Crystal Jems and the Holograms!

Jasper with this art trend on Twitter 🧡✨️🔶️

Art by me:

Gabrielle - the battling bard Xx

I mean, yeah, I loved it. I went to 2 Conventions (across the world, 15 hours flight away), bought the fan kits, bought all 6 seasons on VHS from the UK (also the other side of the world). I've been to locations in Auckland where the show was filmed. I've met a few of the cast, had a meal and met family of one, and have friends around the world who I met through this fandom. I was in forums and chat boards, I read so much fanfic.

So yeah, sure I was obsessed with it. But you know what, as a baby dyke in the late 90s, I didn't have anything else. I wasn't really welcome to be myself while living at home. I didn't know how to find the community other than online. So, it was more than just a show I enjoyed, it was a support network. It was meeting other (and older) lesbians to share stories with and find hope for the future.

Don't know if my mum will ever truly understand that, nor do I care to dredge all that back up again. That was a shit time in our relationship and we've come so far we don't need to go back there.

Thank you Xena, for giving me all of that.

Drum roll, please....

Here are the prompts for Xena Fan Week! Each day has a noun, adjective, and verb that you can choose from to get get your gears turning. Pick your favorite word, or try to use more than one-- the prompt is just a diving board for you to jump into the waters of creativity. Anything you create will make this fan week a greater success! (And don't judge the prompt graphic too harshly, y'all. I write fanfic, and graphic design is NOT my passion.)

Don't forget that Xena Fan Week begins on September 4th, the official 30 year anniversary of Xena Warrior Princess. Let's celebrate with creating gifs, fics, art, and showing everyone on Tumblr that we are STILL HERE AFTER THIRTY YEARS!

Which means that in the Xena universe, one of Sappho’s most famous remaining poems was one dedicated to Gabrielle from Xena.

We are just 2 months away from the THIRTY YEAR ANNIVERSARY of our beloved TV show 🤯

In order to celebrate this HUGE milestone, I am proposing an official XENA FAN WEEK. I know that our fandom is alive and well after all this time, so let's prove it!

Let's put out as much new art and community engagement as we can! 📢📢📢

Xena Fan Week will begin the same day that the very first episode aired: September 4th, and then continue for a full 7 days. Save the date NOW and start making those gifs, fics, and art pieces!

Please share this post and tag all of your fellow Xena fans. We are one of the longest running fandoms on the internet, and now is our time to prove that we are still alive and well!

XENA, Warrior Princess by Manuel J. Iniesta ilustración inspirada en #xena #warriorprincess Digital Art con @procreate y @Photoshop

Thank you, @lucylawless Lucy Lawless, for giving us this wonderful character who taught us the importance of courage, honor, and strength, and for giving us someone to admire. Thank you for giving us XENA, the Warrior Queen

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Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?