A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E65: That’s My Emotional Support Cinnamon Roll

Onizuka Raita and his younger brother Fuuta are infamous at their school for being two tough alphas who aren’t afraid to kick ass. It’s also public knowledge that the brothers are totally down bad for the delicate and pretty omega, Kazusa. Despite his dainty appearance and sweet face, Kazusa has an unshakable sense of justice and chivalry. More than anything, he wants to be strong and live life on his own terms—not just as some helpless omega who needs protecting.

But everything changes when Kazusa goes into heat for the first time. Even more shocking? His doctor announces that Kazusa’s fated mate is likely somewhere close by!

So what happens when Kazusa’s suppressants mysteriously go missing…and his heat hits while he’s alone with the Onizuka brothers? Can he fight off fate—and his own instincts?

Thinky Thoughts

Normally, it’s hard to find an omegaverse book that I don’t like.

I eat, sleep, breathe, and dream about omegaverse… and I’m easy to please, at that.

On the surface, We Are Not Beasts does a lot that I should like.

A Stitch Is Moving

May 24, 2026 StitchLeave a comment

I’ve been putting this off for a few days, but… I’m going to need a lot of help with the literal act of moving bcuz living paycheck2paycheck doesn’t leave room for savings.

While I will be able to pay my rent at my new place (especially if I can get a part time job 4 bills) the current total is 3607 (security and admin due on move-in, movers and cleaners, last bit of rent at current place, and packing materials) and over half of that is due at move-in on June 19th.

a) I may also have to pay to transfer my utilities/pay 2 bills at once there’ll be a 2 week overlap but I’ll find that out closer to July 7th which is my move OUT day at the current place.

b) thought about doing a gfm but then got too anxious

c) i am actively looking for freelance/weekend work

If you can help, the best ways to do so are:

Kofi: ko-fi.com/stitchmediamix
Paypal: paypal.me/StitchMM
CashApp $StitchMM

A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E64: What’s Your Y/N?

May 24, 2026 StitchLeave a comment

https://ift.tt/jyXzSvi https://ift.tt/zsGiYD7 May 24, 2026

Show Notes:

Send inquiries to pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com.

Hosted by:

Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

I accidentally made eye contact with Y/N and now HR is asking me to clean out my desk.

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

Love and Deepspace (yes, the entire mobile game)

Non-Fiction:

Fanlore’s page on the Mary Sue

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

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[Webtoon Wednesday] The Rogue Producer Survives as an Idol

May 20, 2026May 24, 2026 StitchLeave a comment

Title: The Rogue Producer Survives as an Idol
Author/Story: Moonjin (original novel), Uzupotato (adaptation)
Artist: HUBAE
Rating: All Ages
Genre: Drama, Contemporary, Transmigration, Idols, Celebrity,
Hosted On: Tapas
Official Link(s): English

Official Summary:

Seo Hoyoon, the genius producer of a popular idol survival show, is infamous for his sharp tongue and coldheartedness. Cursed by a trainee for it, he wakes up as a member of a flop idol group called “The Dawn.” To avoid being stuck in this parallel world forever, Hoyoon must make his group top-tier… but with the competitive industry and challenging tasks, it won’t be easy. With his wits, know-how, and a little help from those around him, will this producer-turned-idol make it big?

My Thoughts:

If you’re an idol fan, you know all about evil editing.

In a flash, your fave can go from a pathetic but pretty underdog to a manipulative monster playing everyone involved. Who amongst us hasn’t tried to watch a survival show only to leave, disheartened because your favorite was treated poorly? Mnet’s evil editing is legendary, after all.

A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E63: I Got a Pocket Full of Cheap Books

May 17, 2026 StitchLeave a comment

https://ift.tt/qDvQGx4 https://ift.tt/QoU5Bjv May 17, 2026

Show Notes:

Send inquiries to pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com.

Hosted by:

Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

Quit tellin' everyone I"m dead!

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

The Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning
The Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks
The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger
The Fallen Angels series by JR Ward
The Argeneau Vampires series by Lynsay Sands
The Psy/Changeling series by Nalini Singh
The Guildhunters series by Nalini Singh
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
The Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal

Non-Fiction:

Mass Market Romance is Still Important, Ya’ll by Jessica Pryde | Book Riot
Print Book Sales Saw a Small Sales Increase in 2024 | Publisher’s Weekly
Mass Market Paperbacks are Dead by Daniel Greene | Youtube
How Mass-Market Paperbacks Rewrote Reading Culture by Retha Tep | History
Don’t Call Them Trash by Sophie Gilbert | The Atlantic
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pockets by Elizabeth A. Harris | NYT

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

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“Classic” Fandom Did This Too: Being “Weird” About Fic/Fic Writers

May 16, 2026May 15, 2026 StitchLeave a comment

I saw this tweet while on extra priv yesterday and it made me think about how much we have forgotten (because it’s easier or because it’s been deleted) about what fandoms have always been about.

a lot of modern fic discourse treats fic writers like some abstract, disembodied entity that exists in a separate plane to churn out "content" rather than fans who vibe in the same spheres and are bound to see the way people talk about them
— monee 🌸 (@noctuababy) May 14, 2026

I used to call it presentism when people were like “oh man, fandom used to be [nice/non-judgemental/cool with everything people shipped], but that’s not the correct word for that.

What we’re seeing isn’t people layering modern ideals or languages onto the past, but rather pretending that the past was perfect to begin with.

But to start, @noctuababy is VERY correct that modern fic discourse – and modern fandom as a whole – does treat fic writers separate from fans in a way that doesn’t make sense. Because they don’t treat these writers as fellow fans or as celebrities you’re unfortunately parasocial about. Instead, fic and therefore fic authors are a product – ranging from something addictive (like a drug where you get the shakes if you can’t get it when you want it) to a book/pop culture made professionally – that can be consumed, dissected, or complained about in public without care for the fact that authors are amongst them.

Stitch After Dark: The Great May Revival

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Stitch

A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E62: Ship War of Theseus

May 10, 2026 StitchLeave a comment

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Show Notes:

Send inquiries to pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com.

Hosted by:

Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

It is these damn phones.

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

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A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E61: Monsters on My Mind

May 3, 2026 StitchLeave a comment

https://ift.tt/S7pgzxJ https://ift.tt/0Qk61ys May 3, 2026

Show Notes:

Send inquiries to pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com.

Hosted by:

Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

Guests:

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen is Dean of Humanities at Arizona State University and former co-president of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, the largest professional organization in the environmental humanities. His research examines strange and beautiful things that challenge the imagination, phenomena that are alien and intimate at once.

So, this is what it's like to have all your dreams come true.

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

Why Don’t You Eat Me, My Dear Wolf by Ao Koshikawa
Eat by Nagabe
The Great Snake’s Bride by Fushiashikumo
The Monsters in Like series by 0nlyamemory, VagabondsAndConventGirls (fan fiction)
The Summer Hikaru Died by mokumokuren
Boys of the Dead by Douji Tomita
Monster and Beast by Renji
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge

Non-Fiction:

Monster Theory: Reading Culture by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
Of Giants: Sex, Monsters, & the Middle Ages by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
Why Dragons Dominated the Landscape of Medieval Monsters
Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff
Becoming the Monster: Queer Monstrosity and the Reclamation of the Werewolf in Slash Fandom by Jacquelin Elliot
K-Pop Fandom Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today By Areum Jeong

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

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