Sophinisba Solis

Title: With a Great Effort He Concealed It (The Shadow Remix)
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Starring: Frodo
Rating: PG
Warnings: Post-Quest angst.
Words: 100
Notes: Remix of The Shadow (100 words) by lindahoyland for remixthedrabble. Originally posted here. Thanks to claudia603 for the beta.

( With a Great Effort He Concealed It (The Shadow Remix) )

I don't often read in Buffy fandom but these two short fics caught my eye when I was doing some mod stuff at remixthedrabble yesterday and I wanted to spread the word:
-The Next Generation by kindkit (640w, rated teen), and
-To Boldly Go (The ff.net Remix) by velvetmouse (508w, PG)
about Buffy, Dawn, and Joyce as Star Trek fans. Both really clever and fun and also touching, and a great example of remix adding something new to the original. Recommended for anyone who's a fan of fandom and of mothers and daughters. (Spoilers for Buffy and vague ones for Star Trek Reboot.)

Also here are two Merlin fics that have recently delighted me:
-A Cautionary Tale About Tomatoes (and zombies) by netgirl_y2k (3,381w, gen with light shippiness), in which the OT4 fight zombies, Morgana in her nightie and Merlin armed only with cookware.
-For the Love of Arthur’s Armour by slightlytookish (479w, rated G), in which Arthur gets jealous of how much attention Merlin pays to Arthur's chainmail.

Since my yoga class Monday night I've been entertaining myself dreaming about a Gwen-centric health club AU. I'm too lazy to actually write it but I still wanted to share the set-up. ( cast of characters and so on, no spoilers )

Title: And You, My Love, Are Gone (The Promise Not to Promise Remix)
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters/pairing: Suzie/Toshiko
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: Spoilers only for episode 1x01, dark like Torchwood is dark.
Words: 200
Notes: Remix of And You, My Love, Are Gone (726 words), by allfireburns, for remixthedrabble. Originally posted here. Title and cut text from the Ingrid Michaelson song "The Chain".

( So glide away on soapy heels, and promise not to promise anymore )

Posting has started for remixthedrabble Round 7! Today amathela posted the listing for Whoniverse and Jossverse. More fandoms coming throughout the week.

There are a bunch of other things I've been meaning to post about, but then there's also the need to sleep, so I guess I'll leave it there for now. Yay, drabbles! Yay, remix!

Faculty fans, have you signed up for C/Z Trick or Treat? It looks like a lot of fun, just claim one of the horror movie titles on aliensouldream's list and write, draw, or otherwise make something with it and and with Casey and Zeke for October 31st.

remixthedrabble still wants you, whatever your fandom of choice. Sign-ups close Friday.

Almost halfway through September and so far no one's recced any birthday-themed fics at lotr_fic_recs. Are you all waiting for the 22nd? Okay then, I trust there will be a fabulous reccing party then.

I went to the Merlin multishippers party at camelot_fleet again this weekend but didn't get any fics written, which made me sad, and I didn't really socialize as much as I'd hoped. On the other hand, I did inspire others to great works by giving them prompts, so I guess it's still a good thing I was there:

• netgirl_y2k wrote A Wolf in a Really Nice Dress, hilarious fic in which Morgana is a werewolf;


• slightlytookish wrote All in the Mind, a Merlin and Mordred drabble and a half;


• londonparticular/and_i wrote a beautiful, evocative short piece on Merlin remembering Sophia; and


• such_heights wrote Rebirth, a fabulous Merlin/Torchwood fusion.

There are many other fics and drawings and great discussions in the comments, with links collected by heathershaped posted at the post-party Roundup.

In other news, I'm feeling lonely in rl and online and I know a link post isn't the way to overcome that. I, um. Hello? What did you do this weekend? What are you reading? What are you writing? Have you seen any good movies lately? Do you find it easy or hard to meet new people when you get into a new fandom? Have you tried editing Fanlore and what were your experiences with that? How are your cats doing? How are you?

I made my last post private because I don't want to talk about Torchwood even in a vague way until after I get caught up. Thanks for the quick, helpful, and non-spoilery information, f-list! ♥

Today I'm happy that I finished a draft of my remixredux09 fic and sent it to beta! She will probably have time to read it on Saturday and I will have time to revise and post before the deadline Sunday night. Hurrah!

I can't say I'm really happy with this story at the moment, but then challenges are like that. I'm uncertain about my writing and really worried about disappointing my remixee. :(

OTOH, remixing in general (or at least remixing in theory) makes me very happy. ( Remix squee! )

Title: Wonderland Tour (The Morning After Remix)
Fandom: My Beautiful Laundrette
Pairing: Omar/Johnny
Rating: PG-13
Words: 100
Warnings: (skip) Underage sex and alcohol use, mention of racism.
Notes: Remix of Wonderland Tour (Last) (f-locked) by theswearingkind, written for remixthedrabble round 6 and previously posted here.

( Wonderland Tour (The Morning After Remix) )

Did the last fic update until Sunday's author reveal at remixthedrabble today and it seems I didn't forget anything this time because nobody has e-mailed to ask why their drabble didn't get posted. Hooray! Also, another remix of my fic went up! I was so thrilled that a certain Mystery Author (whose name I know but won't say just yet) decided to remix "Just to Keep It", a short fic I wrote for Yuletide 2008 for the book and movie The Hours! Go read Just to Keep It (The Hindsight Remix)! It's a remix of a fic about a minor character who appears in only one scene of a book that no one else has ficced! It is full of regret and beauty! ETA: It is by theswearingkind!

Here are some of my other favorites from what I've read so far, in no particular order. I know who some of the authors are but have forgotten others. I am editing it after the reveal to add the authors' names.

• The Chronicles of Narnia: Velocity Girl (The Wild Things Remix) by paperflowered - Susan gen, as much of a runaway hit as the fest has managed. It's very powerful and well done.


• Harry Potter: Picture Perfect (The Forgiveness Remix) by velvetmouse- slightly creepy Snape/Lily. I especially recommend reading this alongside the original, Photo Failure, by verus_janus.


• Doctor Who: Millipede (The Bones of the Hand Remix) by aralias - Ten/Martha, awesome character voices and character insight in 100 words.


• Merlin: Sweets for the sweet (The Ophelia Remix) by xsmoonshine - "Sweets for the sweet" would be a fine alternate title for the original, flowers and other small tokens by bewarethesmirk, a lovely Gwen/Morgana from Gwen's POV. The remix is Morgana's side and it is different and it is awesome.


• X-Files: This is Not Written (The Work In Progress Remix) by iamsab - G-rated Mulder/Scully. WIPs are not supposed to be eligible for remixing but we made an exception for this one because it's just that clever.


• ETA OMG: SGA: Practice Theory (The Agency Remix) by sabinelagrande - John/Rodney and more cleverness but also sex - yay!/ETA

I am also really pleased that I've heard from all three of the people for whom I wrote remixes and I think they were all pleased, or at least they had the decency to pretend to be. :) And the most enthusiastic comment was on the drabble I was most excited about myself, so that made me feel really good. ( More on remixthedrabble and remixredux09 )

browngirl, thank you for your postcard! It had just the intended effect!

Also, today is a beautiful day outside in real life. I went out for a short walk earlier but I should go for another. I've spent most of the day inside with my computer, partly because a new BSG disc came in the mail (yay!) but mostly occupied with mod business.

I started posting fics at remixthedrabble today! One post for Dresden Files, Good Omens, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Twilight and one for Horation Hornblower, Master and Commander, and Pirates of the Caribbean! Each remix exactly 100 words (unless someone counted wrong)! ( remixthedrabble and remixredux09 talk )

I've really been enjoying the drabbling I've been doing for writing_game this week. I think their rules work better for me than fanfic100 and similar comms because there is a structure and an order (which keeps it from being, like, "Do whatever you want," which would lead to me not doing anything) but they allow you to switch fandoms periodically, which means I don't get sick of what I'm doing and it helps me get remixable in more fandoms quickly – not that I've ever seen anyone offer to write Children of Men at a remix. :) I get a nice feeling of accomplishment from getting points and moving through the game, which I think helps keep me from getting anxious the way I usually do about whether they'll get comments.

remixthedrabble is going well, I think! A few people have already sent in their submissions and I've seen on a few people's journals that they're making progress. So far I've written two out of the three drabbles I signed up to write and I have an idea of what to do for the third. I have been a strict mod and sent back a 96-word submission as unacceptable! (Google Docs apparently has a wonkier word counter than Microsoft Word.) So far it's been fun. I suppose the stress will come right at the end when a ton of submissions are coming in at once and we find out how many defaulted. But I put in a few days' leeway before we need to start posting, and of course this is a pretty easy thing for a pinch-hitter to do quickly.

I did an f-list trim this morning. I'd never really done that before! I mean, I'd occasionally cut one or two people before but this was actually going through and like, tidying up, noticing the people who'd unfriended me without my noticing, and a couple people who've stopped posting or whom I haven't communicated with in years. I unjoined some communities. It felt kind of nice, to tell the truth. (But if you think I've made a horrible mistake by cutting you, do send me an e-mail and we'll talk.) I've also friended a few new people recently. *waves*

I've been trying to figure out what to do with my Dreamwidth account. I think I want to import my LJ there before I start crossposting, and I want to wait until the mass screening of imported OpenID comments thing is available before I import. Also, I want to wait until they offer some journal layouts I like or make customizing layouts really easy before I start using it a lot. For now though I've got a reading list and I read it most days. Maybe when I start crossposting from Dreamwidth I will quit crossposting to InsaneJournal.

I also have a Twitter account. I don't really "get" Twitter but I've been trying to use it more, so, you know, if you're very curious about what TV I'm watching any particular evening or whatever, there's that.

Another thing I use inconsistently is Delicious. For a little while there I was being sort of conscientious about bookmarking the awesome Merlin fics I was reading, but then I got lazy and now it don't usually think of it. If anyone would like to explain to me what a Delicious network is for and how to use it I would appreciate that. Maybe if I can think of it as a social thing I'll remember to do it more often.

I've fallen behind both with reading and reviewing for 50books_poc! I'm up to 18 books now which is almost on track for doing 50 in the calender year, but I've only finished one book so far this month and I haven't reviewed that or the four I read in April. :( Anyway, Jackie Kay is awesome -- I just finished a book of her short stories called Wish I Was Here and I loved it, though not as much as her novel Trumpet, which I read in March. Am close to finishing The Golden Road, a memoir by Caille Milner, which is pretty good although not as good as I thought it would be when I was on the first chapter. I'm only a little way into Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father which is seriously great. I mean, I had heard it was well written and insightful and everything and we all know he's a smart man, but the writing is seriously beautiful and I'm enjoying it so much.