October 20th, 2005 
03:58 am Better You Than Me by Thea (G)
Fandom: THE DEAD ZONE
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] thucyken
Author Website: Unknown
Why this must be read:

You have to love a story that starts with the spontaneous rescue of an animal rights activist from death by chicken poop. Life's just one big adventure for Johnny Smith, and his friend Bruce tags along as the visions pinball him from one incident to the next. And it's entirely possible that there's an ulterior motive involved...

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Better You Than Me
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04:15 am Can't Buy Off the Lightning by DrWorm (PG)
Fandom: THE DEAD ZONE
Pairing: Johnny Smith/Roger Chatsworth
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] drworm
Author Website: They Call Me DrWorm...
Why this must be read:

This fic is actually based on the novel, but the season 1 episode "Destiny" involves the Chatsworth family and the fire at Cathy's as well. It's a tender piece, dealing with the aftermath of an only partially-averted disaster. The grim inevitability of what could not be saved, and the sweetness of what was saved.

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Can't Buy Off the Lightning
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04:26 am To Follow The Sun by Badger Lord (PG)
Fandom: THE DEAD ZONE
Pairing: Johnny/Sarah
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Badger's Den
Why this must be read:

We know that Johnny and Sarah had a long friendship which grew into a deep love, but we rarely get more than a glimpse of what their life together was like before the accident, before Sarah moved on to marry Walt. This story touches on three moments of that time: their first meeting as children, the idyllic period of their engagement, and the moment when Sarah finally let him go.

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To Follow The Sun
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06:47 am Mine by Brenda Antrim (NC-17)
Fandom: X-MEN MOVIEVERSE
Pairing: Logan/Scott Summers (Wolverine/CYclops)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] bantrim
Author Website: Brenda Antrim's Fan Fiction Archive

Why this must be read:
The last several recs were serious, so for a change of pace I bring you the porn. I put this in the category of kink fic, so it might not be your thing, but I love a story in which a character gets all feral on a mate. And Wolverine gets feral like nobody can!

This isn't my pairing of choice in this fandom, but the setup for the slash works for me.

Mine
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08:34 am It Was a Very Good Year by Shay Sheridan (PG)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Frannie Vecchio/Renfield Turnbull
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] shayheyred
Author Website: Chez Shay

Why this must be read:
Whoa, an actual het rec! I admit my dS reading is 95% slash, with a little gen in the mix. If I wasn't a fan of Shay's writing, I might not have read this, but I am glad I did, and I think you slashers will be happy if you read this one.

This story about Frannie and Turnbull gives each back story from age 17, taking them from the past to the end of the series. Running on parallel tracks, it seems like their lives will never truly intersect, but fate is kinder than that. I can totally believe Shay's version of events in their lives. I love the sympathetic portrayal of two often foolish but kind-hearted minor characters.

It Was a Very Good Year
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11:06 am Normal by Cady (PG)
Fandom: BUFFY
Pairing: Kit/Dawn
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cadence_k
Author Website: Unknown

Why this must be read:

Every once in a while, I like stories that offer something a little different--not, perhaps, in terms of writing or style or characterization, but in how the entire 'verse is approached. Normal, for me, is such a story because it's written from an outsider's point of view. It is, in fact, a very "normal" story, about a girl who is falling in love with her best friend...and who worries what that will mean, if she says anything. Sure, there are vampires and demons and magic out there--but this story is about something far more commonplace, and perhaps, even a little scarier.

Normal
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12:36 pm Sofa, 3 a.m. by Super Cat (G)
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Hints of Clark/Lois, but pretty much gen
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] supacat
Author Website: !Super Cat Online
Why this must be read:

There's some brilliant characterization here. Super Cat has captured Lois' brashness and the way Clark is exasperated, bewildered, and nearly charmed in spite of himself by it. It's nice to see an author dealing so adeptly with season 4, a season which most of the fans despised.


Sofa, 3 a.m.


Please let the author know if you enjoy it.
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02:53 pm Farscape: A Lifetime Original Movie by twichie (PG)
Fandom: Farscape
Pairing: um, well, yeah...
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] twichie
Author website: unknown

Why this must be read:

[livejournal.com profile] twichie is a wonderful writer, but that has never been so eloquently displayed as in this... this, well, frelling insane fic. She manages to keep all of our Farscape favorites totally in character, even though, well, they're in a Lifetime original movie. *snerk* Redneck Scorpius? Check. House surrounded by Peacekeepers cops with flashing lights? Check. Harried Crichton father rushing home from work after the frantic call from Chiana the neighbor? Check. Good friend (perfectly played by D'Argo) watching the hero's back as he bypasses the authorities (Peacekeepers, led by the consummate PK, Braca) to rescue his wife (Aeryn) and kids? Check.

This fic is a riot. And ever so much more entertaining than the last Lifetime original movie I watched (although it did have Tahmoh Penikett in nothing more than a towel).


Farscape: A Lifetime Original Movie
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08:00 pm Every Time by Synchronik (N-17)
Fandom:  Queer as Folk (US)
Pairing: Brian/Michael
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] synchronik
Author website: Joe's Eats and Christian Bookshop
Why this must be read:


It is hard to find many good Brian/Michael stories.  Here the author manages to keep both guys in character - something that can be hard to do with this pairing.  It isn't some fairy tale romance; instead, we get to see two best friends trying to deal with the new twist in their relationship.   

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Every Time

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