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This year, Food Network is doing something a bit different and having their stars provide the cookie recipes. I only mention this because they start out with the god of food, Alton Brown!

( Paradise Macaroons )

~OMG! I finally got all my holiday icons up! Well, not the New Year's ones but most of the others! I only had a 140 or so of them!~



Title: A Wing And A Prayer
Author: amejistuo
Fandom: Harry Potter with a hint of a crossover to be reveled at a later date.
Pairing: Eventual Harry/Draco/Severus
Word Count for this chapter:
Rating: R
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. .
Warnings/Squicks: Total break from canon after OotP. Misguided!Dumbles, Not so good!Order, bad language and misuse of feathers. Abuse of Chalk Horses. Watch out for a Snickering!Snape as well, although he's usually laughing AT Harry, not with him so hopefully he's not too OOC.
Summary: Harry's about to turn seventeen and is planning on making a few changes. Problem is, there are certain changes he isn't expecting, and they'll alter his life more than he could have ever imagined.
Find the previous parts here.
Beta'd by the wonderful suki_blue. Thank you dearest!

Notes: First things first, while this is a Harry has wings fic, it is NOT a Vanterra or Veela fic. He's got wings for a totally different reason, but the reason will be reveled later on in the fic. You'll figure it out with Harry. I do have to admit that a lot of the ideas of how Harry looks, wingspan, weight, height, all that good stuff, comes from three different sources. One is Warren Worthington III, also know to X-men fans as Angel. Another is Carter Hall, aka Hawkman.

The third is a secret, because I'm using bits of that fandom for a crossover. Not any characters or anything but for historical background.

This is gonna be another slow story folks. I'll be updating about once a month. And yet again I ignore the last two books pretty much altogether. I may use some bits of, say, Severus's back story with Lilly, but there isn't any horcruxes and there was never any oath between Severus and Narcissa to keep Draco safe. Sorry folks, but the last two books aren't my favorite. For god's sake JK made Draco BALD! That's just so wrong.



( Chapter Six )

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tv_icontest is a multifandom icontest. Every challenge will be centered around a different TV Show.
The current challenge is all about Sarah Jane Adventures. Entries are due on 6 December (Saturday). To enter go here.

10prompts is a challenge community for fic writers. Right now there are 10 tables (10 prompts each) to pick from. All fandoms as well as slash, het and gen are welcome. All questions can be asked in the rules post.

harry_slash is for stories, art and anything else that features Harry Potter in a slash pairing. It's open for any rating and pairing (as long as it features Harry and is slash of course ;) ). Any questions left? Ask here.

stargate_xover is a place where you can post anything that's a crossover with either of the Stargate series. Any rating and any pairing is welcome. Questions can be asked here.

dw_threesomes is for any and all threesomes for Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sara Jane Adventures. Comment here for questions.

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hd_holidays starts today. Big yays. The first fic to be posted is Master Work.

Harry's eighth-year at Hogwarts is going about as well as all the others. Someone is out to get him, Aurors keep questioning him about the final battle and, worst of all, Draco is determined to repay his life debt to Harry.

I am so very particular about HD fic these days. I've gone way past the I'LL READ IT ALL!! phase and settled stubbornly into the Only the Best Will Do stage. I don't rec this stuff lightly. This is a good fic, a nice long read with great characterisation and an interesting storyline. But the best part is the humour. It's funny all the way through with Draco exactly as I like him, sarcastic, slightly camp, completely capable of causing a scene without realising it, and witty. Great stuff.


And while I'm here: Whoops, Mr Barrowman. What's that cliche about making a mountain out of a troll hill?

Edit: John has now apologised Bad timing, honey, that was all. I for one squee at the thought of his fruit and nuts.

Recs first.

Compromise by sam_storyteller -- Jack/Ianto

After the Beacons, Ianto's inner censor is offline and Jack refuses to go home. German expressionism ensues.

Post Countrycide fics are among my favourites in this fandom and this is the one I feel I've been waiting for all my life. As always with this author, it's beautifully written with perfect character voices, bouncing dialogue and interesting narrative. Plus, it proper hits the H/C buttons.


Children of Time is a relatively new Doctor Who/Torchwood fic archive run by our very own shannon730. Clear, well orgainised and thought out, it rivals and, in my opinion, betters A Teaspoon and an Open Mind.


It's Spander comm bloodclaim's 5th birthday coming up (tomorrow?) and in celebration of this, the gorgeous and talented literati has posted a big batch of Spander icons. Lit is a good friend of mine, but putting that aside for a brief moment, these are the best Spander icons I've seen in a very long time.


Now on to the chatter.


I took my iPod to work yesterday and I have now therefore listened to John Barrowman's new album, Music, Music, Music twelve trillion times. Along with the two tracks I mentioned last time, What About Us? and I Know Him So Well, I am now completely in love with the grand campness of I Am What I Am and the quiet Angel which I'm positive will make me cry if it catches me at the wrong/right moment.

Does anyone else find this news story about Gay Penguins Stealing Eggs absolutely heartbreaking?

And now it is done. The very last piece of my trilogy of trilogies is complete. Thanks for accompanying me on the journey.


Gabrielle



Title: Stopping Time: Part Three: Willow (sequel to The Faceless Clock and Facing the Clock)

Author: Gabrielle

Pairings: Angel/Willow, Drusilla

Rating: FRAO/NC-17

Summary: It's always night and Willow will never be free. (This chapter is from Willow's POV)

Warning: ****Rape****

Word Count: 1381

The Blue Pencil Crew: lilbreck

Feedback: Please.

Distribution: My LJ and my site only.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. It all belongs to Joss and a bunch of other people who are not now and have never been me.

Author's Notes: This is dedicated to snowpuppies. Thank you so much for your support of this story.


( Stopping Time: Part Three: Willow )

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neutralground Via liferphoenix I dare you to do something different.

rufusfans is a small, friendly asylum dedicated to Rufus Wainwright (and family) with postings of anything and everything. Currently there are frequent news updates with links and there have also been graphics/icons posted and concert reviews from members.

Please take a look and join us if you like the Wainwright/McGarrigle family!

Come on, my little pretties, you're so close!

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City Of Hills is an aim and thread friendly PB/city based community set in San Francisco, California.

Writers of this community are promised to have control over their story lines. As long as things are kept realistic, the mod(s) will not worry about how much of whatever is going around; especially considering this is a city wide based game. If things get out of hand, the game will address the issue(s) as a whole then. Members of this community have a voice with us and their opinions and suggestions are always validated and taken into high consideration. We also will provide a lot of interactive opportunities for characters. All play by (PB) types welcome.

Impossibly, this show gets slashier every week. I know I mostly see things through gigantic homemade slash goggles, but I put them on deliberately. As much as I've been spoiled by Jack and Ianto in Torchwood and as much as I joke about all men really wanting to do each other but just not admitting it, I do actually know when something isn't gay.

This. Show. Is. Gay.

Or at least it's as close as it can be without ever crossing the line.

Seriously, for those of you yet to see the show, you're probably thinking that I'm reading too much into things. But there is no reading. There is no subtle, underlying subtext. It's so blatant.

And side from the writers clearly paddling us all up the gay river, this show gives us a wonderful glimpse of male to male friendship, and that's something you don't see too much of.

Another great episode. In just eleven weeks, Merlin has already carved out a place for itself on British television, and it's going nowhere for a very long time.

Also, THAT UNICORN HAD NO EYES, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

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Clicky dragon eggies?

John's album arrived today. Yays! And it's very good! It's actually better than Another Side. Music, Music, Music seems to have more energy. It's more poptastic. My favourite tracks so far are What About Us? which is the song Gary Barlow wrote for him, and the duet with Daniel Boys, I know Him So Well, which is just utterly fantastic.

For any one interested in hearing the duet here's John and Daniel performing it live. I Know Him So Well

In other news, my dragon eggs developed soft shell and had to be fogged. But they're okay now and sitting happily on my profile page awaiting some love.

On a day when there will be lots of leftovers (at least for the Americans), I though I would offer something new...a fresh chapter of Boats Against the Current. I hope you enjoy it!




Gabrielle



Title: Boats Against the Current (sequel to Later in the Ashes) Chapter Eight

Previous chapters can be found here.

Author: Gabrielle

Pairing: Willow/Angel, Willow/Spike friendship

Rating: FRAO/NC-17 (this chapter FRM/R)

Summary: When you misinterpret a vision, the consequences cen be dire, as Angel and the gang discover. Will they be able to save two of their own before it's too late?

Warning: References to sexual violence.

Word Count: 4380 words

The Blue Pencil Crew: lilbreck

Feedback: Please.

Distribution: If you have permission to archive my previous works, you may have this. Otherwise, please ask first.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. It all belongs to Joss and a bunch of other people who are not now and have never been me.

Author's Notes: I am dedicating this chapter to jans_intentions, kitty_poker1, lilbreck, and purplefeen. Thank you for being you.


( Boats Against the Current )

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