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Jane Austen and the Seven Deadly SinsApr. 17, 2021 | Comments The story of Snow White retold from the pages of Jane Austen's works, with a challenge to incorporate alternative or rare point of view characters. I also aim for the soul of wit: brevity (results may vary). |
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An Austen Sleeping BeautyApr. 09, 2021 | Comments In thanks and inspired by other fan stories, and as always the lady's own words: a fairy tale found among the works of Jane Austen. Each section of the tale is retold by the characters of a different novel or novella. |
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An Austenian Antagonist: a SongMar. 28, 2021 | Comments A parody of a satiric ditty, all about the falsities of Austen's antagonists. With no apologies, but much love, to: Miss Jane Austen, Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, and Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan. Also posted on the Derbyshire Writers' Guild, Fanfiction.net, and AO3. |
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A Lonesome Two-StepOct. 31, 2020 | Comments Written for JaOctGoHoNo 2020 at the Derbyshire Writers' Guild. Partly inspired by an American folk song. During the summer of the Spanish-American War, Clementine Morse fears the worst when letters to her loved ones go unanswered. |
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Husbandry"What is there to be done?" he finally asked, giving up all pretense of wisdom, at a loss for how to proceed. |
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HusbandryTurning to explore the countryside, Henry found it impossibly beautiful: all was bright, airy, peaceful, and alive with color. |
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HusbandryYet though words had often been his closest companions and comfort, they offered no balm for Henry's present suffering. |
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HusbandryPart 1 (Jun. 26, 2020) | Comments A mashup of Jane Austen, Virgil, and Aristophanes, with Henry Tilney in the dual roles of Orpheus and Dionysus. Bordering on crackfic, beyond meta. Now available as an eBook via Draft2Digital (bundled with Trifles Light as Air). |
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PerennialOct. 06, 2017 | Comments Elindale didn't mean to get caught up in the planet's latest flower fad. Her family had other ideas. An Alternate Universe riff on the characters set in space. |
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InductioSep. 18, 2014 | Comments A different tragic love haunts the Trojan War as the Athenian sailor Kallikrates is forced to relive his past. Inspired by the Greek Mythology AU prompt from the Fanfic Prompts tumblr. |