Reading Room 2019 III - Our third story is...

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

...Transport Cafe by Elizabeth Holden (Fajrdrako)
Hosted by paris7am

Read it at AO3
Read it in its original zine if you have it - Night Music in B&D from Keynote Press

There was a great discussion of Rebelcat's A Widening Gyre this week - thank you everyone who took part (and are still taking part)!

And finally - if you have any stories you'd like to suggest for future reading rooms, then please comment below, and if you'd like to host one then that would be even better! *g*

Reading Room Schedule
Week 1 - weekend of Friday 13th September - The Return by Ellis Ward
Week 2 - weekend of Friday 20th September - A Widening Gyre by Rebelcat - hosted by firlefanzine
Week 3 - weekend of Friday 27th September - Transport Cafe by Elizabeth Holden (Fajrdrako) - hosted by paris7am
Week 4 - weekend of Friday 4th October - Endgame by Tarot
Week 5 - weekend of Friday 11th October - Uriah by Verlaine
Week 6 - weekend of Friday 18th October -
Week 7 - weekend of Friday 25th October -

Comments

[macklingirl.livejournal.com]

Isn't it the third story?

I'll go and search my zine, I think. *on-the-way-to-the-shelf*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It is of course - I was rushing between work, and copy pasted the title and then forgot to edit it... *headdesk*

[jat-sapphire.livejournal.com]

God I love that story. So, so much! First Pros story I bookmarked. I'd commit a fairly major crime to proofread it...the AO3 copy, anyway. It's so sleek and spare, just enough opp plot, and the feel of the characters is wonderful. And it's sexy!

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Thinking about this story, you've used the exact words I've had in my head, 'spare' and 'sexy' - so true.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

So... you're looking forward to the discussion? *vbg* We're working on doing something about the typos.... cross fingers! I must admit that I always read it in the zine, cos I much prefer reading on paper, so I didn't know that was an issue in the A03 version.

[hagsrus.livejournal.com]

I have a distant memory of proofing the story (with the author's permission) for Proslib. Just did a very quick spell-check and it looks ok, other than American spelling. (Was that in the zine?)

It doesn't seem to have made it to Circuit Archive.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh that's interesting - I wonder if Fajrdrako would be able to replace the typo-d copy with your clean copy, on AO3? Or... would it be possible to post it to ProsLib in time for the discussion?

I did notice that her writing wasn't at Circuit or Hatstand or on ProsLib (unless it is since my version of the disc, which admittedly is somewhat aged now!)

I can dig the zine out later to check, but it was published by a... actually Canadian press? Keynote Press? So I'd expect it to be American English rather than UK...

[jat-sapphire.livejournal.com]

There are sentences that I have to reread even now to remind myself what they ought to say. The example I remember best is just before one of the sex scenes, when Doyle thinks, "Bodie had mad preparations" meaning "madE preparations," and reading it for the first time, I kept thinking these must be better preparations than most ... what? How?

Distracting, which is such a pity. I love the point where Bodie decides he's got to stop, and everything actually in the cafe. I think my favorite is when Doyle just brushes the attackers aside, thinking they're just stupid amateurs. And when Bodie reveals that he thinks Doyle must be manipulating him somehow ... that fear seems very Bodie to me, and Doyle's explanation is frank and real and beautiful.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

We're working on getting the typos sorted - or rather paris7am is.

Do leave some chat about the story for Friday! I know Paris will love to hear it all then! *g*

[jat-sapphire.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure I will. Thanks for the link and the choice!

[paris7am.livejournal.com]

Yes! We are working on getting a clean copy of the story up on AO3, so no distractions from the beauty of the words! And, yes, please save some thoughts for Friday so Im not chatting at myself... :) I am so happy that there is passion out there for this story.