Fig Newton

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Soooo, one of my personal favorite humor ficlets is Team Effort, written for lokei, in which Daniel defies expectations (as he does). And now it has been podficced, wheeeee!

Podfic of Team Effort, by Aether

Thank you, Aether, for totally making my day week. :) :)

For Off-Screen Missions Alphabet Soup: the aborted mission at the beginning of Solitudes. Daniel's annoyed at wearing a helmet, but it turns out to be a very good thing. ~1,100 words. Rated G.

( H is for Helmet )

Summary: If quantum is the smallest possible bit of a thing that retains that thing’s essential qualities, how (or what) might define a quantum mirror? 780 words.

Author's Note: Written for the poor Quantum Mirror Alphabet Soup, which is still, even after this, four letters short of completion. Yes, that would be the Soup that should have ended three months ago.

I don't often write what I think some people would call "metafic," but this probably qualifies. Many thanks to Ivorygates for the beta, the suggestions, and the shamelessly stolen summary!

Also, please bear in mind that this is probably Stargate-level science competence, if that much. :)

See below for more notes.

( V is for Variations )

Written for Quantum Mirror Alphabet Soup, which will be live through November and still has available letters for claiming (hint hint).

Summary: An alternate perspective on certain scenes from TBFTGOG: Teal'c cares more about his reality than any other. 1,600 words. PG for canonical AU character deaths.

( C is for Consequence )

I just posted my 50th fic to AO3, starting from back in 2007 with my very first SG-1 story and going forwards, one fic a day (more or less) at a time. I'm only halfway through 2009 now. Good grief, I used to be prolific.

It's been an interesting experience so far. I am charmed by the statistics page and it's interesting to see how some fics are better received now than when they were first posted (and vice versa). Getting kudos e-mails are fun, because I can tell when one person is browsing through my stories, and it's certainly a nice way to start my morning. :) I can't make up my mind about kudos themselves; are they a plus, because it's nice feedback that you wouldn't get otherwise? Or a minus, because less people bother with actual comments? Or a combination of both, which is probably the reality.

Also, old friends rereading my old stories and commenting on occasion are an absolute joy.

In any case, it's nice to reach a milestone like 50. :) My next fic up will be on Sunday, and that will be my stargate_summer fic and I am SO EXCITED to have written something new and substantive, finally.

Fig at AO3

Backup contribution to Kidfic Alphabet Soup! Also, I believe this is the first time I have actually had Jack use a certain expression. It certainly seemed to fit this time.

Five times SG-1 had to accept an unusual perspective of childhood and adulthood. Jack POV, set in Seasons 1 & 2. Includes detailed spoilers for Brief Candle, the Nox, and Thor's Chariot. 2,250 words. Rated PG-13 for certain details involving Brief Candle.

( O is for Other Perspectives )

Kidfic Alphabet Soup is scheduled for the end of the month, but we still don't have anywhere near enough cooks yet. You can sign up on LJ or DW, as you prefer. Signal boosts are appreciated, too!

"Kidfic" has so many connotations, doesn't it? Many people's minds instantly leap to the "downsizing" type of fic, and if that's your taste, that's fine. :) But there are also other types. Here's one of a very different flavor, as a way to offer an appetizer for the Soup. (Also, a way to do some WRITING for a change, okay. Plus a little distraction from RL, which I think a lot of us need right now.) It didn't go where I expected, but eh, that's par for the course when I'm writing SG-1. So be warned of an unexpected dose of Jack angst ahead. Oh, and that bingo card that I've been trying to fill for more than two years now? This should fit nicely in Ambiguous.

Summary: Appearances can be deceiving, as the team knows all too well. ~1,200 words. PG.

( Camouflage )

Written as backup for Off-World Alphabet Soup, and quite likely to undergo a title change when I find out which letter actually needs to be backed up. :)

...Yes, the title has been changed. It was originally "Judgment Day." Both titles fit, I think, although the emphasis in each is different. Perhaps the current one is a bit more hopeful, though.

The problem with amnesia is that memories aren't always in context. Missing scene from Fallen in Sam POV as the team tries to deal with Daniel's self-doubt. Includes references to certain episodes from S1 and S4. ~ 2,100 words. Rated PG.

( X is for Xenolalia )

I wanted to squeeze in at least one more fic this year, so here's another entry for my bingo card. The central square is marked Wild Card. Technically, you're supposed to be able to swap it with another square on your card. I chose to take it literally. :)

When Jack introduces Teal'c to Star Wars, he never imagines how obsessed his friend will become. Set immediately after 1969 with a few vague spoilers. ~1,400 words. Rated G.

( Fifty Credits on the Wookiee )

The second of the S3 bingo ficlets for the A Player of Games square: Jack will do his duty, even if he hates playing the game. Jack's thoughts on his team in Shades of Grey. 555 words, rated PG.

And whee! I have finally completed one line of my bingo card! 'Bout time. :)

( One Minute to Curtain )