Britpickery for Americans: British Medical System
One of the biggest mistakes Americans make when writing fic that brushes up against the British medical system is that, generally, British people don’t struggle to pay their healthcare bills.
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Fair warning: There will be profanity. There will be unfounded opinions. There will be baby blood and puppy tears. There may or may not be cake. There will also be unforgiveable narcissism.
Britpickery for Americans: Random Stuff Whut I Have Got Wrong
To close out my very inexpert and incomplete series on Britpickery for Americans, I thought I’d share a few random things that have tripped me up and splattered me all over the pavement as a Yank in the Potterverse until they were (generally very politely) pointed out to me.
Fic & Art Recs: Year of the Thestral & Five Kinds of Love
Two new favorites added to my list recently. One, a searing portrait of an uncompromising Minerva McGonagall forced to make intolerable compromises; the second a series of pieces showing the joys and sorrows of one Severus Snape over his lifetime.
New Fic: Severus Snape and the Unbelievable Postwar Outcome
I wrote this for the 2024 Salt & Pepper Fest at HP_Goldenage.
Recs from HoggyWartyXmas + Bonus Art Rec
This year marks the final HoggywartyXmas fest, and a banner year it was.
It’s That Time of Year Again
The preparations and shopping are done, the friends and relations duly toasted (and gotten toasted) and chivvied off into the frigid December night (or not so frigid, if you live in ParadiseTM, as I do), and Mr Squib and I settled down with a cup of eggnog and an improving book.
The Best Xmas Party of the Year Is Coming, and You Can Be Part of It
Yes, I know it’s only September and most of you haven’t even had your first Pumpkin Spice Latte yet (I’ve already had two, but only because Mr. Squib presented them to me, and far be it from me to hurt his feelings by not drinking them), but Fest Season is nearly upon us, so it’s time for fandom folk to think about what they want to create this year.
Fic Recs from the Fabulous HP Beholder Fest
The HP Beholder (as in, beauty is in the eye of) Fest on InsaneJournal (mirrored on LiveJournal), for anyone unfamiliar with this fabulous entity, was created to showcase characters not considered “attractive” by the general population and give ’em a little lovin’.
And Just Like That …
With the completion of Come Autumn, Sae Pensive, the Epithalamium Series is (finally!) complete.
Britpickery for Americans: British School System
Each country in the UK has its own system, but here I’m going to focus mostly on the English system, as this seems to be what Hogwarts is based on.
Britpickery for Americans: What is “British”?
On Writing August 15, 2025 For this entry in the Britpickery series, I’m starting with something basic: a definition of British and other terms that
Britpickery for Harry Potter Fic (for Americans)
This is a discussion of things I use when I’m attempting to make my HP fic sound less glaringly American.
What I’d Like to See in the New Harry Potter Series
What with the main cast (with the notable exception of Voldemort) now announced for the HBO Max Harry Potter extravaganza, I got to thinking a bit about what I’d like to see the series do
