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prisca ([personal profile] prisca) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2026-04-15 10:29 pm

April: Rare Words

Welcome to our challenge Rare Words .

In April, we have two words:
Apricate = to bask in the sunshine
Timorous = scared, fearful, or simply shy

Feel free to interpret the prompt as you want. You don't have to use the word itself in your work.

Allowed are fics up to 500 words, small poems such as haiku or tanka, icons (100 x 100px), and graphics (maximum 500 x 500px).

All fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome. Original works and real-person works are fine, too.

Please tag your work with all relevant tags.

This challenge runs until April 30, midnight in your timezone.

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Challenge Reminder:
10 out of 20
This and That
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no thoughts just potato ([personal profile] sweettartheart) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-15 01:03 pm
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Apologies

Sorry about the delayed posting the last couple of weeks. I hope to be back on track now. I appreciate your participation!
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no thoughts just potato ([personal profile] sweettartheart) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-15 01:00 pm
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Week 490: Amnesty Round

Every tenth week on [community profile] 100words is Amnesty Week, when all previous prompts are fair game. Did you miss a prompt the first time around? Write it now! Want to write a prompt again? Please do!

Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.

Please use the appropriate prompt tag with your response.

Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.

If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:

Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title

Post:
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:

Here's the template as code for easier pasting:



If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!

The prompts are:

489. Curse

488. Crown

487. Quest

486. Coincidence

485. Innocent

484. Lament

483. Gravity

482. Neutral

481. Roar

Earlier prompts )
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Denise ([staff profile] denise) wrote in [site community profile] dw_maintenance2026-04-11 11:58 pm

The case of the missing notifications

I keep forgetting to post about this: we've been troubleshooting the "missing notifications" problem for the past few days. (Well, I say "we", really I mean Mark and Robby; I'm just the amanuensis.) It's been one of those annoying loops of "find a logical explanation for what could be causing the problem, fix that thing, observe that the problem gets better for some people but doesn't go away completely, go back to step one and start again", sigh.

Mark is hauling out the heavy debugging ordinance to try to find the root cause. Once he's done building all the extra logging tools he needs, he'll comment to this entry. After he does, if you find a comment that should have gone to your inbox and sent an email notification but didn't, leave him a link to the comment that should have sent the notification, as long as the comment itself was made after Mark says he's collecting them. (I'd wait and post this after he gets the debug code in but I need to go to sleep and he's not sure how long it will take!)

We're sorry about the hassle! Irregular/sporadic issues like this are really hard to troubleshoot because it's impossible to know if they're fixed or if they're just not happening while you're looking. With luck, this will give us enough information to figure out the root cause for real this time.

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Echo Invictus ([personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-10 08:01 pm

[Challenge #489: Curse] The Legend of Zelda: 'Accursed'

Title: 'Accursed'
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda (Spoilers for 'Tears of the Kingdom')
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] anythingdrabble

Accursed )
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VeroNyxK84 ([personal profile] veronyxk84) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-10 04:43 pm

[Prompt #489] BtVS / Spuffy — Into the Void

Title: Into the Void
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Setting/Spoilers: Set post-S7.
Summary: After the collapse of Sunnydale, Buffy is dead-set on finding Spike.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt: #489 - Curse

Crossposted: [community profile] drabble_zone, [community profile] anythingdrabble, My journal


READ: Into the Void )
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Creature Of Hobbit ([personal profile] tellshannon815) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-09 01:26 am

Cursed Either Way (From, Jasmine) 489: curse

Title: Cursed Either Way
Fandom: From
Characters: Jasmine
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Whether she joined in with the elders' deal with the Man in Yellow for immortality, or stood out like the couple now called Tabitha and Jade, Jasmine would have been cursed either way.

Read more... )
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smallhobbit ([personal profile] smallhobbit) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-08 08:32 pm

Discworld - The Curse

Title: The Curse
Fandom: Discworld
Rating: G

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prisca ([personal profile] prisca) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2026-04-08 08:39 pm

April: This and That

Welcome to our challenge This and That.

In April, the main theme is Light vs. Darkness.

Allowed are fics up to 500 words, small poems such as haiku or tanka, icons (100 x 100px), and graphics (maximum 500 x 500px). All fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome. Original works and real-person works are fine, too.

Please tag your work with all relevant tags.

This challenge runs until April 30, midnight in your timezone.

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Challenge Reminder: 10 out of 20
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no thoughts just potato ([personal profile] sweettartheart) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-08 11:09 am

Prompt: #489 - Curse

This week's prompt is curse.

Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.

Please use the tag "prompt: #489 - curse" with your response.

Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.

If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:

Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title

Post:
Title:
Original
(or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:




If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!
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cmk418 ([personal profile] cmk418) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2026-04-06 10:36 pm

10 out of 20 - OZ (HBO) - Tobias Beecher & Katherine McClain

Title: Interview
Fandom: OZ (HBO)
Characters: Tobias Beecher & Katherine McClain
Rating: Teen
Prompt: Loss of Faith
Word Count: 187
Summary: Katherine interviews Toby prior to his parole hearing

Interview )
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VeroNyxK84 ([personal profile] veronyxk84) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-06 01:57 pm

[Challenge #488] Viola come il mare — The Bearded Princess

Title: The Bearded Princess
Fandom: Viola come il mare (Italian TV show)
Author: [personal profile] veronyxk84
Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set some time during S2.
Summary: A plastic crown sparks playful teasing between Viola and Francesco at a children’s birthday party.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #488 - Crown

Crossposted: My journal (with bonus Italian version), “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series


READ: The Bearded Princess )

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goddess47 ([personal profile] goddess47) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2026-04-05 10:27 pm

(10 out of 20) The Perils of Paperwork - Teen Wolf (PG)

Title: The Perils of Paperwork
Author: [personal profile] goddess47
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Challenge: 10 out of 20
Length: 340
Warnings: None

Notes:

For [community profile] sweetandshort April 2026 10 out of 20 challenge - adult

For Writer's Choice #162 - bills

Summary:

Adulting was hard work!

The Perils of Paperwork on AO3
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cmk418 ([personal profile] cmk418) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2026-04-05 09:10 pm

10 out of 20 - All for the Game - Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard

Title: Comfort Level
Fandom: All for the Game
Pairing: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 121
Prompt: Uncomfortable
Summary: Andrew asks Neil another question in their game.

Comfort Level )
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Katie ([personal profile] drabblewriter) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-05 06:45 pm

[Prompt: #488: Crown] Greek Myth - Grief and Gratitude

Title: Grief and Gratitude
Fandom: Greek Mythology
Characters/Ship: Apollo, past Apollo/Hyacinthus
Rating: G
Note: Also for "hyacinth" on my Flower Fest [community profile] allbingo card

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cmk418 ([personal profile] cmk418) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2026-04-02 10:02 pm

10 out of 20 - OZ (HBO) - Tobias Beecher - The Grand Finale

Title: The Grand Finale
Fandom: OZ (HBO)
Character: Tobias Beecher
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 179
Prompt: Blood
Summary: During the performance of Macbeth, Toby finds his prop knife is anything but

The Grand Finale )
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Echo Invictus ([personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted) wrote in [community profile] 100words2026-04-02 03:25 pm

[Challenge #488: Crown] Original Poetry: 'The Crown'

Title: 'The Crown'
Fandom: Original Poetry
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] vocab_drabbles and [community profile] emotion100

The Crown )