things to read and things to love

[harborshore]

There's been some conversation about diverse characters and fandom again--inlovewithnight has a fascinating entry about the mechanisms of that over here.

In that vein, I just found 6 Degrees for Band(om) Femslash, and oh man, it is the best thing in the world. It is now easy to figure out how a whole bunch of female musicians may have met through a series of different links--they use Vicky-T as a starting point, but its entirely possible to extrapolate. So if you're like me and hate doing canon research for RPF, look no further. Also, this project has short primers for 700 female musicians. Uh-huh. That number is indeed correct. Go tell them they're awesome.



In other news, I had a birthday two weeks ago! And people were wonderful, as they tend to be. ♥ There were birthday posts and emails and fic IOUs and a lot of love going around, and then--yeah.

blindmouse posted what she tells me is a placeholder for a different story, which, okay, if you're going to post a short not-the-real-present-fic for me and have it contain Z/Tennessee, mermaids, magic, THE SEA, and us-against-the-world, well. You win at placeholders. ♥ Sea Child. ♥

And then, okay, torakowalski? She just--she wrote me a story that has everything I love IN THE WORLD. And she's the biggest sneak, too, because she mentioned the idea to me in London and I went *____* and then she went quiet, but I HAD NO IDEA. It is THE BEST STORY, you guys, THE BEST STORY.

Seriously. It's called Normal Life Like Sleepwalking, it has Bob-as-a-girl, Bob/Brian, Bob being competent and quiet and funny, it has The Like, it has LAENA AND A VIOLIN, it has violence and people being stupid about caring about each other--IT IS THE BEST STORY. I'm repeating myself. But oh, I love it so fucking much.

Comments

[egelantier.livejournal.com]

this project is so amazing, i don't even know (also, the like opened for tori amos. my life is now entirely complete). and there's also this thing finished recently, and it's so nifty. everything for the ficwriters! :D

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

It's such an awesome project, I cannot even. And their layout is great as well, which I seriously appreciate. *___*

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

Wow, that 6 Degrees comm is amazing. Brb, reading forever.

I'm so happy you like your story! All the ♥s for you.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

It's FANTASTIC. There is just SO MUCH there.

*beams* LIKE is not a strong enough word, dearest of dears. You really do know me far, far too well.

[blindmouse.livejournal.com]

♥!

Wow, that 6 Degrees project is amazing. Also, a nice example of when people do follow through on self-righteous "I wish there was more femmeslash in bandom!" sentiments.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Is it not? I was stunned and thrilled when I found it. And yes, it's fantastic when people don't just make an entry complaining and then never write anything but m/m anyway.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey! I'm glad you saw this, then. *grins* It really is a very impressive project.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

It's a lot more legible and clear than most Dreamwidth layouts, and thus a lot more pleasing to look at, I find. I also like the color scheme.

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

that project is amazing. and i also loved the girl!bob/brian fic. SO MUCH! thank you for having a birthday and existing so that she wrote it for you!

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

It is a great project, and that is the best of stories. Oh man.