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I'm taking search offline sometime today to upgrade the server to a new instance type. It should be down for a day or so -- sorry for the inconvenience. If you're curious, the existing search machine is over 10 years old and was starting to accumulate a decade of cruft...!
Also, apparently these older machines cost more than twice what the newer ones cost, on top of being slower. Trying to save a bit of maintenance and cost, and hopefully a Wednesday is okay!
Edited: The other cool thing is that this also means that the search index will be effectively realtime afterwards... no more waiting a few minutes for the indexer to catch new content.
Prompt: #491 - Pun
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100wordsThis week's prompt is pun.
Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the tag "prompt: #491 - pun" with your response.
Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:
Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title
Post:
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:
If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!
Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the tag "prompt: #491 - pun" with your response.
Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:
Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title
Post:
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:
If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!
[Amnesty: Multiple Challenges] Friends: 'The Setup'
Apr. 20th, 2026 11:04 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted in 100wordsTitle: 'The Setup'
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted towhatif_au. ( Challenges used cut due to length. )
( The Setup )
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
whatif_au. ( Challenges used cut due to length. )( The Setup )
[Amnesty: Multiple Challenges] Original Fiction: 'Black Widow'
Apr. 20th, 2026 04:00 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted in 100wordsTitle: 'Black Widow'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG (Warnings for implied serial murder)
Notes: Crossposted toanythingdrabble and vocab_drabbles. Using Challenge #239: Shakespeare VIII, and Challenge #466: Collection.
( Black Widow )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG (Warnings for implied serial murder)
Notes: Crossposted to
anythingdrabble and vocab_drabbles. Using Challenge #239: Shakespeare VIII, and Challenge #466: Collection.( Black Widow )
[Amnesty XLIX: Prompt #247] BtVS / Spuffy — Simple and Cruel
Apr. 20th, 2026 10:23 pmveronyxk84 in 100wordsTitle: Simple and Cruel
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Spike (implied Buffy/Spike)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Setting/Spoilers: Set between S5 and S6.
Summary: Life goes on. Without her.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #247 - Remember [Amnesty Week]
Crossposted:drabble_zone, My journal
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( READ: Simple and Cruel )
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Spike (implied Buffy/Spike)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Setting/Spoilers: Set between S5 and S6.
Summary: Life goes on. Without her.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #247 - Remember [Amnesty Week]
Crossposted:
drabble_zone, My journal—
( READ: Simple and Cruel )
[Amnesty: Multiple Challenges] Original Fiction: 'Emergency'
Apr. 19th, 2026 10:32 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted in 100wordsTitle: 'Emergency'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted toanythingdrabble and vocab_drabbles. ( Challenges used cut due to length. )
( Emergency )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
anythingdrabble and vocab_drabbles. ( Challenges used cut due to length. )( Emergency )
[Amnesty XLIX: Prompt #153] Viola come il mare / Trouble in a Miniskirt
Apr. 19th, 2026 10:59 amveronyxk84 in 100wordsTitle: Trouble in a Miniskirt
Fandom: Viola come il mare (Italian TV show)
Author:veronyxk84
Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set after S2.
Summary: Francesco tries to stay professional. Viola’s miniskirt won’t let him.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #153 - Tease [Amnesty Week]
Crossposted:anythingdrabble, My journal (with bonus Italian version), “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series
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( READ: Trouble in a Miniskirt )
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Fandom: Viola come il mare (Italian TV show)
Author:
veronyxk84Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set after S2.
Summary: Francesco tries to stay professional. Viola’s miniskirt won’t let him.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #153 - Tease [Amnesty Week]
Crossposted:
anythingdrabble, My journal (with bonus Italian version), “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series—
( READ: Trouble in a Miniskirt )
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[Amnesty: Multiple Challenges] Original Poetry: 'Take Heed'
Apr. 18th, 2026 02:50 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted in 100wordsTitle: 'Take Heed'
Fandom: Original Poetry
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted todrabble_zone. ( Challenges used cut for length. )
( Take Heed )
Fandom: Original Poetry
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
drabble_zone. ( Challenges used cut for length. )( Take Heed )
[Amnesty: Multiple Challenges] Original Poetry: 'Rehearsals'
Apr. 17th, 2026 09:40 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted in 100wordsTitle: 'Rehearsals'
Fandom: Original Poetry
Rating: G
Notes: Using Challenge #451: Work of art; Challenge #469: Rehearse; Challenge #468: Endless; and Challenge #463: End in -ay
( Rehearsals )
Fandom: Original Poetry
Rating: G
Notes: Using Challenge #451: Work of art; Challenge #469: Rehearse; Challenge #468: Endless; and Challenge #463: End in -ay
( Rehearsals )
[Amnesty: Multiple Challenges] Original Fiction: 'The Ghost Town'
Apr. 17th, 2026 08:25 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted in 100wordsTitle: 'The Ghost Town'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted todrabble_zone. ( Challenges cut due to length. )
( The Ghost Town )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
drabble_zone. ( Challenges cut due to length. )( The Ghost Town )
[Amnesty XLIX: Prompt #123] BtVS / Spuffy — Resting Place
Apr. 17th, 2026 09:57 pmveronyxk84 in 100wordsTitle: Resting Place
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Setting/Spoilers: Set post-series.
Summary: Buffy and Spike hear about some plans to rebuild Sunnydale. They are not thrilled.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #123 - Ghost [Amnesty Week]
Crossposted:drabble_zone, My journal
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( READ: Resting Place )
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Setting/Spoilers: Set post-series.
Summary: Buffy and Spike hear about some plans to rebuild Sunnydale. They are not thrilled.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #123 - Ghost [Amnesty Week]
Crossposted:
drabble_zone, My journal—
( READ: Resting Place )
Apologies
Apr. 15th, 2026 01:03 pmsweettartheart in 100wordsSorry about the delayed posting the last couple of weeks. I hope to be back on track now. I appreciate your participation!
Week 490: Amnesty Round
Apr. 15th, 2026 01:00 pmsweettartheart in 100wordsEvery tenth week on 100words is Amnesty Week, when all previous prompts are fair game. Did you miss a prompt the first time around? Write it now! Want to write a prompt again? Please do!
Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the appropriate prompt tag with your response.
Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:
Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title
Post:
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:
Here's the template as code for easier pasting:
If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!
The prompts are:
489. Curse
488. Crown
487. Quest
486. Coincidence
485. Innocent
484. Lament
483. Gravity
482. Neutral
481. Roar
( Earlier prompts )
100words is Amnesty Week, when all previous prompts are fair game. Did you miss a prompt the first time around? Write it now! Want to write a prompt again? Please do!Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the appropriate prompt tag with your response.
Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:
Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title
Post:
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:
Here's the template as code for easier pasting:
If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!
The prompts are:
489. Curse
488. Crown
487. Quest
486. Coincidence
485. Innocent
484. Lament
483. Gravity
482. Neutral
481. Roar
( Earlier prompts )
The case of the missing notifications
Apr. 11th, 2026 11:58 pmdenise in dw_maintenanceI keep forgetting to post about this: we've been troubleshooting the "missing notifications" problem for the past few days. (Well, I say "we", really I mean Mark and Robby; I'm just the amanuensis.) It's been one of those annoying loops of "find a logical explanation for what could be causing the problem, fix that thing, observe that the problem gets better for some people but doesn't go away completely, go back to step one and start again", sigh.
Mark is hauling out the heavy debugging ordinance to try to find the root cause. Once he's done building all the extra logging tools he needs, he'll comment to this entry. After he does, if you find a comment that should have gone to your inbox and sent an email notification but didn't, leave him a link to the comment that should have sent the notification, as long as the comment itself was made after Mark says he's collecting them. (I'd wait and post this after he gets the debug code in but I need to go to sleep and he's not sure how long it will take!)
We're sorry about the hassle! Irregular/sporadic issues like this are really hard to troubleshoot because it's impossible to know if they're fixed or if they're just not happening while you're looking. With luck, this will give us enough information to figure out the root cause for real this time.