Morbane's coal

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In quantum wankchanics, Morbane's coal is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, of quantum wankerposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical gift may be considered simultaneously both the fic of your dreams (TFOYD) and coal, while it is unread state, as a result of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that may or may not occur.

The Coaltide interpretation implies that, after a while, the gift is simultaneously TFOYD and coal. Yet, when a coalie clicks on their gift, the coalie sees the gift either TFOYD or coal, not both TFOYD and coal. This poses the question of when exactly quantum wankerposition ends and reality resolves into one possibility or the other.

Madness Opens: Tuesday 26 December
Author Reveals: Monday 1 January


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Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

This Eleanor Rigby fic is a very nice little ghost story - not that heavy on the creep/horror factor, but still:

The Face
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52035595

And I would like, hmm, future fic for children's books of the 80s-90s?

Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

cyrt

Ooh, that sounds fun. Thanks coalie!

Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

cyrt

I also rec the other Eleanor Rigby fic, fwiw, but it's more melancholy that creepy, so The Face won out - hope you do enjoy!

Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

Not sure if this is Future enough, but this Kristy/Mary Anne Baby-sitter's Club fic is too cute: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52280524

And I'd like recs for Silly Fluffy fic (gen or shippy, either is fine)

Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

I hope this is silly and fluffy enough! Ice Princess, Gen/Casey pre-ship
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52315168

Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

Here's future fic for The Mennyms series:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/52463626

Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

There are two post-canon fics for the Wise Child series in the collection this year!

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52192522

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52032910

Re: Reccing game

[(Anonymous)]

nc

They were good but I liked the one in Madness even better

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52192225