124: "Blessings of the Yuletide Fairies" ft. the Yuletide Mods

This special episode of Fic Clique treads familiar ground with new faces as your hosts welcome guests of the pod Isis, Morbane, and Pendrecarc!  Yuletide is an annual exchange that is beloved not just to the pod but to fandom at large, and we were thrilled to chat with some of the mods and dig a little deeper into the event. This episode provides everything you need to know about Yuletide, from participation logistics to moderator insights to many wonderful fic recs. We even have the inside scoop on some news for 2026's event, but please; leave your questionably-real German novels at home.  Works mentioned in this episode:  - "The Marvels of Whitby" by Sath (Medieval Manuscript Illustrations) - "Some Assembly Required" by Untherius (IKEA "Start the Car!" Commercial) - "the ultimate test of cerebral fitness" by psychomachia (Chess Board Game) - "Song of the Season" by feroxargentea (Northern Exposure) - "The Yule Land" by raspberryhunter (The Waste Land) - "Nectar of the Honeymen" by The_Midnight_Girl (Goblin Market) - "A Lotus Flower, Flourishing in the Dark" by Rodo (The King's Affection) - "The Opposite of Swarb" by Ankaret (Bellwether)  - "Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death" by Charlotte_Stant (The Lottery, New Yorker RPF) You can find the mods and other information about the event at yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org.