Well, that's the end of another trip down 31 different fannish paths; I hope you all found a few treasures to enjoy this month. I encourage you to wander down unexplored byways--there are lots of stories out there just waiting for you, many hours of reading pleasure... :)

31 Flavors 2011 Master List of Recs
( click here for the master list of 31 recs in various fandoms )

Day 17 of 31 Flavors
The last of the stories with a melancholy effect. Also written for Apocalypse Big Bang, so warning for the end of the world sitation.

The author captures the insular FotC atmosphere (I never get the feeling that the characters see the wider world they are part of; their focus is on their circle.) The word count is 23,478, so ( Read more... )

With the 31 flavors recs, I always spend a lot of time grouping and re-grouping the stories, trying to add a bit of order to what is a scattershot sharing of recs that are gathered over many months and difficult to categorize, except that they are ultimately Stories I Like. Some are in obscure fandoms, some pairings or fandoms are old fannish loves ( Read more... )

Day 15 of 31 Flavors
I rather have a love-hate relationship with apocalypse stories. On the one hand, I don't tend to read angst, as I have way more of real ansgt in my every day life. But on the other hand, I do like the creativity in the genre, and the way that you see the best and worst in people in the direst of circumstances does make for ( Read more... )