Fandom Snowflake Challenge, Day 13
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Continuing the meme/challenge begun and tracked here.
Fandom Snowflake Challenge, Day 14
In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
I’ve done this one a few times before, and have probably hit the major highlights that I really thought worthy of requiring recommendation. Still, there might be a few more out there, in various spots …
Okay, most of my picks — maybe all of them — will be ‘old stuff’. Lots of talented people writing today, but the things I remember when I start looking for something good, are the things that have stuck with me for awhile. This time, I’m going with four picks.
The first is a delight, but at a quarter of a million words is a set of solid meals rather than a snack. ‘Back in the day’, I called Oracle/
The second one is of comparable vintage, and almost as hard now to find. “Alternative Lifestyle”, by A.C. Chapin, can currently be found only through the Wayback Machine, so I strongly recommend that it be read before even that last tenuous link is cut. Well under 5,000 words, the story is a slam-
“California Screaming” is both the best and worst Buffy/ffutures on LJ). Starts off a bit slower, but builds to a satisfying resolution, with workmanlike storytelling throughout.
Finally, for a change of pace, something that has nothing to do with Buffy. (I know, the shock of it all!) “Queen of Spades”, by astolat, is a post-
That’s it. Jump in and enjoy.
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Date: 2016-01-16 03:55 am (UTC)Gabrielle
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