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I'm playing

halfamoon '22 as a recommendations challenge...

For the sixth theme, "Sickness and Health," I'm torn between two favorites. So: bonus! One rec for health, another for sickness.

First, a rich take on Forever Knight's Grace Balthazar. This Grace is both the pathology professional we know and also a Gullah Herb Doctor with a supernatural role -- akin to Doctor Chung, Marian Blackwing, and Denise Fort. In letters from Grace to her mom, the story recaps much of canon from this fascinating perspective while quietly building a new subplot. It then diverges firmly with a burst of... wingfic! (Yes, wingfic.)

"Full of Grace" by

LastScorpion
~7K words
T

Second, an unforgettable Highlander divergence in which Tessa lived through "The Darkness." The bullet entered just a little to the side, and everything was different. Tessa, Duncan, and Richie got decades more of life and love together. Now, Tessa, ill, sees her own death coming unstoppably this time and she worries, fears what it will do to Duncan. I have teared up every time I've read and re-read this story over the years.

"All That Glitters" by

killabeez
~3K words
M

The

everywoman exchange has revealed its authors. (Check out the collection.)

I shared last week that I was so lucky as to receive both a match gift and a treat. Now I know which is which (via a post by Greer), as well as by whom:

Match: "Dreams and Fears" (D&DC: Diana) by Desertvixen (803 words, Gen)
Treat: "Sunny Days, Sunny Ways" (FK: Tracy) by Greerwatson (1.5K words, Gen)

I couldn't share before -- though I forgot to abridge the footnotes for the anonymous period, so it wasn't disguised -- that my own contribution was:

"For the Living" (FK: Natalie & Grace) by me for Greerwatson
(2.3K words, Gen)
In the background of "Cherry Blossoms," from Natalie's perspective, to celebrate Natalie and Grace at work...

Beta contributions: Many thanks to

malinaldarose for cheerleading and

skieswideopen for consulting! I'm grateful for your kind help.

I learned from

greerwatson (post) the sad news that Sandi Ross, who played lab technician Grace Balthazar in the first two seasons of Forever Knight, died on August 31.

Here's an obituary/appreciation in NOW Toronto, written by a friend. And here's an interview with her from when she was named ACTRA's 2012 Woman of the Year. We here know her acting from FK, and perhaps other stories. She was also an activist for non-traditional casting on Canadian stage and screen.

Thank you, Ms. Ross. And goodbye...

Addendum: My personal favorite Grace fanfic is

lastscorpion's "Full of Grace." What's yours?

Crosspost http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/241423.html

What's Good? Opening a new year, I'm pleased to get to spotlight lastscorpion's "Full of Grace" (2011, PG, ~7K words) in the recommendation-of-the-month project. I try not to plunder fkficfest/fkficfest for recommendations; we've all just recently read those! But last week, I chatted with someone who had never read a rich Grace Balthazar story, and this fantastically canonical epistolary tale from FKFicFest '11 not only shapes a rounded life for Grace, it builds an arc of her relationship with Natalie, and explodes into its climax.

Dear Mom,
Something terrible has happened, something unbelievable. I'm going to need to tell you the whole story in writing, so I can get it clear in my head. Then I'll call you in a couple of days, when Natalie's well enough to travel, and ask you if I can please take her home to you and the family for a while.

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What's New on FKFic-L? December saw no stories on the email list. January so far has seen one (the shorter of the two FK Yuletide pieces).

Crosspost http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/121244.html

I wrote "Malicious Mischief" for sholio's prompt in FKFicFest 2011. This is the one in which a murder at the Raven defies Janette's cover-up skills, Nick is away pursuing the Abarrat, and Schanke and Janette are both quitting smoking.

Thanks to batdina and lastscorpion for beta-reading! Thanks to wiliqueen and leela_cat for brainstorming!

	Available:	The Ficathon \| My Fansite \| The AO3
	Length:	~9,100 words
	Date:	FKFicFest 07/16/11
	Rating:	PG
	Summary:	While Nick is out of town, Schanke and Janette must cooperate to solve a crime at the Raven.
	Characters:	Schanke, Janette, Nick, Natalie, Miklos, Alma, Grace
	Quotation:	"The woman herself was ebony-and-ivory gorgeous as always, pale skin revealed by a black evening dress in all the right places as she leaned back in her chair, shining dark hair twisted up behind her head. But her eyes were tight, and her fingers twitched toward the crystal ashtray that was no longer there."

Crosspost http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/106346.html

I wrote this vignette for wiliqueen in the 2010/2011 fandom_stocking event. On her wish list, she said that she likes to read "women being awesome," "friendship," "supporting characters," and "irreverent humor... in the face of catastrophe."

	• Title:	"The Book Club Auxiliary" (also on AO3)
	• Length:	~1,000 words
	• Date:	Fandom Stocking 01/06/11, FKFic-L 03/31/11
	• Rating:	G
	• Summary:	Grace visits Natalie in the hospital.
	• Characters:	Grace, Natalie, Other
	• Quotation:	"Grace read a chapter of the new Weiss novel aloud, and then another, and then put in a bookmark and excused herself for a trip to the washroom while the nurse checked Natalie's vital signs and necessities."

Crosspost http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/95071.html

I've encountered much news coverage of a recently-released study of the state of the medical examiner and coroner systems in the US. As summed up by Scientific American magazine, the investigative journalists discovered that "only about 20 percent of coroners have forensics certification, and most face limited resources and large workloads." Of course this is across the border as well as across the years from our favorite fictional Toronto Medical Examiner, but the reports share diverse information and anecdotes about real life in the profession, and I thought perhaps someone might be inspired by the reporting -- besides helping address the Real Life issues, if that's within your sphere, of course! -- to write a new FK fanfiction focusing on the Coroner's Office side of the story, perhaps starring Natalie or Grace.

(In "Cherry Blossoms," Natalie says: "I'm sorry, Nick. It's been a bad day. They've cut my budget all to hell. I've got to lose two of the attendants from my shift, and they've all got families. Worst of it is, they've got nothing to go to. Working in a morgue doesn't really qualify you for anything else.")

The extensive Scientific American article is "Real CSI: Patchy U.S. Death Investigations Put the Living at Risk" by A.C. Thompson, et. al. (February 1, 2011). The PBS Frontline documentary is now available online. And NPR has broadcast numerous reports, including "Autopsy Cutbacks Reveal 'Gray Homicides'."

Crosspost http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/91656.html

What's Good? For March, I'm delighted to get to point out Cindy I.'s "Mortal Ties" (2000, PG). This pre-"Dark Knight" novella lays a baseline homicide case plot, and then overlaps motifs in a family tragedy for Natalie and a flashback struggle for Nick.
With a faint sigh, Nick silenced the nagging doubts. Now was not the time to worry about his own moral dilemmas. Tonight, Natalie's pain took precedence. Despite his resolve not to get involved, he'd found he couldn't stand by while she faced this night alone.

What's New on FKFic-L? In February, the fiction list saw one new story, "The Macedonian Vampire in New Mexico" (8 posts, 344KB) by

dj_clawson. It isn't online just yet, but I'm guessing it will join its series soon.

Oh! Don't forget!

fkficfest sign-ups are open through March 18.

Crosspost http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/69545.html

What's Good? For February, I am excited to finally get to recommend

leela_cat's novel "Broken Promises" (1996, NC-17)! My recommendations project's rules require that I get the author's permission before spotlighting a story; I first asked after this one in '00. "Broken Promises" links Nick and Vachon's pasts to produce fully-integrated present-day action. Many minor canonical characters turn up along the way, including the rarely-seen Larry Merlin.

"Damn it, Javier!" Laine began to retort, but stopped when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Just great. Now she'd never persuade Javier. She glared at the vampire who entered the attic.
"Vachon..." Nick's voice faltered as he caught sight of Vachon's guest. "Who...?" Doubt, hope, denial. All of them were visible on his face. "I know you. Don't I?"

What's New? In January, fkfic-l saw three new stories by three authors. ( list with links )

Crosspost http://brightknightie.livejournal.com/65986.html

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