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someinstant

this is not the post you're looking for.

Apr 16, 2008 20:13

(Shh. This isn't actually a ficlet. This is just a rejected little slice of something from the 'verse where John's a reluctant poet. It doesn't even have a title. Or a point, really. It's just what I think is going on in the background, behind the poetry.)

Most days begin something like this: John wakes up, and he keeps his eyes closed. The ( Read more... )

sga fic, cookies, reluctant poet, sga, john sheppard

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this is not the post you're looking for. IT DOESN'T HAVE A NAME and YET - story maxinemayer April 17 2008, 01:24:43 UTC

Very beautiful. Your words are unobtrusive and minimalist yet they pull me in and I "know" John, recognize him, in this story. Thank you for sharing.
Love, max

Re: this is not the post you're looking for. IT DOESN'T HAVE A NAME and YET - story someinstant April 17 2008, 20:15:24 UTC

Thank you, max. Your comments are always so sweet, and I really do appreciate them.

wpadmirer April 17 2008, 03:16:46 UTC

Oh, nice. You write so well.

WP

someinstant April 17 2008, 20:15:59 UTC

Thanks! I'm having fun with this little world.

omglawdork April 17 2008, 04:05:12 UTC

This is really beautiful. Just like the other post in this 'verse, it uses so few words to evoke such a clear, rich picture - actually not just a picture, a whole feel. Just lovely.

someinstant April 17 2008, 20:23:36 UTC

Thank you! Hopefully, I'll finish the snippet on Rodney the cranky publisher relatively soon, so I can add to this.

dramawench April 17 2008, 13:10:10 UTC

Ooo. I like where this is going. Nice effect of John dealing with PTSD. I also really like the back and forth between John and Laura - I have always loved her, so I like seeing her have "screen time".

John usually manages to sneak a few hours of work in between his obsessive refreshing of I Can Has Cheezburger and Go Fug Yourself,

Ahhahahhaha! John is me!!!

someinstant April 17 2008, 20:45:50 UTC

Ahhahahhaha! John is me!!!

And also me. This is because (a) I am firmly committed to the idea of Sheppard being a fifteen year old girl and (b) the idea of him reeling away from his laptop in utter horror when he goes to get his daily dose of the Fug Girls and sees Victoria Beckham in banana yellow formal shorts and and a sleeveless ruffled tuxedo shirt is just too funny.

(And: If I didn't say so last Friday, it was a pleasure meeting you. It's always lovely to run into another fannishly-inclined person in the flesh.)