Luzula

Right, probably you should expect less podfic from me for a while, since I'll be busy with various RL stuff. I finished this one a while ago and it just had the last little bit of editing left to do...

Title: In A Strange Land
Author: novembersmith
Reader: luzula
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Nate Fick/Ray Person
Rating: NC-17
Length: 2 h 10 m 46 s
Author's summary: “The Telegraph Kid runs with the Company—it’s, oh, you’ll find out once you settle in Encino, Lieutenant, but there’s a fair few blackguards in our territory. The Kid's the Iceman’s right hand man, and they say the only thing faster than his tongue are his fingers.”
Notes: This is a fun Old West AU! In this fandom I used to be all Brad/Nate, all the time, but now it seems like I only record stuff with Ray in it. He's so much fun. *g* Also, I found a kind of hilarious misreading here where a line of dialogue was supposed to be "deadly quiet", but I did not read it quietly. I'd re-record, but I can't get back to the same acoustics, so it'd just sound misplaced. Ah well. The snippet of music is from "Poverty", with Diana Jones.

Download or stream here.

Title: Baghdad Ain't Shit
Fandom: Generation Kill
Author: buffyaddict13
Reader: luzula
Characters: Ray Person + ensemble
Rating: R
Length: 1:17:33
Author's Summary: Character study of Ray through his teenage years through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Notes: Wow, Ray POV is so much fun to read. Thanks to the author for letting me record it, and thanks to sly_hostetter for beta feedback! For the Semper Hi Fi challenge.

Download mp3: HERE
Streaming:

1) My Yuletide nominations are:

Anais Mitchell's album "Hadestown"
the Townes van Zandt song "Pancho and Lefty"
Kim Stanley Robinson's "Mars" trilogy
Kipling's "Jungle Books"
Elizabeth Moon's "Paksenarrion" trilogy
the traditional Child ballads

I know for sure that I'm going to be requesting the first two fandoms; I haven't decided about the rest (I'm not even sure whether one gets three or four requests). This will be my first year, and I'm sure I'll be nervous at some future point, but not yet.

I'll probably post and tell you more about my first nomination soon, because it's fascinating music with great lyrics that more people should know about (and obviously because I want fic for it).

2) If you're interested in Generation Kill, I posted a podfic of lunasky's Free Falling Through the Nighttime Sky (Brad/Nate, NC-17, about 1h 30m). Am in the process of recording an awesome due South fic.

3) I wrote a drabble over in petra's journal. It's Frannie/OFC, and I was pleased because it is the first genuine comment-fic that I've written. It usually takes me some time to write, so I'm not used to something just popping out so quickly.

1. I seem to be writing Generation Kill fic. I'm surprised, since I've written nothing but due South for over two years. Still wishing I could've fallen for something else instead. But I think I know what it is that appeals to me most about the Brad/Nate pairing: it's the mutual unspoken trust and understanding that comes from going through danger together.

2. Does this sudden writing of stuff-other-than-due-South mean I could potentially have signed up for Yuletide? That would've been so cool. I think I'll try writing an unfulfilled Yuletide request during next year, and if I manage that, I might sign up for next year. Yuuuuuletide! I am all excited for all the new fic that's coming.

3. wrisomifu is going better, and I've done some work both on my DSSS and my Big Bang story. I feel the need to do more research for the last one, though. *resolves to go to the university library and borrow a pile of books on northern Canada*

4. Somewhat related to the last item, I've discovered that my university publishes an academic journal called Journal of Northern Studies. Check out the tables of content! There's a lot of cool stuff there. Also, I recently listened to a talk by a professor who does research about how the North is presented in literature and popular culture. Very interesting.

5. Another thing to check out: I discovered femgenficathon, which is for gen stories about female characters. So cool! There's a masterlist here. I recommend A Prudential Light, by tree, which is about Charlotte Lucas from Pride and Prejudice.

Huh, this post overuses the word "cool".

For now, please comment at the LJ entry.

I almost thought that was never going to happen, okay? I mean, I know I love all kinds of (mostly literary) Yuletide fandoms, but other than that, it's been due South all the way for two years. But now I'm doing the staring-dreamily-at-screencaps thing and devouring fic and stuff.

( So my new fandom is Generation Kill )

Gah, I kind of feel like I'm being unfaithful to due South, which is ridiculous. I am not leaving, okay? I'm just... having a fling.

For now, please comment at the LJ entry.