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rabidsamfanHad a wonderful Christmas, spent with a friend, decorating a tree, eating turkey, watching a movie and going out to see the pretty lights. (oooh, ahhhh!) And then spent this morning adding a bunch of treats to Yuletide Madness before the archive for that closes.
And yay, the static page URLS are going to stay good! So I can start compiling my Yuletide recs.
First of all, of course, is the story that was written for me.
In this house, everything is twice, a lovely atmospheric piece based on the Green Knowe books by L. M. Boston. I adore this fic to pieces. It has the most amazing detail and descriptions in it, and an element of ambiguity that lets me reread and reread without ever quite deciding what has happened. I'd say it's haunting, but somehow that word is never quite appropriate for Green Knowe. Beautiful beautiful beautiful, and I am overwhelmingly grateful to the person who wrote it for me.
But that's not the only good fic in the collection. Here's the list of all the fandoms if you want to browse, and of course I'll add my favorites below as I find them. (Now that I have time to read!)
Nothing Says "Thank You" Like Food is a sweet sequel to My Neighbor Totoro, wherein Mei and Satsuki find a way to thank their neighbors -- including, of course, Totoro and the Catbus. I can practically see them while I'm reading this, especially Mei, who is as unquashable as ever.
Are You There, God? It's Me, Little Rock takes an adolescent's eye view at Zombieland. It has just that lovely blend of insouciance and miscomprehension with genuine feelings and understanding that makes working with young teens a delight. And zombies, of course.
Covetous strikes a very different note, although it's also looking at an adolescent. It's just that in this case the adolescent in question is Cruella deVille from 101 Dalmations and she's just as duplicitous, just as greedy, and just as awful as ever she is in either book or movie version, even if she's stuck at school, where there are far too many idiots, not enough sticky toffee puddings, and a girl named Anita, who has the most gorgeous hair.
Meta Yuletide Fic (The Fic You Wish Your Fic Smelled Like) is... well... er... think Old Spice Guy. With links. And footnotes. And meta things being meta-ed. Yeah, like that.
The Roommate of +10 Confusion. Jason Fox meets Calvin. And Hobbes. College was never this much fun!
Practical, and Magic It seems that I'm attracted to the fic about kids this year, and this story following in the wake of Bedknobs and Broomsticks (the movie version) is no exception. Carrie comes into her own here, or has plans to, as she's learning a great deal from Miss Price and not all of it is witchcraft.
Then there's the joy of reading a fic which the author enjoyed so much that there are already sequels. Five Times Romanadvoratrelundar Missed the Signs, and One Time She Couldn't Possibly Ignore Them was a bit of a challenge for me, as I haven't listened to the Big Audio stories about Gallifrey, but I remember Romana quite fondly, and once I started reading I got completely wrapped up in the story. And the sequels are fun too!
A last quick note, before I go to sleep in anticipation of an actual Snow Day in the morning:
From Yuletide Madness, a drabble which will never let you look at Three Men and a Baby quite the same way.
Now just everyone hope that I don't lose power so I can read and rec some more!
And yay, the static page URLS are going to stay good! So I can start compiling my Yuletide recs.
First of all, of course, is the story that was written for me.
In this house, everything is twice, a lovely atmospheric piece based on the Green Knowe books by L. M. Boston. I adore this fic to pieces. It has the most amazing detail and descriptions in it, and an element of ambiguity that lets me reread and reread without ever quite deciding what has happened. I'd say it's haunting, but somehow that word is never quite appropriate for Green Knowe. Beautiful beautiful beautiful, and I am overwhelmingly grateful to the person who wrote it for me.
But that's not the only good fic in the collection. Here's the list of all the fandoms if you want to browse, and of course I'll add my favorites below as I find them. (Now that I have time to read!)
Nothing Says "Thank You" Like Food is a sweet sequel to My Neighbor Totoro, wherein Mei and Satsuki find a way to thank their neighbors -- including, of course, Totoro and the Catbus. I can practically see them while I'm reading this, especially Mei, who is as unquashable as ever.
Are You There, God? It's Me, Little Rock takes an adolescent's eye view at Zombieland. It has just that lovely blend of insouciance and miscomprehension with genuine feelings and understanding that makes working with young teens a delight. And zombies, of course.
Covetous strikes a very different note, although it's also looking at an adolescent. It's just that in this case the adolescent in question is Cruella deVille from 101 Dalmations and she's just as duplicitous, just as greedy, and just as awful as ever she is in either book or movie version, even if she's stuck at school, where there are far too many idiots, not enough sticky toffee puddings, and a girl named Anita, who has the most gorgeous hair.
Meta Yuletide Fic (The Fic You Wish Your Fic Smelled Like) is... well... er... think Old Spice Guy. With links. And footnotes. And meta things being meta-ed. Yeah, like that.
The Roommate of +10 Confusion. Jason Fox meets Calvin. And Hobbes. College was never this much fun!
Practical, and Magic It seems that I'm attracted to the fic about kids this year, and this story following in the wake of Bedknobs and Broomsticks (the movie version) is no exception. Carrie comes into her own here, or has plans to, as she's learning a great deal from Miss Price and not all of it is witchcraft.
Then there's the joy of reading a fic which the author enjoyed so much that there are already sequels. Five Times Romanadvoratrelundar Missed the Signs, and One Time She Couldn't Possibly Ignore Them was a bit of a challenge for me, as I haven't listened to the Big Audio stories about Gallifrey, but I remember Romana quite fondly, and once I started reading I got completely wrapped up in the story. And the sequels are fun too!
A last quick note, before I go to sleep in anticipation of an actual Snow Day in the morning:
From Yuletide Madness, a drabble which will never let you look at Three Men and a Baby quite the same way.
Now just everyone hope that I don't lose power so I can read and rec some more!
