Yeah, the Ares/Joxer pairing has always been more about what we never saw on screen than what we did but is that any reason to miss out on fic this good? It starts with Joxer's song:

~Joxer the Mighty ( Read more... )

I'm fascinated by the huge honking hole in the Chronicles of Narnia. What was it like for the Pevensies to take their memories of royal adulthood back to their English childhood? What was it like to grow up all over again? What about the friends and loved ones left behind? C.S. Lewis didn't really touch on this (though it's clear to me that ( Read more... )

My resolution for the New Year is to update at least once a month. How hard can that be? Shut up, shut up, shut up.

Hmmm, is there a theme today? Not really.

Farscape
Ann Harrington allows John Crichton to return to Earth on a 24 Hour Pass. Told from the perspectives of his father, Jack Crichton, and his best friend, DK, we get a glimpse of ( Read more... )

Devastating snow storms behind me, torrential rains and flooding before me -- I think it's time for some comedy.

GladiatorYour assignment: Take a light-hearted children's story and re-work it to fit one of the most monstrous yet pitiable villains in recent screen history. Do not neglect the dominant themes of murder, incest, and homoeroticism. ( Read more... )

The only thing that connects this edition of recs is that I've read these stories many, many times. They've stayed with me even as myriad others blur into one big mass o'fic.

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Mos C'ethra by DBKate is a quietly wrenching look at what it means to live a life of service. Obi-Wan struggles to maintain order in a city ( Read more... )