Potions Master Comes to the Rescue

Half the flist is ailing at the moment - colds, mostly. Various painful body parts. Itches. Nasty stuff, all of it. Which is why your personal potions brewer concocted a little remedy for you. No fear, it tastes good.

First, two recs for stories I haven't seen rec'ced before on the flist. That gives you something new to read (except in one case, but then, my dear Shiv, it gives you the pleasure of being rec'ced).

Anonymous in rarepair_shorts wrote The Wizard and the Warlock.
Gilderoy decides to turn his hand to literary fiction. Well, don't we all? The way he tackles it and his musings on what makes a story work should be an inspiration for all of us. Plus, he writes the best Mary Sue I've ever seen. And his choice of an antagonist is exquisite.

shiv5468 wrote Cathexis.
Crookshanks tells his tale brilliantly. The interaction between him and Severus's cat (who shall remain anonymous for now) is delightful. An absolute joy from start to finish, for every cat-lover, every banter-lover, and everyone who enjoys beautiful writing.

Then woldy put up a meme about the first lines of her fics. I thought it might make a nice addition to my 2010, Fictionally post of yesterday, so I copied mine, and to my utter surprise I found that I, waffler extraordinaire, am remarkably curt when in comes to drawing you into a story.

( Here they are: )

Potions Master Comes to the Rescue

Half the flist is ailing at the moment - colds, mostly. Various painful body parts. Itches. Nasty stuff, all of it. Which is why your personal potions brewer concocted a little remedy for you. No fear, it tastes good.

First, two recs for stories I haven't seen rec'ced before on the flist. That gives you something new to read (except in one case, but then, my dear Shiv, it gives you the pleasure of being rec'ced).

Anonymous in rarepair_shorts wrote The Wizard and the Warlock.
Gilderoy decides to turn his hand to literary fiction. Well, don't we all? The way he tackles it and his musings on what makes a story work should be an inspiration for all of us. Plus, he writes the best Mary Sue I've ever seen. And his choice of an antagonist is exquisite.

shiv5468 wrote Cathexis.
Crookshanks tells his tale brilliantly. The interaction between him and Severus's cat (who shall remain anonymous for now) is delightful. An absolute joy from start to finish, for every cat-lover, every banter-lover, and everyone who enjoys beautiful writing.

Then woldy put up a meme about the first lines of her fics. I thought it might make a nice addition to my 2010, Fictionally post of yesterday, so I copied mine, and to my utter surprise I found that I, waffler extraordinaire, am remarkably curt when in comes to drawing you into a story.

( Here they are: )