Three dollars and some change

Rec post!

First off, in my patriotic mood:

I am Canadian!" An SGA parody vid, in which Rodney McKay is proudly Canadian (to the tune of that Molson ad).

Then some SPN recs:

First off, a crossover.

The North Side of My Town Faced East (And the East was Facing South) by mcee
Summary: You couldn't make this up if you tried... or could you?
Fandoms: Supernatural & Gilmore Girls
Rating: PG

Mhal says: ZOMG character slippage! Or whatever you call it when the characters played by the same actor play together in crossover land. This one is just excellent, because of the whole premise (SPN v Gilmore Girls!) and the last line.

Then a fic that is a) Wincest, of a sort, and b) may not be safe for Australian readers due to references to underage sex.

you always did prefer the drizzle to the rain by my fave Supernatual author, flipmontigirl
Summary
Characters: Dean/she. John.
Warnings/Ratings: NC-17.. et. Wincest. Underage sex.

Mhal says: I"m probably going to hell for this one. But as with everything flipmontigirl writes, I'm fascinated. Her use of language, the realism of characterization involved... Love.


And two bonus SGA recs!

Fitting In by ana_grrl
Summary: Atlantis isn't the SGC.
Rating: R
Mhal says: aka Lorne/Everyone in Atlantis except Sheppard (So not making this up). I like this as Lorne is my fave redshirt. He's hot and shiny and got that grin. Oh baby.

Lantian-journal by mklutz and ana_grrl
When you transport a large body of nerds to a different galaxy, you have to expect that they’ll miss some of the comforts of home. Favorite DVD collections (even if they did have everything downloaded to back-up hard drives), SciFi Fridays, their book collections, figure collections, memorabilia collections and, most of all, the internet. So obviously Rodney set up a local AtlantisNet pretty quickly. Every person in the expedition had an allotment of personal space and a large portion of space was dedicated to various in-city net programs, including the bane of Rodney’s existence: LantisJournal.

Mhal says: I loled. Hell, I even rotfloled. This is why you should never livejournal at work! (Especially if you work far, far away)

As an aside, in case anyone is interested, I've update the list of my 2006 writings here. I have to say, I've written a lot of varied and interesting things this year, emphasis on the "lot". Feel free to peruse the old listings :)

The next chapter of Inevitable will be out tomorrow, and I know this because I am halfway through the chapter now and I know exactly what I need to finish before posting. It'll be an odd chapter, with characters moving in odd directions and having the final piece of the puzzle laid in for the story finale. Plus, full moon.

Now, two recs.

Firstly, an X-Men movie fic that came out before X-Men 3 and is quite possibly the creepiest thing I've ever read. It's brilliant and I wish X3 had been like this. It's Jean-centric, told through Scott's eye.

Bring Out Your Dead by Apathy.



Now, a book rec, actually a series recommendation. The Smoke series by Tanya Huff (andpuff) is a follow-up to the Blood series, centring on 24-year-old Tony Foster, former street kid and current Production Assistant on a vampire show in Vancouver (mad props to the home town, yo). Tony finds the whole thing rather surreal, especially considering he's friends with 450-year-old vampire Henry Fitzroy.

These books (Smoke and Shadows, Smoke and Mirrors, and Smoke and Ashes) are horror/comedy/drama and are, on all counts, fantastic reads. Smoke and Ashes just came out in June, so you'll only be able to find it in hard cover, but do yourself a favour and pick these books up for a read.

For all of you lovely people, I have a crossover fic rec. Fandom? Tir Alainn and Merry Gentry

Plus it's by Houses, so you know it's amazing. I highly recommend. Act I is complete, with Acts II and III to follow.

Title: Gathering Gloom
Author: houses_on_fire
Universes: Tir Alainn and Merry Gentry
Pairings: Morag/Sholto, Meredith/everyone else. No, I’m not kidding.
Rating: PG-13
Timeline: Post Tir Alainn trilogy, Post book 4 MG.
Disclaimers: Tir Alainn belongs to Anne Bishop, Merry Gentry belongs to Laurel K Hamilton
Summary: Taranis uses forbidden magic to call an assassin he believes will finally settle his Maeve Reed problem. Only thing is, said assassin has a mind of her own and isn’t particularly pleased to be back from the dead.

A couple of fics, and a realization about me.

Okay, first: Two additions to teh AB/HP fic list, just in time for Danse Macabre to come out on Tuesday.

Author	Story
Ashalrospeak	Holiday: A medium-sized group of Hogwarts students (plus one professor) are going on a field trip . . . to St Louis. WIP
killingcorvis	Silver Bullets: Remus Lupin has been advised to call for some unlikely help. He contacts Anita Blake and her werewolf pack to help him in the fight against the Dark Lord. WIP

Another is in the wings, but I wanted to ask the author about it first.

THEN: ( the realization, about me and writing fic and how pairings aren't all they're cracked up to be and how writing sex in fic is not a thing I can do unless it's dysfunctional sex then someone bring the whip and handcuffs. plus a Secrets postcard. )

I'll start on those summaries for dummaries tomorrow.

3,187 words of Inevitable 69 are written, and while I'm not sure how much of this I'll end up keeping, it's still coming along.

But the point of this post is something different. It's a crossover fic rec for my fave new fandom, Stargate Atlantis, along with Stargate SG1 and Supernatural. It's a one-shot AU fic by laniew1:

Journey's End
by Melanie/laniew1
Summary: Dean was ten when he realized that his father viewed him and Sammy differently.
Rating: R for language
No pairings, but some slashy subtext.

Oh, I love new fandoms! Anyone know when season 2 of Atlantis comes out in Canada?

Hey folks. I'm getting to comments, I promise! Just a note that there will be a minor fic delay (a few days) as I have a very important meeting I need to prep for. I'll be back with new fic by Sunday at the absolute latest!

Plus a rec: A fun Firefly/Buffy the Vampire Slayer Xander-centric crossover:

Carving Out A Future by dreamfall_ff/dreamfall_nnwm: Her crew doesn't know that Serenity's new passenger, a carpenter with an 'unusual upbringing', is a relic from the past. And Xander's not looking for trouble. Then again, neither are they. Not usually,leastwise. It just tends to come calling anyway.

It's fun times!

*zips off*

Remember how I keep promising a chapter of Inevitable?

Remember how great I am with self-imposed deadlines?

Yeah.

It's coming soon, I promise! I'm halfway there.... but I'm taking the time deadline off the table. Perversely, I'll write faster that way.

In the meantime, have a fun fic rec:

Title: Shoveling
Author: PaBurke
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and M*A*S*H (yes, you read that right)

A series of drabbles (s/he's up to 57 chapters!) in which Dr. Hawkeye Pierce gets drawn into Scooby life. Trust me. It's good.

And an excuse to use this icon.

1. First, an Anita Blake fanfic awards pimp.

The Sanguine Addiction Awards are accepting nominations for all kinds of AB fics. I heard from the person who's running them, and she's extending the nomination date for a bit. Go nominate people and fics of all kinds!

2. Added two stories to the Ginourmous list of Anita Blake/Harry Potter fanfic, which is fast becoming really and honestly big.

moiraithanatoio	Bow to Death : Harry is looking for peace and the ability to control his power. He finds it in the most unusual of places. (Harry/Snape/Asher, NC-17) WIP Note that this is linked to the first chapter on moiraithanatoio's LJ
catherinecookmn	Mary's Story: There is always a story to be told, and it's time to hear Mary Evans' side... Part I Part II Part III

3. Went on a friending rampage. Hi everyone!


4. I updated the 2006 fanfic listing, so if you want to see all of what I've written this year, check it out: 2006. If you want to see last year too, well, see above re: 2006 -- 2005.

I'm *still* responding to comments on fics and such... I'll get to them, promise! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm late to meet someone :)

watcher457 has done it again, with an Inevitable ficlette called Once Bitten. It's Harry/Asher.



Go read, it's fun like yesterday. *pokes* Go.



Also, if you're into Snarry... hell, even if you're not, go check out Snape: the Home Fries Nazi (Snape/Harry, NC-17) by pir8fancier. And go read maeglinyedi's rec first, she says it so much better than I do.