Helloooooo... I'm mandysbitch and I'll be recommending West Wing fic at the crack_van this month (and Oz but we'll get to that later. Naturally, if anyone can find me an Oz/West Wing crossover by the 15th I'll be a happy girl...). It's been a long time since I've been in the driver's seat of the van, I'm not sure I remember how it's done. Where the fuck is reverse? ;)

Okay, let's get on with it. In TWW fandom you'll find me reccing a bit of everything. Expect some girlslash, expect some boyslash, expect something old, something new, something borrowed... eh... something you might not have seen before. And FEEDBACK kiddies. Always. Otherwise Auntie mandysbitch will cut off your habit.

Fandom: THE WEST WING
Pairing: Mandy/ Josh (mostly Mandy/ Neuroses)
Author on LJ: gatefiction
Author Website: Road Kill
Why this must be read:

A)it's one of my favourite West Wing stories of all time.
B) it's one of the reasons why mandysbitch has her name.

Teanna has such a loose and funky-free style. It's highly addictive and extraordinarily compelling. It's particularly effective here where Mandy is the central character and the neuroses going on in her head is an important element to the story. You get a real feel for a character the show handled clumsily (before unceremoniously ditching). Between this story and Out Here in the Fields by Sabine (already recced here) Mandy is resurrected in fanfic.

But if you need further incentive, read this because we all know what it's like to be an outsider, to be the one that doesn't quite fit in and is never good enough. In here you'll see a little something of someone you know, if not yourself.

( Bitch, bitch, bitch. Yeah. Whatever. )

Whatever Happened to Baby Mandy

Hello all, I'm Beth and I'll be pushing, er, uh, rec'ing your Highlander fic for the month of July. This is my first time driving the van but my driving record is great, so hopefully no unexpected off-road events. Fortunately or unfortunately (depends on your view) I am a die hard HL slasher of the Duncan/Methos variety, so a majority of my recs will be featuring those two lovely, lovely boys in all sorts of compromising situations. *g*

Now then, on with the recs!

Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Author on LJ: ciceqi
Author Website: Blood, Love & Rhetoric
Why this must be read:

Sleeps with Coyotes is a fantastic author with a flare for silly humor that never ceases to make me giggle. This story, so she says on her website, was sparked by some of X's more humorous artwork, resulting in a truly Methosian way of dealing with bathroom graffiti.

And don't forget to read her always clever disclaimers. *g*

Stall Wars: The Implier Strikes Back

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Author on LJ: rhiko
Author Website: The Burrow
Why this must be read:

Did you know there was another Hockey AU (or more of an AR) out there? Another delightful and fun hockey AU? In this story only Ray Kowalski's life is different- it diverged during the infamous bank robbery incident when he was a kid and instead of being motivated to become a cop he is motivated to play hockey. And after a decade of playing he meets a certain Mountie through teammate Mark Smithbauer and the rest is history.

I like how this story takes the time to show what Ray has gone through before he meets Fraser and how that both prepares him but also scars him. Ray is still undone by love. I love Ray's rapid-fire thoughts, wise mouth, and fast fist because it rings true, only now his bad guys are on the other teams and all his poetry is hockey metaphors.

( I could be Stan Mikita )


Deke by Rhi Marzano

Hi, I am Jass and I will do the Small Fandom support for The Mummy / The Mummy returns this month


( Sand, flesh-eating bugs and Mummies this way )