caz963: (Default)
[livejournal.com profile] katsumi_chan asked for some recommendations for fics post Rosslyn and Gaza. Well of course, there are LOADS – some of which I’ve already mentioned, but I’ll go ahead and post the links again just to keep things tidy!
tidiness behind the cut! )
caz963: (wanting by coloneljack)
I said in my last rec post that I’d probably forgotten to include some stuff, and of course I had! In my defence, some of it was fic I’d intended to include, but just forgot to write down!
Read more... )
caz963: (Sexy(JD) by coloneljack)
[livejournal.com profile] rentypoo wanted a list of “fic where Josh and/or Donna undergoes some sort of trauma which finally forces them to face up to their feelings for each other.”

Now, as someone (I think it was [livejournal.com profile] quaggy_mire) pointed out, both Josh and Donna experienced severe trauma in canon – but they STILL couldn’t admit to how they felt about each other!
Read more... )

Oops!

Jun. 21st, 2006 10:05 pm
caz963: (out of hand? by somanyreasons)
OK, so I've not been having much luck with the fic links lately. It seems that some of the links I posted to Crash into me STILL aren't working properly.
The only other place I know of that this fic is archived is at the JDFF list. The missing parts at the place I've linked to appear to be parts 3-4 of "The Tears of St Lawrence". The message numbers for all the intallments of that story are #4849, #4850, #4851, #4852, #4853.
If you want to read it, but aren't a member there, let me know.
caz963: (suckywatch by somanyreasons)
Right, so here’s another round up of fanfic recommendations. I’m sure that by now, you’ve discovered most of the authors’ websites and have been working your way through them, but I’m still putting up links to individual fics for those that want them. Also, somebody made a comment a while back about trawling through fic titles at the National Library trying to work out from the summaries whether they would enjoy them or not. Been there, done that! (Haven’t we all?) The good thing about TNL is that it only takes finished fic, so you don’t get to part 29 of something and realise that there’s no more and the last update was 2 years ago (as happens at ff.net!). But there is a lot to get through, and there’s lots of bad along with the good… and not all the authors I’ve mentioned submit their stuff there. So I've picked out a few from there as well.

Anyway, on with the recommendations. )
caz963: (Sexy(JD) by coloneljack)
OK, so I lied before about going off to make a list of e-mail addresses. I got sidetracked having a clear out of my "memories", which then got me to thinking about something [livejournal.com profile] skywaterblue said yesterday, which was basically that there's not much good WW fic out there at the moment.

She's not wrong. There is some very good stuff, but it's pretty thin on the ground, amongst the massive pile of other stuff which ranges from "average" to "utter crap". Anyone who knows me knows that one of my pet peeves is bad spelling, grammar etc. (shut up, [livejournal.com profile] ozzyols!*g*) which is enough to turn me off a fic immediately. Luckily, however, the good authors can all spell and punctuate! so that's never a problem!
Anyway, so I got to thinking about the stuff I return to - the stuff I read when there's nothing new fic-wise and I need a Josh & Donna fix; and bearing in mind that I'm in "list mode" at the moment, here's a list of the stuff I like to read. It's not in any particular order, and I'm not sayin' it's a list of the best fic ever (or even that it's comprehensive, 'cos it's not!) - just the stuff I come back to because it's fab.

So, without further ado -
Caz's fic list )
caz963: (sexy by coloneljack)
Thanks to both [livejournal.com profile] skywaterblue and [livejournal.com profile] dianora2 for pointing me in the direction of this West Wing fic - funny, original, crazy, perfectly in character ... rampant Republican zombies! CJ and a hockey stick! Toby wielding a machete!
It's much better than I make it sound, really, so go read and enjoy!
caz963: (OMG!Bed! by coloneljack)
My last rec in the [livejournal.com profile] crack_van this month is a brand new one from one of my favourite writers, [livejournal.com profile] dianora2

She's one of the best J&D writers around, and she proves it yet again in this fic. Josh and Donna are "together" in all senses of the word (!) and the fic takes place in the current time-line of the show, more or less. I should probably say that, given that part of it takes place AFTER the upcoming election, there are what I suppose could be considered spoilers for who wins, so if you don't want to know, you'll have to wait a couple of weeks to read!
Read more... )Anyway, that's enough from me on this one - just read and enjoy!

Blame it on the Casanova

Smut ahoy!

Mar. 27th, 2006 09:05 pm
caz963: (kiss2 by coloneljack)
This is my last but one fic rec in the [livejournal.com profile] crack_van, and giving the extremely squee-y nature of last night's trailer, my mind has leapt straight into the gutter and I began casting around for some smut to recommend!

Yana writes some of the best Josh & Donna smut around, and this one, Negative Ions is one of the best. But it's more than just great smut - the dialogue is excellent and there's an emotional depth there too which cranks up the angst-o-meter. Read more... )
caz963: (joshthinks! by somanyreasons)
This is the third KHo fic I've rec'd this month. Whenever I feel the need of a good, Josh-centric story which isn't necessarily a Josh/Donna fic, I have a look through KHo's stuff and can invariably find something to read! She writes Josh really, really well, and as she shows here (and elsewhere) is no slouch when it comes to the other characters either! This fic is a "missing scene" type thing, set after the S6 episode Drought Conditions (you know the one... where Josh and Toby have the fight!), wherein Jed and Josh talk about the women in their lives. It's beautifully written, the dialogue is spot on, and Jed's little revelation about his first love is absolutely priceless - and quite believable.
Read, enjoy...
Words of Wisdom
(x-posted)

Fic alert!

Mar. 23rd, 2006 10:58 pm
caz963: (never change by coloneljack)
So I'm coming around the last chicane and am on the home straight behind the wheel of the [livejournal.com profile] crack_van! I surrender the wheel at the end of the month, but still have a few stories to pimp! (and many more that I could have chosen, but haven't got the room for!)
Anyway, here's another one, for anyone who's interested. This is by Marguerite, a fabulous writer who isn't writing West Wing fic any more, having stopped some time mid-S5, I think.
Hers was among some of the first West Wing Fanfic I ever read, so naturally it stands out for that reason - but it stands out for other reasons as well. The story I've chosen, after much deliberation (because it's all so good!) is one set right at the end of Season 2, as a post-ep to "18th & Potomac", the episode in which Mrs Landingham is killed in a car accident.

My rambling in the "van" is here and the story, Strange Night With a Transfigured Communion can be found here
And I keep forgetting to say this, but please don't forget to send feedback to the authors!
caz963: (solitude by ColonelJack)
I just posted another fic rec to the [livejournal.com profile] crack_van - Like Zeppelin in a Four-Star Restaurant by KHo
It's a Josh and Leo piece inspired by the events we see in Bartlet for America - Leo falls off the wagon, and Josh picks up the pieces.
The characterisation is totally spot on - everything about Josh - his need to fix things, his stubborness, the fact that he "doesn't leave people" are all here, and more - and Leo - also perfect -

He’s feeling almost sober now, but he’s still not all there. He’s hysterical, and he’s afraid, and he’s ashamed, so he reaches up and covers his face, taking deep breaths before even trying to think about how to answer Josh’s question. “I fucked up.”

“Yeah,” Josh says, and he actually laughs. Leo looks at him and there’s a small smile on Josh’s face as he laughs again. He raises his eyebrows at Leo and reaches out to grab his hand. “Leo I got that much on my own.”

Leo takes another deep breath and looks away from Josh, because Josh isn’t naive but sometimes he looks so sweet and innocent, with those wide eyes that always looked at him like he had the golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. “What happened with the Governor?”

He can see Josh’s frown without even opening his eyes. “Don’t worry about it.”


Go read - and take it slow - there are references and nuances by the bucketload and I'd hate you to miss any!

Like Zeppelin in a Four-Star Restaurant
caz963: (kiss by nyc iby)
Here's my latest recommendation in the [livejournal.com profile] crack_van - All We Are by [livejournal.com profile] salr323.
Sally's one of my favourite new WW writers - I love her style, her characterisation (I'd probably even love her shoes...!) and she's as ga-ga over Bradley Whitford as I am, so we share an obsession! *waves*!
Anyway, if you haven't read it, you should - she's captured Josh perfectly (as ever) and if you like your J&D romantic and angsty with some of the funny thrown in for good measure, you won't be disappointed!
caz963: (josh thing by coloneljack)
Bearing in mind the current euphoria over recent events in TWW, I wanted to rec. something which induced the same reaction in me the first time I read it - and here it is!
Age of Aquarius by [livejournal.com profile] cesperanza.
If you haven't read it - WHY NOT? - go read it immediately - you won't regret it!
caz963: (atta girl by somanyreasons)
I couldn't possibly do TWW fic recs without including something from Jo and Ryo. Theirs was among the first fanfic I ever read, so for that reason alone their stuff is... special... but even without that, all their fic is exceptional. Characterisation, dialogue, plotlines - all are excellent. They more or less stopped writing around the end of S4/early S5, although Jo has written a couple of things recently (yay!) - and her snarky Donna is still the best around!

Choosing which one to rec. was of course a problem, because I love them all, but in the end I settled on Introduction to Cinema, partly because it references one of my all time favourite films, His Girl Friday, which has many, many reference points for any Josh and Donna fan! And if you've never seen it - WHY NOT??? Run off to get the DVD immediately - you'll love it!
caz963: (melt by coloneljack)
For anyone who's interested, here's my latest rec in the [livejournal.com profile] crack_van

Galatea
It's an oldie by Pix, a fabulous writer who no longer writes in the fandom, and who, sadly, took her site down years ago. There are still a few bits and pieces of hers around - mostly at the Yahoo State of the Union list.
caz963: (desire by coloneljack)
I decided it was time for some smut... and this is one of the best!

Us, But Better
and here's the sequel Better or Worse

Fabulous characterisation, wonderful dialogue... oh and the smut's pretty hot, too!
caz963: (poker face by lora elisabeth)
Did another one today - this time KHo's teriffic Every Goldfish Deserves a Funeral, and its companion piece The Need to Talk About It
Set sometime in S6 - Josh and Donna are on the campaign trail and Donna is falling apart. There were many who felt that the after-effects of Gaza for Donna were swept under the carpet - and I guess they were... there were some very small references in the show but that was about it. Anyway, as KHo herself says, "Donna needs a 'Noel'" and this is her session with Stanley Keyworth. I'm not a huge fan of Josh and Donna having his & hers matching PTSD, but what the hell, this is a fabulous piece of writing!
The companion piece takes place 'during' Goldfish - as Josh talks to Leo on the phone about Donna. Great stuff - and amazingly, none of KHo's stuff appears to have been rec'd before, so I hope this'll be new to a few people!
caz963: (Joshkisses by ColonelJack)
Just posted my first rec. in [livejournal.com profile] crack_van
Josh's Holiday Carol
I know it's March, but I loved this fic when it appeared before Christmas, and that hasn't changed. Besides, its so bloody freezing here, it might as well be December!
Part 2
Part 3
caz963: (kiss by coloneljack)
This all started out because I made myself a list of the fic I like to read when there's not a lot new being posted. So I made a list... then thought I might as well share ... and the whole fic reccing monster was born!
Some of these contain links to files I uploaded which will by now have expired. You can always e-mail me if there's anything you'd like and I'll try to help.

Each post contains a variety of fic - some of them were in response to requests for me to find certain stories, which are indicated with the link.

As and when I recommend new fics, I'll add the link to this page.

http://caz963.livejournal.com/29237.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/29612.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/30451.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/30984.html - “oldies”

http://caz963.livejournal.com/31841.html - more “oldies”

http://caz963.livejournal.com/32309.html -The monster smut-fic rec.

http://caz963.livejournal.com/32663.html - Future fic and baby/kid fic

http://caz963.livejournal.com/33517.html - Pre-admin and AU fic

http://caz963.livejournal.com/34133.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/35172.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/36176.html - “Trauma” fic and fic which brings the funny

http://caz963.livejournal.com/38311.html - post Rosslyn and post Gaza fic

http://caz963.livejournal.com/40341.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/41727.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/44551.html -links to author’s sites

http://caz963.livejournal.com/45635.html

http://caz963.livejournal.com/48378.html - new fics, and a few oldies that I missed...

http://caz963.livejournal.com/54913.html#cutid2 - A few Studio 60 fics and new J/D fics

http://caz963.livejournal.com/61846.html - new J/D & Studio 60 fics.

http://caz963.livejournal.com/64412.html - Christmas/Seaonal fics.

http://caz963.livejournal.com/67010.html - Round up of the best J/D fics of 2006

http://caz963.livejournal.com/67400.html - New Studio 60 and J/D fics

http://caz963.livejournal.com/76644.html - New Studio 60 and J/D fics

http://caz963.livejournal.com/77558.html - Recent J/D fics

http://caz963.livejournal.com/79120.html - New (Apr 2007) WW AU fics

http://caz963.livejournal.com/96096.html - Fic Round-Up (1/4/07-7/7/07)

http://caz963.livejournal.com/113688.html - New J/D fics (7/7/07-27/10/07)

http://caz963.livejournal.com/126082.html - New J/D fics and others (up to 21/01/08)

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