Distractions of Grandeur

... because there's just too much good stuff to think about. Interested in a specific subject? Check out the complete tag list.

music	A Musical Survey of Argentina Jan. 23, 2023 \| Comments I don't have a long bonus post today, as there are many (wonderful!) things happening this week. Instead, I found a video that uses music to describe some of Argentina's key features
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 5: “Someone Who Needs Me” (Jan. 21, 2023) \| Comments Lyrics from "For Once in my Life," featured in the first episode of Teen Angels, written by Motown songwriters Ron Miller and Orlando Murden (Songfacts).
fantasy 3SF 2023 scrimshaw	Lustre Jan. 20, 2023 \| Comments January 14 Prompt: Greek Myth, any, wine-dark skies, written for the legends of King Midas.
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 4: Juegos Amorosos (Jan. 18, 2023) \| Comments "Love Games," something that is not treated seriously (Cambridge Dictionary).
holidays	An Argentine Calendar Jan. 16, 2023 \| Comments Annual commemorations frame the seasons, remind us of the past, and create new memories in the present, which is just as true in fiction as it is in reality.
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 3: Amigos Nuevos (Jan. 14, 2023) \| Comments "New Friends," developed through shared experiences in which the people involved learn that their association is mutually gratifying (APA Dictionary of Psychology).
Sherlock Holmes 3SF 2023 scrimshaw	No Sister of His Jan. 13, 2023 \| Comments January 13 Prompt: Sherlock Holmes series, Sherlock (/any), "My dear Watson, how I do love respecting women and having feelings," he said, 100% legally.
fan fiction writing	3SF 2022 Review Jan. 13, 2023 \| Comments This Friday the 13th marks the opening of the 2023 Three Sentence Ficathon. In celebration, here are some stats I collected based on my published writing from 2022.
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 2: Encuentro Sorpresivo (Jan. 11, 2023) \| Comments "Surprising Encounter," to come upon or experience especially unexpectedly (Merriam-Webster).
Northanger Abbey television	Telenovelas and Teen Angels Jan. 09, 2023 \| Comments When updating Northanger Abbey to modern Argentina, it was obvious the protagonist would obsess over the Spanish-language television sensation.