stellaluna

It's been a really great week for fic, and this is another fabulous story you should all be checking out:

Your Possible Pasts, by scarletts_awry. Mac/Danny, post-ep for "'Night, Mother." I am not unbiased in this, since I beta-read it, but I can honestly say that I would feel the same if I had just read it for the first time today. It's all about buried secrets and the way our histories, and those of others, can weigh us down. Even at this point in S1, there's an enormous amount of anticipated sorrow that exists in the way Danny and Mac relate to each other, and that's all brought to the forefront in this story.

Go, read, send love.

Speaking of fic, something that's been bothering me for a long time, and something that's been ever more on my mind since I found out about my noms the other day, is that all this year, I've frequently found myself in the position of not having enough time to read everything I want to, and/or making note of a story and telling myself I'll read and feedback later, and then not getting around to it.

Part of this can be chalked up to the fact that I'm busy, and that I have a bad memory at the best of times. Part of it is simply due to time management that is, occasionally, piss-poor. And part of it is because, frankly, this has been a difficult year for me in many respects, at least until very recently. The uncertainty surrounding my living situation and move was an enormous source of stress, as were certain ongoing situations at work. None of this is excuse; what it's meant to be is explanation.

(And this is the kind of entry that I'd normally either post flocked or not say at all, but in this case, I'm making an exception.)

Anyway, if it's possible to make a resolution in September, that's what I'm doing now. I'm trying to manage my time better (including with my own writing), and to read and respond to people's fic in something approaching a timely fashion. Because one of the things I really value about fandom is the opportunity to talk with and get to know people with whom I share a common interest, and I think a big part of that is fic discussion, and taking time to tell people when you've read and enjoyed their stories -- and that's what I've been neglectful of, and that's what I'm hoping to change.