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[donutsweeper]

When organizing my tags I realized I never posted links to the Yuletide fics I wrote this year here. Oops. So here goes...

Title: The Pushcart Queen
Fandom/Rating: The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill (book), rated G
Word Count: 1192 words

Summary:
 The Pushcart War lasted only four months, but it changed Alice Myles' life forever.
Author's Note: Written for thesecondbatgirl for yuletide. Also on AO3.

Title: Missions Of Most Importance
Fandom/Warning/Rating: Covert Affairs fandom, tv show style violence mentioned, rated PG
Word Count: 1404

Summary:
 Annie gets a call from Auggie at three in the morning asking for her help.
Author's Note: Written for waldo for yuletide. Also on AO3.

Title: Another Morning (One Of Many)
Fandom/Warning/Rating: Covert Affairs fandom, Annie/Auggie, future fic, rated G
Beta: travels_in_time
Word Count: 1031

Summary:
 It's just another morning for Annie and Auggie.
Author's Note: Written for shoshannagold's prompt for yuletide. Also on AO3.


Title: Brothers Be
Fandom/Rating: The Big Valley fandom, rated G
Beta: rustydog
Word Count: 1442

Summary:
 The Barkleys know that when it comes to family there is a level of understanding and love that binds them all together. Now if only Jarrod can make Heath see that.
Author's Note: Written for lukon_idein for yuletide. Also on AO3.

Title: Notes On A Murky Morning
Fandom/Rating: Awake fandom, rated G
Word Count: 314

Summary:
 Michael Britten's lives are confusing. Keeping lists and making notes is supposed to help.
Author's Note: Set during the first half of season one. Written for gwyn_r for yuletide. Also on AO3.

Title: Hair Of The Dog
Fandom/Rating: Arrow fandom, rated PG
Word Count: 1111

Summary:
 Oliver thinks it's time to get out of the hospital and back to work. Diggle does not agree. Episode tag to 1x09, "Year's End."
Author's Note: Written for raise_the_knife for yuletide. Also on AO3.

Title: Looking And Lost, Yet Found
Fandom/Rating: Arrow fandom, rated G
Word Count: 1181

Summary:
 Thea knew she loved her big brother, but, after the island, she wasn't sure she knew who he was.
Author's Note#1: Reference is made to a conversation in 1x07 in this story, but there are no spoilers.
Author's Note#2: Written for chosenfire28 for yuletide. Also on AO3.


I had fun writing for Yuletide this year, but the reveals and response left me frustrated and annoyed. The recipient of my assigned fic, as opposed to all the treats I wrote, never commented or even kudos'ed (although left a glowing review and rec and gushing post about a treat they'd received) and my fics were mostly ignored for whatever reason but oh well, this the nature of things I suppose. I love "The Big Valley" and the prompter had commented about how their prompt was their Susan Lucci of requests, destined never to be filled so of course I had to snag it and write it as a treat and I was so happy to see the "Pushcart War" prompt, that's a book I've loved since I was a kid and trying to write to match the style of the book was a fun challenge so I'm still glad I participated and in general liked what I wrote. I'll be doing Yuletide again next year, most likely. :)

Comments

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

OMG-The Pushcart War! I think I remember getting into that from Reading Rainbow or one of the other PBS shows that encouraged reading back in the day. I'm adding these to my "to read" list and might even have them do a little queue-jumping.

Are you following the various rule-change wanks that are already breaking out for this year's Yuletide and are you planning to sign up again?

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

The Pushcart War is such a lovely book and growing up near NYC made it that much more 'real' for me.

I have been mostly following the wank. I am planning on signing up again, up until this past year it's been a positive experience and it is fun to stretch yourself and write for a new fandom or for a specific prompt you would normally not do.

Will you be writing this year?

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

I've been in since like 2008, I'm not going to stop now. I'm going to try and get The Last Detective and Kingdom nominated, but I doubt they'll make it. (I'm not close to that many dentists or valets.)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

The 2+ nom thing has been dropped, so it's just a matter of # of fics and where and whatnot. I could never dentist, I usually struggle to come up with my 3-4 requests, let alone extra ones. I think my first year was '09? It was the first year on AO3.