Strangely Literal

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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.

Listen to Heidi on CastleCast, Future Traditions
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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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Title: For The Girl Who Has Everything…
Author: ladytalon1
Read by Heidi
Edited by Tabz
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: Jayne/Inara
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, not making any $$
A/N: For [info]fireflyholidays, [info]cheshire_monkey, and mistletoe lovers everywhere.
Word Count: 1,178

 

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Links:
Angel Tree
Local Food Bank (USA)
Operation Christmas Child

Story
Title: On Gurnenthar
Author: Beer Good
Read by: TabzRating: PG13
Edited by: John N.
Word Count: ~850
Characters/Pairing: Xander/Anya
Fandom: Buffy, s5 (circa “Into The Woods”)
Disclaimer: Joss is on strike. I’m not.
Summary: Who was Gurnenthar, how did he ascend, and what does it have to do with Christmas?

 

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Links:
QMx
Things from Another World

Story
On Bended Wing
by homespunfic
Read by Jancis
Edited by Scott S.
Mal and Book, post-Christmas,discuss the heavenly host.

 

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Links:
Grant’s Advent Video Podcast
Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd!

Story:
Title: Seasonal Stalker
Author: Ozma914
Read by: Kim Butler
Edited by: John N.

Summary: Post-Chosen: The gang discovers still another danger of dealing with a slightly deranged slayer. (This takes place in a post-”Chosen” universe in which rather questionable spells have resurrected Tara and Buffybot, and more or less cured Dana.)

Rating: PG
Warnings: decoration death (!)
Length: 890 words
Disclaimer: I own practically nothing except my Mac and my Buffy comics.

Characters: Dana, Buffybot, Tara, Xander, Faith, OC Slayer Kara

 

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Title: Twelve days of Christmas
Author: Bookaddict
Reader: Brian Brown
Characters: Jayne/Kaylee
Rating: PG13
Author notes: Needless to say this was written for Christmas, it’s taken me this long to figure out how to post here. Technical wonder I am not. Hope you enjoy it. 1st part of twelve.

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