Bragging, with commentary

[bobthemole]

(Some background for non-fandom people reading this: There was recently an online contest for writing fanfiction based on characters from Joss Whedon shows. Since I'm a fan of said shows and miss doing creative stuff, I decided to try my hand at it. The outcome was four stories inspired by literature from four different eras.)

The January  still_grrr

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[snickfic]

I just want to say, that is not bad for one month writing fanfic. The last two are definite favorites I've mine. You know, I'd spotted the Heart of Darkness influences in The Barter Economy (or maybe you mentioned them?) but The Gospel According to Mark wouldn't have occurred to me. (Then again, I only read it once and it was a long time ago.) Very interesting!

(Also, I'm amused by the careful explanation of fanfic and still_grrr. I spend so much time in fandom I forget sometimes how mystifying it must look from the outside.)

[bobthemole]

The explanation for non-fans is kinda necessary since 77% of the people on my f-list are people I know from RL :D

I read "Gospel...Mark" a long time ago - long enough that I forgot the title AND the author, which is why I didn't list it as an influence in my original post. But the story itself stuck in my brain; especially the foreshadowing, the naive but well-meaning protagonist, and the lamb-to-the-slaughter ending.