Coming up in October and beyond!

* rs_small_gifts returns for a fifth year! *drumroll* Whether you're actively involved in R/S right now or you're ready to rediscover an old (first?) love, this is the friendly, low-key, low-pressure short-fic and drawble exchange for you.

Sign ups: Saturday, October 16
Claiming begins: Saturday, October 30
Gifts due: Tuesday, November 30
Posting begins: Wednesday, December 1

* Over at lgbtq_recs, we're on hiatus for October and reading A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend, a YA novel by Emily Horner recced by liseuse this summer. Track down the book and join us for discussion, starting November 1.

* minerva_fest begins tomorrow, on the venerable headmistress' 85th birthday. Celebratory biscuit? No? Take one anyway, and enjoy the fest.

* I have an invitation for the Archive of Our Own, if anyone would like to start archiving their fic there. Leave a comment if you'd like it.

* Finally, a quick rec: a beautiful, subtle story about Dudley Dursley coming of age, Hand in Glove by miss_morland (Dudley/Goyle, 6000 words, NC-17). Summary: Thinking back later, Dudley supposed it had taken a long time for him to realise just why he enjoyed boxing so much. No one does understated realism quite like miss_morland; this is a beautiful, quiet fic that takes Dudley seriously, fleshing out a character whose development is just hinted at in canon. The boxing theme is perfect, a wonderful, worldly, physical way to illuminate a character whose actions are clearer to him than his own motivations.