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Saturday, August 31, 2002
more smallville
mmm... grailfic... Unholy Ground. Only four stories, but each one a treasure. Two NC17s, two Rs, all slash, all incredible. Oh, and Immortality will break your heart. Heed the warnings my pretties.
How much do I love this story? Well, that's kind of a rhetorical question. This puppy rocks. Completely AU, or as orchid says, it's a UR or, Unrealized Reality story. Spoilers through Dog With Two Bones and then branches off from there. Read the whole thing at Red's Place. Thanks to Katya for the link.
I've had some fanfrellingtastic email today. Thanks to everyone!
Here's a novel length story that the BBQ has been following since the prologue was published way back in December of 2001. The author claims the story is in the home stretch. *g* Thanks to Katya and mesascaper for the link and the links to the other parts of the story are kindly provided by the author on the story post.
Stubbornly refusing to call this an answer to a challenge, and that 'cheated a little' caveat is so an understatement, but still, it's an intriguing look at someone we all love to hate. Thanks to Katya for the link.
And, okay, I'll agree that Sorry Now, by Sunshiner is an exquisite look at that relationship between John and Scorpius that is/has been burning the storyline to ash with it's intensity, and that Monsters in the Closet, by Deneba is a lovely installment in the Collateral Damage Challenge. But is it okay to also say that I had a tiny problem with Sorry Now (and it's such a whiney little thing we're embarrassed to mention it) and that the CD Challenge is just so depressing it makes me want to cry without having the intensity to actually make me cry? All that notwithstanding, both authors are simply the best and should be read regardless. So, there you go. Cool to note that Deneba has finally been seduced to the dark side and now has her own blog [oo! and there's a snippet there... mmm... blogs...]. I believe that Sunshiner is responsible for that, so, hey, thanks! Why does no one tell me these things?
Oh, and hey, while I'm at it: Recipere, by KodiakkeMax almost made me forget how much I dislike that wrinkled old crone. Is this any way to evaluate fic? I'm not sure, but if I don't get something soon that doesn't require every single brain cell to interpret they may just start leaking out my nose.
Been mostly away for a week. Probably a lot of catching up to do. Any interesting fic on the BB? Send emails. We read everything. We just don't recc everything. That's not so bad, is it?
If Episode 11 left you feeling, well, confused and afraid — and you liked that — this fic is for you, you'll love it. And we can fill in that warning: Readers will have their brains pressed through a sieve. The challenge that Farscape has undertaken is nicely projected here tangled in layers and it's all just a moment in time. Brain.still.hurts.
Mint, by Kitty Fisher. ::Rated NC17::. A while back orchidcactus posted a tiny vignette from life and brought a particular summer day to vivid reality. Kitty Fisher does the same here in this short SV vignette, lush with the flavors of life.
email is of course frelled and although I'm assured there are some sturdy reccs in there for 'scape fic we are unable to get at them at this time. So... hey, sleepytime. Night.
Angel, answer to your question posted... down there on August 25th comments. Enjoy.
Heads up from mesascaper on the continuing fic from the fragile slipper. Thank god, there's another one I've been following that I would have missed without a timely kick in the shin. Thanks!
Love this story, tell ya why when I have some time for, well, breathing and stuff. Story should wrap up soon. Only one more part and then we will be wresting the story from Glass. heh.
Naturally, when I have the time, email is frelled. *sigh* I'll content myself with this: Tranny In Progress. Spoilers and that. Just the cold open. More as time permits. Couple of Smallville fics for those corrupted. *g*
When you come into the presence of a leader of men, you know you have come into the presence of fire; that it is best not incautiously to touch that man; that there is something that makes it dangerous to cross him. — Woodrow Wilson
OooOOooo! Action, adventure, attempted murder. *g* Okay. I loved this one. What can I say? Authors that can make me laugh and make me so tense my spine pops—all in the same story—are worth more than gold. Plus... plot and stuff. Rated PG13. Enjoy. Feedback is the food of the gods.
We are not above cheap thrills. *g* Got an email and some very nice words from mesascaper *waves* pointing us to part 13 of The Right Brain's incredible UFO! This fic needs a longer title. And that's about all. Oy. Ep 12 and Brain Fic. Life is good.
We've read a massive sampling of Smallville fanfic over the past two months, enough to say with relative certainty that Jenn is probably our favorite in that fandom. Is that... ironic? Jenn's writing is massive, sweeping, deep and flavorful. Ally loves a good long... read. Heh. Bonus.
In the land of Farscape Fic, Jen entrances Ally with a tale with a POV that serves the story in ... interesting ways. Short and sweet. And remember; feedback promotes creativity.
Four months of drought means plenty of new Fan Fiction to tide us over, all of season 4 broadcast in the UK sometime during the drought in the US and, well, trivia. Gotta.
Busy... adjusting, the type of adjusting that allows virtually nothing beyond the basics of... breathing. Today we allow that it's unlikely any additional fluff and fold will be accomplished for the tranny in progress until after episode 11 tranny is up complete. Then drought and some breathing room and plenty of room for... adjusting.
Don't you hate it when the supply of all you're addicted to just... dries up without comment or reason? Hm. The impending drought should unleash the standard flood of fiction and Chainmale Trivia must be played. Here's a couple of brief bits for fun.
Summer Wine, by Wendi. Last night I was talking to a friend about the romance inherent in SV Fanfic, and here is a small sampling. Short vignette. Clark and Lex on a slow summer day.
Kansas, by Maayan. And crap, I just got spoiled a bit for ep 11 when I went to get the URL again. *hehe* Ah well. Anyway... when an author writes a 'this is how it ends' story, I get nervous, but this one is just too... what? Fun? Oddly, this may be the first Maayan story I was ahead on rather than being dragged behind. M's stories all have a distinct flavor. S4 Spoilers.
Learning Curve, by orchidcactus =NC17=: Prose stripped down to the chassis, bare metal, bare essense. Follow along from here to there; your mind provides the view. All that, and shameless smut too! Read all her stuff at Orchid's... Place.
Geez. Can't believe we used car metaphors. Heh. John would be proud.
smallville pic...
Interval In Sunlight, by valentine =PG= This—I'll want to read again, once I recover. Is there such a thing as 'rip your heart out and stomp on it' fic? Short, exquisitely painful, but beautiful... so it all evens out.
I Saw A Sibyl In A Jar, by Maayan =PG13=: Okay, first? It's the "M" word. Heh. There's so much thinking going on. Thinking about motivations and things to be won and exactly what tormented space refers to... exactly. Oy. That one didn't hurt a bit.
Theory, by sunshiner: Oh GOD! Yep. This is what it takes to please me. *g* A short vignette. But you've heard of that ' a picture's worth a thousand words' thing? Every word a picture.
Smallville pics
Vigil, by Jayne Leitch=PG=: There's more to a coin than the two sides. Tight and intense character study, Lex and Lionel post Tempest [spoilers]. The all consuming question... is Lionel a goner? Heh.
Cool, by Ruby=G=. Smallville fic is characterized by warm good humor and Ruby has a nice warmly comic touch in this narrative. A lovely little vignette/character study, I giggled through most of it. Sweetly romantic. See, we're sappy. Yeah.
Hm. Proving how inconsistent the BBQ is: Transcript Complete. Spoilers. You know.
Well, I've made the ultimately selfish decision that if Round V of Chainmale Trivia is to be played in September... and if that turns into a three month drought that pretty much makes it a given... then that round is going to be played right 'chere. Orchid has promised to set my brain on straight about how exactly that could happen. Anyway. Should be much simplier and quicker than the bboard. Lord knows I spend an embarrassing amount of time hanging around here already. One way or another, only time will tell.
My list of 'scapefic to be read is getting longer and longer. There's some guaranteed cool stuff at leviathan... click the link over there *points left and, uh, up... down*... but we've officially spent all available time for reading this weekend. More words on Monday.
Another major stumbling block beyond the vanished crap tolerance and the now thinning marginal tolerance: Plot holes written to order. The 'scape trivialist in me lingers on cruely poking holes in plots that rely much too heavily on established show 'facts'. *sigh* Well, it's not as though we haven't made a big ass deal over the whole 'harsh trivia taskmistress' thing.
Well, I believe I've devoted sufficient time to drooling over Vin Diesel and Michael Rosenbaum and I'm thinking. Has Zhaan made being bald sexy, or was there someone B.Z. who was just unspeakably droolworthy?
I'm enormously tickled over Maayan's dissertation on the quality, terms and conditons of addiction over at Divine Collective. As a measure of how twisted I am, I admit to giggling compulsively through the entire thing. Although, in my own defense, the giggling may be due to the manner in which the facts are presented rather than any personal disregard or lack of compassionate regard for the serious nature of drug addiction. As an added bonus. She uses the word 'consummate'. Go look. Read. It's... interesting stuff, especially as presented, and helps me greatly with my own plan. Thanks, M. *g*
It's all in the maintenance, in keeping up. None of which I do well. Sadly. Barely able to keep up with my regular gigs and then when I stumble on something new that makes me giggle, it gets tainted by that whole 'you do NOT have time for this!' rap that's constantly going on in my head. Oh for a little silence. Toying with demands for a tiny redesign-- I'm in hell... maybe I can persuade Ally to wait til September. Okay. That's enough whining for now.
'scape fic reccs
A couple of lovely vignettes that fall fair into the hurt/comfort category. The first has a variation on comfort that actually warms, the second is of the cold variety. In the Dark, by Sweet Thing, and Worship, by KernilCrash. Both have S4 Spoilers, if you know what to look for.
Read much lovely Smallville Fic not time to gather thoughts tonight. Finished the frills for the ITSIA tranny, so I'm pretty much done for tonight. And tomorrow. Friday.
Had a recc but let it go. Long, long, journey. You 'could' say, a nearly plotless character ramble, but the characterization... painfully sublime. Yesterday, I wrote about three paragraphs on why you should read it despite it not being tied up in a neat little package; closure provided by a red stamp in big block letters. Then I thought, 'god, they'll hate this!' So, deleted it all, not gonna recc it, uh-uh. 24 hours later and no 'scape fic to soothe me, I think, 'Ah, frell it'. I loved this story, many, many words; so bleak at the beginning but growing lighter and lighter, the evolution lovely, nearly blinding to behold. Guaranteed tho. You'll hate this story 'cause of the whole getting held out over a long drop and just.let.go. thing. I found closure in the story for myself; there are plenty of hints dropped by the author, but unless you can find them. Well. Hate it. You'll hate this story. Promise. *g* Interstitial, by Punk =NC17= Smiled, laughed, worried, wondered. And, well, you know me. I love the words.
Hm. Geez. Subtle much?
Reading SV fic makes me yearn for 'scape happiness. But kissing, cuddling, laughing; it's too anachronistic for 'scape in this season of hopelessness. So enured to dwelling in 'scape darkness that opening a happy fic is blinding; too hard to enjoy when you're not used to the light. Leads to excess squinting, migraines, and worrying that your face will freeze into that scowl. Heh. Does anyone need this much therapy?
Okay, I may be nuts, but this was just too hysterically funny to not share. Metropolis Confidential, by Hope. =PG= * 'Here's some advice for you- never stand between a dolly and her dream house, you could lose an eye that way.' * Like I said: Hysterical. *snort* And, uh, word of advice. If you value your sensitive electronics... no drinking while reading.
Hm. Cofax reccs Punk as well, so maybe I'm wrong about that whole 'hate' thing. But given similarity in taste (we've also read everything cofax reccs at Mouldiwarping... sometimes more than once...), we're not really that surprised. *g*
'Story Under Construction' have to be my three favorite words. Admittedly they are nearly neck and neck, and sometimes falling behind: 'here it is', but hey, we're only human. And, uh... speakin' of that...
Smallville tempts and... we're only human
Hope provides proof positive that it sucks being the savior of the planet, sucks worse to care for one. In A Season Of Calm Weather, by Hope =pg13/futurefic=
Almost nailed why I'm so drawn to SV fic. I'm, man, almost positive it's because of the characterization. So many, mm, similarities to the 'scape character dynamic. Compelling, magnetic, powerfully drawn main protagonists; with tantilizing hints of potential antagonism. My particular favorite, and 'yes' you gotta have one, is Lex. Like diamonds; hard, deeply faceted, edges that cut. Oh yeah. Yum. All this plus similar driving forces-- fate, destiny, karma, secrets and lies. What's not to love?
SV fanfic is jammed with writing, good; bad; and indifferent with a modicum of great and a smidge of GAH! It's like learning to swim all over again. And the good, and there is quite a bit of it, does all the things good writing is supposed to do: makes you think, makes you feel, makes you read more, makes you read differently.
Although, I guess the main weakness is probably that the SV women are a little too dumb for my taste. Sexy, sweet, pretty as hell, but ... not too smart. Ah, well. It's not a prefect world. *snort*
Sleep While I Drive, by Jenn; =nc17='There's a car curled up like a sleeping cat outside the barn.' Wonderfully sets the tone for a lovely journey, like Clark I kept pushing 'Where are we going?', until, like him, I just relaxed into it and enjoyed. An oh so lovely journey. Many, many words. Read it for the second time today. Very happy.
And more for the non-NC17 crowd we got, Spin, by Jenn. Lovely, and nicely brief, character piece. Lex and Lionel are both intense here, odd look at the tree from whence the acorn fell.
Lovely update. A couple of beauties for my 'scape fix.
Max sings, whispering a lyric sonnet. Scorpius twines about John's shadows, yearning to be inside- to be a part. Not writing, painting. A picture of a mind. Too lovely to miss. He Had Been Without A Home Before, by KodiakkeMax.
And a bit more, hm, earthly, Max shares with Down Along The Barrel Of A Gun, by KodiakkeMax. Just a little vignette, bit of character study, assisted self-examination from a time when John still understood himself. Five cents. No waiting.
The first with S4 spoilers only if you know where to look, and the second... no spoilers at all. Unless you get spoiled by characterization so strong they could leap off the page and slap you around if they so desired. And if so, hey, there's room in the boat. *g*
Cofax's food challenge still dredging up tasty gems. Sweet, by Northlight. A new to the BBQ author. Nice. Come again.
The three favored words at this time of year: tranny in progress... er, well, heh. It should probably be mentioned before you click in, that the tranny is bare bones dialogue for now, from start to finish. Working on the flesh from cold open to tag.
Arg! And nearly worst dreams come to fruition. Farscape Takes A Break after the August 23rd airing of ep 11. No 'scape on the September schedule as Stargate SG1 eps go into repeat, enjoying the kind of heavy broadcast rotation that Farscape, what, never had? *the BBQ pouts*. This of course means that *maybe* we get ep 12-15 in October with another monthlong break for November Sweeps(tm), or an ickily long 3 month long drought with Ep 12 airing December 6th. *pouts again*. Hope everyone has their tapes handy.
In progress, read at your risk, but the parts, as spread out as they have been have ALL been well worth the wait. The fragile slipper promises part 7b after return from vacation (and how long can 'that' be?), and a complete story in 8 parts. So, what's that? Only another .... 7 months? *g*
Eh. We've temporarily decided that the reason Farscape Fic isn't resonating much with Ally is because it's just not getting to the heart of what Farscape is 'about' right now. There's no teeth, no venom. No heartache which isn't immediately 'made right' by authors seeking a quick fix. It's all so warm and cuddly we wanna... well, we won't say what we wanna do. So while we wait and 'try' not to crush the PC...
the smallville bait
Te, our personal crown jewel of smart and sexy writing, entertains us beyond words to adequately describe, otherwise, hell, that damn email would already be written wouldn't it?
Robyn reminds us of Te's 'The Project', and I did adore The Project, Lex is such a 'predator' going into the story and the evolution that has him falling into his own trap-- too sweet. But, hey, could easily recommend... highly recommend... very highly recommend, anything by the author. Finished rereading 'Deep Throat' today and nearly aspirated my lunch laughing so hard. Story is a rollercoaster ride from witty to erotic and back again. Start there. I highly recommend it. It's like... life! The girl's a wonder. Read, enjoy.
As with all NC17 rated fics consider if you are of the age of consent in your area or of sound health before clicking into a story. And if same sex sex makes you squicky... read it anyway, you'll get over it.*g* Visit Te's Smallville, languish in all the goodness. The disclaimers alone are worth the price of admission. Okay. Not gushing. Not.
And, Smallville for the non-NC17 eligible... hm... hey! Don't look like that. I read non-NC17 Smallville fic. Lessee....
