That is to say, how thoroughly I get absorbed in each type of reading to the point where everything else falls away. Books have exerted a near total absorption on me most of my life. Fanfic, while definitely engaging and enjoyable, was generally read while I was still connected to the internet and that meant I was always/already not focusing ( Read more... )

The Necklace of Amara (611 words) by Calysta
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Veritas: The Quest
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Calvin Banks/Nikko Zond
Characters: Nikko Zond, Calvin Banks
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Post-Series, Adventure
Summary:
Time is fleeting, even when it stands still.

I hope you like it. :D

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Steve's Morning Surprise (384 words) by
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Originally posted by esteliel at LotRfanfiction.com
I don't really have time for this - I get too little done as is at the moment - and it is already quite late. But still, I think that this is important.

Yesterday, lotrfanfiction.com vanished all of a sudden. All that remained was a mysterious note by a Keith Mander: ( Read more... )