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I've been thinking about Star Wars fanfic today, or writing thereof. I have a lot of WIPs (oh gods, so many), but I do like it when I get more than two people and a shoelace to read my fic and I realized... what do The Kids even read, these days?

So I went and looked. (On AO3, where else.)

Quick, can you guess?

In the "Star Wars - All Media Types" tag on AO3, there are 25,988 fics with update date between 2025-01-01 and today.

Ship categories

F/M (9918)
Gen (7677)
M/M (6971)
F/F (1791)
Multi (1671)
Other (932)

Oh whow. I did not expect so much F/M. Is that all Reylo?

Fandoms

Star Wars - All Media Types (17881)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types (7274)
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (4809)
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (2835)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon) (2302)
Star Wars Original Trilogy (2019)
Andor (TV) (1555)
Star Wars: Rebels (1408)
Star Wars Legends - All Media Types (1229)
The Mandalorian (TV) (1136)

The Bad Batch surprised me here!

Characters

Obi-Wan Kenobi (6401)
Anakin Skywalker (4851)
Ahsoka Tano (2911)
Luke Skywalker (2641)
CT-7567 | Rex (2576)
Leia Organa (2480)
Padmé Amidala (2368)
CC-2224 | Cody (2324)
Rey (Star Wars) (1989)
Ben Solo | Kylo Ren (1898)

I'm... surprised by how unsurprising this is? I think this is the same top 10 I'd get if I removed the time filter, which feels odd.

Relationships

Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker (1568)
Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren (1375)
Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker (1256)
Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker (1252)
CC-2224 | Cody/Obi-Wan Kenobi (997)
Anakin Skywalker & Ahsoka Tano (707)
Rey/Ben Solo (558)
Leia Organa/Han Solo (532)
Kylo Ren/Rey (462)
Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze (367)

And finally,

...yeah, that tracks.

Some details and notes

The F/M ships

Are this:

Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren (1310)
Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker (1151)
Rey/Ben Solo (538)
Kylo Ren/Rey (446)
Leia Organa/Han Solo (420)
Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker (377)
Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze (295)
Cassian Andor/Jyn Erso (287)
Anakin Skywalker & Ahsoka Tano (270)
Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla

...so, big on Reylo but not only, or even mostly Reylo? I wish AO3 had a way to mark main ships vs background ones, that would be so useful for this.

Fic included

AO3 doesn't have a way to differentiate between "updated" and "first-posted", which means these numbers might be skewed by long-running WIPs. Just out of curiosity, I filtered only completed fics with one chapter (i.e. one-shots) and got 989 works in these fandoms:

Star Wars - All Media Types (685)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types (293)
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (159)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon) (101)
Star Wars Original Trilogy (72)
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (68)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (TV) (46)
The Mandalorian (TV) (40)
Star Wars: Rebels (38)
Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order Series (Video Games) (32)

The Bad Batch higher, some Skeleton Crew, some JFO, but generally very similar. I guess we're pretty set on the Prequel era, huh.

...um. This got a bit more involved than an interesting bit of stats I wanted to entertain you with. Enjoy, I guess!

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birdfeeding

I have only seen a few House Sparrows and Mourning Doves today.

The weekend was busy with Blue Jays, Cardinals, Chickadees, WB Nuthatches and Woodpeckers between rain storms. With our recent warm up, everything in muddy.

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birdfeeding

I Feel: busy

Today is partly sunny and chilly.

I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 1/12/26 -- We finished a hardware project.

EDIT 1/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

Pretty sunset tonight, pink and peach and lavender. :D

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

rekishi

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rachelmanija

Audio and transcript here.

Kat Spada: Today, I’m talking to Rachel Manija Brown, a writer who’s published over 30 books, and opened up Paper & Clay Bookshop in late 2024. Rachel, will you tell me about why you decided to open a bookshop?

Rachel Brown: I had never intended to open a bookshop. I always thought it was one of those idle daydreams that people who love reading and books have. I never planned to actually do it because I didn’t think it would be successful—they frequently go out of business. But after I moved to Crestline, which is a very small town in the California mountains, the little town did not have a bookshop.

It had a shop that was kind of a bookshop. I would say about ten percent of its inventory was books, but it was primarily gifts and herbs and crystals and things like that. But it had a really great atmosphere, people loved it, the people who worked there were really great. And all the kids in town used to hang out there, especially the queer and trans and otherwise kind of misfit kids. And I used to hang out there.

[When it went] out of business, I was so sad at the idea of the mountain losing its only bookshop. Especially the thought that all the queer, trans, bookish, and otherwise misfit teenagers, like I had once been, were going to lose their safe space.

I started daydreaming about opening it myself, and I thought, I love this idea so much, maybe in a couple of years when I have actual preparation, I’ll open a bookshop. Then I realized it was at was such a good location, that I would never get that good of a location again. It’s smack in the middle of the tourist district, every person who visits Crestline walks right past it.

Unfortunately, this was all while I was in Bulgaria for a month. So, I spent some time frantically trying to take over the lease, which was extremely difficult from another country. I couldn’t take possession of the shop until November 1st, and I really wanted to open it in time to get all the Christmas customers. And I have a tiny house, so I couldn’t really buy very much, because I had no place to put it. So I took possession of the shop on November 1st, and I opened on November 14th.

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newscientist_feed

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510781-quantum-computers-could-help-sharpen-images-of-exoplanets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Combining two kinds of quantum computing devices could be just the trick for taking better images of faint, faraway exoplanets

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510781-quantum-computers-could-help-sharpen-images-of-exoplanets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

toothpastepancake

I am here to a) promote my new community

100femslash and b) post my table for that community!


1. Golden	2. Eyes	3. Spiral	4. Beauty	5. Rose	6. Lost	7. Real	8. Touch	9. Stars	10. `Contrast
11. Crystal	12. Realize	13. Past	14. Forget	15. Drink	16. Locked	17. Lies	18. Outfit	19. Freedom	20. Create
21. More	22. Dream	23. Hair	24. Soft	25. Love	26. Dark	27. Sweet	28. Belief	29. Red	30. Broken
31. Night	32. Music	33. Linger	34. First	35. Spy	36. Origin	37. Fire	38. Rest	39. Pair	40. Comfort
41. Play	42. Party	43. Color	44. Divide	45. Escape	46. Rainbow	47. Desire	48. Grow	49. Seek	50. Art
51. Shift	52. Yearn	53. Treasure	54. Proud	55. Warning	56. Tempt	57. Old	58. Decide	59. Protect	60. Eat
61. Time	62. Circle	63. Skill	64. Offer	65. Union	66. Fix	67. Watch	68. Train	69. Monster	70. Heal
71. Pet	72. Dirty	73. Lace	74. Texture	75. Moon	76. Alone	77. Reunite	78. Anger	79. Planet	80. Hate
81. Ascend	82. Beat	83. Violet	84. Obscure	85. Trick	86. Unravel	87. Amaze	88. Speak	89. Fantasy	90. Stand
91. Halt	92. Home	93. Meet	94. Snapshot	95. Pieces	96. Accomplish	97. Fly	98. Spark	99. Hug	100. Observe

james_davis_nicoll

Diseased grimdark English-language sourcebooks by Christian Eichhorn for the artpunk tabletop fantasy roleplaying game Mörk Borg!

Bundle of Holding: Eichhorn Mork Borg

olivermoss

Sens could easily have a large chunk of the fastest growing demographic in hockey fall in their lap. Just, a giant pile of money fall in their laps, and they are working hard to make sure it doesn't happen.

The Sens, on top of everything else, signed a famous homophobe this morning. As a goalie, even!

( Spoilers for, uh, the synopsis of the upcoming Heated Rivalry sequel )

maevedarcy

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get_knitted

I Feel: tired
Current Location: my desk

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.

This Week's Question: What are your crafting goals for 2026?

If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

princessofgeeks

I Feel: full

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509985-our-elegant-universe-rethinking-natures-deepest-principle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew of shocking findings suggest a far stranger idea from quantum theory could be a deeper driving force

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509985-our-elegant-universe-rethinking-natures-deepest-principle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

newscientist_feed

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2511053-is-there-an-evolutionary-reason-for-same-sex-sexual-behaviour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Sexual behaviour among same-sex pairs is common in apes and monkeys, and a wide-ranging analysis suggests it does boost survival

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loganberrybunny

I Feel: discontent

Public

This really shouldn't be the case but as far as I can tell, I am in at least the top 5% (maybe even considerably smaller than that) of people regarding knowledge of what went on during the production of The Last House on the Left. I have achieved this not through formal expertise or through special access, but by merely:

1) Going through the DVD/Blu-ray extras systematically
2) Reading all of David Szulkin's making-of book
3) Spending more than three minutes searching for evidence

Given Last House was the film that launched Wes Craven's career in horror, it is absolutely absurd how useless the horror and cinema media have been, for decades, in interrogating what happened away from the fictional story. Wes Craven himself should have been asked far more searching questions than he was.

This criticism applies to cinema academics too. It's deeply ironic, in a bad way, that there have been so many people writing papers and articles about the way Mari is portrayed in the story from various progressive and feminist viewpoints, yet almost none writing about the serious abuse by men of the real young woman who played Mari.

The fact that the most likely place to find details of what Sandra Peabody endured is in listicles is a terrible indictment of how badly so-called "serious" horror and cinema media have failed.

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talkpolitics

New year, new luck, yo! And of course, again for the purposes of the DailyQuotes list, here's the list of funny/silly/thoughtful/whatev's quotes for 2026. As usual, a line has a chance of finding its place here if it inspires others to either have a giggle, or go into deep contemplation (keep hoping, lol). A link to this list will also be displayed on the community sidebar:

"The NATO charter clearly says that any attack on a NATO member shall be treated, by all members, as an attack against all. So that means that, if we attack Greenland, we'll be obligated to go to war against ... ourselves! Gee, that's scary. You really don't want to go to war with the United States. They're insane!"
(edelsont)

disneydream06

The Dog Killer has decided the best way to calm things down after one of her lackeys murdered Renee Good.

And that brilliant decision?

Sent MORE Gestapo to Minnesota.

W.T.F.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bookscorpion posting in

common_nature

I Feel: chill
I Hear: Baldur's Gate 3 soundtrack

I buy primroses and pots full of bulbs as soon as they are available, it does so much for my mood to have them where I can see them from the couch. I have daffodils, grape hyacinths, a couple of different hyacinths and these netted irises.

susandennis

Bill's plane left just before 8. It's a 30 minute drive to the airport if traffic and weather are not factors. We were at the beginning of rush hour and it was dead dark and pouring rain. I was glad he drove. Oh also, we couldn't get out of the Timber Ridge garage! We had to call security and they had to come down and trip the door. This was an inauspicious start but it turned out fine. The airport did not seem particularly busy.

As I was driving away, Google maps said they had found a faster route home, did I want it? Sure. You can basically go on interstate highways the entire time which would be fine except for trucks and several tricky highway changes. OR you can go non highways which is also fine except for the last 6 miles which are twisty, curvy. The faster route this morning was the latter which turned out to be fine. There was a lot of traffic but it was not stopped and it did allow me to go slowly which was also fine.

And the garage door opened.

And now Biggie is looking for Bill.

I put in a load of laundry before I left and it's now cooling down on my bed. I wanted to make sure I had all the hanging clothes hanging when the closet designer comes tomorrow.

I decided to not wait until April to start on taking a semaglutide. I sent a note to the doctor. It will be expensive but maybe only until April and maybe the side effects will kill the whole project. But I'm ready to give it a start now.

I have exercise class at 10 this morning and I have dinner ordered to be picked up at 5. And that's the entire agenda for today. Maybe I'll go fold and hang that pile on my bed before class.

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holly_poly

This is a reminder that the deadlines are fast approaching.

18 January: Default deadline - countdown timer link
This is the last possible date to default on your assignment without any penalties. If you know you can't finish your assignment, please default as soon as possible to give us time to find a PH on time and avoid delays.

25 January: Fanworks are due - countdown timer link

If you have already submitted your work, please know we are still reviewing and approving works (it's going slowly due to RL responsibilities but we're getting there!). Unless there is a problem with your work, we will try to approve it as soon as possible. Please remember to periodically check your email in case we need to contact you.

disneydream06

This week we'll get a little classy...

Ella and Louis doing a little dreamin'.

Watch on YouTube

disneydream06

Sorry

mrdreamjeans, but I had to post this one...

My Fear Of

Moving Stairs Is Escalating.

soricel

My ten favorite non-DW blogs:

Winnie Lim

Annie Mueller

Keenan

Tracy Durnell

Ava

Tiramisu

Draft Four (ugh, Substack, sorry...it's the only one I subscribe to)

Sasha Frere Jones (I don't actually read this regularly, but I always look forward to reading his end-of-year reflection compilations, heavy as they are)

And, because I can't think of two more...two places where I look for non-DW blogs:

Ye Olde Blogroll

People and Blogs

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Another rainy day

Network

Chat corner 2026-02, with some unexpected stats

Ship categories

Fandoms

Characters

Relationships

Additional tags

The F/M ships

Fic included

The Four Marys

Birds

Birdfeeding

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I got interviewed about Paper & Clay Bookshop

Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets

100 femslash prompt table

Bundle of Holding: Eichhorn Mork Borg

Hockey and HR overlaps

Snowflake Challenge #5

Snowflake Challenge #4

Check-In Post - Jan 12th 2026

Heated Rivalry rec

Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle

Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?

The failure of the horror and film media

DailyQuotes 2026

W.T.F. News.....

Spring Flowers

Early dark and wet

Default Deadline Reminder

Songs From The Movies.....

Isn't It Punny.....

Snowflake Challenge #6

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