stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

VIRGINIA: Hey, Wow! This place is great. I brought champagne. You guys must be so excited... in that really dry, suicidal way.
WESLEY: Sorry, sweetheart. You just caught us in a moment of ... well ...
CORDELIA: Reality.
VIRGINIA: Oh, that. I avoid that.
GUNN: How do you avoid reality?
VIRGINIA: Money. It cures everything but boredom. And food cures boredom.
--Happy Anniversary


[Drabbles]

x. Melting/Hardening by a2zmom (Buffy)
x. Light in the Darkness by fluffernutter8 (Faith)
x. Candle by lycomingst (Giles, Ethan)
x. Candle drabble by redeem147 (Scooby Gang)


[Fiction]

x. Just a Couple of Misfits by rebcake (Spike/Drusilla - PG)
x. A Day at the Park by enigmatic_blue (Buffy/Spike - PG)


[Fic Updates]

x. Dreamchain chapter 5/7, by erimthar (Scooby Gang - PG)
x. The Turning of the Year chapter 6/7, by brutti_ma_buoni (Scooby Gang, Faith/Giles, Buffy/Spike - PG)


[Icons & Fanart]

x. 20 BtVS icons by evrybdysdarling
x. 39 BtVS and AtS icons by orangelusik (multifandom post)


[News/Meta]

x. gabrielleabelle talks about Lies My Parents Told Me
x. angearia discusses writer's style and identity
x. The wishlist is up for this year's buffyversetop5

[Fic Updates]

x He's No Jack Sparrow part 64 (Xander PG-13) by waddis

[Ficlets/Drabbles]

x Nothing Left to Chance by angelus2hot (Cordy/Xander implied PG)
x Candle drabble by lycomist (Giles, Ethan PG)
x Sprinkles by readerjane (Spike, Dawn G)

[Icons/Art/Vids]

x 39 Btvs icons by orangelusik
x 24 Whedonverse icons by marshmallow
x 92 Whedonverse icons and 4 banners by sweet_lyri

[News/Meta/More]

x 5 page preview of Angel #28 (ouside link)

Okay, everyone- since trying to be easy-going and come-what-may hasn't been working lately, I'm going to have to switch things up and start enforcing some rules here.

First, if you don't like the pairing or the summary of a fic, just don't read it.

Second- Flames, which are mean-spirited comments that offer no constructive criticism and are only intended to insult and hurt the author, won't be tolerated and you'll get a warning from me in a private message. To deter from anonymous flames, I'll be turning on the IP logging for anony comments.

Third: Know your flames. Constructive criticism or suggestions that are meant to help your writing aren't them. And in challenge communities in particular, constructive criticism can be quite helpful.

Fourth- Think before you comment, whether in response to a story or in response to another comment. If your comment is going to start an argument, or further it, then don't leave it. I'll deal with everything when I get the chance.

Fifth: Starting immediately, I'm now limiting the number of entries one author can make per challenge round to two. (This does not include WIPs, some of which might have 3, 4 or more chapters.) If a particular round's challenges inspire you and you find yourself especially prolific, limit yourself to working on two entries. I'm sure there will be a chance for your other ideas to work with future challenges, even if it's only the word table one, in another round.

If you have any questions or concerns, let me know in this thread and we'll try to work it out.

[Fic]

x Paths Like Stars Can Cross by lycomist (Ethan, Tara PG)
x Watch Me While I Disappear by dragonydreams (Willow G)
x Remember by enigmatic_blue (Spike, Wes PG)
x A Certain Grim Symmetry by zgirl714 (Xander, Willow R)

[Fic Updates]

x He's No Jack Sparrow part 62 by waddis (Xander PG-13)
x Thought You Should Know part 34 by angearia (Spike/Buffy R)

[Icons/Art/Vids]

x 18 Whedonverse icons by poupa
x 25 Btvs icons by firedbones

[News/Meta/More]

x The Which Witch Ficathon Masterlist is up.

Title: Wonderland
Pairing: Booth/Brennan (friendship or ship)
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Prompt: Winter (8secondsfic - table)
Word count: 330
Summary: A quiet moment in the snow.
Author's notes: dragonsinger gave me the prompt of snow the other day, and this came out. Just a little ficlet, barely more than a drabble. I like writing little moments like this.

( Wonderland )

Title: The (sur)Real Ghostbusters
Fandoms: Friday Night Lights - Supernatural
Characters: Tim&Landry, Sam&Dean, cameos by both Beckys and Carver Edlund
Rating: Teen (language and themes)
Length: 8700 words
Spoilers: Assumes you've seen 5x09 of SPN, and the first few eps of FNL S4.
Author's Notes: (1) Thanks to tartysuz for the beta. (2) In this story, I've placed the con hotel in Colorado (3) I've made a few minor changes to the events of 5x09 for the purposes of making this story work (4) For one particular thing in this story, I use ' where I'd usually use ", but it's for the purposes of making things easier to read, as you shall see.

Legalese: FNL and SPN are copyright their respective owners, this was written because I wondered aloud about what would happen if it were Tim and Landry and not Barnes and Demien, and several friends said they'd like to read that, and not because I'm raking in the phat cash.


(More Misadventure!)

Title: The (sur)Real Ghostbusters
Fandoms: Friday Night Lights - Supernatural
Characters: Tim&Landry, Sam&Dean, cameos by both Beckys and Carver Edlund
Rating: Teen (language and themes)
Length: 8700 words
Spoilers: Assumes you've seen 5x09 of SPN, and the first few eps of FNL S4.
Author's Notes: (1) Thanks to tartysuz for the beta. (2) In this story, I've placed the con hotel in Colorado (3) I've made a few minor changes to the events of 5x09 for the purposes of making this story work (4) For one particular thing in this story, I use ' where I'd usually use ", but it's for the purposes of making things easier to read, as you shall see.

Legalese: FNL and SPN are copyright their respective owners, this was written because I wondered aloud about what would happen if it were Tim and Landry and not Barnes and Demien, and several friends said they'd like to read that, and not because I'm raking in the phat cash.


(More Misadventure!)

Title: Love Over Money
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Written for vm_redux. After finishing Julie's case, Veronica realizes how much it means to have someone who loves you for you. She realizes that it's been Lamb all along.
Spoilers: 2x04
Characters/Pairing: Veronica, Lamb, V/Lamb, Mentions: Keith, Duncan, Lilly, Meg, Logan
Word Count: 2980
Disclaimer: Veronica Mars is not owned by me, but by Rob Thomas. I’m simply borrowing these characters for non-profit entertainment.
A/N: Happy Birthday, Jesse.

( Money did matter )

Title: Two Week Stay-cation -+- Chapter Seven of Eight
Author: cloud_forest
Pairing/Characters: Logan/Veronica
Word Count: 5,016
Rating: PG
Summary: With her parents on vacation, Veronica has been staying with the Echolls for about two weeks now. As seen in the previous chapter, she and Logan have definitely noticed their attraction to each other, and what follows is the aftermath of an early morning spent together…
Spoilers: Zero. Zilch. Nada.
Disclaimer: (The Shakespeare version) ‘Tis not mine! O, thou art so unfair, copyright laws! A plague upon your house!


( A flight of fancy on a windswept field / Standing alone my senses reeled / A fatal attraction is holding me fast / How can I escape this irresistible grasp? )


|#|--+-- Previous Chapters --+--|#|

I know that I said I was closing the round #3 awards poll tonight and then I would be announcing the winners some time after, but I'm sick now and I just haven't had the energy to get stuff together for the winning banners and get into touch with hiddeneloise about 'em. So the poll will still be open for at least a few more days. Sorry for the delay! I'll try to get on it as soon as I start feeling better. But now here's your chance to vote if you haven't done it yet.

Here's the challenges for Round #5, which will open January 1st. As always, rememberto wait until the first to post any responses, since December is for round #4 entries.




( information, challenges and deadline )

Please spread word about Round #5! Feel free to take the banner to advertise it, too. The more the word gets out, the more fic we're likely to receive!

Title: It’s Christmas and Logan Wonders Where He Is
Rating: PG-13
Summary: It will make for a great ‘drunk at Christmas’ story if Logan can remember it. Written for vmfic_gameon's Round #4 Christmas challenge.
Spoilers: None
Characters/Pairings: Logan/Madison, Dick, Sacks, mentions Veronica/Lamb and Mac/Dick
Word Count: 1330
Disclaimer: Veronica Mars is not owned by me, but by Rob Thomas. I’m simply borrowing these characters for non-profit entertainment.
A/N: Kevin, this one’s for you ;)
A/N #2: OKAY, I'VE PRETTY MUCH HAD IT (and I've been nice about it until now). YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE MY FIC(S) HERE, I GET IT. COMMENT ALL YOU LIKE, BUT I REFUSE TO CONTINUE TO DEFEND MYSELF OR MY WORK. SO CONSIDER THESE MY FINAL COMMENTS THAT FORCE ME TO DO JUST THAT.

( Logan's Christmas rituals haven't changed much over the years. )

How do I get my fic deleted from the website? It's causing problems having my real name on it. And I never gave consent to have my name posted, the co-author of the fic posted it. I am really needing my name taken off of it. Thank you to anyone that helps.

[Fic Updates]

x He's No Jack Sparrow part 61 by waddis (Xander PG-13)


[Ficlets/Drabbles]

x Snyku by brutti_ma_buoni (Synder G)
x Power Circle by beer_good_foamy (Tara/Willow PG)
x Candle drabble by redeem147 (Ensemble G)

[Icons/Art/Vids]

x 18 Whedonverse icons by misstress_tink

[News/Meta/More]

x fantas_magoria is featuring Band Candy
x traveller talks about writing fic
x Hit Fix ranks Buffy #19 for best TV show of the decade (outside link)

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

Title: Night Musings: Unrobed
Author: labsquint
Co-Creators: labsquint  and fauxmaven 
Pairing: Booth/Brennan
Genre: Romance/Drama
Rating: M
Spoilers: None
Summary: Stalemate Arc #10.  When Rebecca takes Parker away for Christmas, Brennan decides to take Booth away on a romantic getaway to the Caribbean.  But Booth has his own surprise in store for Brennan. Rated M for sexual situations.

( Night Musings: Unrobed )

Title: This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Author: Kita
Rating: PG-13
Summary: It felt so real/It wasn’t.
Spoilers: Takes place immediately after S4 finale, and early into S5. Also contains references to multiple earlier season episodes.

The story lives here.

Title: Ships Are Sailing Out to Sea
Author: lindentree
Rating: PG
Character(s): Tim/Julie friendship
Summary: After a moment, she looked up. Her face was puffy, her brown eyes rimmed an irritated red. Classic signs of a broken heart. She glowered at him.

Ships Are Sailing Out to Sea

More questions! :)

For dionneshea:

( I am a question! Please answer me! )

For dira_o:

( A question for you! )

For noneinnyet:

( Santa has a question! )

:)