a commonplace event

Jan. 22nd, 2023 08:59 pm
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I'm working on a longer thing about Ada of Caria, which features mostly letters between her, Alexander, and some other characters. I enjoyed writing this section for its treatment of Olympias, and thought it would stand on its own pretty well... so, I posted it on AO3, because I suck at this "write a novel and have nobody ever see it" thing.

a commonplace event (4638 words) by tei
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Alexandros III of Macedon | Alexander the Great, Olympias of Epirus, Ada of Caria, Mother of Philip of Acarnania, Philip of Acarnania
Additional Tags: Rape, Abortion, Crucifixion
Summary:

I will tell you about my first crucifixion. You have told me of your mother; I must tell you of mine, Mother. Don’t be jealous.

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Writing historical dialogue / Also, being queer in the 1970s and 1980s

Jul. 14th, 2019 05:22 pm
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I've been posting monthly a series on writing historical dialogue at my blog. Here are the first two posts:

1: Historically tinged language.

2: Writing dialogue for particular periods.

The first post includes quotations from Rosemary Sutcliff and Ursula K. Le Guin on how to handle language in historical fiction and fantasy.

Also, at my [community profile] retrohome blog, I posted a reminiscence of what it was like for me being a queer adolescent between 1978 and 1986. It might be helpful to some of you who didn't live through that period, if you're planning to set a story then. (I realize the 1970s and 1980s don't count as history where [community profile] historium is concerned, but since the bulk of public activities by queer folk occur post-Stonewall in the United States, I'm hoping I can slip this past.)
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FTH Results: (Colors, Gen, 70s era), and Ancient Greek Historical Fic (Being Cassandra's)

Jun. 27th, 2019 12:45 pm
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Two historical fics I wrote this June (though that wasn't originally entirely the plan. I promise I won't be flooding the comm... :) ).

One is an Original written for Fandom Trumps Hate/FTH, which ended up raising 23k. (There is currently also a fundraiser for RAICES on Tumblr in a similar vein.) The other was a failed attempt to fill a fandom prompt in an exchange.

Here they both are:

Colors (783 words) by roguefaerie
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters, Original Child Character(s), Original Female Character(s) of Color, Original Male Character(s) of Color, Original Neurodivergent Character
Additional Tags: Boston, Libraries, Newspapers, News Media, TV News, Adapt, Public Transportation, accessibility, Neurodiversity, Synesthesia, Fandom Trumps Hate, Fandom Trumps Hate 2019, Librarians, Neighborhoods, 1970s, Coming of Age
Summary:

Antonio knows that he is different.



Being Cassandra's (1052 words) by roguefaerie
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cassandra/Original Female Character
Characters: Cassandra (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: POV Outsider, Rain, Relationship Study, Codependency
Summary:

What good is a love if you don’t want to get lost in it, she wonders, and she knows she’ll never have a love like this again.

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Resource for folks writing stories set in the classical world

Apr. 20th, 2019 03:39 pm
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Orbis: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World. Works best with Chrome or Safari browsers. Calculate how long, and how expensive, any journey is throughout the Roman Empire. You can change such factors as season and mode of travel.

(*Trying not to squee too loudly.*)

(*But I once spent days trying to calculate some characters' travel time for an ancient world AU. I calculated that journey in fifteen seconds flat with this tool.*)

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Fic - A New Beginning

Mar. 26th, 2019 08:56 pm
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I'm not sure how many people here know this fandom, but I really wanted to share this! <3 Crossposted from my journal.

A New Beginning (2602 words) by SilverInk
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Marcus Flavius Aquila & Esca Mac Cunoval, Marcus Flavius Aquila & Cottia, Cottia & Esca Mac Cunoval, Possibly Queerplatonic Marcus/Esca/Cottia
Characters: Marcus Flavius Aquila, Esca Mac Cunoval, Cottia (Eagle of the Ninth)
Additional Tags: Platonic Life Partners, farming, Canon Disabled Character, Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Domestic, Introspection, not romantic but still pretty sappy
Summary:

Marcus, Esca, and Cottia start their life on the farm; Marcus thinks about his father and the journey to find the Eagle, and he finally feels ready to share the story of the Ninth Legion with Cottia.

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FIC: Rome/Ptolemaic Egypt

Jan. 22nd, 2019 06:01 pm
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Caesar's Dalliance (1125 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Historical RPF, Ancient History RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Julius Caesar, Ptolemy XV "Caesarion"
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death
Summary:

A look at a few moments within the odd match of Caesar and Cleopatra from his POV.

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Fic: Masters of Rome

Jan. 20th, 2019 08:48 pm
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Too Quiet (158 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Masters of Rome - Colleen McCullough
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Aurelia (Masters of Rome), Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Additional Tags: Minor Character Death, Introspection
Summary:

Aurelia noted the air around him, and worried.

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Fic: Ancient Greece

Jan. 14th, 2019 06:26 pm
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A Spartan Courtship (2069 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Odyssey - Homer, Greek and Roman Mythology
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ὀδυσσεύς | Odysseus (Hellenistic Religion & Lore), Πηνελόπη | Penelope (Hellenistic Religion & Lore), καστωρ | Castor ( Hellenistic Religion & Lore)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon
Summary:

One view of how two of Athena's favored might have found the right match.

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