-my-redemption-arc
Poll: What happens to vampires in sub zero temperatures? by angelusfangs
werewolf episode of buffy by
thinking about Faith and Xander in The Zeppo by juanabaloo
I have a lot of things to say about btvs vampires and scarring by lycanpunk666
last night i got to the part in buffy where she’s crying on the porch because her mom is sick by

I love harmony by multiple authors
Why did faith kiss Buffy in 3x17 by multiple authors
Those two placed their entire lives on to hold the fort in season 6 while everybody else was a complete mess by multiple authors
A cry for attention? by multiple authors
[Was S6 as divisive when it first aired?] by multiple authors
Why does Spike treat Harmony so bad compared to other women in his life? by multiple authors
Why does Spike apologize for... by multiple authors
Will we ever get a truly great HD remaster? by multiple authors
Do you think they retcon the buffy/Spike relationship by multiple authors
So…Oliver Pike exists in book canon of the show canon? by multiple authors
What characters grew on you the most over the course of the series? I gotta say, the writers really cooked with Angel's character. by multiple authors
What are your favourite moments from the show? I love Angel's speech to Kate in "Epiphany". by multiple authors
Jenny by multiple authors
t's a bummer that we never found out how put the Talisman of Manifest Spirits in the bathroom at New Sunnydale High by multiple authors
Do you think blade and buffy would be able to get along? by multiple authors

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

Interview: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Q&A | GalaxyCon St. Louis 2025 via GalaxyCon

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What is TransTide?

Since trans headcanons and the portrayal of trans characters can be personal for many people, writers might be nervous to write trans headcanons without invitation. This mini challenge is for people to signal that they would love to receive trans headcanons, as well as to showcase their requested fandoms with canon trans characters.

Note that this exchange is open to nonbinary characters as well.

To participate, simply copy-paste the following into a comment:

AO3 name:
Letter link:
Likes and DNWs:
Fandom:
Characters:
Details:

If you post a fic for Yuletide with one or more trans characters, tag it with TransTide so people can find it easily

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⌈ Secret Post #6858 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.

[The Boys and/or Gen V]

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 13 secrets from Secret Submission Post #979.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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Here’s a list of all poems (including ballads and traditional songs) in the 2023 tagset, with links to texts as best I can find, and a notation of original language if not English. Please let me know of any additions or corrections.

Allison Gross (Traditional Ballad)

Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came - Robert Browning

Flower Fairies - Cicely Mary Barker

The Epic of Gilgamesh [Akkadian]

Goblin Market - Christina Rossetti

Heer Halewijn (Traditional Ballad) [Dutch]

Her strong enchantments failing - A.E. Housman

Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight - Anonymous (Song)

Nibelungenlied [Middle High German]

The Odyssey - Homer [Ancient Greek]

The Romance of Silence [Old French]

Summoned By Bells - John Betjeman

Tam Lin - Anonymous (Song)

Two Loves - Lord Alfred Douglas

The Waste Land - T. S. Eliot

Wulf and Eadwacer [Old English] (original, modern English translations one, two, three)

赠答诗 - 金车美人 (弘农) | Poems Composed in Reply - Beautiful Woman in a Golden Carriage (Hong Nong) [Classical Chinese]

Bonus: poets for RPFing in the tagset include:

Richard I of England (in 12th Century CE RPF)
Lord Byron, John Keats, Percy Shelley and Herman Melville (in 19th Century CE Literary RPF)
Enheduanna (in Mesopotamian RPF)
Christopher Marlowe (in 16th Century CE RPF and in Shakespeare RPF)
Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare (in Shakespeare RPF)
Edna St. Vincent Millay, Emily Dickinson, Gertrude Stein, and Sappho (in Women's Literary RPF).

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Title: Brilliant Minds
Fandom: Kim Possible
Rating: G
Length: 45 words
Summary: The Possibles live up to their name.

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It is time once more for the Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational!

Are you going through the tagset, thinking about your signup, and getting lured down plotbunny holes?

Well, if you are entranced by tiny canons, luscious fandom promos, or letters with prompts that you absolutely adore, and you've got to do something to appease the itty bitty plot bunnies that are nibbling at your ankles, the Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational is back to meet all your "I don't have time or brain enough to do 1000 words, but that idea is still keen" needs.

How does it work?

Write drabbles or drabble series for Yuletide Madness. Proper ones, where the text of each drabble is exactly 100 words, please. Ficlets are fun, but not all ficlets are drabbles in just the same way as not all poems are sonnets. (You can, of course, post a 1000 word tale told in drabbles, where each chapter/bit is exactly 100 words to the main Yuletide collection, if you like. Just be sure that it is eligible to fulfill the main gift rules for that recipient.)

Give them to people.

Add "yumadrin" or "Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational" to the tags.

That's it!

*******

As of the start of Yuletide 2025 we have created 939 drabbles, the oldest ones from 2013 when the Invitational. We are so close to a thousand! These little mini-gifts are a lot of fun to give, and to get, and they're fun to create as well. Check out the tag to see what we mean!

https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Yuletide%20Madness%20Drabble%20Invitational/works

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There are many ways of queering texts and characters. This challenge is for any and all of them! The widest possible definition of queering is used here. If you think your prompt counts, then so do we.

To participate, leave a comment on this post linking to your letter, so anyone interested in queering your canon for Yuletide can find you. Tag any fics for this mini-challenge with Queering The Tide. (I suggest you tag both Queering the Tide and TransTide if the two happen to overlap.)

You can copy/paste this form below for your comment.

AO3 name:

Letter link:

Fandom:

Any specific fandom details, preferences, comments, etc:

Text copied from the 2024 post.

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What is Family Matters?
Unrelated to the sitcom (or anything else, actually), Family Matters is a mini challenge focused on sibling relationships. Whether that be traditional, half, foster/adoptive, or step siblings, siblings of all kinds are welcome. For the purposes of this mini challenge, I am excluding found family (unless there are sibling relationships within) and “I see them as a sibling” relationships (unless, of course, that statement is meant to be literal.) As I won’t be policing anything, please use your best interest and feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.

What about incest?
This is NOT the incest mini challenge. Someone made one last year and I'm hoping, for all interested, that it's continues on. However, nothing and no one is stopping you from signing up to both if that’s what you want.

What if [character]’s sibling isn’t in the tagset?
Good news! As long as at least one sibling is in the tagset (and you’re requesting them), this won’t be a problem.

How do I participate?
Leave a comment with the following details:
AO3 Username:
Letter Link (if applicable):
Fandoms & Requested Characters + Their Siblings (not necessary, but it might help to put if they’re in the tagset or not/if you’re requesting them):
Prompts (optional):
Any Other Details:

How do I tag for this?
The challenge, specifically? Yuletide Family Matters
But in general, try some of these, if applicable: Siblings, Sibling Rivalry, Brother-Brother Relationship, Brother-Sister Relationship, Sister-Sister Relationship, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Step-Siblings

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Posted by Jen

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/tata-tragedies-2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, bakers, which means it's time to slap pink icing ribbons on everything, including last month's leftover cookies:

Pro Tip: When licking icing off your display cookies, try to be more thorough. Otherwise people might start asking questions.

It also means that every October birthday is no longer just a birthday:

It's a "Flappy Beiast Awaranistsy" Birthday!

Plus, what better time is there to break out the ol' "Ring o' Stomachs" icing border?

NO TIME, that's when.

Of course, since even the simple ribbon loop is beyond many bakers' skill set, you might want to cheat a bit by using candy molds:

Pro Tip: these also work great for bachelorette parties.

Or maybe stick to a single ribbon and just one misspelled word:

G, I admire your restraint.

Or how about a simple, inspiring inscription? You know, something about hope, and strength, and working towards a cure?

Or a confusingly depressing sentiment that makes less and less sense the more you think about it?

Because when I remember a painful loss, the first thing I want to do - I mean, AFTER celebrating the fact that I just remembered my painful loss - is eat a giant cookie cake.

[sigh]

Tell you what, bakers, maybe we should just go back to the ribbons.

Perfect.

Thanks to Sarah A., Gia E., Crystal A., Jen P., Anony M., Michelle T., & Leslie P. for keeping us abreast of the situation. TTFN, ladies!

*****

P.S. Want to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness in the spirit of the spooky season? Then allow me to present the greatest October t-shirt of all time:

"Boo Bees" T-Shirt

More colors and cuts at the link, though sadly it does NOT come in pink. BOO.

******

And from my other blog, Epbot:

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/tata-tragedies-2025

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Nabbit: "Ah. This should take care of your expenses to date. I want you to know I really appreciate what you did at the party."
Wesley: "At the party? What we did at the party?"
Cordy: "It was a wonderful party."
Nabbit: "We talked. We had some good times. It meant a lot to me."
Cordy: "Oh."
Wesley: "Yes, but - you were paying us to be there."
Nabbit: "I do that all the time. But you guys actually hung with me. It was - it was special."

~~Angel Episode #20: "War Zone"~~