About the Author
I'm Stephan, a Linux user with a passion for open-source, UI/UX design, and exploring what makes fiction work.
In my spare time, I focus on (and write about):
- Programming (mainly in Python and Rust)
- Retrocomputing (mostly DOS but, as of January 2023, I also own a machine running Mac OS 9.2)
- Reading and Reviewing Fiction
- The odd bit of UI/UX design or literary theory
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- Home-made tamper-evident security seals for kids and adults alike
- Recommended “More-Than-Human Shinji” Evangelion fics
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Category Archives: Reviews
Fanfiction – Needless Gender Confusion
Needless Gender Confusion by Sarah1281 This is another crackfic oneshot, because I still haven’t had time to take notes on anything longer… specifically, it’s a Naruto oneshot which was probably inspired by the variety of reactions in the Naruto fandom … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Uhhhhh ok
The last week has been a mess for me and I didn’t have time to prepare a review of a full-length story. However, I don’t want to leave you with nothing, so here’s a oneshot I’d been saving to include … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Dreaming of Sunshine
Now for something I should really dig through my archives and re-read more of: Good self-insert fanfiction. In this case, Dreaming of Sunshine by Silver Queen. The story starts when our heroine gets reincarnated as Nara Shikako, twin sister of … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Preliminary Recommendations of Very Long Stories
This time, I’m going to try another experiment: There are several fics that, while good, are very long. I’m not sure when I’ll find time to read them all the way to the end, but it doesn’t seem fair to … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Dark Horse
I was quite busy this week, so how about something a little different than usual, in that I’d normally put it in my FiMFiction.net recommendations group and call it a day. (I try to limit my inclusion of My Little … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Harry Potter and the Price of Being Noble
While I was looking up Harry Potter & the Curse’s Cure, I also ran into the other Harry Potter harem fic I first encountered around the same time, so why not a review for that too? Harry Potter and the … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Effects and Side Effects
While I was working on my previous review, I kept thinking of how it compares to Effects and Side Effects by Pheonix Dawn. Given that I recently re-read it, and the story I’d planned for this week didn’t produce a … Continue reading
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