It was cold and raining. Tiny shards of ice seemed to find every gap in her hooded cloak. Silently she cursed and quickened her pace. As wet and cold as she was, she still wasn’t eager to get back to her solitary quarters.

Susan Ivanova, An’la Shok Na, leader of the Rangers, dug her closed fists deeper in the pockets of the heavy cape she had ( Read more... )

For Valentine's Day, and 
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I have written a B5 Christmas story every year since 2006. There are two this year, one a little sad and melancholy, one a little happy and fluffy. Sort of like the holiday itself.
Did you know that there is no standard spelling of Zack Allan/Allen's last name? Wiki, the scriptbooks, the Lurker's Guide--heck even IMDB's entry for Jeff Conaway has ( Read more... )

The third part of this story was written for this year's
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So I missed the free-for-all day for babylon5_love (somehow I had it in my head it was September 1st!) I hope ruuger forgives me for the late posting but I had a couple of folderols left over. Here is the second ( Read more... )

My second entry for babylon5_love month. I have long wanted a glimpse at the Ranger's illuminated manuscript, shown in The Deconstruction of Falling Stars. I decided it would be a history told in tales, concise and wise...in short, fables.

Tales of the Alliance

Stories of Ivanova the Strong and Delenn the Wise

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The Cruelest Month

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Standard disclaimer applies; not my characters or settings or backgrounds. But they are my words.

"April is the cruellest month, breeding
lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
memory and desire, stirring
dull roots with spring rain."

T. S. Eliot, The WasteLand

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Remembrance

Dedicated to the memory of Michael O'Hare, 1952-2012

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Memory is Not What the Heart Desires
post Sleeping in Light, Susan/Delenn, rated G, complete in 3 parts

Total: ~17,000 words in three parts
Part Three: Acceptance ~5800 words

Part One: Awakening is here.
Part Two: Recognition is here.

Standard disclaimer applies; not my characters or settings or backgrounds. But they are my words.

( Acceptance: The course of true love never did run smooth... )

Memory is Not What the Heart Desires
post Sleeping in Light, Susan/Delenn, rated G

Total: ~17,000 words in three parts
Part Two: Recognition is ~6700 words

Part One: Awakening is here.

Standard disclaimer applies; not my characters or settings or backgrounds. But they are my words.

( Recognition: of trust, and of something more )