Dec. 25th, 2020

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The last few years I haven't found as much I resonated with in the Yuletide collection, as I and the stories I loved as a kid continue aging. But this year I got lucky in my first few clicks! Yuletide 2020

The Urchins in the Tower by [archiveofourown.org profile] UrsulaKohl. An interactive 13 Clocks story! "Who were the children whom the cruel Duke found in his camellia beds? How did they find a ball covered in golden stars? What was their fate?" It worked for me in Safari.

the stuff dreams are made of (are someone else's nightmares) by [archiveofourown.org profile] Elemental. A Calvin & Hobbes story starring Susie Derkins as herself!

And, find out what words were added to the dictionary the year you were born. Here's 1969 and you can change the year at the end of the link to the year you're interested in. Via [personal profile] jesse_the_k. My best one is analemma.

ETA: More Yuletide stories

The Season of Basking by [archiveofourown.org profile] serephemeral, Jackalope Wives series. The story really catches the tone of Ursula Vernon's writing, as well as having something important to say in its own right. (I had an incorrect author guess on this one.)

Altogether Your World by [archiveofourown.org profile] Slantedlight, Dark is Rising Sequence. I've read several lovely loving Bran/Will fics over the years, and this is another one in that tradition. I like how it shows the characters as capable grounded adults while still keeping them in character.

Across the Realm by [archiveofourown.org profile] ivyspinners, Riddle-Master Trilogy. It's been so long since I've seen a Riddle-Master fic at Yuletide, I thought it must no longer qualify. This one is perfect. It makes me happy simply by existing.

The Song in the Night by [archiveofourown.org profile] sandalwoodbox, Steerswoman series. "Rowan and Bel spend a wintry evening singing, talking, and looking at charts." It's a lovely story, and at the same time it's interesting to notice that it doesn't match my internal sense of how the characters would interact.

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