Strangely Literal

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On Time Just For Once
Read by Heidi
Written by anyjay for summer_of_giles
AU, set in March of Season three
Gen
FRT
What would happen if Xander were on time, just for once?
Warning: Mentions of canonical and non-canonical character death, angst
Disclaimer: They belong to Joss. If they belonged to me, Giles would have slapped Wesley. Repeatedly.

 

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Edited by John N.

Title: Monster Falls for Crazy

Read by: Jen

by paintedallup
Characters: River & Sylar/Gabriel G
Fandoms: Heroes/Firefly
Warnings: Romance/Angst

 

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Edited by Tabitha Grace Smith

Tabz admits that there’s no chance that Strangely Literal will turn to Twilight (it was an April Fool’s joke folks), she discusses how fans need to trust Joss. And, she’s close to 100 episodes! Make sure to send in your comment/feedback to congratulate her!

Title:A Shot of Whiskey
By assassin
Fandom: Dollhouse
Character/Pairing: Topher, Dr. Saunders
Rating: General Genre: Angst (as usual)
Summary: There’s always a girl.
Spoilers: Up to the finale. Notes: I slapped this one out right after watching “Omega,” so it’s kind of lame and totally unbeta’ed.

 

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Edited by Tabitha Grace Smith
In this episode Tabz is back! She discusses where she’s been, ideas she’s had for changing the podcasts and a new fanfic by Emma, read by Kim Butler.

 

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Title: Three Ships Mal Liked and One He Loved
By: mollivanders

Hosted by AthenaMuze
Read: Gene Wilburn
Edited by John N.
Characters: Mal, Zoe, pre-series OC
Rating: G
Spoilers: If you’ve seen Firefly, you should be fine.
Summary: Serenity isn’t the first boat Malcolm Reynolds shipped out on.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Firefly belongs to Joss Whedon, because Fox is stupid.
Beta: Unbeta’d because I don’t have one!

Serenity isn’t the first boat Malcolm Reynolds shipped out on. Of course, he was on plenty of ships during the war, but those didn’t count. Those weren’t his and didn’t give him purpose. Others did.

 

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Host: Faith (the Vampire Slayer)
Editor: Scott Williamson

Title: Sharing Strength
Author: xfirefly9x
Fandom: Firefly
Characters: Mal, Inara
Prompt: #001 Silence
Word Count: 725
Rating: PG
Reader: Valina Cutler

 

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Host: AthenaMuze

Edited by Scott Williamson

Title: Just Between Us Girls
Reader: Faith (the Vampire Slayer)
Author: darkestboy
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Dawn, Joyce, Tara, Giles, Spike, Angel, Darla, Glory, Anya, Gunn, Wesley and Cordelia.(Warning – Contains sex)

 

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Host: Andrew Ball
Edited by John N.

STORY
Title: Just Your Toy
Author: MS-Manuscript
Fandom: Dr. Horrible/Toy Story

 

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Host: Heidi
Edited by John N.

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Chuck
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Story:
Title: Through a Mirror, Darkly
Read by Valina Cutler
Alternate Normal Again, and not cheery. Read and you will see dead people.
Warning: Dark and Spuffy
Fandom: Buffy

 

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Home for the Holidays
Author: Meltha
Read by Kim “AthenaMuze”
Edited by Jose & Tabz
Rating: PG, for Spike using Spike-like words
Feedback: Yes, thank you. Meltha
Spoilers: This is set after season six’s “Wrecked,” but completely ignores everything after it.
Distribution: Fanfiction.net and the Bunny Warren. If you’re interested, please let me know.
Summary: It’s Christmas during season 6. Spike ends up playing Santa for Buffy and Dawn, but the results are… well, not always optimal.
Disclaimer: All characters are owned by Mutant Enemy (Joss Whedon), a wonderfully creative company whose characters I have borrowed for a completely profit-free flight of fancy. Kindly do not sue me, please, as I am terrified of you. Thank you.
Author’s Note: The quote is from Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” and yes, there are hints of “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Two other things: Dawn has completely forgiven Willow for the car accident, and my version of the Scoobies (particularly Spike) is a bit kinder and gentler than the one Joss gave us this year.

(Special thanks to my BFF Kim for the brand new Strangely Literal intro and end credits — okay revamped. But we like vamp!)

 

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