If you're feeling at all nostalgic for the wonderful word-play and the vivid visuals of Pushing Daisies, go right now and read this story:

Kiki's Confitures by innie-darling [Pushing Daisies plus a Middleman guest character, Olive, Emerson, Ned, Chuck, Alfredo, Raveena Rao and OFC (the delightfully named Kiki Kippycash), various canon pairings, PG, 5,700 words ( Read more... )

+ newkidfan is in need of more betas for the latest artword round-robin challenge - there are fifteen stories in total (four of which I wrote chunks of) and only six betas so far. SGA betas can offer help here.

+ I really, really want this to be wrong. Why is Pushing Daisies doing so badly? And Chuck? On the plus side, Supernatural looks really safe for ( Read more... )

The lovely schneestern is hosting a love meme, with a lot of people in need of some virtual loving today - should you feel like giving me some love, I'm here.

Now a wee ficlet.

In This Elegant Chaos [Pushing Daisies, Chuck, PG, 350 words. Title from Julian Cope's Elegant Chaos.]

( When she runs, she feels the earth under each foot, rising up to meet her stride. She feels all the people who've lived and died and become the meadow she's running in. All that history, right underfoot. )

Proximity Alarm [Pushing Daisies, Olive, Ned/Chuck, Emerson, G, 2,155 words, spoilers for 2x02. Thanks again to slodwick for checking it through for me. ♥]

( Olive Snook, a waitress at The Pie Hole and long time neighbor of the pie maker, had always been possessed of a healthy sense of curiosity. At this very moment, two things in particular were piquing her curiosity. )

a perfect pie [Pushing Daisies, Ned/Chuck, G, 877 words, fluff, vague spoilers for 2x02. For fox1013, prompt: baking. Huge thanks to slodwick for the quickie beta, and for providing the writing soundtrack.]

( At this very moment in the town of Coeur d'Coeurs, Charlotte Charles, otherwise known as Chuck, was - if one included the time she was dead - twenty-eight years, twenty-eight weeks, two days, seven hours and eighteen minutes old. And Chuck was, unbeknownst to her, about to learn something very important. )

Five Ways the Piemaker Doesn't Kiss Chuck [Pushing Daisies, Ned/Chuck, G, 1,163 words, fluff. Beta thanks to the lovely schneestern. For slodwick, just because.]

( Snow floats towards him, carrying the kiss. )