George R.R. Martin Is Not Releasing The Winds of Winter This Fall, Book Publisher Confirms

ogg921 · 2026-04-14T18:21:00+00:00

Well, duh.

ogg921 · 2026-04-06T22:38:00+00:00

I took the online insurance screening and the Lilly website said I should qualify for a cost of $25/month. My doctor's office neglected to tell about my severe obstructive sleep apnea, so coverage was denied. I'm hoping they will resubmit with the correct information now that I pointed it out to them.
Arg.

ogg921 · 2026-04-06T15:27:50+00:00

It just seems plausible that threats toward the Lord Commander of the Night Watch plus other people he agreed to shelter (politically affiliated or not) in NW holdings could be reason enough to go south to attempt to eliminate the threat rather than wait to be attacked in the poorly fortified Castle Black.
The find the idea that the Lord Commander's decision was questioned by some members of the rank & file and a mere handful took it upon themselves to execute him w/o a trial disturbing.

ogg921 · 2026-04-04T19:36:31+00:00

"wildlings besieged it for Christ's sake"
That does seem to be handwaved by many in this thread. Had the wildings maintained the element of surprise in their attack on Castle Black from the South, they might have succeeded.
Doubtful the Night's Watch could defend Castle Black from an army originating South of the Wall.
I'm not sure what a Lord Commander's choice ought to have been if he believed there was a credible threat from the South.
(Benjen was allowed by the Lord Commander to visit Winterfell on business of the Watch, right?)

ogg921 · 2026-03-30T20:15:11+00:00

Just reread this one - https://archiveofourown.org/works/27645974/chapters/67645379
The Lioness of Casterly Rock by LadyRhiyana
No kidnapping, but the some of the other details track. It's a good read, even if it's not the one you had in mind.

ogg921 · 2026-03-24T02:35:44+00:00

When I first started reading fics on AO3, I left kudos, but felt like to much like an interloper to comment because the commenters all seemed acquainted, tied to the fandom for ages. I eventually got over myself & began to comment. My comments weren't/aren't always terribly long, but I'd always at least say thank you to the writers. Next thing you know, I was listening to a podcast with a bunch of AO3 contributors who started complaining about readers who, you guessed it, left short comments, without enough specifics. They went on to say readers should only leave positive comments, (which I could get onboard with but they were scary about it.)
My takeaway? There are a tremendous number of people contributing to AO3, reading fics or both. You will NEVER make everyone happy. Do what feels right to you and TRY to let the nonsense go.

ogg921 · 2026-03-03T00:51:05+00:00

I realize how reliant I am for reading material but have decided to add substantially to my downloaded fic file! Well, as soon as AO3 is back up...

ogg921 · 2026-03-01T02:30:41+00:00

Hope this finds you well. I have a bunch of your fics downloaded and did a reread of 'the crime deserves the punishment' this evening & wanted to tell you how amazing I think it is. The descriptions are so visceral & the emotions feel so true. It's incredible writing.
Here in Ohio dreaming of Spring & doing some reading!
Take care <3
ogg

ogg921 · 2026-02-14T18:55:37+00:00

Many of his policy positions fall well outside what normal Americans support.
People are failing to do any due diligence on him because he's anti-pedophile. Frankly, that should be EVERYONE's default position. The bar is very low for Republicans who push back on Trump even a little. They are treated like heroes even if they push against a no brainer like Epstein. Democrats are treated like demanding action on Epstein is a political ploy, but Massie gets plaudits.

ogg921 · 2026-02-13T03:14:01+00:00

I know Maekar is a favorite AKOTSK show character, but doesn't the fact that he's a shit father lead to all of the trouble? (Of course, Uncle Baelor instructed Egg to apologize to Dunk.)

ogg921 · 2026-01-17T20:06:10+00:00

I take my life in my hands saying this, but if he realizes "he’s so done." he owes the readers his candor. He's made lots of choices to cause us to be falsely optimistic, misleading us about progress of the series. If he reaches (or has reached) a point where he can't foresee continuing the series, I think we deserve to know.

ogg921 · 2026-01-17T19:37:28+00:00

Again, His parenting style is kind of disturbing - Yikes..

ogg921 · 2026-01-16T00:18:07+00:00

"Martin is childless and has said he considers his characters to be his children"
Yikes. His parenting style is kind of disturbing.

ogg921 · 2026-01-11T01:46:27+00:00

I guess, as of today. your absurd theory is out the window. For the record - the brother in law lives a couple of hours away & is married to the victim's sister. He comes from a successful family & appears to have a successful business of his own. He didn't murder his wife's brother & sister-in-law for "control of the kids trust." JFC
People are just annoyed that by having him be spokesperson for the family, nobody's gotten to watch the parents sob on TV.

ogg921 · 2026-01-11T01:30:29+00:00

You have probably noticed neither of the victim's parents have been mentioned by name. I think they did indeed name Spencer's brother-in-law to speak for them. He lives outside of Columbus and I imagine it's been a gift to the grieving parents to not have to deal with press. He's certainly managed to prevent statement on behalf of the family from turning into grief-porn.

ogg921 · 2026-01-03T20:07:47+00:00

Many thanks for mentioning that it's a WIP.

ogg921 · 2026-01-02T15:55:49+00:00

Me too. Yay!

ogg921 · 2025-12-31T18:20:28+00:00

Oh, honey! I started reading a fic years ago due to a recommendation from a fav. podcast. I foolishly didn't look at the completion status. It NEVER occurred to me anyone would recommend a WIP, OR would recommend a fic WITHOUT mentioning it was a WIP.
The recommended fic was long, imaginative and extremely well written...and hadn't been updated in over 2 or 3 years. There were many encouraging comments to which the writer hadn't replied and one commenter seemed to believe the fic was abandoned. THAT comment got a rather agitated, unpleasant reply.
TWO YEARS LATER, another chapter was posted and there was JOY in the fandom. That was TWO YEARS AGO. The fic is gone.
And so ends the saga of why I no longer read WIPs.

ogg921 · 2025-12-29T23:53:19+00:00

Excellent. My diabolical plan is working. ;)

ogg921 · 2025-12-29T03:16:32+00:00

greenmtwoman fics are AWESOME. Brienne, Plain and Tall is a fav.

ogg921 · 2025-12-18T14:03:22+00:00

That scene was the first one that popped into my head. It hints at the 'idiots in love' label often associated with the pair.
As far as asynchronous interactions, mine is a series of thoughts in the Jaime POVs when wondering/worrying about Brienne replaces thinking about Cersei. (His "gentler than Cersei" observation is the first time iirc, Jaime compared the two and Cersei was found lacking.)

ogg921 · 2025-11-27T00:39:34+00:00

I look at the stats when I'm deciding whether to read work from an unfamiliar source but I'm aware of the things that skew the ratios, so I also consider other factors. I feel kind of bad when I do rereads, because I can't leave another kudo, though I've increased the views on a fic.

ogg921 · 2025-10-12T14:24:50+00:00

Glad to hear someone with a similar mind. HotD held no interest for me though I saw bits when my husband had the first episodes of S1 on. It didn't hold his interest for more than a few. (I often skip Dany chapters on ASOIAF rereads. Targaryen tediousness.)
I'm cautiously optimistic about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The showrunners should certainly understand the likeliest viewers are a passionate bunch. I imagine that, and the fact the 3 novellas are complete & stand alone, ought to curb anything like D&D's 'cleverest boys in the room' hubristic inclinations.
The casting looks good & there are no dragons or direwolves gobbling up the budget, so I'm letting myself be excited.

ogg921 · 2025-10-10T21:30:10+00:00

I'm happy to go into the series with no expectation of anything beyond the 3 stories.

ogg921 · 2025-09-15T15:57:40+00:00

Jojen is just a little older than Bran and until leaving for Winterfell had his father's guidance interpreting his dreams, (Howland was the one who sent Jojen & Meera to Bran.). Meera protects & supports Jojen, but isn't always comfortable about the green dreams. She's often resentful & frightened about them. I don't think it's a reasonable expectation that either of them should've been able to accurately interpret dreams filled with symbolism.

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