Or my perception of events. But it’s true for me.

Life this year has had highs and deep lows. I’m writing this to try to set some of it in context, mostly for myself.

( TL:DR the background )

ETA: I am making this open to everyone, not just my flist, so if you know someone who was a friend of hers, feel free to point them here. The same will apply to FB people.

This was published on FB by Lisa McLeod, and I share it here with her permission. tx_cronopio was a lovely human being, vibrant, caring, intelligent. All of us who knew her have lost ( Read more... )

Mutual friends of tx_cronopio will be sad to hear that she is very unwell. One of her personal (RL) friends on FB posted:

Patricia's brother contacted me on Saturday. She is in a hospice in Arlington, with weeks to a month to live ( Read more... )

Just a quick ficlet, a response to a challenge on nekid_spike - follow on from the given first line.

It helps to follow this if you know that there is sporty-type stuff happening, the European Football (soccer) Championships (Euros) and that England is playing tonight in Rome.

Possibly FR-15 for implied sex? No more than that anyway.

( Clash of Priorities. )

Spike's home. Things can't be as grim as they have been. Can they?

( Touching the Fire Chapter 6 )

Now it's reached Chapter 8 on Elysian Fields, it's about time I updated here.

This is between Grave and Beneath You, so not exactly full of jolly banter. Things will get better for Spike though, I promise!

( Touching the Fire Chapter 5 )

It's my day at seasonal_spuffy today, and this is my entry. It's distinctly more explicit than I'm used to writing, so be warned if that's not quite your thing ( Read more... )

Still a little on the not entirely cheerful side, but I have at least avoided one notorious scene.

( Touching the Fire Chapter 4 )

This does get a bit grim for a chapter or two. It will get more cheerful eventually, promise!

Now up to Chapter 6 on Elysian Fields and not far off the end.

Rating: NC-17 or thereabouts.
Pairing: Spike/Buffy

( Touching the Fire, Chapter 3 )

( Highly political but funny )