Fic: Ars Poetica

For any of you who might have missed it or aren't a member of seasonal_spuffy , I'm linking to my story over there.  Monday was my day, and I finished writing a story I'd been wanting to write for a very long time.  I got to cover the entirety of Buffy and Spike's relationship, from Season 2 past the end of Angel, and I got to do it using lots of my favorite poems.  So you might want to check it out.

Title:  Ars Poetica
Fandom:  Buffyverse
Written for:  seasonal_spuffy 
Characters/Pairings:  Spike/Buffy (cameos by Angel, Giles, Dawn, Sam Finn, and Gunn)
Timeline:  "Becoming Part II" - post-"Not Fade Away."  Canon all through BtVS; ignores the comics and "The Girl in Question."
Rating:  R
Disclaimer:  The world and characters of the Buffyverse do not belong to me.  Neither do any of the poems.
Summary:  The story of her life with Spike, Buffy realizes, is written in poetry, not prose.

Poems used:  "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost, "The Truth of a Woman" by Sir Walter Scott, Portia's speech from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, "Death is a dialogue between" by Emily Dickinson, "Resume" by Dorothy Parker, "Up" by Margaret Atwood, "i like my body when it is with your" by e.e. cummings, "The Kill" by Carl Phillips, Sonnet XXXIX by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnet III from A Few Figs from Thistles by Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Fletcher McGee" by Edgar Lee Masters, "Elegy XX: To His Mistress Going to Bed" by John Donne (my favorite poet), a few lines of "may i feel said he" by e.e. cummings, and "Fate slew Him but He did not drop" by Emily Dickinson.

( Find the story here )

Fic: Ars Poetica

For any of you who might have missed it or aren't a member of seasonal_spuffy , I'm linking to my story over there.  Monday was my day, and I finished writing a story I'd been wanting to write for a very long time.  I got to cover the entirety of Buffy and Spike's relationship, from Season 2 past the end of Angel, and I got to do it using lots of my favorite poems.  So you might want to check it out.

Title:  Ars Poetica
Fandom:  Buffyverse
Written for:  seasonal_spuffy 
Characters/Pairings:  Spike/Buffy (cameos by Angel, Giles, Dawn, Sam Finn, and Gunn)
Timeline:  "Becoming Part II" - post-"Not Fade Away."  Canon all through BtVS; ignores the comics and "The Girl in Question."
Rating:  R
Disclaimer:  The world and characters of the Buffyverse do not belong to me.  Neither do any of the poems.
Summary:  The story of her life with Spike, Buffy realizes, is written in poetry, not prose.

Poems used:  "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost, "The Truth of a Woman" by Sir Walter Scott, Portia's speech from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, "Death is a dialogue between" by Emily Dickinson, "Resume" by Dorothy Parker, "Up" by Margaret Atwood, "i like my body when it is with your" by e.e. cummings, "The Kill" by Carl Phillips, Sonnet XXXIX by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnet III from A Few Figs from Thistles by Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Fletcher McGee" by Edgar Lee Masters, "Elegy XX: To His Mistress Going to Bed" by John Donne (my favorite poet), a few lines of "may i feel said he" by e.e. cummings, and "Fate slew Him but He did not drop" by Emily Dickinson.

( Find the story here )

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For you Dollhouse fans, you might want to read this article.  It's called "Why Dollhouse Struggles and 'Fringe' Soars," which might make you think it's bashing, but it's not.  It's actually a pretty thoughtful look at why Fringe is doing so well and Dollhouse isn't.

Also, it's got this summation that thrilled me to death:

On Dollhouse, no one's quite so cut and dried. The white-knight FBI agent out to rescue the girl is paranoid, slightly creepy, and ultimately putting her in danger. The bodyguard who keeps her in her cage also loves her like a father. The icy mommy figure is secretly ravaged by guilt and regret. The lovable wacky nerd is a self-loathing sociopath. The doctor with the scarred-up face is kindly and compassionate -- right up until she isn't. And the damsel in distress herself is in no particular hurry to be rescued, and may actually be the most powerful one of all. With the possible exception of Dushku's Echo and the other dolls -- who are literally different people every week -- there's no one on Dollhouse you can feel entirely comfortable rooting for. And we all know how much viewers love that sort of confusion.

Because every line is ridiculously true.  And why I'm enjoying this show so much.

I'll go ahead and warn you that there are spoilers for Fringe (who on my flist is still watching it?  I couldn't get into the first episode, and so I never went anywhere with it--is it actually worth checking out, or is it just okay?) and a few allusions to the finale of Dollhouse, but it's cool, and fair to both shows.

Also, anytime I get to use my Victor/Sierra icon (OTP!), I'm a happy girl.

Link

For you Dollhouse fans, you might want to read this article.  It's called "Why Dollhouse Struggles and 'Fringe' Soars," which might make you think it's bashing, but it's not.  It's actually a pretty thoughtful look at why Fringe is doing so well and Dollhouse isn't.

Also, it's got this summation that thrilled me to death:

On Dollhouse, no one's quite so cut and dried. The white-knight FBI agent out to rescue the girl is paranoid, slightly creepy, and ultimately putting her in danger. The bodyguard who keeps her in her cage also loves her like a father. The icy mommy figure is secretly ravaged by guilt and regret. The lovable wacky nerd is a self-loathing sociopath. The doctor with the scarred-up face is kindly and compassionate -- right up until she isn't. And the damsel in distress herself is in no particular hurry to be rescued, and may actually be the most powerful one of all. With the possible exception of Dushku's Echo and the other dolls -- who are literally different people every week -- there's no one on Dollhouse you can feel entirely comfortable rooting for. And we all know how much viewers love that sort of confusion.

Because every line is ridiculously true.  And why I'm enjoying this show so much.

I'll go ahead and warn you that there are spoilers for Fringe (who on my flist is still watching it?  I couldn't get into the first episode, and so I never went anywhere with it--is it actually worth checking out, or is it just okay?) and a few allusions to the finale of Dollhouse, but it's cool, and fair to both shows.

Also, anytime I get to use my Victor/Sierra icon (OTP!), I'm a happy girl.