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Reading & Links
Sep. 23rd, 2021 10:26 pmI've been reading a lot of random stuff, and I don't know when the last time I talked about actual books was. But I'm at 78 books for the year on goodreads (and I have a separate count for all the long fic I've read) so I'm ahead of my sister, which is always a goal.
Not many of my recent reads stand out, but I will recommend The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, which was really good and I look forward to reading more of his books.
I posted two fics on AO3, mainly to get them out of my WIP folder, and while they're technically unfinished, they can be read a complete with an ambiguous ending.
Leaving Our War Behind
Roswell New Mexico || Past Michael/Alex, implied Maria/Michael || 6730 words
Still, he's disconnected here. It’s no secret he’s never been close to his family, but after Caulfield, he feels he’s completely cut off. The tentative relationship he was rebuilding with Kyle was damaged by the knowledge of what happened to Jim, what role the Manes family played in that. Liz is a little preoccupied, what with Rosa being alive and Max currently being not. And Michael and Maria - well, Alex is happy for the two of them. Really. He and Michael have always been a trainwreck, more Shakespearean tragedy than fairy tale.
Written after season 1, because I gave up on the show pretty early on in season 2, and it definitely didn't go the way I thought it would. But I like what I do have. And it comes with a bonus soundtrack of sorts? my spotify playlist that goes with writing it
Feel the burn, lesson never learned
Stranger Things || Billy-centric || 11,780 words
Billy accidentally finds some friends, and a place in Hawkins. He's still an asshole and Indiana winters still suck.
Written after season 2, and also didn't go the way I thought it would, go figure.
Fic Recs:
Hanging on the Telephone by enemyfrigate
Justified || Raylan Givens/Tim Gutterson || 11k
After Raylan moves back to Miami, Tim starts calling him, and he and Raylan connect in ways impossible in Kentucky. Or, Raylan and Tim share several phone calls,a couple of visits, and some secrets.
Missed You By a Few Minutes, a Few Centuries by just_another_tinkerThe Old Guard || Joe/Nicky || 115kNicolò di Genova was killed on one of the endless mornings of The Crusades, struck down by a scimitar. He woke again later that evening. Yusuf al-Kaysani bled out hours later from wounds left by a sword. He woke again that next morning. A person often meets his destiny on the road he chose to avoid it. Alternatively, Nicky and Joe's second meeting was over 900 years too late. And neither one knows the other is immortal, or that they've already met.
Links to Share:
Why Do You Say You Love Jesus? - I’m interested in a reality where “loving Jesus” is the beginning, not the end, of my faith: one where I see the poor, my livelihood, and my relationship with every other living creature through the lens of Christ.
The Dangerous Things Christians Say to Depressed People
If mRNA vaccines are so great, why don't we have one for HIV yet?
Love & Basketball: For Your Heart - a great essay by Roxanne Gay related to one of my all time favorite movies
A Hungry Rhino Escaped His Pen to Munch on Grass
At 100, The National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger is Still Going Strong
Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) Comes Out
Not many of my recent reads stand out, but I will recommend The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, which was really good and I look forward to reading more of his books.
I posted two fics on AO3, mainly to get them out of my WIP folder, and while they're technically unfinished, they can be read a complete with an ambiguous ending.
Leaving Our War Behind
Roswell New Mexico || Past Michael/Alex, implied Maria/Michael || 6730 words
Still, he's disconnected here. It’s no secret he’s never been close to his family, but after Caulfield, he feels he’s completely cut off. The tentative relationship he was rebuilding with Kyle was damaged by the knowledge of what happened to Jim, what role the Manes family played in that. Liz is a little preoccupied, what with Rosa being alive and Max currently being not. And Michael and Maria - well, Alex is happy for the two of them. Really. He and Michael have always been a trainwreck, more Shakespearean tragedy than fairy tale.
Written after season 1, because I gave up on the show pretty early on in season 2, and it definitely didn't go the way I thought it would. But I like what I do have. And it comes with a bonus soundtrack of sorts? my spotify playlist that goes with writing it
Feel the burn, lesson never learned
Stranger Things || Billy-centric || 11,780 words
Billy accidentally finds some friends, and a place in Hawkins. He's still an asshole and Indiana winters still suck.
Written after season 2, and also didn't go the way I thought it would, go figure.
Fic Recs:
Hanging on the Telephone by enemyfrigate
Justified || Raylan Givens/Tim Gutterson || 11k
After Raylan moves back to Miami, Tim starts calling him, and he and Raylan connect in ways impossible in Kentucky. Or, Raylan and Tim share several phone calls,a couple of visits, and some secrets.
Missed You By a Few Minutes, a Few Centuries by just_another_tinkerThe Old Guard || Joe/Nicky || 115kNicolò di Genova was killed on one of the endless mornings of The Crusades, struck down by a scimitar. He woke again later that evening. Yusuf al-Kaysani bled out hours later from wounds left by a sword. He woke again that next morning. A person often meets his destiny on the road he chose to avoid it. Alternatively, Nicky and Joe's second meeting was over 900 years too late. And neither one knows the other is immortal, or that they've already met.
Links to Share:
Why Do You Say You Love Jesus? - I’m interested in a reality where “loving Jesus” is the beginning, not the end, of my faith: one where I see the poor, my livelihood, and my relationship with every other living creature through the lens of Christ.
The Dangerous Things Christians Say to Depressed People
If mRNA vaccines are so great, why don't we have one for HIV yet?
Love & Basketball: For Your Heart - a great essay by Roxanne Gay related to one of my all time favorite movies
A Hungry Rhino Escaped His Pen to Munch on Grass
At 100, The National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger is Still Going Strong
Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) Comes Out
