Glimmerglanger

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Name: glimmerglanger
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Type: fanwriter
Fandoms: Star Wars, MCU, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
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URL: AO3, Tumblr
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glimmerglanger is a prolific fanwriter in several fandoms, they are especially active in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars fandom and are well known for their contributions to the Cody/Obi-Wan Kenobi corner of fandom.

Fannish History

Writing

glimmerglanger published their first work on AO3 in 2017.[1] They published 131 works in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars fandom alone.[2]

Account Deletion

On May 4th, 2023 glimmerglanger deleted their AO3 account, deleting all of their works in the Star Wars fandom. They later released a statement on Tumblr discussing the decision and the harassment that led to it.[3]

Fandom Reaction to Departure

In the aftermath, much of the initial response was shocked and supportive. Some discussed glimmerglanger's impact on the fandom, as well as the decision they made to delete their fics. The event also triggered discussion of harassment in fandom in general as well as Star Wars in particular.

I’m switching between anger and absolute despair right now.

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen something like this happen. Fuck, it’s happened to me. I had to delete one of my oldest AO3 accounts because of the nonstop harassment I would get from people who just couldn’t be fucked to read the tags or use the back button.

Yes, I am devastated that all of Glimmer’s fics are gone. But I’m also pissed as fuck that it got to this point. That people thought it was somehow “okay” to treat another human being like this.

I’m so tired of the whole “well, fandoms are toxic” bullshit. No, it doesn’t have to be like this. Fandoms don’t have to be toxic. This behavior is inexcusable and unjustifiable. I am so heartbroken over the fact that I have to see yet another one of my favorite authors being forced to take a step back for their mental well-being.

It should never have to get to this point. Never.

I’m so sorry this happened to you, Glimmer. You didn’t deserve any of this. I’m also sorry I wasn’t more vocal about how much I loved your fics. Genuinely, I hope that you get better soon and that you’re in a better place mentally.

 [4]

Idk why I’m posting this, I’m not trying to say anything about what should or shouldn’t happen or have happened or anything like that. I guess I just want to state for the record that I’m sad.

A Treatise On Breaking and Repairs was the fic I turned to while I was grieving when my sister was sick and after she died.

Make Your Bed and Lie In It was the fic of the pandemic for me, it was like the epic poem of the essential worker - I could feel the palpable exhaustion in every word of it just resonating off of my own constant, unending exhaustion, every time I re-read it these last 3 years.

I had scribbled out the first part of a fic inspired by For Safekeeping in the aftermath of the loss of Roe v Wade - not deliberately mind you, I was just seized with a writing bug, and it all poured out of me like a waterfall, and it wasn’t until that flow stopped that I realized that I was writing about the horror of existing as sentient livestock.

I have a penchant for weird little acts of fannishness, usually not posted anywhere, they’re just for me, usually combining the fannish thing with some other hobby of mine. I want(ed?) to make a Lego diorama of a scene from sanguine. I’ve sketched out the scene a bit, I’ve looked at acquiring/customizing more 212th minifigs. I’d been looking for a work to copy when playing with my fountain pens and inks and practicing my handwriting - mountainofink always copies jrrt’s work when testing inks for example - and I finally settled on sanguine, like last week. I’m still doing these things, but the context in which I am doing them is different now. This is melodramatic to say but I can’t think of another way to describe it - these works now feel slightly ghostly, the thing they are trying to interact with and respond to is no longer alive.

I still have the comments I left on these fics and the always kind and gracious replies glimmerglanger sent, in the form of email notifications, so I’m glad I never delete anything I guess.

I also have copies of most of their works now, thanks to the very generous and kind curators who put lists and dl links together. Even with rec lists though, the odds of new fans, or fans new to fic, finding their works is now enormously decreased. Their work is not part of the active flow of the fandom anymore, it’s separated in a way that I’m struggling to articulate. Even though I have these fics and can continue to engage with them, and to engage with Star Wars through them, that engagement now feels confined in some way. It feels ghostly.

 [5]

this makes me want to cry. I've bookmarked every single one of their stories. Read many of them over and over and over. Screamed in elation when a new update came through. but - they're gone. Nuked. Obliterated. My heart goes to the author. This is a reminder to treat these writers better, to not nag or insult or complain about the writing they do for free. I sobbed when I found out their entire archive had been deleted. Those stories were breathtaking. Staggeringly creative. All Codywan fics set in such masterful worlds: the Mermaid AU, Magic AU, Yellowstone, Baseball, Time Travel, Captured by Vader and tortured, heck, even the Animal Crossing crack!fic was a blast to read. The rarepairs were so much fun, Just Right with Obi-Wan/Alpha 17 was a personal favorite. I hope glimmerglanger is doing ok and knows that they have so much support from dedicated fans

 [6]

And mfers in this website still dare to say codywan is the least toxic of all star wars ships lmao

 [7]

There was also discussion of the fact that this was not the first time a popular fanwriter had been run out of the Star Wars fandom, or even the Obi-Wan Kenobi/Codywan fandom in recent years. With some fans bringing up examples of other fans harassed into deleting their works within the two years before glimmer's departure.

I was just notified about Glimmerglanger and talk about a hit after the digital passing of EMIMH12 😔. I hope they are both doing much better. Time to talk about internet etiquette ✨✨

WE 👏 ARE 👏 BETTER 👏 THAN 👏 THIS. Congratulations, we’ve bullied two of some of the best authors I’ve had the pleasure of reading off the internet . If you don’t like something you are totally free to not read it. There is no excuse for making someone feel unsafe to post their work on a platform made for it (assuming they’re not like a n@z1 or p3d0 or something). Since Covid, Obi fans have lost literally HUNDREDS of works, including some (read; A LOT IF NOT MOST) of the most popular works ever written, and now I’m sad.

The stakes aren’t just losing entertainment, and I think we all know the power some of these works have had in our lives. One of EMIMH12’s works really helped me process grief. Another helped me determine where I’m going to grad school?! Glimmerglanger helped me with feelings of isolation. I don’t think anyone who has read their stuff has been untouched by these two authors, and their loss is monumental. Let’s not lose any more in this sad, sad way, okay?

 [8]

Fanfiction

Star Wars

References

  1. ^ WayBack Machine
  2. ^ WayBack Machine
  3. ^ glimmerglanger's tumblr
  4. ^ Tumblr Post by radiosummons
  5. ^ Tumblr Post by mslullabies
  6. ^ glimmerglanger section of post by nonsequitur22
  7. ^ Tumblr Post by abiwon
  8. ^ Tumblr Post by smallandangry24
  9. ^ Wayback Machine
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