it’s gonna be good times, web

LENA RIGGI BASILONE | U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve Pamphlets (x, x) | USMC Women's Reserve Recruitment Poster (c. 1943) (with inspiration from this set by @amidnightclear)

George Luz...what would I do without George Luz?

Eugene Jackson was 20 years old. He lied about his age when he joined the Army at 16. His family, I'm sure, got a telegram from the War Department saying he died a hero on an important mission that would help win the war. In fact, Eugene lost his life on a stretcher in a dank basement in Haguenau, crying out in agony while his friends looked on helplessly. He was just one more casualty in a war that was supposed to be all but over.

Actually, I was quite happy to be on my own. Looking out for myself was something I always liked to do. It was the one thing I could do better than anybody else. - David Webster, Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich

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DAVID WEBSTER & literature

Webgott // Cleopatra - The Lumineers for @zephuckyr

But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

Ah yes, comments. Both on Ao3 and Tumblr, interaction in the form seems to be dipping. However! It is very, very important to comment on works, both inside Luztoye Week and out of it!

If you're someone who worries about your comment not being welcome, worry not! This post proves that if you have the ability to comment on a fic, the author wants you to. This post has a good outlook. So does this post. This one too, for good measure.

This is a poll on if authors would prefer 100 hits, 10 kudos, or 1 comment. Guess what won? Authors love comments, just read this, this, and this!

If you're wondering why authors want comments, this is a good read. So is this.

If you're someone who doesn't know what to say, very very real. Sometimes it's easy for comments to slip your mind! Find tips on commenting here, here, here, here, and here! This post gives step by step instructions that are very helpful. Another step-by-step guide is here. Here's another one that provides formulas!

If you feel like you know what to say but can never remember it, perhaps an extension that allows for a floating comment box on Ao3?

Unsure of what you want to say on a comment? Leave a bookmark! You can comment on those too. Authors don't get emails for bookmarks, so it's a treat to find and read. Just look at this!

If you have any questions or worries about interacting, feel free to ask/DM this blog, or the mod :). If you're an author and want to link this post in the notes of your fic for Luztoye Week (or any other fic!), here's info on how to link on Ao3. If I can help anyone else, feel free to reach out <3

Two years after being drafted, Joe Toye reappears. After two years of thinking he was dead, George Luz finds him again. 

(OR: part ii of the sixties au.)