Shhhh....

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

So... is it me, or is it very quiet around Pros right now?

Hmmmn.

*looks around*

So... what's everyone reading?

*g*

Comments

[hagsrus.livejournal.com]

I've finally had time to start reading Never Far Apart.

Currently enjoying Between Folly and Love by Josey -- good meaty story, very well written, and my favourite genre -- ER leading (I'm confident) to emotional first time.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Yes I liked that one too - and Raymond's Joy, very much! *g*

[ex-darklock507.livejournal.com]

Oh! I am new to the list and just having a chance to look around. I come to Pros by way of The Circuit Archive, and I think I discovered the archive one day, a few years ago, while looking for new and interesting slash to read. *fans self* Found it.

So, I am very interested in what everyone is reading, as well as what they would recommend. And, overall, how did they find themselves here and interested in The Professionals.

What do members consider Pros staples and must reads? (Should I use this response as a new post?)

And, thanks for reminding me! One of my fave Pros story is 'There's An Old Mill...' by O Yardley. I want to read that again.

Um... /ramble.

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Hi and welcome.

Hmm must-reads in Pros. I would say anything by O Yardley and Sebastian is a must - well, early Sebastian anyway. All Sally Fell's stuff is fabulous too. All Georgina Kirrin's work.

Professional Dreamer by Pamela Rose; Trick of the Trade by Melanie Athene; A Chat With Father by Anne Higgins; Fly On The Wall by Lezlie Conch; Birdwatchers Guide to Cornish Ghosts, Cider with Bodie, Join The Queue, The Victorian Kitchen Gardener - all by Lizzie.

Think that might be enough to be going along with :-)))) Hope you like my reccs, anyway. But it's very subjective depending on what your tastes are.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

And, overall, how did they find themselves here and interested in The Professionals.
What do members consider Pros staples and must reads? (Should I use this response as a new post?)

Hurrah - you're here in Pros! *g*

These sound like ace questions for a new post to me, too, rather than just getting tangled up in the what're-people-reading post, where people might miss them. Not sure we've actually had a general intro to people like that here at ci5hq... D'you fancy asking again in it's very own post?

[probodie.livejournal.com]

I'm being quiet because I'm re-reading Rob's Waiting To Fall. It is totally unputdownable!

Actually the more I read, the more I *want* to read. How bad is that? I'm falling way behind on my ordinary book reading, because I just want slash! LOL

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm reading at present, although it's the first time for me. Enjoying it immensely!

[droneish.livejournal.com]

I've only *just* started to watch The Pros, join communities and read fic. I'm most of the way through a quick viewing of season 1 (minus a couple of eps I haven't been able to find.) I know there's tons of fic, vids, etc. out there and I'm really anticipating getting into it. So far I've just read dorcas_gustine and bistokids' LoM/Pros crossover series (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/cgi-bin/search.cgi?ShortResults=1&Title=&Title_Range=0&Author=Dorcas%20Gustine&AuthorRange=0&Original_Publication=&Summary=&Date=0&SizeRange=0&SortBy=1&SortOrder=0&NumToList=0&Exact=1). Very hot and sweet - but perhaps too focused on Life on Mars for some of the folks here? Anyway, I've seen mentions of The Pros practically since I got online in '95, so it's pretty exciting to finally "get in on the action." ::grin::

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh there's so much fab Pros fic out there, and I love that it's been going on for so long too, nearly as long as the series - 30 years! Interesting to think about how it's changed too, as darklock mentions...

I liked the LoM/Pros crossover, but I've not seen LoM yet, so I didn't get that side of it as much as other people probably did...

Welcome to Pros!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Well himself & I have just finished watching Season 1 of Life on Mars (late, yeah, I know!) so I re-read dorcas_gustine and bistokids's 3x LoM/Pros crossovers, which are fab (although someone really needs to follow our lads home in the last one *g*). Would love to see some more *hint*.

I'm reading Jane's "Affairs of the Heart" excruciatingly slowly, maybe 3 or 4 pages a night because it's all I can take *g*. But I got the zine, so...

'Never Far Apart' - I've read "Raymond's Joy" about 3 times, because it's such a wonderful story. And I'm going to re-read "Far Shore" next, because I have such mixed feelings about it, try to tease out which bits work for me & which don't, and why.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I've still not seen LoM, although I keep eyeing the box set in Borders... (and wondering if it'll get cheaper or more expensive the closer we get to Christmas... *g*)

I'll be very interested to hear what you think of Far Shore in more detail - that's one that conflicts me in some ways too (as you know!) I need to read it again too, it's just that I'm put off from the first page to some extent, and then the angst just tumbles right over the top into unreality for me...

As for Jane... yeah! It's odd, cos there's some of hers that I quite enjoy, but others I just want to rip my eyes out... Can't remember Affairs of the Heart offhand, but if you've gotta read it so slowly I suspect it's in the latter category!

[schnuffi.livejournal.com]

*Hides in a corner* No Pros reading at the moment except for new fics popping up. Too busy reading real books o.O Right now I'm into The Book of the Dead by Preston & Child.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Too busy reading real books?! What kind of an excuse is that?! *g*

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

A real book?

Last one I read was the Wayward version of Larton...oh, 'ang about...s'pose that doesn't really count, does it?

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

I've put Never Far Apart aside finally, after rereading it god knows how many times. Love it all, my most reread ones are Raymond's Joy and Far Shore, I think. I'm dipping into a bit of HG fic-wise right now, and The Kite Runner book-wise.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah... so what is it that grabs you best about Far Shore then? And aren't there things about it that drive you to distraction? (Or is that just me?!)

And HG... I'm so happy whenever I find HG that I've not read yet. Then again I'm happy re-reading old HG... *g*

[angel-ci5.livejournal.com]

I'm reading The Larton Chronicles - I LOVE it!
I want it to go on forever.

[probodie.livejournal.com]

I've just read Larton - it's so bloody good isnt it? I read it slowly because I didnt want it to end! :-)

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Okay... So tastes vary wildly. I didn't care for Larton myself, and in that vein, I'll walk out on a limb and I'll be honest. What I'm reading (and you guys will probably throw fruit at me) is I've been going through the archive and CD on recs from a nice gal and reading every BDSM story I can. So far, I've read Grievous Bodily Harm series by M Fay Glasgow (circuit), Game for Two Players by Jane (circuit, my fav so far), Panoramic View by Edi N Burgh (circuit, M Fay in disguise), Bondage by Lainie Stone (CD).

Yeah, BDSM is a kink of mine, so I'll take rec's for consensual stories with B/D only, intensity is not a problem. So how do I go from mush and romance, which I love, to BDSM, my second fav type of story? Go figure.

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm ambivalent on the Larton side of things. I liked the first, but I had enough country living as a kid (even if not in the Cotswolds) to do me, so the sequels paled a bit. I can do without WTF as well. BDSM, though - now you're talking!

Kitty Fisher's 'Monopoly' was one of my first reads, and remains a favourite. Try her AU 'The Alchemist's Measure' as well (the sequel is also BDSM, but I think the storyline is weaker at the end).

Others:
- And Learn to Fly by Blackbird
- Deadly Nightshade by Gloria Lancaster
- There's No Place by Josey
- M Fae's Snowbound duo of stories, although one of them is non-con.

I think the one I like most is Object of Desire by Courtney Gray, although the BDSM is secondary to the relationship development (it's not listed as BDSM on any story lists AFAIK).

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

is it very quiet around Pros right now?

It's a fair cop, guv. Guilty as charged...

So... what's everyone reading?

Been reading 'Redemption' for the past few days and it's got me by the scruff of the neck. Really putting me through the wringer, but I'm not complaining cos I'm loving every minute of it.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

D'you know I've so got to re-read Redemption. I read it in a great galumphing rush, and now I need to go back and remind myself... Interesting premise, is all I'll say here!

[faramir-boromir.livejournal.com]

Just finished Fruit of the Spirit by Cherilyn last night. Fabulous!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh that's a good one, isn't it? I liked it even better on second reading, actually...

[alicambs.livejournal.com]

I've just finished reading the zine Leather and Blue Jeans and catching up with Melanie Athene's back catalogue plus her new WIP.

TBH, Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows is foremost on my mind at the mo, I just can't wait to read it. *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Lol - I fell apart at the last HP book, because I was mid-countries, and I wanted to go back and re-read the others cos it'd been so long, but then I'd left them in the wrong countries, and how many copies do you need anyway, and... But now that they're finished maybe I can try again and read the whole series at last!

[magenta-blue.livejournal.com]

What's everyone reading? Hmm... interesting question - love everyone's responses! Perhaps you could do a poll that shows if people are reading zines or online stories at the minute, to see what the trend is!

I guess I am just reading what new things crop up online at the moment, usually through the DIALJ challenges and the safehouse, rather than the fic archives. Oh, and enjoying Cras Tibi - asymphototropic's WIP *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's nice that there's lots of new stuff at the moment, isn't it? *g*

I like the premise of Cras Tibi, though I can't quite get my head around the quasi-military characterisation of CI5 and the lads - Bodie in particular. I've never heard them talk like that ever! But I do rather like Doyle not-speaking, cos it's so unlike him that it's positively intriguing! I'm waiting to find out what happens next too!

[firefly1311.livejournal.com]

Because this morning the postman bought me the Pros Archive CD, kindly sent by Frances, I`m in heaven... reading nonstop since nine hours. After plundering the Circuit Archive since January, I`m now reading the stories not listed there. Probably for the rest of the week...
And I have no bad coincidence at all!!! for neglecting husband and daughter That`s what pre-cooked food in the fridge is for (Mental note: add to the items on the "Survive-a-Pros-reading-binge-list")!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

"Survive-a-Pros-reading-binge-list"!
Heeee! Plus that's totally one of the advantages of being single and not having to provide for anyone except me!

The CD's ace, isn't it... How are you going about it? I have phases where I decide to start alphabetically, then try and go through the numbered disks, then just click away randomly... All of which means I've still not read it all, but it's getting harder to find what I haven't read!