May 13th, 2011 
12:54 pm Step into Christmas by templeremus (PG)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS (UK)
Pairing: Sam/Annie
Length: 1,326
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] templeremus
Author Website: templeremus on ff.net
Why this must be read:

Author’s summary on ff.net: On the night before Christmas, Sam remembers the future. Sam/Annie, set after 2.08. Oneshot.

There are many reasons I love this fic, but I’ll just mention two. The first is the lovely way [livejournal.com profile] templeremus captures Sam and Annie’s relationship. They’re still trying to figure out how this new relationship works, and there’s a tenderness and awkwardness about them that I just adore. I especially love Sam’s insight into how his “desperate, drowning need” for her has changed now that he’s come to terms with being in 1973.

And second is the way that, despite having chosen to return to 1973, Sam is not happy-go-lucky about it. There are still things about 1973 that rub him the wrong way. There are still times he feels out of place and times he doubts his perceptions of reality. This fic is a good look at what Sam’s life is like once the OMG 1973?!? has worn off.

Step into Christmas
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03:19 pm kindle a light by sarah531 (R)
Fandom: WATCHMEN
Pairings: Sally Jupiter gen, Sally/Larry, Sally/Eddie
Length: ~5000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sarah531
Author Website: Watchmen tag, fics for other fandoms in her tags.
Why this must be read:

It's a character study about Sally! That alone should be reason enough, but this is wonderful. Each of her relationships, both platonic and otherwise, are given care and complexity and are all absolutely believable and, often, heartbreaking. Sally is fierce and human and just...this is well-written, in-depth, and has compelling characterization, making this a fic about Sally that absolutely shines.

Sally marries Laurence eventually. From the moment she says "I do" she regrets it.

Eddie is there. She doesn't know why, because neither of them invited him. At the party afterwards Laurence grabs her arm, hard. "Did you tell him to come?" he hisses. She jerks away, mutters "No!" and goes to dance with Hollis.

She has sex with Laurence that night but not after that, not for a long while anyway. She doesn't want to anymore, especially because Laurence is so like Eddie in some deep-down way: they are both cruel and bullying men. She knows this is a marriage of convience and nothing less. After three months of marriage she finds magazines in their room- magazines with men in them. Like Hooded Justice used to read. She's repeating the same barely-deserving-of-the-name relationships, over and over again.


kindle a light
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05:44 pm Grace, Naomi, Sally and Margaret Mary by Helen W. (G)

I’m ending the week with one more mom-related fic. Brava to all the fab moms out there.

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: none
Length: 26K
Author on LJ:  [livejournal.com profile] wneleh 
Author Website: : Helen’s Fan Fiction

Why this must be read:
   It’s a look at what might happen if all the mother figures in Jim’s life got together for tea and a chat. And we get to be the fly on the wall!

This is set up in the form of a play, with dialogue and stage directions included. It’s Jim’s birthday and, by coincidence, these four influential women show up at the same time to wish him well. Unfortunately, he’s not there to receive their good wishes. That doesn’t stop them from sitting down for a little chat and some revealing backstory.

For those of you unfamiliar with Margaret Mary, there is some canon-based speculation that Jim and Steven had different mothers, with MM being Jim’s mom and Grace being Steven’s. Sadly, because of the shoot-em-up nature of the show, much of the guys’ backgrounds are given short shrift. Fortunately, we have talented writers who are more than willing to fill in the blanks!

This is part of her Summer of 1999 series , but can be read alone. Enjoy!


Grace, Naomi, Sally and Margaret Mary

--magician’s mantra: make an author’s day. Send feedback if you liked their story!
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07:38 pm Covalent Bonds Series by kisahawklin (PG-13)
Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: Ronon Dex/Radek Zelenka
Length: 5491 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kisahawklin
Author Website: On AO3
Why this must be read:
This series has quiet tone that suits the characters and a leisurely pace that lets the reader feel the relationship between Ronon and Radek develops naturallly yet inevitably.

Covalent Bonds Series:
Covalent Bonds
Atomic Orbital
Sigma Bond
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08:32 pm They are all that remain by lolafeist (PG)
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur, Kilgharrah POV
Length: 1100
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lolafeist
Author website: Sticky post on LJ
Why this must be read: I love the lyrical quality of this fic. The sparsely written words convey a feeling of timelessness and have a lovely mythical feel. I like how the author traces the dragon's life and emotions and how she shows us Balinor, Merlin and Arthur through Kilgharrah's eyes.

They are all that remain
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09:53 pm that still moment between the thunder clap and the lightning bolt by tigriswolf (PG)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: none
Length: 550 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tigriswolf
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

As ethereal as the dreams he has, this short piece about Methos’ pale horse—the one that is waiting for him such that he may ride again—is both spare and elegant. The ficlet is like the lightning bolt in the title, illuminating for a brief moment sudden knowledge and anticipation, and giving the reader shivers up and down the spine.


Available on Livejournal: that still moment between the thunder clap and the lightning bolt

Available on Dreamwidth: that still moment between the thunder clap and the lightning bolt
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