NFE Reveals!
Sep. 15th, 2019 03:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
syrena_of_the_lakeFirst, I whole-heartedly recommend the delightful gift I received: Blest is the man ordain’d our voice to hear by ViaLethe: Troubled by an appalling translation of The Odyssey, Eustace questions his cousins and writes to Professor Kirke on the subject of Sirens. Honeyed throats, bah.
This story is like sirensong itself — fulfilling my fondest desire for Narnian sirens while making me want even more. Framed by an epistolary conceit of Eustace trying to make sense of Narnia and Spare Oom all at once, it shows each Pevensie’s reactions to sirens — whose form and song varies according to the observer. I can’t praise it enough, please go read it and give ViaLethe all the justly deserved kudos!
Then I received a second gift, Black, White and the Gray Wolf in Between by Rthstewart, wherein Helen receives a very unexpected visitor and hears a story about Lucy the Valiant, and this story was like being wrapped in a warm blanket on a cold night. The Remnant of the Witch’s forces, Briony’s backstory, Lucy’s unparalleled gift for healing, and a mother coming to know the woman her daughter has become. Gorgeous.
As for my own stories, I wrote three this year, because... well, because apparently I rebelled against my own resolution to take a step back from exchanges lol. And because the prompts were so wonderfully inspiring that I just couldn’t help myself!
Herald of Spring for Marmota. It’s all about hope in the depths of winter, and two birds who have much to learn from each other. This story actually started with Marmota’s prompt last year for a story about the robin in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. When I saw her prompt this year about the nature of hope, I knew I wanted to pick up that thread again, and many thanks to Rthstewart for encouraging me to finish it! This story is very close to my heart (although I just realized I goofed on the title... I had meant to name it The Herald’s Song... oops LOL).
Just Sew Stories for WingedFlight, who prompted me to think about other gifts from Father Christmas, specifically Mrs. Beaver’s sewing machine.
Rack ‘n’ Roll for Rthstewart, Snacky and Adaese. Museumverse meets Rthverse meets academia in an analysis of modern Narnian music and the infamous Moose Song. I may have lost the plot, but I found lots of puns on the way :-D
I still have much more reading to do, I feel like I’ve barely made a dent in the treasure trove of this year’s stories. So I’ll see you over in the archive!
This story is like sirensong itself — fulfilling my fondest desire for Narnian sirens while making me want even more. Framed by an epistolary conceit of Eustace trying to make sense of Narnia and Spare Oom all at once, it shows each Pevensie’s reactions to sirens — whose form and song varies according to the observer. I can’t praise it enough, please go read it and give ViaLethe all the justly deserved kudos!
Then I received a second gift, Black, White and the Gray Wolf in Between by Rthstewart, wherein Helen receives a very unexpected visitor and hears a story about Lucy the Valiant, and this story was like being wrapped in a warm blanket on a cold night. The Remnant of the Witch’s forces, Briony’s backstory, Lucy’s unparalleled gift for healing, and a mother coming to know the woman her daughter has become. Gorgeous.
As for my own stories, I wrote three this year, because... well, because apparently I rebelled against my own resolution to take a step back from exchanges lol. And because the prompts were so wonderfully inspiring that I just couldn’t help myself!
Herald of Spring for Marmota. It’s all about hope in the depths of winter, and two birds who have much to learn from each other. This story actually started with Marmota’s prompt last year for a story about the robin in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. When I saw her prompt this year about the nature of hope, I knew I wanted to pick up that thread again, and many thanks to Rthstewart for encouraging me to finish it! This story is very close to my heart (although I just realized I goofed on the title... I had meant to name it The Herald’s Song... oops LOL).
Just Sew Stories for WingedFlight, who prompted me to think about other gifts from Father Christmas, specifically Mrs. Beaver’s sewing machine.
Rack ‘n’ Roll for Rthstewart, Snacky and Adaese. Museumverse meets Rthverse meets academia in an analysis of modern Narnian music and the infamous Moose Song. I may have lost the plot, but I found lots of puns on the way :-D
I still have much more reading to do, I feel like I’ve barely made a dent in the treasure trove of this year’s stories. So I’ll see you over in the archive!
