Recs

[tadorna]

Just a few things I've enjoyed recently.

Mark Haddon (author of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time') in the Observer, on writing for children and adults.

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Fic:

Dom and Billy and the Trainwreck of Angst by circe_tigana

Cee's ...and a happy home and its companion piece, where, when you go there (Viggo, Orlando, OFC)

I'm sure everyone with an interest in that sort of thing will be reading it already, but shaenie's The Only Way Out is Through [WIP, previous parts linked from part 10] is classic dizzily addictive angst-smut delight of the first order.

The perfect movieverse Starsky/Hutch -- Love American Style by ladyjaida

Big Rock Candy Mountain: Five things that never happened to Andrew Wells by Basingstoke

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Not fic, but I always find myself wanting to mention ineke's posts, because they're so often wonderful and entertaining and fascinating. So I'm just reccing the whole journal.

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... and hugs to those on the flist who may be in need of them.

Comments

[novanumbernine.livejournal.com]

hey - i was going to rec that mark haddon piece! great article. he pisses all over jk rowling (metaphorically speaking).

are yeh no at work, ducks?

n.x :) (who has the day off, yippety yip)

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

I haven't read his book, but that article was so fascinating I think I must!

Not at work today, no. I work part time (a subject of much current ansgt and consternation) -- back on Thursday.

Enjoy your day off! :)

[novanumbernine.livejournal.com]

hint - his book is currently half-price in borders. :)

all my stuff is p/t, hence a Proper Day Off is a fairly rare thing, and even then (as today) peeps keep ringing me up. but p/t is what i prefer, eggs and baskets and all that. so why are you angsting, shel?

might take the laptop into the garden. it's sunny here!

n.x :)

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

so why are you angsting, shel?

Well, it's kind of a dead-end job really - not secure, doesn't bring in enough money, its only real advantage is that it's incredibly easy. So I'm angsting about the fact that I really ought to get off my arse and sort my life out while I've still got time, but it's easier to sit around angsting about it. Heh.

[novanumbernine.livejournal.com]

it's always easier to sit around and angst about doing something as opposed to actually doing it! ;)

you have plenty o'time to make changes, shel.

n.x :)

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

it's always easier to sit around and angst about doing something as opposed to actually doing it! ;)

Yeah, funny that... :)

Nah, you're right, I'm just having one of those days I think. We needs some of your sunshine! It's miserable and grey here.

[novanumbernine.livejournal.com]

sun's gone in now. who nicked it?

n.x :)

[shaenie.livejournal.com]

...shaenie's The Only Way Out is Through is classic dizzily addictive angst-smut delight of the first order.

!!!!

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

Day made! You rock! *snogs*

[shaenie.livejournal.com]

errr.... ignore the redhead flipping you off.

IT'S DONE WITH LOVE OMG! LOOK, I'M SMILING!

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, don't apologise, I quite like it. :)

Happy to have brightened your day, yes yes.

[sophrosyne31.livejournal.com]

What a splendid and fragrant mixed posy of recs... I loved circe_tirgana's evol angstfest, had already read shaenie's saga-in-progress and earthmagik's amazing tale. Shall check out the others. Nice to get a swag of good stuff all at once.

And thanks for introducing ineke, she sounds wonderful. And she's in my town! *is excited*

Good work, and thanks.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Yay cool! Glad you got something out of it. :)

[magic1.livejournal.com]

nice cat!!

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Thanks! (I'm assuming you're referring to the pics in the other post). Her name is Truffles and she's very nice but very, very dim.

[magic1.livejournal.com]

dim? well, I'm the one who replied to the wrong post ;-)

[lazulus]

I love Mark Haddon. What's funny is that up until 'Curious Incident...' his stuff was basically joking cartoonish junior fiction. Then he goes and writes such a brilliant book. If you haven't read it already, you really should. Actually, I could loan it to you!

Oh, and...Hello!!

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that would be great! I really want to read it now.

Hello! And I'll get back to you re: dates to meet up as soon as poss. We'll get there in the end!

[ineke.livejournal.com]

*g* Thanks for the rec, duck.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

No probs, you deserve it. :)

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

fb on five things sean to follow but your rec above reminded me of how much I loved that fic of yours

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Squeedle!!

Thank you, I'm so pleased you did!

:)

[traveller.livejournal.com]

i'm so out of the loop, but got here eventually - to say thanks, thanks, and a hundred times thanks.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

No worries - they deserve excessive pimpage. :)