Personal Note: With a deep sigh of relief, she begins the New Year

I'll be closing out the Christmas holidays this evening with a hey-nonny-nonny and a whoo-hoo-hoo, because over the past week I've written three, count 'em, THREE complete stories, two ficlets and a short, GO ME. I entered the first ficlet in this past week's FMA Fic Contest (prompt: sugar) and even won against a crowded field (cornerofmadness wuz robbed, sez I). Wow. Talk about positive reinforcement. The second ficlet is marinating for next week's contest (prompt: "Just one more thing ..."). The short story started life as a drabble in Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan universe. It was supposed to be a character moment for Alek, but the minute he walked onstage I saw Count Volger lurking in the wings with Dr. Barlow, and then Deryn sauntered in, cool as you please, with Bovril waddling in her wake ... well, the story didn't stay a drabble very long, though it's still (hopefully) a character moment for Alek. Now it gets to marinate for a day or so while I figure out a) a better ending and b) where to post notice of its existence. Heh.

Also, in the background, Michigan State beat Georgia in the Outback Bowl in triple overtime. They nearly went to quadruple overtime. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A GAME, FOLKS.

Fanfiction: The Honey of Earthly Joy (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Title: Ficlet: The Honey of Earthly Joy
Fandom: FMA (manga or Brotherhoodverse)
Character(s): Miles, Scar
Pairing(s): Set post-series, with all the spoilage that implies.
Rating: G
Word Count: 250
Warnings: None.
A/N: This 'fic ended a nearly year-long writing drought and also won first place in the weekly FMA Fic Contest for the "sugar" prompt. (Talk about positive reinforcement!) Concrit welcomed with an ISO standard cup of tea. Crossposted from nebroadwe to hagaren and fm_alchemist.
Dedication: For Katie, by whose recent success it is dwarfed. :-)

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How sour sweet music is
When time is broke and no proportion kept!
-- William Shakespeare, Richard II

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      The nameless man takes his coffee black; Miles, with a spiral of cream. ( Read more... )