Yuletide Recs, Part 2
I have been reading so many great stories, I'm going to try to make a rec post every day till reveals. And probably a couple after, since there's also a number of long stories I won't get to till later. If anyone would like to join me, that would be really fun.
If you enjoy a story, it would be great to comment so the authors knows.
You can cross-post and read recs at https://yuletide.dreamwidth.org
Don't Need to Know Canon
The Drive to Musquash Mesa. EDS Cat Herders Commercial. A few days in the life of a cat herder. All you need to know is that it's based on a commercial with cowboys herding cats. Deadpan absurdity that escalates into an Old West Looney Tunes cartoon in written form.
After the Battles. The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son - J. R. R. Tolkien. By one man's will many must woe endure. - Wiglaf. The canon is a short play about a pair of soldiers in search of their lord's body after a battle. This story is a short play that uses the "five things" format to make a beautifully written and haunting statement about what changes and what's eternal.
Arise the Sun (Rejoice!). A gorgeous, joyful art treat of the trio from Ladyhawke.
The Properties of Lemons. Unknown Armies. All you need to know is the synopsis: "Why accept a lemon in exchange for telling the future? Here are a few possible reasons." A short, sometimes spooky, sometimes funny, charming and strange list that is exactly what it says on the can.
Color Theory. Vantablack Artists Pigment Feud. I think all you need to know is that this is a real thing where a pair of artists are feuding over who has the right to use the "blackest black." (And if you've never heard of this, give yourself a treat and google "Vantablack feud.") The story is appropriately metafictional, erudite, strange, and hilarious.
Need to Know Canon
And Her Hair In Golden Fire. Dark Tower - Stephen King. Susan and the man in black make a palaver. An AU with an older, wearier, gunslinger Susan Delgado grappling, literally and metaphorically, with the man in black. Beautifully written, short but dense enough to show a whole world--or rather, many worlds.
Print the Legend. Thelma and Louise. They say you'll see 'em sometimes out there on the road. Call 'em ghosts or spirits or avenging angels. Two redheaded women in a green 1966 Ford Thunderbird.... A set of interviews with various people about glimpses of the ghosts of Thelma and Louise. Funny, unexpected, touching, makes great use of the format.
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If you enjoy a story, it would be great to comment so the authors knows.
You can cross-post and read recs at https://yuletide.dreamwidth.org
Don't Need to Know Canon
The Drive to Musquash Mesa. EDS Cat Herders Commercial. A few days in the life of a cat herder. All you need to know is that it's based on a commercial with cowboys herding cats. Deadpan absurdity that escalates into an Old West Looney Tunes cartoon in written form.
After the Battles. The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son - J. R. R. Tolkien. By one man's will many must woe endure. - Wiglaf. The canon is a short play about a pair of soldiers in search of their lord's body after a battle. This story is a short play that uses the "five things" format to make a beautifully written and haunting statement about what changes and what's eternal.
Arise the Sun (Rejoice!). A gorgeous, joyful art treat of the trio from Ladyhawke.
The Properties of Lemons. Unknown Armies. All you need to know is the synopsis: "Why accept a lemon in exchange for telling the future? Here are a few possible reasons." A short, sometimes spooky, sometimes funny, charming and strange list that is exactly what it says on the can.
Color Theory. Vantablack Artists Pigment Feud. I think all you need to know is that this is a real thing where a pair of artists are feuding over who has the right to use the "blackest black." (And if you've never heard of this, give yourself a treat and google "Vantablack feud.") The story is appropriately metafictional, erudite, strange, and hilarious.
Need to Know Canon
And Her Hair In Golden Fire. Dark Tower - Stephen King. Susan and the man in black make a palaver. An AU with an older, wearier, gunslinger Susan Delgado grappling, literally and metaphorically, with the man in black. Beautifully written, short but dense enough to show a whole world--or rather, many worlds.
Print the Legend. Thelma and Louise. They say you'll see 'em sometimes out there on the road. Call 'em ghosts or spirits or avenging angels. Two redheaded women in a green 1966 Ford Thunderbird.... A set of interviews with various people about glimpses of the ghosts of Thelma and Louise. Funny, unexpected, touching, makes great use of the format.
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