2025 was a rough year for me in terms of public fandom participation and output. I usually do something at least several times a year and feel more of a sense of connection to it than I have this year. I've still done a few things, but nothing seems to have "stuck" in the way that I would like it to.
However, toward the end of the year, I started to feel more actively connected to my fandoms. Started to have a little more internal continuity, which I've complained about the lack of throughout the year.
This year has been a lot of adjustment and change, even though most of it has been good for me.
Anyway, I just went through
fandomcalendar and picked out any and everything that's current that I even might be interested or equipped to do. There are a few things I skipped either because of parameters, dates, or fandoms I'm not in, but here's what I found:
However, toward the end of the year, I started to feel more actively connected to my fandoms. Started to have a little more internal continuity, which I've complained about the lack of throughout the year.
This year has been a lot of adjustment and change, even though most of it has been good for me.
Anyway, I just went through
- Mood Theme in a Year at
moodthemeinayear. I'm not as visual as I am interested in writing and sound, but sometimes I take a notion, and this requires less independent creativity from me, so I might give it a shot if I take a notion. - Be a Goldfish - A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang at
beagoldfish. 
- Comment Bingo Round 8 at
comment_bingo. This round is open until the end of March. Challenging oneself to go around leaving comments on others' works. I could use some guidance with how to go about participating in fandom in the reader direction as well. I comment on almost everything I read, but I get choice paralysis or am bad at searching and don't read as much as I could.
candyheartsex - Candy Hearts Exchange - "Candy Hearts is a multifandom gift exchange with a low minimum and a focus on relationships, both platonic and romantic/sexual." - Nominations are still open for a couple of days, which is one thing that draws me to this! - Info on how to Sign up for a 'Fannish 50 in 50' loose blogging challenge.
- Traumatic Experiences Exchange at
traumaticexperiences is a 1k minimum exchange focused on characters' traumatic experiences. All fandoms allowed except RPF. Nominations starting on the 30th.
Thoughts
Date: 2025-12-25 06:04 am (UTC)From:Bummer.
>>I could use some guidance with how to go about participating in fandom in the reader direction as well. I comment on almost everything I read, but I get choice paralysis or am bad at searching and don't read as much as I could.<<
Definitely watch for
There are many recommendation communities; a lot of the bigger fandoms have their own, so try searching for your favorites.
>>Info on how to Sign up for a 'Fannish 50 in 50' loose blogging challenge.<<
Thanks for the signal boost!