Short story week: nominations post

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

As you will know, at xf_book_club we pick a new story every week (or so). What this means is that we tend to focus on stories that take a full week to read and discuss--in other words, longish stories.

Well, we think it's time for a change. There are lots of great vignettes and short pieces in the X-Files fandom, and they deserve their due as well.

So... we're planning something that for lack of a better term I'm calling Short Story Week. It will be a week (or so) where we discuss a different short story every day. But first we need your suggestions! Bring us drabbles, vignettes, one-shots, anything as long as it's the sort of manageable length that you can read in one easy sitting.

Comments

[ruuger]

Sounds great - I haven't had time to read any of the longer stories, so I haven't been able to join the discussions yet, but with shorter stories I might have better luck :)

Here's few suggestions of "next gen" stories to the mix ;)

Mixtape Biographies: A Year in Words by winterbaby (Mulder, Scully, Skinner, Doggett, Reyes & Follmer)

The Empty Corners by cgb (Scully/Reyes)

What's Left Is Magic by Not jenny (Scully/Reyes)

A Spanish Fairytale by Vanessa Nichols (Doggett/Reyes)

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recs. We haven't had any Doggett or Reyes stories yet, so it really is about time!

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Copying this over from the main nomination post so we won't forget... lsugaralmond has suggested "Confirmation" by Bonetree and "Night Song" by Zuffy.

[bardsmaid.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! Zuffy's Night Song. It's one of my favorites of all time because of the way she captures that sense of... well, almost of whimsy that sometimes fits around the edges of the X-Files. Actually, before I clicked in here I was going to recommend it, but obviously someone beat me to it.

While I've got whimsy on the brain, I'd strongly recommend Oil (http://www.iyam-fic.com/ratales/oil.html) by Eodrakken Quicksilver. One of the most unique fics I've come across. I have a very small folder of saved fics, but both of these are in it.

[nisrin]

Good idea. I haven't been able to keep up with the novels. =|

A couple dark (but good) short story recs:

Aphasic by XFBandit
Table For Two by Annalise

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks, they're on the list!

[ex-dashenka.livejournal.com]

Hello! Newbie here, but I have a couple of recs, because I can't ever keep my fat mouth shut. Sort of oldies, but very goodies.

The Mourning After (http://fluky.gossamer.org/cgi-bin/read.cgi?MourningAfter.Method) by Haphazard Method

Half a World Away (http://www.iyam-fic.com/ratales/halfaworldaway.html) by Jane St. Clair

And, on a lighter note, Goober and the Czar (http://x-files.bytewright.com/arcGo/GooberNTheCzar.html) by DB Kate. You can't go wrong with Krycek/Pendrell slash!

[wendelah1]

Welcome to the community! You are welcome to comment on anything we have read before. We will add your recs into the queue. If they are all short, then we may do some during the short fic-a-day week. This is good. I like the variety there. Krycek/Pendrell slash sounds funny from the get-go.

[idella]

Hi.

What about:

Undone by august

Never Enough by august

Functional and Red Herring by j.c. sun

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[memento1.livejournal.com]

Okay, I looked through my "best of the best" folder for shorties, and Penumbra's Black Hole Season (http://krycek.gossamer.org/display.php?BlackHoleSeason.Penumbra) has to be on there. A personal favorite of mine is also the feel-good Spectacular (http://krycek.gossamer.org/display.php?Spectacular.Rafferty) by Rafferty.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

I forgot to say thanks! "Black Hole Season" is on the list.

[wendelah1]

I have a couple of suggestions if you are still short of ideas. Your Platonic Relationship: An Owner's Manual by nandamai, In the Clearing by Maria Nicole, Beige Wall by Geb, or The Mill by cofax. Oh and Four Corners by M. Sebasky. One more: Night Giving Off Flames 1/2 and 2/2by JET. It might be a little bit over the limit, at 52K.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, many, many options! I think I'll pick one more and you can pick one more, if that makes sense. My only proviso is that I think some of your choices are on the long side. How about either "Your Platonic Relationship," "The Mill," or "In the Clearing." The others might be good for our usual one week discussions.