Short-Short Story Nomination Post

[wendelah1]

If you've been following along, here at xf_book_club, I post a new story every week (or two, or three). What this means is that we tend to focus on stories that take time to read and discuss--in other words, longer stories and novels.

However, there are some great vignettes and short-short stories in the X-Files fandom, which tend to be over-looked here.

amyhit were discussing the possibility of a Short Story Week, where we'll post and discuss a different short story every day. But first we'd like your suggestions! Back in 2008, we didn't put an upper limit on the word count, but this time, we'd like to try to keep the stories at 1000 words or less. Drabbles, vignettes, one-shots: anything goes, as long as it doesn't exceed 1000 words in length.

Please post suggestions in the comment here. If you have a link or somewhere you know it's archived, please post that as well.

Comments

so. much. fic.

[amyhit.livejournal.com]

These (sans author's notes) are all under 1000 words, I've checked.

Personally these are the ones I feel would offer up particularly good discussion material. Which is not to say they're fics that will broadly appeal, but that they seem like the kind of fics people are bound to have mixed feelings and differing opinions about. (and that none of them suck)

Happen at Once by tree -- http://archiveofourown.org/works/4263?view_adult=true

Pair of Aces / Double or Nothing by Aloysia Virgata -- http://undertherug.insatiable-mind.net/Aloysia/Aloysia_files/aces.html

The Right to Remain Silent by Suture -- http://www.oocities.com/suture_xf/right_to_remain.html

If I Die in a Combat Zone by Sabine -- http://web.archive.org/web/20010701205301/grapefruithead.com/ourboys/sabine/iidiacz.txt

Intervention of Elves by Lisby -- http://maybeamanda.xffics.com/xmas_files/fics/intervention_elves.txt

Eyes Shut by MD1016 -- http://whispersofx.net/whispersofx/stories/eyesshut.txt

Tell You a Secret by Melymbrosia -- http://ioho.org.uk/tellyou.txt

Another Dark Forest by Aloysia Virgata -- http://undertherug.insatiable-mind.net/Aloysia/Aloysia_files/forest.html -- (plus there are several other porn battle fics by her that fit the bill)

They Grew Together by Wintersong (gossamer link only) -- http://fluky.gossamer.org/display.php?TheyGrewTogether.Wintersong


But these would also be good:

Choice Towards Being by Frey -- http://chalkboxkid.livejournal.com/1755.html#cutid1

Interlude by Syntax6 -- http://www.omniscribe.com/interlude.txt

Five Quirks Dana Scully Notices About Fox Mulder During Their First Year as Partners -- http://www.manhattan-trash.net/fandom/other/fanfic/five_quirks.shtml

this is what happens after the pain by Crookedhalt -- http://community.livejournal.com/crookedhalt/1868.html

if no one speaks of remarkable things by Rollsofrice -- http://rollsofrice.livejournal.com/8179.html

what we were to each other we were in equal measures by Leiascully (and its compliment) -- http://archiveofourown.org/works/127454

Christmas 2001 by M. Sebasky -- http://ioho.org.uk/christmas.txt

There is Only Me in My Bedroom by Tesla (gos. link only) -- http://fluky.gossamer.org/display.php?ThereIsOnlyMeInMyBedroom.Tesla -- (which is not really a stand alone fic but a part of...This House is Burning(?). It is, however, posted to Gossamer under its own title. Read alone it does seem a bit out of the blue, but with what we know of Mulder it also makes a lot of sense. I would know, since I accidentally read it first.)



For kicks, a bit of humor/parody: The Second Shortest MSR Ever Written by Kel -- http://web.archive.org/web/20010422124855/www.geocities.com/Area51/Realm/9374/1562ndmsr.txt



There's also a smut snippet (working title: 'going down', I think?) by Penumbra -- http://penumbra23.livejournal.com/6783.html#cutid1

And of course the JET snippets, which I am way too lazy to go seek out and word-count, but if there are any JET lovers in our midst (who am I kidding, of course there are) who would like to read some mini-JET fic, they could go check those out and get back to us. *shrugs*

Jet snippet #1

[wendelah1]

http://jetfic.livejournal.com/5681.html

I love this one. Season 2. Post-ep to Sleepless.

Re: Jet snippet #1

[amyhit.livejournal.com]

I'd never read that. Nnnnggghhh! So. good.

But too long.

moar snippet

[wendelah1]

http://jetfic.livejournal.com/6660.html

teena!

[wendelah1]

http://jetfic.livejournal.com/8154.html

Re: so. much. fic.

[wendelah1]

http://jetfic.livejournal.com/8911.html

Re: so. much. fic.

[wendelah1]

http://jetfic.livejournal.com/7007.html

Might be too long

[wendelah1]

But it's first season!

http://jetfic.livejournal.com/10743.html

Re: Might be too long

[amyhit.livejournal.com]

Predicting blindfolded (aka without clicking the link): Oh, this must be the one for Squeeze. I love that one!

Re: Might be too long

[wendelah1]

I love it too!

But now I'm feeling depressed

[wendelah1]

http://jetfic.livejournal.com/16894.html#cutid5

Because why isn't she still writing? Something? Somewhere?

I'm going to bed. It's overwhelming me.

Re: But now I'm feeling depressed

[amyhit.livejournal.com]

'Kay. I'll try to read through these JET snippets tomorrow and get back to you. But, wait, actually I'm hanging with Littlegreen tomorrow, so I'll get back to you on Sunday. 'Nite.