#week 111

Had a lot of fun making this :3

Our dear member @pray4jensen made the difficult decision of leaving the blog and this previous week was her last one here.

So it’s with sadness we say goodbye, but also with great affection we dedicate this next week to this talented writer who was a delight to work with and did a lot for the blog while being part of the group.

Banner was made by the talented @everlarkingjoshifer

Here is week 111, folks. As always, thank you to these amazing authors who provide me with endless amounts of entertainment. You are all amazingly talented!

Readers-please make sure you show these authors some love! If you’d like to check out my previous posts, follow #rachel’s fanfic lists or search the tag on my blog. Happy reading!

The Dark Arrow -  alliswell aka @alliswell21

Husband to Make Me a Wife - wildcatpacer

Dissever My Soul From Yours - alliswell aka @alliswell21

The Family Plan - jlala aka @jlalafics

Elsewhere - jennajuicebox aka @awkwardeverlark

Champion - redheadedflame

Let Me Fly - rosefyre aka @rosefyrefyre & fanficallergy

12 x 12 - @katnissdoesnotfollowback

Pieces That Fall Into Place - everlarklover1960

9000 R.P.M. - @katnissdoesnotfollowback

Katniss Everdeen is Not a Stalker - AULOVE aka @mega-aulover

Daydreaming About the Future by You Jin. Oil on canvas. 2016.

Born in 1979, You Jin is a Chinese artist that manipulates line and color with great mechanical precision, and is known for his vivid, large canvas works rife with disruption of form. Inspired by elements of achitecture, You conveys his ideas through winding multiperspectives that manipulate line and structure. You’s work has been displayed at the Opera Gallery in Geneva and The Center for Contemporary Arts among other galleries. 

Did you enjoy the amazing fanfic showcased this week? Then please give @pray4jensen a follow so you won’t ever miss these incredible creations again!

Thank you so much to all the creators who are continuing to make such amazing content each week! 

Orchid and Orange II (感遇其四)  by Zhang Jiuling (張九齡). Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Jiuling was a Tang Dynasty minister, poet and scholar. He also served as chancellor for Emperor Xuanzong for a period of time. Orchid and Orange II contains several symbolic motifs. The first line states that the narrator is in Jiangnan, south of the Yangtze River. The line is a play on words for red, the colour of fortune and luck in China. People lead wealthy lifestyles there and the weather is particularly warm. The orange tree is as symbol of luck, the plum is associated with winter, and the peach represents immortality. Combined, they are a symbol of youth.

View Zhang Jiuling’s Orchid and Orange I as previously featured by sinθ  here.

You keep me up at night by Angie Sijun Lou (娄思隽). 2017. Published in Peach Magazine.

Angie Sijun Lou (娄思隽) is from Seattle. Her work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, Ninth Letter, The Margins, Hyphen and many more. She is the winner of the 2018 Cosmonauts Avenue Fiction Prize judged by Porochista Khakpour, and has received fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and Kundiman. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at UC Santa Cruz.

You Exist In My Song (我的歌聲裡) by Wanting Qu (曲婉婷). 2012.

Wanting Qu, born in 1983, is a Chinese singer-songwriter and pianist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was born and raised in Harbin, China and her mother was a city official. When she was 16 years old, she moved to Canada to earn a international business degree and also began her music career in Vancouver. In 2009, she became the first Chinese artist to sign with Nettwerk label and was managed by Terry McBride. Wanting was a power rookie in the scene, making waves with her first album, Everything in the World, where it went platinum during its first week of release. Her hit singles in the album, You Exist in My Song and Drenched was part of the soundtrack for the 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy, Love in the Buff. You Exist in My Song was an instant hit in China and received several year end music awards. Wanting also became the first ambassador to promote Chinese tourism in Vancouver.