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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
9:49 am	Not Drowning - An Angsty Story for moonette1's Birthday Happy Birthday, moonette1! This gift of angst and pain and drama comes wrapped in love for my good friend. Title: Not Drowning Word Count: 3,134 Rating: R for strong language Summary: moonette1’s request for the supportstacie auction sums it up best: I request a fic that details the breakup between Will Wood *sigh* and his first wife, after his devastating Quidditch injury. I respectfully and humbly request that you don't shy away from the drama. I know Will has a fluffy ending later, so you don't even need to worry about that! See how easy this is? A/N: Easy, peasey, moonette1. *rolls eyes * Thanks to tdu000 for the Brit pick. Note to rosathome: tdu000 knows that it’s not traditional for British men to wear wedding rings. stmargarets knows that now, as well, but the reference remains in the story. ( Read more... ) (48 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
9:47 am	The Hero and His Lady - A story for the hg_silverlining song lyric challenge Title: The Hero and His Lady Characters/Pairing:Harry/Ginny Word Count: 2,780 Rating: PG Summary: There is more to Harry’s story than what’s in the history books. A/N: This story was inspired by two prompts – the song lyric below and the myth of Philemon and his wife, Baucis. insertparagraph gave me the plot bunny of using that myth for H/G over two years ago, and I’ve finally worked it into a story. Thanks to sherylyn for the beta. Song Lyrics: And I'd give up forever to touch you 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home right now "Iris" - The Goo Goo Dolls Warning: This is a very angsty story that contains the death of two beloved characters. ( Read more... ) (44 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
11:26 am	I am weak, and cannot resist a wand joke So yesterday I clicked over to SIYE to respond to a review and I happened to glance at their latest challenge. It was for a parody fic. With author inserts or Mary-Sues And one of the title choices was "Is That A Wand In Your Pocket?" I didn't have time - and if I could make time, I was supposed to be writing something else - but I was weak, what can I say? Title: Is That A Wand In Your Pocket? Word Count: 2374 Summary: Ginny meets the new DADA professor on the first day of her Seventh Year. Rating:PG Warnings: Lots and lots - I mean lots - of wand jokes and sexual innuendo - but only if your mind works like mine. :) See rating. Thanks to tdu000 for putting up with my jr. high humor. It's actually a fun challenge. You can scroll down to the bottom of this story for the guidelines if you're interested in writing and submitting something. ( Read more... ) (75 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
9:21 am	Quick Update jules1278 gave me The Nudge the other day and I have to stop ignoring it. :) *loves jules1278 It's May so that means there's a lot going on - birthdays and graduations and school events. 1. We sold our house! I can't tell you what a relief it is to say that. It's only been a year on the market, but it's finally found a new owner. The closing isn't until July 3 (when they move down from Winnipeg) but it's pretty much a done deal. I will be soooo glad to stop worrying about it and that should help our finances a lot. Whew! 2. Right now King William and Prince Edward are on a school trip. As part of the fifth grade curriculum the kids camp out at Gros Morne National Park and do all kinds of nature walks and science experiments. They left on Tuesday and they will be home today at 2:00. I'm sure the mud was epic. *shudders at the thought of the laundry* 3. Last weekend was Victoria Day weekend. Eddie went to hockey school, so I got to see a lot of the rink. He skated for four hours every day. Even though none of his friends here play hockey he still loves it and wants to do it. He's given up on basketball and soccer, though. He'll play for fun, but he doesn't want to be on any teams. 4. I agonized over wrote a new story: TITLE: To See in the Dark RATING: NC-17 SUMMARY: Harry and Ginny are trapped together in the dark in the backroom of Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. (See rating for more information) WORD COUNT: 5,500 You can find it here: http://community.livejournal.com/catchmysnitch/63840.html#cutid1 5. Saturday is our 22nd Wedding Anniversary. Wow. It's hard to know what to say about such a huge part of your life and identity. Twenty two years ago I never could have predicted the twists and turns of our life together, but we've always been each other's constant. That's worth celebrating, I think. :) (42 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
10:30 am	HP Recommendation- Weasleys Wizard Wheezes: The Ministry Disapproved Edition (The Liability Remix) Hee - this is such a fun idea and anyone who loves the Weasleys should check it out. It's the Weasleys Wizard Wheezes Catalogue (complete with pictures) with Percy's snarky comments written on the side of the catalogue pages. Make sure to click on the "Adult Section" because the punchline to the whole thing is there. http://sullensiren.livejournal.com/80498.html Title: Weasleys Wizard Wheezes: The Ministry Disapproved Edition (The Liability Remix) Author: sullensiren Summary: From the Desk of Percival Ignatius Weasley, Concerning the twins' latest product line. Warnings: None Spoilers: Through OotP, I suppose. Rating: PG It's image heavy so if you have dial-up you might have to wait. Now I feel like writing a Weasley fic. (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 4th, 2009
9:09 am	The Winner Takes All - An H/G Story As you all know,ginny88 won the bidding in the supportstacie auction. She requested jealous!Harry with fluff. I had *such* a time with this story, trying to get the tone right, keeping it moving along, and making it interesting to read. Luckily, my scarsighstories group helped me out as did tdu000. Thanks! (LOL - not a very good testimonial, is it?) Here's the real intro: Title: An Uncanny Connection Author:stmargarets Words: 5433 Rating: PG-13 Summary: A newspaper photo gives Harry lots of unwelcome ideas. Link: http://community.livejournal.com/catchmysnitch/62403.html (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
11:09 am	Two Sweet Things and One - er - Savory Thing The Sweets: One: A story by antoshevu that he wrote for the takingitinturns fic fest Here's the summary: He wanted the best for his daughter. He wanted her to have the wedding of her dreams—he knew that, once the Scamander boy had taken Lily’s hand from his, she would be Harry’s little girl no more. So never mind that Stonehenge hadn’t been the kids’ idea, but Harry’s—he wanted the best. If you like lush description, new magical places, and Roger Davies as a lawyer (squee!) you'll love this story. http://community.livejournal.com/takingitinturns/7742.html#cutid1 Two: A Chocolate chip cookie recipe from the back of a Chipits bag These are chewy, very sweet cookies made with milk chocolate chips. I shudder to think how many calories are in each: ( Read more... ) And the Savory: Three: A new essay by tdu000! It's jaundiced look (with tongue firmly in cheek) at "happy" endings in the HP series. Disclaimer: tdu000 is not an HP scholar, she just plays one on the internet. There's a "peer review" by someone named St. Margarets as well. All in good fun! http://tdu000.livejournal.com/24897.html (19 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
9:48 am	Lee/Holly Drabble for megan29 Megan is learning Chinese from a tape - while driving. Not the best idea, perhaps . . . ( Read more... ) (42 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
11:29 am	Hockey Fluff! LOL - that's as fluffy as it gets. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
9:45 am	Happy Birthday, rosathome! Be Careful What You Wish For . . . Title: Love, Absurdly Word Count: 2547 Summary: Three couples, one nightmare of a fluffy fic. Author’s Notes: As an auction prompt, rosathome asked for three fluffy pairings – Lucius/Narcissa, Bellatrix/ Rodolphus Lestrange, and Charlie/Mary Sue. I decided to combine their individual stories into one fic, just like the movie, Love, Actually. Yes, this story is just like that movie. *rolls eyes at self* Pairings: Lucius/Narcissa, Bellatrix/ Rodolphus, Charlie/Mary Sue, St. Mags/Glenlivet Warnings: unbeta'd - but that's the least of it. ( Read more... ) (39 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
10:54 am	Two more beautiful things . . . Today is Eddie's birthday. He's eleven. *gulps* What can I say about him? He's my beautiful boy and we've been blessed. ladywhizbee wrote an H/G story called The Knowing for takingitinturns. It's short and sweet and yes, beautiful. One of the best post-battle-H/G-reunite stories I've read. http://community.livejournal.com/takingitinturns/11575.html?#cutid1 Leave her some review love! (27 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
3:23 pm	Two Beautiful Things I'm back from the Land of No Computer. We had a great time. I managed the traffic to and from Logan Airport, so go me! Eddie and I were thoroughly spoiled by my in-laws, but not to worry - my husband left lots of housework for me to do. Now I can easily burn off all of those calories. :) While I was gone, I received my gift from the takingitinturns exchange. Look at this beautiful H/G scene tomscribble painted for me. It's called Charming the Weather. I don't know about you, but it has certainly charmed me. :) ( Read more... ) ***** I don't know how many of you have seen this clip from Britain's Got Talent. People talk about inner beauty and those qualities that make us lovable and special, but you rarely see more than lip service paid to that concept on TV. Here's Susan Boyle singing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY I love how she transcends this stanza by her wonderful performance. But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart As they turn your dream to shame. (24 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
9:51 am	Aren't We All Winners? ginny88 is the winner of the auction! I will be writing a fluffy Harry-is-jealous story for her. antoshevu and rhetoretician have forged some sort of gentleman's agreement concerning almost!unfaithful Harry and Stacie's Auction will have another $28. Thanks, guys! I will write all of the prompts within the year. So it's a win for me in that I have lots of prompts and a win for the other bidders. Even tdu000 will win the thrill of beta-ing all of these stories. What Brit-picker could resist this first exchange between a young Rabastan and a young,(but evil) Bellatrix? *** "Only boys can be psycho-killer nutbars," growled a voice from the train seat behind her. Bellatrix stiffened. How dare someone listen to her private conversation! She whirled around with her wand out and her teeth barred. The boy she had noticed earlier at Kings Cross - the one with the attractive black-red eyes that seemed to burn holes in his sallow face - was watching her. He had a small struggling boy in a headlock. "Go ahead," he taunted. "Show me how psycho you really are. Use your wand on this Muggleborn." "You must be a Muggleborn if you can't use magic to hold a victim," she snarled, hoping her hair was still attractively mussed up. "My magic is so powerful, I'd kill this shrimp," the boy countered. "Do you have a big wand to back up that big talk?" she asked boldly. She was trying to be casual by slicing a ribbon of magic through the Muggleborn's sleeve, but inside her stomach was full of writhing snakes. A sure sign of love, Granny Black had told her once whilst they were beheading (insert cute mammal)s for a potion. *** I'm leaving in a few moments for the airport, so I won't have a chance to finish this scene that rosathome wanted. But at least we know how their love affair turned out! :) (20 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 5th, 2009
10:41 am	Update: ginny88 is winning in the Support Stacie Auction rhetoretician generously place a bid for an H/G story that probably would have pushed me out of my comfort zone, but ginny88 is determinded to have her fluff. (And really, who can blame her?) :) Thanks, Ken, for your bid! This is all for a good cause. What I will probably do is try to write all of the prompts in the next year or so - just for fun and practice. Yes, rosathome Lucius and Narcissa running through a field of dandelions will some day be fleshed out in a fluffy fic just for you. (Threat? Promise? You decide) *Evil grin* http://www.majiksfanfic.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=2290 (24 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
9:23 am	Support Stacie Auction is going on now And I have one bidder for a 2,500 word, Harry Potter canon-compliant story. Yay! http://www.majiksfanfic.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=101 Edited to add: Look what rosathome did to me. I'll bid $10.00 for a canon-compliant fluffy story. *plots* Lucius/Narcissa... Bellatrix/Rodolphus... Charlie/Mary-Sue... Oh, this is going to be fun!! girlyswot Help me, flist. You're my only hope. Just think . . . Pimpstick!Lucius and Haystackhair!Bellatrix. *whimpers* And she'll probably want a blue-eyed Charlie. second edit: ginny88 totally came through with an H/G request. *sigh of relief* Thanks! third edit moonette1 wants drama (what's new?) *rolls eyes* *looks wistfully at jealous!Harry* Thanks for the bid, moonette1 fourth edit Woot! Go H/G and ginny88 fifth edit Someone wants Sera from the Quick-Quotes Quill! She's not exactly JKR's canon - but she's my canon, I guess. :) (22 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
12:32 pm	My Corner of the World - An Update First of all, I can't believe it's April already. April! That means my son's birthday is two weeks away and he is going to be eleven. Here's a photo of Eddie taken at Marble Mountain after a snowboarding lesson. ( Read more... ) Another big part of my world is this house we're living in: ( Read more... ) The other person in my world is Bill, who has been very, very busy. He's learning a new job under demanding circumstances, and he's doing very well. Once he passes the one year mark, he'll have more vacation and hopefully more time to breathe. It's been good to see him tackle challenges, but I'll be glad when he can relax more. So between Eddie, Bill, and the house, I've been very busy. I've met some nice people here and have been invited to join a book club. I am working on some H/G fanfiction and I'm going to write a story for the auction - that is if anyone bids! April 3 - 6!!!! http://www.majiksfanfic.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=2290 Eddie and I are headed to Massachusetts next week to spend Easter with the in-laws (Bill has to work) Wish me luck driving from Logan. *shudder* (28 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
1:28 pm	Money Can Buy A Happy Ending I've signed up to write an HP story for the highest bidder. This is in support of Stacie, a breast cancer survivor who is struggling to pay her medical bills while she receives chemotherapy. The Auction starts on April 3rd. I signed up for the 2500 word story where bids start at $5.00. If there is a canon compliant HP pairing you've always wanted to see me write, or a certain scenario - now is your chance! More info here: http://www.majiksfanfic.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=2290 I'll post a reminder on April 3rd. (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
2:15 pm	Need some fluffy inspiration? Lost your plot spinner and can't think of the next thing that could happen to your hero/heroine? Well, look no further. I saw this video last summer and didn't have a chance to share. It's a fluffy embarrassment of riches well, actually it's just an embarrassment. My powers of description will never do this bad fluff justice. Take four minutes and watch for yourself - with sound muted if possible. And remember: "Love has enemies!" LOL Further info: ( Read more... ) (34 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
6:32 pm	Happy St. Patrick's Day! Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/branditressler/3361609750/sizes/l/ (14 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
3:37 pm	Good Fluff/Bad Fluff First, the good fluff: I saw this on a romance blog and thought I'd share. It's a little 12 minute movie called "Signs." Some of the comments said it was filmed in Melbourne, Austraila - but it could be any big city, I suppose. (Update: tdu000 confirms it's Melbourne.) Now for the bad fluff: moonette1 shared this link with me. This is the deepest purple of purple prose. I could only read a paragraph and had to give up. *sigh* Is there anything worse than bad fluff? Maybe bad flangst. :) http://vandonovan.livejournal.com/1088311.html (30 Comments |Comment on this)