Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fan fiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the month’s countless themed writing challenges. It’s an especially busy time for the fan fiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3). But this year’s monthlong prompt festival may seem quieter to the casual AO3 reader, with popular writers’ work seemingly wiped from the site altogether. In most cases, the stories still exist, but they aren’t...…Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fan fiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the month’s countless themed writing challenges. It’s an especially busy time for the fan fiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3). But this year’s monthlong prompt festival may seem quieter to the casual AO3 reader, with popular writers’ work seemingly wiped from the site altogether. In most cases, the stories still exist, but they aren’t...WW…

As the coronavirus pandemic forces many of us with desk jobs to work from home, some people are getting creative with conference calls.Zoom has become the go-to video platform for remote calls, online classes, and social distancing parties. Creative users figured out how to by changing their backgrounds. Rather than calling in from the same boring old bedroom, they can instead appear to call in from a tropical beach or the peak of a mountain. Others took it a step further, customizing their backgrounds with a photo of themselves so they seem like they're present in a call while they're...…As the coronavirus pandemic forces many of us with desk jobs to work from home, some people are getting creative with conference calls.Zoom has become the go-to video platform for remote calls, online classes, and social distancing parties. Creative users figured out how to by changing their backgrounds. Rather than calling in from the same boring old bedroom, they can instead appear to call in from a tropical beach or the peak of a mountain. Others took it a step further, customizing their backgrounds with a photo of themselves so they seem like they're present in a call while they're...WW…