Assorted Ramblings...

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!
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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.

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 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, 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 -
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My last rec in the crack_van this month is a brand new one from one of my favourite writers, 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!
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Blame it on the Casanova

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)

I just posted another fic rec to the 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

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 cesperanza.
If you haven't read it - WHY NOT? - go read it immediately - you won't regret it!

For anyone who's interested, here's my latest rec in the 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.

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!

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)