Retro-Rec #3
And it's another two-fer bonus.
One of the things that drives me crazy about media fandom is that all-important (to some) thing about numbers and demographics. TPTB behind so many of the shows/movie we love want guys to watch. The advertisers want guys. I read somewhere that it came as a surprise to FOX that Firefly was popular with women. (Gee, did they ever realize the same was true with X-Files?) And sure, there have been guys in every fandom (pretty much) I've been in since the 70s. But we take a look around in fandom as we know it, and who are we, mostly? Not guys.
I've certainly known more women than men in fandom--especially when it comes to who's writing all those stories. But I had the unique experience, in Voyager fandom, of collaborting on a couple of stories with the wonderful Captain Chris. (Yes, try writing NC-17 stories with a married guy who's not your husband.)
But fandom's an ever-changing beast, and in Firefly more men seem to be venturing into writing. So today's Retro-Rec features bktheirregular. Bruce has written only a handful of Firefly stories, and two of them are absolutely stunning pieces about--Inara.
In Principle, In Practice gives us a picture of Inara, the supposed perfect citizen of the Alliance, weighing the true nature of right and wrong.
Hook, Line and Sinker is a brilliant and logical exploration into some of the nuances of a Companion's job.
Go, read, and send Bruce some feedback--and slap me for failing to say the same thing for the authors in the two previous recs!
One of the things that drives me crazy about media fandom is that all-important (to some) thing about numbers and demographics. TPTB behind so many of the shows/movie we love want guys to watch. The advertisers want guys. I read somewhere that it came as a surprise to FOX that Firefly was popular with women. (Gee, did they ever realize the same was true with X-Files?) And sure, there have been guys in every fandom (pretty much) I've been in since the 70s. But we take a look around in fandom as we know it, and who are we, mostly? Not guys.
I've certainly known more women than men in fandom--especially when it comes to who's writing all those stories. But I had the unique experience, in Voyager fandom, of collaborting on a couple of stories with the wonderful Captain Chris. (Yes, try writing NC-17 stories with a married guy who's not your husband.)
But fandom's an ever-changing beast, and in Firefly more men seem to be venturing into writing. So today's Retro-Rec features bktheirregular. Bruce has written only a handful of Firefly stories, and two of them are absolutely stunning pieces about--Inara.
In Principle, In Practice gives us a picture of Inara, the supposed perfect citizen of the Alliance, weighing the true nature of right and wrong.
Hook, Line and Sinker is a brilliant and logical exploration into some of the nuances of a Companion's job.
Go, read, and send Bruce some feedback--and slap me for failing to say the same thing for the authors in the two previous recs!