Dear Purimgifts Author
Jan. 6th, 2026 12:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kassDear Purimgifts Author,
Thank you so much for writing me a story! I love all of these things and I know that whatever you write for me, I will love it too.
In general I am a big fan of: chosen family, happy endings, competence, characters being awesome, theology, snark and banter, kindness. I'm happy with anything that feels right to you given the characters at hand. If you want to cross a given fandom over with Megillat Esther, or with Tanakh in general, that is always my jam. (But you don't have to if you don't want to.)
Write something that makes you happy, and it will make me happy.
Please, no betrayal or unquenchable angst or people being awful to each other or grisly death or anything like that. There's enough of that in RL. Thank you kindly.
In closing: yay Purim! Yay you! Thank you so much!
Kass
Lady Astronaut of Mars, Mary Robinette Kowal - I love these books. I especially love the fourth one (the scene with the seder is one of my favorite things ever). I would love to see Elma (or others) celebrating more holidays on the moon, Jewish and otherwise! Lean into multiculturalism and diversity and awesome people celebrating each others' awesome traditions. And how might Jewish practice shift on Mars? (Or other practice, e.g. Muslim practice)? Will new holidays emerge that are unique to Martian experience? Arrival Day, personal or communal? Something seasonal that I can't imagine because I've never lived with Martian seasons?
Parks and Rec - My teen and I watched this show start to finish earlier this year, and it charms the heck out of me. I love Leslie Knope's earnest dorkiness and her genuine passion for public service. I love her relationship with Ben Wyatt. I would happily read about them just having cozy domestic life. Or running for office! Or whatever calls to you. I also have an enduring fondness for Ron Swanson, who I think is a curmudgeon with a marshmallow heart.
The Naturalist Society, Carrie Vaughn. I loved this book and I mostly just want more of these characters! Give me more of the three of them figuring out how to be a three-of-them. Anything from curtainfic (quiet domestic scenes) to explicit pwp fic would be delightful. Also, I literally choked up when I saw what their daughter's name is. Fic about her would be cool too, though I see a second book is forthcoming and that will probably scratch that itch just fine. (But fic about the three of them trying to figure out how to make out without waking the baby would be delicious. I'm just saying.)
Murderbot, Martha Wells -- This show made me so happy. I have read and enjoyed most of the books, and, the show just delighted me and made me fall back in love with the universe in a different way. Of course I can't help wondering: does Judaism exist in the Murderbot universe, and if so, what form does it take? How would Murderbot relate to humans engaging in Jewish practice or ritual? What would it make of a Purim celebration or a seder? Or, if that isn't your cuppa, I'd happily read about Murderbot experiencing pretty much anything.
The Diplomat -- I love this show. I love Kate Wyler. I love how earnest she is, and how often she's in over her head, and how she follows her heart. I love/hate Hal (the actor is amazing, the character often makes me want to punch him) and I can't believe where S3 left off.
I love Eidra and Stuart (and Eidra/Stuart). I love seeing Bradley Whitford and Allison Janney on my screen again and I would happily read more about the Penns. Whatever you want to write I will enjoy reading!
Stardew Valley -- I fell in love with this game last year and played all the way to perfection. I love how weird and quirky it is. It's a homey smalltown village with a bunch of "characters" (as in: people who are a bit quirky) -- plus... aliens, a witch, a mine that contains monsters, dinosaurs, blue chickens, and actual mermaids?! Is this our world? Is it through a portal somewhere? What if someone from another fandom fell into the video game and had to live there? What if one of us fell into the video game and had to live there? What if Ford and Stan from Gravity Falls sailed there on their ship, after that series is over?
Thank you so much for writing me a story! I love all of these things and I know that whatever you write for me, I will love it too.
In general I am a big fan of: chosen family, happy endings, competence, characters being awesome, theology, snark and banter, kindness. I'm happy with anything that feels right to you given the characters at hand. If you want to cross a given fandom over with Megillat Esther, or with Tanakh in general, that is always my jam. (But you don't have to if you don't want to.)
Write something that makes you happy, and it will make me happy.
Please, no betrayal or unquenchable angst or people being awful to each other or grisly death or anything like that. There's enough of that in RL. Thank you kindly.
In closing: yay Purim! Yay you! Thank you so much!
Kass
Lady Astronaut of Mars, Mary Robinette Kowal - I love these books. I especially love the fourth one (the scene with the seder is one of my favorite things ever). I would love to see Elma (or others) celebrating more holidays on the moon, Jewish and otherwise! Lean into multiculturalism and diversity and awesome people celebrating each others' awesome traditions. And how might Jewish practice shift on Mars? (Or other practice, e.g. Muslim practice)? Will new holidays emerge that are unique to Martian experience? Arrival Day, personal or communal? Something seasonal that I can't imagine because I've never lived with Martian seasons?
Parks and Rec - My teen and I watched this show start to finish earlier this year, and it charms the heck out of me. I love Leslie Knope's earnest dorkiness and her genuine passion for public service. I love her relationship with Ben Wyatt. I would happily read about them just having cozy domestic life. Or running for office! Or whatever calls to you. I also have an enduring fondness for Ron Swanson, who I think is a curmudgeon with a marshmallow heart.
The Naturalist Society, Carrie Vaughn. I loved this book and I mostly just want more of these characters! Give me more of the three of them figuring out how to be a three-of-them. Anything from curtainfic (quiet domestic scenes) to explicit pwp fic would be delightful. Also, I literally choked up when I saw what their daughter's name is. Fic about her would be cool too, though I see a second book is forthcoming and that will probably scratch that itch just fine. (But fic about the three of them trying to figure out how to make out without waking the baby would be delicious. I'm just saying.)
Murderbot, Martha Wells -- This show made me so happy. I have read and enjoyed most of the books, and, the show just delighted me and made me fall back in love with the universe in a different way. Of course I can't help wondering: does Judaism exist in the Murderbot universe, and if so, what form does it take? How would Murderbot relate to humans engaging in Jewish practice or ritual? What would it make of a Purim celebration or a seder? Or, if that isn't your cuppa, I'd happily read about Murderbot experiencing pretty much anything.
The Diplomat -- I love this show. I love Kate Wyler. I love how earnest she is, and how often she's in over her head, and how she follows her heart. I love/hate Hal (the actor is amazing, the character often makes me want to punch him) and I can't believe where S3 left off.
I love Eidra and Stuart (and Eidra/Stuart). I love seeing Bradley Whitford and Allison Janney on my screen again and I would happily read more about the Penns. Whatever you want to write I will enjoy reading!
Stardew Valley -- I fell in love with this game last year and played all the way to perfection. I love how weird and quirky it is. It's a homey smalltown village with a bunch of "characters" (as in: people who are a bit quirky) -- plus... aliens, a witch, a mine that contains monsters, dinosaurs, blue chickens, and actual mermaids?! Is this our world? Is it through a portal somewhere? What if someone from another fandom fell into the video game and had to live there? What if one of us fell into the video game and had to live there? What if Ford and Stan from Gravity Falls sailed there on their ship, after that series is over?
