In a fandom far, far away

from one, two

We've been live for a month, and what a whirlwind it's been! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who's supported the project so far. We genuinely could not get off the ground without this early support.

Since we launched, we've published some incredible writing:

Our launch post, explaining what Fansplaining: The Publication is all about.

Fansplaining editor @lincodega on the elements of The Pitt that make it ripe for fanfiction (as well as what journalists can't stop getting wrong about the Pitt fandom).

@morgan-leigh on Three Bags Full (first titled Glenkill in its original German), the beloved mystery novel that was the source for The Sheep Detectives film.

Soila Kenya on non-native English speakers reading and writing fanfiction in English, the language that has the most global "linguistic capital" in fandom.

@annejamison on the Good Omens series finale as a metatextual commentary about fandom and fanfiction—and one that gave the characters back to the fans.

@elizabethminkel on depictions of tech on television, and how we read these characters in light of our shifting feelings about real-life tech.

We've got so much more in the works, including:

Thai GL fandom

Conlang enthusiasts

Fandom stats as fanworks

Covering Game of Thrones

Negative comments vs bots on AO3

Homestuck's fanworks

Gay pirates

And, of course, @hellotailor recapping The Vampire Lestat over the next two months! ✨

If you like what we’ve been doing, please become a subscriber!

Subscriptions start at $7 a month/$70 a year. We also have a significant discount for students, educators, un/underemployed folks, etc. Email [email protected] and we'll be happy to share the code.

David Tennant answering important fan questions at Planet Comicon Kansas City - March 2025

Tatort Münster:

- Boernes Wohnung (https://www.tumblr.com/boernepedia/786320820420198400/das-mysterium-boernes-wohnung?source=share)

Jake: Conspiracy theory mongering

Openly posts about secret alien cabals taking over world governments in the hope of finding more ex-controllers

Tells anyone who will listen that Jacques Chirac has been replaced by a brain worm

Argues back with the critics instead of just ignoring them, because he actually wants to persuade people

Rachel: Defending Monica Lewinsky

This involves a lot of dunking on Bill Clinton's outfits — obviously he's too ugly and unfashionable to attract girlfriends the normal way, so he's gotta be a creep about it

Just when the Hillary Clinton haters think they've won Rachel to their side, she makes a bunch of posts defending the first lady too

Ax: Misinformation

Confidently informs AIMers that cigarette butts are a delicious food, that the best cure for a bad day is eating wood pulp, and that there are no negative consequences to eating 28 mega-sized cinnamon buns in one sitting

Will be extremely condescending toward anyone who dares disagree with these takes

Marco: Trolling

You know the guy who posted photos of shrimp tails in his Cap'n Crunch? That's Marco, every day, all the time.

@The_Sharing I went to one of your events recently, and the paper towel dispenser was full of live slugs! [badly photoshopped image attached]

@BuyersResearchInstitute How come one of your salespeople gave ME, an underage impressionable child, a pack of cigarettes as a promotional item?!?!?

@FormatCeeColon Please listen to the attached audio file and confirm or deny that your song has the line "drink nail polish remover" hidden under the coda.

Tobias: Disagreeing with the internet's Bird Takes

Owls are NOT "sky cats," they're wild animals that don't belong inside EVER under any circumstances I don't care how much you like Harry Potter; that is a work of fiction

Crows are intelligent, but stories of them learning language, finance, or manipulation are anthropomorphism

Vultures are great, actually, they're really important for preventing waste from poisoning groundwater, and it's your own discomfort with death that's causing you to call them ugly

Parrots are smart, yes, but they do not "learn language;" they skillfully imitate sounds and assuming they speak English is anthropomorphism.

Pigeons are GIFT to the UNIVERSE. However, don't feed them.

Birds. Do NOT. Give Hugs. Every photo you've ever seen of a goose or swan or parakeet "hugging" someone is a bird with serious balance problems (from anesthesia, from brain damage, from blindness) holding itself up with its wings around the nearest vertical object. Anth. Ro. Po. Morph. Ism. Birds show affection by grooming each other, OBVIOUSLY; how would the logistics of a hug even work in the wild?

Cockatoos should bathe in chocolate fountains. As a treat.

Cassie: Related to Tobias, but ruining All the cute animal vids

Sample takes include: "a human house is not a safe place for an otter," "a human house is not a safe place for a fox," "a human house is not a safe place for a chimpanzee," and "a human house is not a safe place for a pigeon."

I started the year by painting Spock

watercolour + coloured pencils, a bit smaller than A5; process photos below the cut

as we trot forward i strongly believe human creation will be preferred, but i also think the battle against slop will take EFFORT. more than ever, artists will survive based on YOU making a conscious choice to support them. that is why PREORDERS MATTER

so i am coming to you directly, without pretending im TOO COOL TO ASK. i am saying 'hey bud, if you want to support the art and artists that you like there actually IS something you can do.' in this case, preorder my book FABULOUS BODIES or come out to the summer tour

i know it takes TIME to make an order, and yes MONEY is tight these days (consider an order from your library if this is a problem) all i am asking for is one moment of BREAKING through the routine to say 'okay, i am going to support this human art' LETS TROT

PREORDER FABULOUS BODIES HERE