Purimgifts story reveal! dum dum dum...
Mar. 3rd, 2010 02:44 amFicathon is over! :( Every year (for the past, uh, two years) I think about the work that goes into running an exchange and the timing for me schoolwise ant my head hurts, but then I read the things people write, and stalk comments to see what people write one another, and it is so worth it. There was so much awesome fic this year, in so many different fandoms! And every year it surprises me (in a really \o/ way) how many stories incorporate elements from Purim, because it's not a requirement at all – stories don't have to be about any holiday themed subjects – and still, the holiday gets mentioned, in such a variety of ways. I mean, theoretically I know there are endless ways to approach holidays in stories – Christmas fics are proof of that – and it's still pleasantly surprising to see it happen here.
Anyway, I have talked about the happymaking fics (in five fandoms!) that I got from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
copracat. My recipient was ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lomedet, and it was incredibly fun writing for her. All three ficlets are gen and pg-rated and about 1000 words long, and they are:
Masquerade: Idols in America -- American Idol/West Wing/Sports Night, Idol AU. Scenes from Sam's sendoff dinner.
Masquerade: A Night of Sports -- American Idol/West Wing/Sports Night, Sports Night AU. Where Cook and Margaret are BFFs, and Dana could really use a miracle.
Masquerade: The Whole Megillah -- American Idol, Bible AU. The Books of Esther retold, with Adam Lambert playing all the parts. (If you've ever been curious why it is we celebrate Purim but don't feel like reading ten chapters from the Bible or, you know, Wikipedia, this is a relatively short, mostly comprehensive, and liberally illustrated telling of the story.)
( Some notes about the last one under cut... )
Aaaanyway, I have an exam tomorrow (yay) and a full few couple of days so it will take me ages to catch up on comments, but I love you all and thank you ♥.
PS I probably won't put up recs of my own beyond what I've already posted, butnextian's recs are awesome. And you can ignore the part where she recs me, I try not to be that tactless
Anyway, I have talked about the happymaking fics (in five fandoms!) that I got from
copracat. My recipient was lomedet, and it was incredibly fun writing for her. All three ficlets are gen and pg-rated and about 1000 words long, and they are:Masquerade: Idols in America -- American Idol/West Wing/Sports Night, Idol AU. Scenes from Sam's sendoff dinner.
Masquerade: A Night of Sports -- American Idol/West Wing/Sports Night, Sports Night AU. Where Cook and Margaret are BFFs, and Dana could really use a miracle.
Masquerade: The Whole Megillah -- American Idol, Bible AU. The Books of Esther retold, with Adam Lambert playing all the parts. (If you've ever been curious why it is we celebrate Purim but don't feel like reading ten chapters from the Bible or, you know, Wikipedia, this is a relatively short, mostly comprehensive, and liberally illustrated telling of the story.)
( Some notes about the last one under cut... )
Aaaanyway, I have an exam tomorrow (yay) and a full few couple of days so it will take me ages to catch up on comments, but I love you all and thank you ♥.
PS I probably won't put up recs of my own beyond what I've already posted, but
nextian's recs are awesome. And you can ignore the part where she recs me, I try not to be that tactless
