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shadowsong26 ([personal profile] shadowsong26) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-25 11:52 pm

Warm Light #13

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Signature
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Warm Light #13. You're thinking about how someone died that day, the you that was so carefully planned
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day Two: Village Stage), photography, eraser (in SPACE AU), stickers ("The Maldives has had the highest national divorce rate in the world for many decades."), novelty beads (“You are not a failure, you know,” he said, “simply because you can’t endure something unendurable.” ― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength),
Word Count: 273
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Fera
Warnings: Referenced incest/adultery.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Been a while since I've written something in this storyline!


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Denise ([staff profile] denise) wrote in [site community profile] dw_news2025-08-26 12:24 am

Mississippi legal challenge: beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississippi IPs

I'll start with the tl;dr summary to make sure everyone sees it and then explain further: As of September 1, we will temporarily be forced to block access to Dreamwidth from all IP addresses that geolocate to Mississippi for legal reasons. This block will need to continue until we either win the legal case entirely, or the district court issues another injunction preventing Mississippi from enforcing their social media age verification and parental consent law against us.

Mississippi residents, we are so, so sorry. We really don't want to do this, but the legal fight we and Netchoice have been fighting for you had a temporary setback last week. We genuinely and honestly believe that we're going to win it in the end, but the Fifth Circuit appellate court said that the district judge was wrong to issue the preliminary injunction back in June that would have maintained the status quo and prevented the state from enforcing the law requiring any social media website (which is very broadly defined, and which we definitely qualify as) to deanonymize and age-verify all users and obtain parental permission from the parent of anyone under 18 who wants to open an account.

Netchoice took that appellate ruling up to the Supreme Court, who declined to overrule the Fifth Circuit with no explanation -- except for Justice Kavanaugh agreeing that we are likely to win the fight in the end, but saying that it's no big deal to let the state enforce the law in the meantime.

Needless to say, it's a big deal to let the state enforce the law in the meantime. The Mississippi law is a breathtaking state overreach: it forces us to verify the identity and age of every person who accesses Dreamwidth from the state of Mississippi and determine who's under the age of 18 by collecting identity documents, to save that highly personal and sensitive information, and then to obtain a permission slip from those users' parents to allow them to finish creating an account. It also forces us to change our moderation policies and stop anyone under 18 from accessing a wide variety of legal and beneficial speech because the state of Mississippi doesn't like it -- which, given the way Dreamwidth works, would mean blocking people from talking about those things at all. (And if you think you know exactly what kind of content the state of Mississippi doesn't like, you're absolutely right.)

Needless to say, we don't want to do that, either. Even if we wanted to, though, we can't: the resources it would take for us to build the systems that would let us do it are well beyond our capacity. You can read the sworn declaration I provided to the court for some examples of how unworkable these requirements are in practice. (That isn't even everything! The lawyers gave me a page limit!)

Unfortunately, the penalties for failing to comply with the Mississippi law are incredibly steep: fines of $10,000 per user from Mississippi who we don't have identity documents verifying age for, per incident -- which means every time someone from Mississippi loaded Dreamwidth, we'd potentially owe Mississippi $10,000. Even a single $10,000 fine would be rough for us, but the per-user, per-incident nature of the actual fine structure is an existential threat. And because we're part of the organization suing Mississippi over it, and were explicitly named in the now-overturned preliminary injunction, we think the risk of the state deciding to engage in retaliatory prosecution while the full legal challenge continues to work its way through the courts is a lot higher than we're comfortable with. Mississippi has been itching to issue those fines for a while, and while normally we wouldn't worry much because we're a small and obscure site, the fact that we've been yelling at them in court about the law being unconstitutional means the chance of them lumping us in with the big social media giants and trying to fine us is just too high for us to want to risk it. (The excellent lawyers we've been working with are Netchoice's lawyers, not ours!)

All of this means we've made the extremely painful decision that our only possible option for the time being is to block Mississippi IP addresses from accessing Dreamwidth, until we win the case. (And I repeat: I am absolutely incredibly confident we'll win the case. And apparently Justice Kavanaugh agrees!) I repeat: I am so, so sorry. This is the last thing we wanted to do, and I've been fighting my ass off for the last three years to prevent it. But, as everyone who follows the legal system knows, the Fifth Circuit is gonna do what it's gonna do, whether or not what they want to do has any relationship to the actual law.

We don't collect geolocation information ourselves, and we have no idea which of our users are residents of Mississippi. (We also don't want to know that, unless you choose to tell us.) Because of that, and because access to highly accurate geolocation databases is extremely expensive, our only option is to use our network provider's geolocation-based blocking to prevent connections from IP addresses they identify as being from Mississippi from even reaching Dreamwidth in the first place. I have no idea how accurate their geolocation is, and it's possible that some people not in Mississippi might also be affected by this block. (The inaccuracy of geolocation is only, like, the 27th most important reason on the list of "why this law is practically impossible for any site to comply with, much less a tiny site like us".)

If your IP address is identified as coming from Mississippi, beginning on September 1, you'll see a shorter, simpler version of this message and be unable to proceed to the site itself. If you would otherwise be affected, but you have a VPN or proxy service that masks your IP address and changes where your connection appears to come from, you won't get the block message, and you can keep using Dreamwidth the way you usually would.

On a completely unrelated note while I have you all here, have I mentioned lately that I really like ProtonVPN's service, privacy practices, and pricing? They also have a free tier available that, although limited to one device, has no ads or data caps and doesn't log your activity, unlike most of the free VPN services out there. VPNs are an excellent privacy and security tool that every user of the internet should be familiar with! We aren't affiliated with Proton and we don't get any kickbacks if you sign up with them, but I'm a satisfied customer and I wanted to take this chance to let you know that.

Again, we're so incredibly sorry to have to make this announcement, and I personally promise you that I will continue to fight this law, and all of the others like it that various states are passing, with every inch of the New Jersey-bred stubborn fightiness you've come to know and love over the last 16 years. The instant we think it's less legally risky for us to allow connections from Mississippi IP addresses, we'll undo the block and let you know.

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shadowsong26 ([personal profile] shadowsong26) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-25 11:41 pm

Metallic Gold #8

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Scuffs and Dents and Wear
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Metallic Gold #8. component
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day Two: Second Stage), yarn, novelty beads ("kick up some dust")
Word Count: 223
Rating: G
Characters: Rubika
Warnings: Nope!
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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shadowsong26 ([personal profile] shadowsong26) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-25 11:16 pm

Vert #6, Metallic Gold #4

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Web
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Vert #6. Token of loyalty, Metallic Gold #4. resource
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day Two: Main Stage), photography, silhouette, life drawing, frame
Word Count: 313
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Andrell, Nolani, Tova, Lonura
Warnings: References to past war/trauma/character death and miscarriage.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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shadowsong26 ([personal profile] shadowsong26) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-24 11:55 pm

Warm Light #7

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Tempted
'Verse: Untitled Intrigues Story
Colors: Warm Light #7. I've no intention of confessing today
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day One: Village Stage), photography, stain, seed beads, novelty beads, beading wire, canvas
Word Count: 256
Rating: PG
Characters: Rehanye
Warnings: Don't think so, nope.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Just under the wire, woohoo!


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shadowsong26 ([personal profile] shadowsong26) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-24 11:54 pm

Spring Green #15

Name: shadowsong26
Story: No Two Are the Same
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Spring Green #15. I wanna make you proud (with paint-by-numbers from bookblather: Sorell and Nida's children.)
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day 1: Second Stage), photography, pointillism, miniature collection, paint-by-numbers, watercolors
Word Count: 314
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Deva, Sola, Keta, Tana, Fera
Warnings: Vague references to war/espionage/etc.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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shadowsong26 ([personal profile] shadowsong26) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-24 11:05 pm

Warm Light #3

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Bitter as Smoke
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Warm Light #3. Freedom is being alone, I fear liberation
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day 1: Main Stage), photography, chiaroscuro, life drawing, postcard, watercolors, novelty beads (smoke)
Word Count: 173
Rating: R
Characters: Lux
Warnings: References to the fire.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-24 09:20 pm

Lilith Faire: Day 8

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: Stronger, Sugababes
Second Stage: Little Me, Little Mix
Village Stage: Downhearted Blues, Bessie Smith
bookblather: Natalie Dormer looking smugly off-camera. (Miranda Hennessy: Natalie Dormer)
bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-24 10:46 pm

Fresh Thyme 1: Where to Begin

Author: Kat
Title: Where to Begin
Story: Shine Like It Does
Colors: Fresh thyme 1 (wake up call)
Supplies and Materials: Graffiti (Lilith Faire day 1 Criminal, Fiona Apple), parchment (almost exactly a year, actually; about three days over)
Word Count: 630
Rating: PG-13 for swearing
Summary: What's Miranda supposed to do with this?
Warning: none
Notes: Someone tried to kill Miranda; this scene takes place in the hospital after she's recovered a little.

Where to Begin )
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-24 10:29 pm

Fresh Thyme 2: got my attention

Author: Kat
Title: got my attention
Story: In the Heart
Colors: Fresh thyme 2 (wind up)
Supplies and Materials: Graffiti (Lilith Faire day 1: Teach Me to Be Bad, Thea Gilmore), miniature, canvas, life drawing
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG-13
Summary: She says it like an insult.
Warning: manipulation.
Notes: One of these days I'll write something between Lilith Faires.

got my attention )
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-24 12:04 am

Lilith Faire: Day 7

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Dionne Warwick
Second Stage: Umbrella, Rihanna
Village Stage: In the Shadows, Amy Stroup
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-23 12:03 am

Lilith Faire: Day 6

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: Volcano Girls, Veruca Salt
Second Stage: This is How it Goes, Aimee Mann
Village Stage: Sway With Me, Saweetie and Galxara
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-22 02:12 am

Lilith Faire: Day 5

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: I Try, Macy Gray
Second Stage: Obsessed, Mariah Carey
Village Stage: Made It This Far, Katelyn Tarver
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himejoshiheart ([personal profile] himejoshiheart) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-21 10:37 pm

head over heels

Author: Chibi
Story: Duskverse
Color: Marshmallow White (Because she looks like your superhot cousin
and this is the closest it will ever get to it being okay) (tag color: Marshmallow White, please!)
Styles and Supplies: sketch, vaudeville, comic
Summary: duskie is in love
Prompt Reasoning: replace 'superhot cousin' with 'goddamn straybow' and. yeah.

love! kisses!!! getting fucking lazy and making the rest of the cuttext text lyrics from spoken for!! (once i get back to the colorspamming ofc) )
paradoxcase ([personal profile] paradoxcase) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-21 03:30 pm

Realgar #10 [The Fulcrum]

Name: A Suggestion
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Realgar #10: Net
Styles and Supplies: Panorama, Brushes (August 21, 2025: Validate)
Word Count: 697
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: 1912.3.1.6
Summary: Qhoroali has an idea.

A Suggestion )
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-21 12:06 am

Lilith Faire: Day 4

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: Make Me Feel, Janelle Monae
Second Stage: Sidelines, Phoebe Bridgers
Village Stage: New Strings, Miranda Lambert
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himejoshiheart ([personal profile] himejoshiheart) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-20 09:18 pm

bitcrush destroys abandoned buildings in a somewhat irresponsible manner

Author: Chibi
Story: TSS (The Space Station)
Color: Stop Sign Red (authorized vehicles only)
Styles and Supplies: Resin + Oils (Awan Cleanup), Collage (TSS arpg), vaudeville, chiaroscuro, interactive art (the song lyrics - 1st is from 'Bite Me', 2nd and 3rd are from 'Spoken For')
Summary: see title
Prompt Reasoning: the sign, lol.
Wordcount: 822
Note: dividers by [tumblr.com profile] cafekitsune ! also you can tell which part i wrote first and before The Tragedy and which parts i wrote. after. ALSO kwz/bitcrush was made by beloaf/clippy!!! they r my character but their design lol

reckless? yes. quick enough on their feet so nobody gets hurt and that is also part of why they are so reckless? also yes. also the tragedy im referring to here is an official lore event that didnt involve bitcrush at all so dw its not their fault )
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-20 12:09 am

Lilith Faire: Day 3

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: Last Dance, Donna Summer
Second Stage: You Build a Wall, Grace Petrie
Village Stage: Heartstrings, Leighton Meester
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-18 11:58 pm

Lilith Faire: Day 2

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: Arms, Christina Perri
Second Stage: Spinning Around the Sun, Martina Sorbara
Village Stage: Dandelion, Kacey Musgraves
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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowlounge2025-08-17 11:56 pm

Lilith Faire: Day 1

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Lilith Faire begins today, Monday, August 18th, and runs through Monday, August 25th. Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

Any questions? Ask them here!


Today's songs:

Main Stage: Criminal, Fiona Apple
Second Stage: Most Girls, Hailee Steinfeld
Village Stage: Teach Me to Be Bad, Thea Gilmore