Fourth Estate's twenty-fifth anniversary
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Fourth Estate's twenty-fifth anniversary Fourth Estate are publishers located in the UK. Sat, Nov. 29th, 2008, 11:59 pm
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Aus gegebenem Anlass daher ein Merlin-Meta-Link: The Gayest TV Show this Side of the Subtext. Woran ich in dem Zusammenhang auch denken musste, ist wie das Vorhandensein eines weiblichen (Slash)Publikums ( jenseits des Fandoms sofort in gay audience übersetzt wird. ) Für mich persönlich macht sich der Subtext der Show übrigens besonders stark in der Gen-Fanfiction bemerkbar, denn wenn die halbwegs in character geschrieben ist, kommt sie genauso slashig rüber wie die Show. Deswegen habe ich beim Ablegen der Links bei fast allen Gen-Storys bisher die Tags "Subtext", "UST" oder "Preslash" hinzugefügt und manchmal auch als Slash ausgewiesene Geschichten in "Gen+Subtext" umgestuft. Das Problem hatte ich in anderen Fandoms nicht! Zum Beispiel: Rifles - Napoleonic AU (MERLIN, Merlin/Arthur, Gen, Preslash, 2555). Warum ist das nicht länger? Da kommt schon mal ein Merlin-AU-Szenario daher, das für mich funktioniert, und dann ist es so kurz. Ich will mehr! "Clearly you haven't got enough to do, Private. Since you're such aconcerned old maid, you can take these shirts to the river and wash them." He flung a pile of stinking laundry at Merlin and bared his teeth expectantly. "Get on with it!" ( Read more... ) Zum Glück gibt es auch Slash, der eindeutig als solcher zu erkennen ist, wie das mythisch-magisch angehauchte Sequel zu The Beast of Winter. Diesmal geht es um das Beltane Fest. Kommt mir das nur so vor, oder ist das ein sehr feierliche Fandom? Apropos... Misrule von Zum Abschluss: The Care & Feeding Of Unicorns (1/2) von Bonus Vid Rec: Beverly Hills von _____________________________________ ¹ Link führt zu [Spoiler]/Merlin/Arthur-Wallpaper. Fri, Nov. 28th, 2008, 06:12 pm
Vid Rec: Snow on the Sahara von Sam turned evil and made the world burn. This is the aftermath. After Dean managed to save him, Sam is suicidal and plagued with dark memories and guilt. He tries to find redemption while Dean watches over him. Dean's POV. Thu, Nov. 27th, 2008, 03:27 pm
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! Even those who have already celebrated or who don't celebrate -- it's always give to good thanks. Most of the time I'm not sure to whom I'm offering thanks, unless it's to a specific individual or group of people, but even so, I believe in being aware and appreciative. The Last Good Name wrote a wonderful Thanksgiving post, She wrote And I love Thanksgiving because it's about giving thanks and speaking your gratitude to others, and ( I'm going to emulate her: ) One of the many things I'm grateful for is Cate on LJ, and her terrific ideas, like the recurring McSmooch festival. For this go round, start here, a charming and sweet little story by Kass Rachel and start clicking the little green arrow to the right. Around sixty stories, containing many John/Rodney kisses, and for that, I am deeply grateful. I wrote two little smoochies this time: The Darkest Evening of the Year and John smiles -- which was an awfully lot of fun to write. Only two sentences long! Finally, I want to share two columns from favorite writers of mine. First, Anne Lamott's Thanksgiving column. She's a Christian and I sure as hell am not, but I still really liked it and it really resonated with me. I do not speak for my church when I say, Hah hah. And Jon Carroll's annual Thanksgiving column. But still we have to get through the day. And, I am convinced, the route through the day is gratitude. Tue, Nov. 25th, 2008, 08:35 am
Often in the check-in posts, the mods will toss out a question or two; recently, they asked a question I just love: what themes do we as writers keep returning to? That's something I've thought (and talked) a fair bit about, because anyone who's read more than two of my stories knows that I love the stories that include any or all of the following:
Stories that hit one or more of those points make me happy. In my RL reading, Margaret Drabble, Anthony Trollope, Ursula Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Sheri Tepper, Haruki Murakami, and Robert Hellenga all address some of these issues in their writing; in fact, I would say that Margaret Drabble has influenced me most profoundly in my own writing because we share interest in the same themes and puzzles. Very recently, two SGA stories appeared that really appealed to me and, not surprisingly, they overlap in these themes. I rarely recommend stories, for lots of reasons, no matter how much I love them, but the coincidence of two such stories posted within a day of each other and within a day of the Wrisomifu question made me decide to do so. So! If you share my interests and like well-written stories that find happiness in the midst of sorrow, that can make you laugh even as your heart aches for the characters, here are two recent ones. Jam and (very likely) Jerusalem, by Almost Clara. Jam and Jerusalem is a British television series by the same folks who did Absolutely Fabulous. I've never seen it, alas, nor does Netflix carry it, but I've heard wonderful things about it. Almost Clara's story is Trollope country in the Pegasus galaxy, and it made me smile and smile and smile. but the nights are better (out here), by Auburnnothenna. I don't even know what to say about this one except it was a complete surprise to me -- and I was even more surprised that I'm one of the dedicatees (is that a word?). But it's full of love and team and a wonderfully realized world. (Frustratingly, I'm sure there's a third story, but I've gone to skip=400 and not found it. Damn.) These stories, coming so quickly together, made me remember how much I love world building and how fabulous it is when done well. And it can be done briefly, in impressionistic strokes; I don't need a lot of back story -- where they are, why they are there, how they got there -- it doesn't need a dissertation, just a gesture and, if well done (as these are), I'm right there with the characters. Anyway, lovely stuff. Also! Auburn has music for hers! I'm listening to it right now. I almost always have a soundtrack I write to -- later, just hearing the songs puts me back in the story. It's fun when other people share their soundtracks. Unrelated to anything but charm: Snuggle Muffin doesn't post often but oh, I love her work so much. Check out the USB stick! So cute. Such talent! In much less pleasant news, thanks to Beth's post here, I discovered that someone has archived one of my stories without asking me. Now, I firmly believe that after I put something out on the internet, it's out there, completely out of my control. By and large, I'm comfortable with that. And if someone wants to save my story to their harddrive/flashdrive/notebook, I'm over the moon with delight. But. Somehow putting someone else's stuff up on another page on the internet, and without their permission . . . I don't like that. I have issues, I guess, and will readily admit that I'm irrational at times. But don't do that. That's just tacky. You can buy a flashdrive from amazon.com for under $15 and get a zillion stories on it. I'm trying to focus on the positive: hey, she liked my story! Oddly, she never wrote me a note saying so. Hmm. Anyway, there are stories there by others, so if you're in HP, SGA, LOTR, Lotrips, or Gundam Wing, check it out, and tell her that's just an ick thing to do. I am compelled to end on a cheerier note, so let me direct you to the latest postings at the Breathe Poetry LJ community, where they are spotlighting Eavan Boland. Wonderful evocative stuff: ( Our Origins Are In The Sea ) Mon, Nov. 24th, 2008, 09:57 pm
Non Lievi Alchun von Summary: For it giveth unto all lovers courage Low Red Moon von Summary: And the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood. You Will Be Loved von Notes: The video was inspired by 36 Versions of Hallelujah by The Bitch Prince von Summary: "No. No way. There must be another Arthur because this one's an idiot!" We love Arthur, Merlin loves Arthur, but wow, some days, he is so close to being smothered with a pillow. Slashy, fluffy, fun-type video, with maybe a little angst thrown in here and there. What About Us? von John Barrowman tells us what's going on with John and Rodney. PS: Mon, Nov. 24th, 2008, 06:15 pm
Something To Talk About von “They tease me that we are too close already, sire,” he explained.“They whisper behind their hands when we walk past. They think…” he paused to swallow then finished in a rush, “they think I warm your bed, sire.” Treason to Us von Arthur finds out. And he does not react well. The Beast of Winter by The moon rose with the fall of night, a huge white orb that made the woods eerily bright. Merlin had almost fallen asleep behind the tree where he hid when he felt it, a breath of chill air on an already cold night. He peered out from his hiding place, and saw . . . nothing. The knights continued to pace and fidget, tightening straps, murmuring in low voices. Only Arthur seemed to have noticed the change in the air. ( 5 x erste Zärtlichkeiten oder offenbarte Gefühle zwischen Merlin und Arthur ) Outing Merlin, With Feeling von All the joy Life sends. Do we just Pretend? All the twists And bends. Are they more Than friends? Well that Depends… Sun, Nov. 23rd, 2008, 08:07 am
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Zum Glück war ich da nicht allein. ( Reaktionen des Abends ) Ich schließe mich meinen Vorrednern an und ...!!! *flails* "You belong at Arthur's side. I've seen how much he needs you. How much you need him." Außerdem ist Gwen/Morgana für mich jetzt Canon. Die beiden sind zusammen, okay? Versuche niemand, mir etwas anderes einzureden. Recommended Reviews: Merlin 1.10: the one entirely festooned in sparkly pink with accents of green ( Merlin 1.10: tense scenes of note ( Merlin 1.10: review and screencaps ( Next week: Unicorns!?! Sat, Nov. 22nd, 2008, 06:09 pm
Video Diaries: [...] Colin Morgan is the first one with the camera and in-between interviews it is passed to Bradley James, Angel Coulby and Richard Wilson. It sounds dull but it's actually fairly funny, particularly during the cast visit to Le Parc Asterix and when Bradley bumps into a cast member of Primeval, who criticises the slapdash plotting of Merlin just as James gives some of it away to the competition. The second of these is with Colin and Bradley only (10m38s) and includes their rehearsals, their messing about on the set and their catching a spider. Primeval-Crossover und Spaß hinter den Kulissen. Wenn ich die DVDs nicht schon bestellt hätte, würde ich es spätestens jetzt tun. :D Sat, Nov. 22nd, 2008, 03:15 pm
( Gedanken zu Supernatural mit Spoilern für 4.09/4.10 ) ( Außerdem: Wie Highlander-Canon Supernatural erklärt ) In diesem Sinne schon einmal als Geschenkidee für Weihnachten: Holy Toast. *g* Fri, Nov. 21st, 2008, 08:55 pm
Tue, Nov. 18th, 2008, 09:31 pm
One good thing about this happening today is that I missed the Great LJ Outage. I have to admit that my opinion of them is so low that I was shocked it was up by the time we had returned; I figured they'd need a couple of days to get back on line. Go LJ. Also managed to write almost 400 more words on That Fucking SGA Story, so that makes me happy. I see by DHew's most recent Twitter that the next SGA episode is one I will skip. There's a big part of me that is anxious for the show to go off the air so I no longer have to dread such episodes. I'll just re-watch Echoes or Grace Under Pressure instead. Tomorrow I go back to work and as much as I enjoy the work I do, I really wish I could retire now. Staying home with Webster and putzing around the house is a thousand times more fun. |