Strangely Literal

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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: Heidi
Edited by John N.

Listen to Heidi on CastleCast, Future Traditions
Castle (fan site)
Chuck
Lost

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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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:
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: Beyond the End of Days

Author: Erimthar

Reader: Valina Cutler

 

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Story:

Darth Vader
Writteb by Summersfan
Read by Heidi
Summary: Spike has an unlikely role model.
Note: I checked and double-checked the dates of all the releases to try to make sure I had it right. And I did. And it worked together better than I thought it would.
Rating: Teen

 

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Story

Title: Wronged Woman
Author: deird1
Read by: AthenaMuze (Kim)
Rating: PG-15
Word Count: 616
Prompt: 105 (You Oughta Know – Alanis Morrisette)
Character: Darla

 

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Links:

Geekshow.us

• Red Shirts
• Geek by Night

Story:

Title: My Bodyguard
Author: Romanceguru
Disclaimer: Joss is the boss of me. 
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Firefly/Buffy
Characters: Andrew Wells & Jayne Cobb centered fic with Zoe, Mal, Inara, River & OC slayer. 
Pairings: Jayne/Andrew (implied). 
Prompt: “Hero-worship” 
Timeline: Post-BDM for Firefly and Season 8 of Buffy.
Setup: Andrew comes to the future in order to track down the last remaining slayers and to ensure that the lineage remains strong. Something goes wrong when Jayne goes to pick the boy up at the train station on Athens.
Notes: Once upon a time I fell in love with a beautiful nerdy boy on Buffy. *g* 
Betaed by the ever wonderful, elsibet34

 

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Promo:

Weather Child

Links:

Hulu

Legend of the Seeker

Story:
Title: Five Birthdays Never Seen on Buffy: Part One
by Larissa
Read by Suziqb77
Quiet Time: The Chase Estate: Fall, 1998
Characters: Xander, Cordelia
Rating: Not sure…
Author’s Note: I tried to put these as close into canon as I could, while still having them between the seasons (mostly).

 

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