Talkin’ Fanfic 

Episode No. - 302

Episode Title - Interview with phyn, aka RedHead

Summary:

Yet another incredible treat for the ColdFlash fans! On this episode of Talkin’ Fanfic, Sara sits down with phynali, better known in ColdFlash circles as (the one, the only!) RedHead. RedHead has authored two of the top five kudos’d works under the ColdFlash tag on Ao3, and their work is commonly counted as some of the most seminal in the fandom. Sara and phyn dig into three of RedHead’s works: “Tumbling Together”, “An All Too Jagged Snowflake”, and “Got A Melancholic Temperament (that’s what they said to me)”. 

Sara and phyn talk about the joys and collaborative nature of the ColdFlash community, (“Hi, Aunt Crimson!”), the challenge of balancing a PhD thesis with fanfiction obligations, how juggling multiple (and very different) stories can actually help overcome writer’s block, and also touch on phyn’s work under the pseud “dyed_red”, where they publish Supernatural works of a very different (darker, stylistic, minimalistic) nature and atmosphere, and the challenge therein of dipping a toe into a new fandom. 

Bulletin Items

• “LEGENDS: A 2022 Clex Zine launched”. Available at https://legendszine.com/ digitally and as a PDF


• “Talkville” a Smallville recap podcast, coming July 13th. At least one episode will feature Zach from “Always Hold Onto Smallville” 

Episode References

• "Tumbling Together" by RedHead (Barry/Len, neighbors AU)


• "An All Too Jagged Snowflake" by Redhead (Barry/Len, Soulmates AU)


• "Got A Melancholic Temperament (that's what they said to me)" by RedHead (Barry/Len, deaged!Len)

• Collab - “Len & Barry Ship It” collaborative group collection (ColdFlash)


• An old fave: "Getting the Hang of Thursdays" by Hayseed (Snape/Hermione timeloop)


• A dyed_red fic: "Squint into the Sunset | Glare into the Gloaming" by dyed_red (Wincest)


• Phyn rec, author - nigeltde (Wincest)


• Phyn rec - "A man with his insides out and his outsides off" by britomart_is (Wincest, time travel) 


• Phyn rec - "Wire Inside Me" by merle_p (Wincest, mpreg) 


• Phyn rec - elsi’s Bookmarks (elsi was interviewed in Talkin’ Fanfic: Episode 209)


• Phyn rec, author - bealeciphers (ColdFlash)


• Phyn rec - "Rogue Z" by bealeciphers (ColdFlash, Zombie AU)


• Phyn rec, author -  Crimson1 (ColdFlash, interviewed in Talkin’ Fanfic: Episode 301) 


• Phyn rec, author - DoreyG (ColdFlash, some of the earliest ColdFlash stories)


• Phy rec - “Lesser Evils” by tipsybluetips (the first ColdFlash story on Ao3! comics!ColdFlash) 


• Phyn rec - “Things I Cannot Control and Do Not Admire” by n_a_feathers (ColdFlash, part of the “Things” series) 


• Phyn rec - “A Week on Rogue’s Mountain” by Chichirinoda (ColdFlash auction AU. phyn “loves this fic”