Sophinisba Solis

I usually do a fic year in review meme around this time, but in 2015 I only wrote five ficlets and I already listed and reflected on them back in September. In order to have a graph to post I went ahead and added up the wordcounts for fics I'd posted in previous years and confirmed that, yes, this was the least I've written since I started in 2005.



I was definitely surprised by the big numbers back in 2006 and 2007. And there was even more LotR and Faculty podfic I wrote and posted back then but that doesn't show up here because I never finished them or posted them to the AO3. I was also surprised by how multifannish I was from the beginning -- I'm used to thinking I fell for the hobbits in the beginning, then sort of lost interest and wandered in the wilds of multifannishness for a while until I fell for Merlin. But there was Faculty and Firefly mixed in all along. And back in 2007 I would like, watch a movie or an episode of Lost and then write a fic -- it didn't matter that I wasn't *in* the fandom. I was also a little surprised to see that I was never as prolific in Merlin fandom as I had been earlier.

So anyway, I didn't write much fic at all this year but I was happy to have summerpornathon and team_gluttony bring me back to fandom and its joys for a few weeks. Alas, the excitement did not continue and when I got within a few days of the merlin_holidays deadline in November I realized there was no way I could write the fic I'd promised (even though I had an excellent assignment). I hope I'll write some more Merlin fic again at some point though I'd be too embarrassed to sign up for that challenge again. :(

I made eight short podfics this year. The last five haven't been posted here before:

• Fall of Princes, Merlin: Arthur/Gwen/Merlin, 16 minutes


• The Mechanic, Merlin: Gwen/everyone, 6 minutes


• Someone Special, Merlin: Arthur/Merlin, 26 minutes


• Ritual Madness, How to Get Away with Murder: Laurel/Michaela, 15 minutes (new!)


• Her Lady's Favour (collaboration with teprometo and analise010), Merlin: Gwen/Morgana and Gwen/Arthur, 6 minutes (new!)


• Home, Merlin: Gwen/Morgana, 5 minutes (new!)


• Wings, The Eagle: Marcus & Esca, 13 minutes (new!)


• Learn to Fly, The Eagle: Marcus/Esca, 10 minutes (new!)

I can't do a graph comparing this to previous years because I haven't finished (or gotten anywhere close to finishing) archiving my old podfics at the AO3 so the numbers aren't handy. (I used to do a lot more but whatever.) I like that podfic lets me continue to be multifannish, that I stay in touch with other podficcers through Twitter, and that I can contribute to the community in small, sporadic ways like recording a five-minute thing for the the Awesome Ladies Podfic Anthology ("The Mechanic") or the Informal Twitter Podfic Exchange ("Wings" and "Learn to Fly"). I did have a horrible time with technical issues "Someone Special" but have since acquired a nicer microphone and gotten a little more practice with the latest version of GarageBand so I'd like to make more podfic in 2016, perhaps a few more substantial things for Femslash February.

I'm not going to make any fannish resolutions for this year because I don't want to feel bad about failing at them like I did last year.

Well it's a good thing I made a New Year's resolution to post a fanwork each month, or I wouldn't have edited this last night and posted it this morning:

Title: Fall of Princes
Author: kaizoku
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: NC-17
Ships: Arthur/Gwen, Gwen/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen/Merlin
Summary: Arthur wants to see Gwen with another man.
Notes: OMG you guys this story is so hot.
Links: Text, download, and streaming links at the AO3

Another one of my resolutions was to repost twenty of my old podfics to the AO3 each month until it's done. Well, work has been busy and I've been putting it off so I didn't really try until today, and so far I've done three. Lots more uploaded to the webspace paraka's giving me, but it will take a long time to fill everything in, especially with some authors having left fandom and/or taken down their fics, and with the files on my own computer being way more disorganized than I'd realized.

Anyway, here are my works tagged podfic on the AO3. It will be gradual. I'm using a posting skin that eosrose made and shared at podfic_tips a while back, with the colors tweaked by fire_juggler and I really like how it looks. I sure regret not doing this years ago.

The Awesome Ladies Podfic Anthology is happening again this year with submissions due by February 8th. This is a fun thing to participate in even if you haven't made podfic before. I am happy to have a deadline to motivate me to make something in February.

I am happy I was able to contribute something to the fourth annual Awesome Ladies Podfic Anthology!



Look at that awesome cover art by bessyboo! Thanks to mod klb and everyone else who helped make this 10-hour, 78-fandom monster. Also I just realized as I was getting this post ready that I must have submitted a file with an extra ten minutes of dead air and junk on it, so special thanks and apologies to whoever had to deal with that. And special thanks and hugs to growlery for her lovely, gentle recording of my old Eowyn/Faramir ficlet There's Another Dance.

Title: But Never Too Much
Author: neveralarch
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Starring: Amy Santiago/Rosa Diaz
Rating: PG
Contains: n/a
File info: mp3, 1.2 MB, 3:00 minutes
Link: on bessyboo's webspace, on MediaFire, options for downloading the anthology

I made a set of four podfics for amplificathon and for the current "Pick One Kink" mini-challenge at kink_bingo. The kink I picked is "spaces, scenes, and settings" and the scene/setting I picked is SPACE!

Details and mp3 downloads below. The set came out to 33 and a half minutes. Once it occurred to me I could not resist calling it "Rare ships were meant to fly", even though Doctor/River is not actually a rare ship. (That one also keeps it from being a set of four "space AUs but what are you gonna do, it's awesome.) All download links take you to MediaFire pages.

Download anthology as m4b, 15.7 MB
Download anthology as mp3, 19.3 MB

Title: No Dancing Shoes in Space
Author: itachitachi
Fandom: Merlin
Starring: Gwen/Merlin, OT4
Rating: NC-17
Contains: foursome including two adopted siblings
Author's summary: "Merlin and Gwen are born on a Rock. They dance, and fly, and never stop staring spaceward."
Reader's notes: This was one of my favorite fics at summerpornathon 2011 and it made me so happy when it won first place for its round!
File info: mp3, 3MB, 6:29 minutes
Link: Download No Dancing Shoes

Title: running you with red
Author: sophieisgod
Fandom: The Hour
Starring: Freddie/Lix (background Freddie/Bel)
Rating: PG-13
Contains: drugs/alcohol
Author's summary: "In which Lix Storm: Space Pilot acquires a protégé."
Reader's notes: This is my first podfic for The Hour - I had so much fun doing it! <3 <3 <3 Lix.
File info: mp3, 3.4 MB, 7:21 minutes
Link: Download running you with red

Title: Setting Bones
Author: starbeast
Fandom: Teen Wolf (Star Trek fusion)
Starring: Scott/Isaac, also featuring Stiles
Rating: PG-13
Contains: hurt/comfort
Author's summary: "Every time Scott gets injured in the line of duty, Isaac is the half-human, half-Romulan medic who takes care of him. This is one of those times."
Reader's notes: This is also my first Teen Wolf podfic. It was harder than I expected!
File info: mp3, 5.3 MB, 11:25 minutes
Link: Download Setting Bones

Title: You're My Oxygen
Author: leiascully
Fandom: Doctor Who
Starring: Eleventh Doctor/River Song
Rating: PG-13
Contains: asphyxiation, breathplay
Author's summary: "The TARDIS needs an anti-idiot setting, but fortunately River will always be there to save the Doctor when he jumps out of spaceships."
File info: mp3, 3.8 MB, 8:19 minutes
Link: Download You're My Oxygen

I contributed two pieces to this year's Awesome Ladies Podfic Anthology! Over there you can download the whole 10.5 hour as a podbook with chapter stops for each podficlet or as a zip file with all the mp3s, or browse the spreadsheet for your favorite fandoms and readers. leish recorded my Elena/Mithian drabble set Girls & Horses, and yue_ix did my Gwen/Morgana drabble The Shape of Her. I'm listening in order so I haven't heard either yet, but I am excite.


cover by bessyboo

Title: Rumpled
Author: samyazaz aka samyazaz
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Merlin
Starring: Elena/Vivian
Rating: NC-17
Contains: n/a
Author's summary: Elena wasn't one to set store by gossip or rumors. She knew the things people said about Vivian — generally some variation of "bitch" or "slut", depending on who you asked — but Elena thought she was perfect.
Reader's notes: omg it's been almost six months since I posted a Merlin podfic. I need to get back on this. /o\
File info: mp3, 2.3 MB, 5:00 minutes
Link: Download at MediaFire

Title: Swan Song
Author: sophinisba
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Harry Potter
Starring: Cho Chang
Rating: G
Contains: n/a
File info: mp3, 0.4 MB, 49 seconds
Link: Download at MediaFire

Title: For Love of Country
Author: Geonn
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Avengers
Starring: Maria Hill(/Captain America)
Rating: NC-17
Contains: rape fantasy
Author's summary: "Maria Hill would do anything for her country."
Reader's notes: For the "orgasm denial/control" square on my kink_bingo card; this is work four out of five in my Solo Kink Bingo!
File info: mp3, 1.5 MB, 8:37 minutes
Links: download at MediaFire or stream from Soundcloud (omg I think the streaming embed is working tonight!):


And here are two more pod_aware blurbs that I'm not up to metaing on right now, though I will say that I ♥ podfic fandom liek whoa:

• For many of us, podfic is more than just a fanwork, it's a community. We form friendships, support each other, discuss our shared passions and push each other to new forms and heights of creativity. To find out more information on podfic and podfic fandom, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.


• With the increasing number of podfics out there, it can sometimes be hard to navigate to find the ones that best suit you. Recs are great way to find podfics well-loved by others or share the gems you already know and love. To find out more information on podfic and podfic recs, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

Title: And a Matching Bra For an Extra Boost
Author: escapedsnake911
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Parks and Recreation
Starring: Donna Meagle
Rating: PG-13
Contains: n/a
Author's summary: "On rough days in the Parks and Rec department, Donna has her secret weapon."
Reader's notes: For the "object penetration" square on my kink_bingo card!
File info: mp3, 1.5 MB, 3:07 minutes
Links: download at MediaFire or listen streaming at SoundCloud



Title: Concession
Author: thingswithwings
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Parks and Recreation
Starring: Leslie Knope/Jennifer Barkley
Rating: NC-17
Contains: n/a
Author's summary: "Leslie hates her, or she would if she weren't so accomplished and beautiful and professional and making her way in the world as a tough-as-nails top-tier lady political advisor. Leslie used to play tough-as-nails top-tier lady political advisors with her Barbies when she was little."
Reader's notes: I think I'll probably use this for the "spaces scenes and settings" square on my second kink_bingo card!
File info: mp3, 6.7 MB, 14:28 minutes
Links: download at MediaFire or listen streaming at SoundCloud

Title: if you clock me, you got me
Author: sabinetzin aka sabinelagrande
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Avengers
Ship: Natasha Romanov/Tony Stark
Rating: NC-17
Contains: car sex, drag, pegging! :D
Author's summary: "The library is always open, and so is Tony."
Reader's notes: My first Avengers fanwork! For the "vehicular" square on my kink_bingo card. I am sorry there's no cover.
File info: mp3, 4.7 MB, 10:20 minutes
Links: download at MediaFire or listen streaming at SoundCloud

Title: Chokepoint
Author: flammablehat
Reader: sophinisba
Fandom: Merlin
Ship: Arthur/Gwen
Rating: NC-17
Contains: breathplay
Summary: "It goes through several iterations of mistake before it becomes a choice." (Modern AU, established relationship, people figuring stuff out, yay!)
Reader's notes: flammablehat and I made this for pod_together and for the "breathplay" square on our shared kink_bingo card! We are very sorry for causing stress to the mods by missing several deadlines, but we're also pleased with the final project. It was really fun for me as a podficcer to have some say about how this would go down, and I found a new way of putting myself in the recording that makes me feel vulnerable and happy.
File info: mp3 and m4b versions, 10.5/21.3 MB, 3408 words/21:52 minutes
Links: Read, download, and/or stream at the AO3.

Title: Naptime
Author: alba71
Ship: Arthur/Merlin
Rating: R
Contains: Ageplay: (skip) Arthur and Merlin, both adults, roleplay as an adult (Merlin) caring for a young child and hey have sex while in those roles
Author's summary: "Merlin knows that naptime will make everything better."
Reader's notes: I loved reading this at last year's summerpornathon and asked the author if I could podfic it for the ageplay square on my kink_bingo card, but then I realized I didn't actually have an ageplay square on my card! But this year I do, so finally recorded it, and I'm super happy with how it turned out. I love how well the act of reading a story out loud goes with the fic.
File info: mp3, 2.8 MB, 6 minutes
Links: Download at Mediafire or listen steaming at SoundCloud (sorry, can't get the embeds to work tonight)

Title: Making Reparations
Author: sheswatching aka cheese
Ship: Arthur/Mary the barmaid
Rating: NC-17
Contains: n/a
Summary: A stranger comes to Mary's tavern after closing time.
Reader's notes: Written for this year's summerpornathon, read for the "anonymity" squre on my kink_bingo card.
File info: mp3, 2.7 MB, 6 minutes
Links: Download at MediaFire or listen steaming at SoundCloud

Title: Feather Pillows
Author: lady_ragnell
Ship: Vivian/Elena/Mithian
Rating: PG
Contains: n/a
Author's summary: Vivian's father invites two other princesses for a sleepover.
Reader's notes: Written and read for the "Sleepovers" bonus challenge at summerpornathon. Cover photo taken by Jonathon Igharas, Creative Commons licence also applies to this podfic.
File info: mp3, 1.3 MB, 3 minutes
Links: Download at Mediafire or listen streaming at SoundCloud