July 8th, 2013 
11:13 am The Case of the Lost Pearl Earring by Mira (General Audiences)
Hi there, I'm excited to be taking the crack_van for my first spin this month in the Sherlock fandom. I tend to rec short to novella length fics, beyond that expect a mixed bag of treats with a spotlight on my Holmes favourites: casefic and crossovers.

Fandom: SHERLOCK BBC
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: 5,490 words
Author on LJ: Mirabile Dictu
Author Website: Mira on AO3
Summary: Tea, milk, and bullets.

Excerpt: "I'm afraid there's been a mistake," John said before Sherlock could erupt. "We really are Sherlock and John, not Joan ..."

Why this must be read: The author has fun with genderswap and casefic tropes, setting John and Sherlock off on the mystery of their suspected female imposters. En route, they met some intriguing original characters, contemplate gender over pastries and have a bonus visit from Irene Adler. Anymore would risk spoiling it, but overall the author does a good job of delivering suspense, action and charming character interplay into a fairly quick, well paced read.

The Case of the Lost Pearl Earring
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09:22 pm The Infrequent Drabbler series by Ashkevran-Angel (PG)

Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: mostly gen, some implied Starsky/Hutch
Length: drabbles
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ashkevran
Author Website: Ashkevran-Angel at the Starsky and Hutch Archive
Why this must be read:

I adore drabbles, so what could be better than a boxed set? :) According to the author, The “Infrequent Drabbler” series addresses four key quadrants of life:
With: Gaining - Having
Without: Grieving - Losing
In Here: Secret Thoughts & Inner Life
Out There: Public Face & Living In the World
In these lovely short pieces, we see our boys in flashes, moments of good times and bad, facing life and living it. Angel's thoughtful, contemplative style is a delight to read. She makes every word count, as all the best drabblers do.

I'm not going to quote anything here, you'll just have to go gobble up the delicious morsels for yourself. Then, once your appetite is whetted, hie on over to the rest of her stories :)

Blue Eyes
Repeat Offender
Circular Circumstance
Impasse

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