The Reading Room - request for a fic

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Just a quick reminder about the Reading Room.  We have longer fics scheduled for the future, but still need fics for 21 May the next two weeks, ideally a shorter one for this coming Thursday.

The schedule is below:

14 May "Long Shadows" by NN West (recced by firlefanzine)

21 May

28 May "Neon Nights" by Elessar (recced bykrisserci5)

 4 June   "The Cook and the Warehouseman" by Helen Raven (recced by jgraeme2007)
The link for this novel is: http://www.kelper.co.uk/cook/index.html.

11 June A short fic (TBA) (recced bybyslantedlight)
 

The only condition is that the fic should be online, so everyone can get access to it. Slash (or gen) goes without saying, I hope, in this company.

Please comment to this post, or send me a message, if you would like to volunteer a fic. 
(Edit: scheduling ahead is fun!)
 

 

 

Comments

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to be around either of those weekends - or at least not in a way where I'd be able to discuss a fic - otherwise I would rec one. I'll go after Josh with one though, if you like...

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Yes please.

I nearly put in my post 'for these weeks or for after 4 June' but didn't want to make it too complicated. Do you have a particular fic and date in mind? If so, I'll add it to the schedule.

Hm, I wonder how much Nattercon will affect the Reading Room this weekend? It will however be a consolation to those of us unlucky enough not to be attending.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

No, no fic in mind at the moment, but you can put me down for the week after Josh if you like - I'll choose a short one! *vbg*

Erm - from a rough count of the last fic discussion (Consequences), only 3/15 people who joined in will be at Nattercon, and that's not counting quite a few others who often join in but didn't that week, and won't be at Nattercon, so I think you should be good to go! *g*

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Thank you for volunteering a fic, TBA. *vbg*

I wasn't thinking of not having The Reading Room this coming weekend, just musing. But it is reassuring to know that participants in Nattercon and Reading Room do not perfectly or even substantially coincide.

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Did you get my message, jaycat?

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

eep, yes, and I replied too on 7 May.

"Thanks very much.

It's Leslie Conch on Circuit Archive. I'm about halfway through reading it because I wanted to check if it was short enough for only one week's notice. It's great, I love the humour and the other agents stuff.

I'm happy with your idea to keep this in reserve and still look for other recs for the next two weeks."


So now it's Sunday, do you want to wait another day or two (since I only posted this last night), recc this week, or put it off until later in June?
It's all fine by me. : )

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I hate when that happens. I don't see it. Darned gremlins! Thanks. You can put it off until later in June. The back half is better than the front on the story!

Thanks!

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

As you can see, byslantedlight has opted for 11 June, so can I put you down for 18 June?

'The back half is better than the front on the story!' That's curious, I liked the beginning better, although no complaints about the denouement!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Yes, June 18th is great! Thank you.

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

I need adventure, and Africa, and trust, and sex and h/c...
How about Long Shadows by NN West?
This week or the next doesn't matter.

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Excellent, thank you. Shall we say this week then (14 May)?

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

OK then! The story is quite short.

[jgraeme2007.livejournal.com]

I'll take May 21st if no one is interested. Spring-heeled Jack by Georgina Kirrin. It's a CI5 case story.

http://jess.inengland.googlepages.com/spring-heeledjack

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Gosh, that's exceptionally generous of you - many thanks.

[jgraeme2007.livejournal.com]

Gosh, that's exceptionally generous of you - many thanks.

My pleasure. Got to do what we must to keep the Reading Room thriving.