The Reading Room - fic for this week, and future recs

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much to gritsinmisery  for such a scintillating rec for "Harlequin Airs" by Ellis Ward. The timing could not have been better with the viewing of "Ladder of Swords" for Not Pros Proswatch at the_safehouse  on the weekend.

As no one has suggested a fic for this week (as far as I know - shriek if you have) I'm taking the liberty of reccing. And to be topical, with the US-Russia summit meeting this week, my choice is the scary Cold War tale:

"Time Out: Past Tense" by Pamela Rose
 http://thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/7/timeout.html



Now is the opportunity to volunteer a fic for a few weeks hence. 
I am wondering, however, if we shouldn't take a Summer recess - Parliament does. I will be away for most of August in any event, 'exploring England's Canal system' in solitude (to quote Bob Rocca), at least, with unreliable internet access. But you don't really need me...  Do we need a break to go away and find and read new things to rec? Any thoughts?

The fics lined up for the next two weeks:
16 July "Velvet Underground" by Sebastian (recced by byslantedlight)
http://www.oblique-publications.net/archives/paeani/5_PtoPIvelvet.pdf

23 July "Suitable Gravity" by DVS (recced by sc_fossil)
http://hatstand.slashcity.net/dvs/suitable1.html


 

Comments

[jgraeme2007.livejournal.com]

I can't take part in the discussions for the next month due to work pressure, but that's not suggesting that the discussions go on hiatus so much as to explain why I won't be participating for a time -- as much as I'd like to.

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

And you are greatly missed!

Work pressure - who needs it, eh? It's been keeping me away from the Reading Room too.

[jgraeme2007.livejournal.com]

Work pressure - who needs it, eh? It's been keeping me away from the Reading Room too.

If only we could make a living writing and talking Pros. Now that's a job I'd be willing to put in all the overtime required!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I'm easy either way, break-wise - whatever's easiest for you! Maybe it'll depend on whether you get more volunteers with fics..?

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

That's kind of how I see it. It would be great if The Reading Room continued through August in my absence, but a break might be good. Will wait and see.

Trouble is, as we are going into deep summer holiday mode in my little domain (and the silly season in the news media), it's easy to assume others are too - but of course that is not so for Australasian friends, or even those unburdened with school-age children.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I'll be out of my busy period next week, in fact... *g*

What about suggesting one of the other ideas you were playing with for one of the weeks? A discussion-week with an author to answer questions about their fic, for instance? You had a few writers say they were willing to talk about things, so maybe you could approach someone about that?

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

It would be nice if the RR would go on! :-)

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I suppose what would help in the decision-making is if there are enough volunteers to take a turn at doing a story.