The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, May 3

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ANDREW: I am a drone in the mind that is evil.
XANDER: Could you just shut up?
ANDREW: I say I'm part of the great darkness.
KENNEDY: Somebody needs a reality check.
XANDER: Or a muzzle.
GILES: Wait.
ANDREW: I'm only a fragment of the we. We work as one to serve the First.

~~Touched~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• In the Shadow Realm (Yu-Gi-Oh! crossover, Caleb, T) by KaibaSlaveGirl34
• Take Me Home (Angel, T) by ShadowOnTheFullMoon

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Paper Thin Line Chapter 1-6 (Spike/Buffy, M) by Priceless
• The Darkling Chapter 9 (Spike/Buffy, E) by OffYourBird
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• The Journals of Rupert Giles Vol 2 Chapter 3 (ensemble, T) by CPO Backstreet
• Awakening Chapter 15 (Angel/Buffy, T) by BuffyL
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• Hindsight Chapter 30 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Toften

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: i would say the end is pretty seriously nigh. (Jenny, worksafe) by tarastheory
• Artwork: Tillow Appreciation Week Day 3: Favorite Quote (Willow/Tara, worksafe) by lollipopprincess
• Artwork: ["Defining Giles" series and other Summer of Giles graphics] (worksafe) by papercyborgs

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• BTVS Rewatch Season 4 Episode 2: Living Conditions by thedoctorsprincess
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• Buffy the Vampire Slayer [board game] Review and How to Play by Dice and Dragons
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• Episode 57 (S4 E01): The Freshman and season 4 discussion by multiple participants at r/buffy
• I was so not ready for s5e16 The Body hosted by lvictorino
• AtF [After the Fall] and it's Awful Artwork hosted by The Ferg
• Discussion of Giles 11.03 - Released 4/25/18 (Dark Horse) (cont'd) by thetopher and others
• BtVS rewatch: SEASON 6 (cont'd) by American Aurora and others

[Recs]

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• More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages by petzipellepingo
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• In pursuit of William by dutchbuffy recced by flow
• dutchbuffy's works and more Lydia fics recced by Rebcake
• a few other fics that have Spike-Bot in them! recced by Rebcake
• Favourite podcasts by Priceless and bespangled
• The podcast Slayerfest98 recced by multiple
• Comic cons UK by whitecandy

[Community Announcements]

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• Writercon UK 2018 Sign-up Post at writerconuk, also on Dreamwidth
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• Contest Week, Day 4, theme "Few Fills" at fic-promptly
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• Drabble Contest! at Buffy-Boards, deadline May 15th
• Signup for Banner Battles at Buffy-Boards
• Fanfiction discussion: Journeys: A promise To A Lady by Mary starting 4th May 2018 at BuffyForums

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Cutesy Femininity by itsnotmymind
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• the Hogwarts houses of Buffyverse characters by deird1
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• [Re: what's your favourite season?] by slayers-every-one-of-us
• [Unpopular opinions: older seasons, Dawn, Riley] by slayers-every-one-of-us
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• The problems with Xander being the one who summoned Sweet in OMWF hosted by Sosa lola
• Which has more sexual/physical chemistry in BtVS S2, Buffy/Spike or Buffy/Xander? hosted by MikeB
• 30 Days of Buffy [favorite season, episode, song] hosted by Priceless
• Buffy/Literature parallels hosted by Cheese Slices
• Literary parallels? hosted by Cheese Slices
• ...Why did Xander and Willow not get upset about their friend Jesse's death? (cont'd.) by multiple participants
• Rank the Scooby Gang/Angel normal human fighters hosted by famicommander
• Which fight was better? Xander vs Harmony or Angel vs Riley? hosted by Amber Bunny Slippers
• Does Harmony deserve a place alongside Angel, Spike and Darla? hosted by WillowFromBuffy
• I wouldn't be who I am today without this show. hosted by le_fuque
• Buffy or Cordelia for Angel? hosted by PlasticWillow (anti-Bangel, anti-Spuffy)
• Those who watched Buffy when it first aired... hosted by westvirginiaprincess
• Which is more brutal? The Body from Buffy or A Hole in the World from Angel? hosted by pinkyporkchops

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• James Marsters to Attend London (Ontario) Comic Con via dontkillspike
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• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Brunch Trivia Sunday, May 6th in New York

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