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Digest - 23 Dec 2007 to 24 Dec 2007 (#2007-149)
Mon, 24 Dec 2007
There are 7 messages totalling 239 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. "Forever Net Before Christmas" Zine (2)
2. X-mas FK Moment
3. Upcoming New FK Fanfic
4. Beta reader anyone?
5. Today's FK Moment
6. Admin: Wishing us all joy
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:24:15 -0800
From: "Amy R." <akr@l.......>
Subject: "Forever Net Before Christmas" Zine
In the 12/13/2007 digest, Deborah Hymon <debh@e.......> wrote:
> >>Yes, I would love more N&N, but anything would be greatly
> appreciated, especially a FK holiday story!!! I think that's why I
> so loved about the Yuletide Awards. Those stories were holiday
> inspired and centered around that theme. :-) <<
Perhaps we could have a seasonal FK challenge again next year,
but perhaps it can be more informal -- just a challenge, not a
contest -- and perhaps it could be open to all factions and all
interpretations? I'm afraid that while I read the stories and voted
conscientiously, I never contributed to the "Dark N&N Yuletide
Awards" stories myself simply because I cannot personally manage
"dark." (My site is called "Bright Knight" for good reason. ~g~ Room
for all of us to play? ~g~)
I know this was a request for new stories, not old ones, but it
got me thinking about all the many wonderful old holiday stories, and
especially the original fkfic-l holiday challenge back at Christmas
of 1993. Nope, I wasn't yet on list yet then (I came along in third
season) but I am very lucky to own a copy of the _Forever Net Before
Christmas_ zine that Valery K. put together, enshrining some of the
story responses to that magnificent early challenge issued by Susan Garrett.
Here's what happened, as described in Valery's zine intro:
Susan "would write five stories, each featuring a different FK
character in a Christmas-themed tale, if other writers would answer
by posting their own Christmas FK fiction. She didn't ask each one
to write five (good thing, too!) but each time she posted a story she
would wait until a challenge answer appeared before posting her next
one. . . . And the list writers came through with some very
delightful, poignant, funny, and touching work. . .", some of which
Valery then put into this great zine. I reread at least one of the
stories every year; they're so much fun.
Some of the stories from that challenge are still available
online. Others -- including Marian's memorable Hanukkah story,
possibly the only FK Hanukkah story ever, as far as I know -- are
not. Here is the zine table of contents, with links to those stories
I could find:
JANETTE
- "Neither Flesh, Nor Fowl, Nor Good Red Herring" by Susan G.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2167/Fiction/neither.txt
- "A Vampire in my Stocking" by Jenise H. and Margaret N.
http://www.fkvoyage.com/fkfanfic/newman_margaret/avampire.margaret
LACROIX
- "Angel Crossing" by Susan G.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2167/Fiction/angel.txt
NICK
- "Coin of the Realm" by Susan G.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2167/Fiction/coinof.txt
- "Flowers in the Night" by Scottie
http://www.fkvoyage.com/fkfanfic/scotts_sharon/flowersi.sharonsc
NATALIE
- "Trick or Treat" by Susan G.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2167/Fiction/trickor.txt
- "I'll be Home for Christmas" by Marian G. (no longer online)
SCHANKE
- "'Tis the Seasoning" by Susan G.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2167/Fiction/seasoni.txt
BONUS
- "It's a Wonderful Knight" by Mary J.F.
http://www.fkvoyage.com/fkfanfic/farrell_mary/wonderfu.maryfarr
- "O Mighty Town of Toronto" by Edith C. (couldn't find it)
Yep, there was only the one LC story in the challenge that
year. That would never happen today, right? :-)
And of course these stories are only the tiniest fraction of
all the FK winter-holiday stories that have been written
since! Nancy noted in her reply to Deborah that she has written many
herself over the years; Bonnie P. has a series of them featuring the
third-season characters; Dorothy has at least two; and April at least
one -- and so does Lisa McD for that matter! ("Father Christmas
Figure" is a sequel to Lisa McD's "Heart Within the Beast.") I could
go on and on and on. It would be a great project, if someone wanted
to undertake maintaining a linked listing of all available FK holiday stories!
Happy holidays, everybody. :-)
Amy R., Knightie
akr@l.......
FK Site: http://users.lmi.net/akr/fk/
LJ: http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:26:41 -0800
From: cindy clark <badwolf15895@s.......>
Subject: X-mas FK Moment
Since we all seem to be on a holiday theme lately--
I saw some candy canes decorating a door at the hospital where I work this
evening. They would be a great craft project for Natalie, as they were made of
scunchies (sp) and spruced up with holly.
Most people have minds like concrete: mixed up or permanently set.
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:03:24 -0800
From: Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>
Subject: Re: "Forever Net Before Christmas" Zine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy R." <akr@l.......>
> And of course these stories are only the tiniest fraction of
> all the FK winter-holiday stories that have been written
> since! Nancy noted in her reply to Deborah that she has written many
> herself over the years;
I was just reviewing my stories (good heavens, how time flies!) for the
Christmas ones. There weren't as many as I thought---here they are:
Gifts (1998)
http://www.nancykam.com/fanfic/nancy/nkgifts.txt
Dona Nobis Pacem (1999)
http://www.nancykam.com/fanfic/nancy/nkdonanobis.txt
Bah! Humbug! (2002)
http://www.nancykam.com/fanfic/nancy/Bah_Humbug.txt
Bells on Bobtail Ring (2004)
http://www.nancykam.com/fanfic/nancy/Bells_On_Bobtail_Ring.TXT
And for New Year's Eve:
A Thousand Years (1999)
http://www.nancykam.com/fanfic/nancy/nkthousandyears.txt
As Time Goes By (2001)
http://www.nancykam.com/fanfic/nancy/as_time_goes_by.txt
Now to finish up my Christmas story for this year---never let anyone say I
don't wait until the last minute to finish something!
Nancy Kaminski
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:28:41 -0500
From: Cheryl Pillsbury <fknight420@c.......>
Subject: Re: Upcoming New FK Fanfic
I'm working on Nick's Biography for next year
Cheryl / fknight420@c.......
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Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:30:57 -0800
From: Kristen Fife <fenix23fyre@y.......>
Subject: Beta reader anyone?
Still working on my FK Christmas story, but I've got
enough done to need a beta so I can post the first
parts...first two takers get it :)
Kristen Fife, Author
http://tinyurl.com/2wgmdg
In Memory of Tuffer -1/9/02-11/15/07
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Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:21:32 -0800
From: Kristen Fife <fenix23fyre@y.......>
Subject: Today's FK Moment
Directed at Nancy...
I was just opening the fridge door at my folks house
and saw a big notice....
"Kickstart".
First thing I thought, of course, was "The Knight".
But we already did that, didn't we?
Happy Yule one and all!
Kristen Fife, Author
http://tinyurl.com/2wgmdg
In Memory of Tuffer -1/9/02-11/15/07
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Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:50:12 -0500
From: Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Admin: Wishing us all joy
Whatever holiday we celebrate at this time of year, may the time be joyful and
blessed.
McLisa, listowner of Forkni-l and Fkfic-l
mclisa@m.......
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