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New prompts are up at firefly5things :D

Call for Jayne Drabbles!

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I have an upcoming podcast featuring Jayne drabbles and I'm looking for some to read on my podcast! Any suggestions or links to your own work would be greatly appreciated!

Stay Shiny!
Tabitha
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That Which Shapes A Man

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Title: That Which Shapes A Man
Chapter Four: A Rough Road to Follow

Author: mercsgoodgirl

Summary: Jayne returns to his home world for the funeral of his beloved younger brother. The solemn occasion forces him to confront early events that have shaped his life, in an effort to understand the true meaning of family and loyalty.

Rating: PG-15 
Characters: Jayne, Kaylee, Jayne/Kaylee, Crew, ofc, omc
Pairing: Jayne/Kaylee, het, in some chapters
Warning: Strong language.
Spoilers/Timeline: Just prior to "Those Left behind"; also, twenty-six years previously.
Disclaimer: All belongs to Joss. Just one woman’s take on the story. No money exchanged and all that. 
Word count: 2,374; chapter four of thirteen

Author's Note: From the first time I watched Firefly, I wondered what circumstances might have shaped the character of Jayne Cobb, an exceptionally complex man. The given name "Jayne" was a common variant of "John" in Victorian England. This story emerged from the questions I asked.

Thanks to my excellent beta artemis_prime for making me dig deep and to cantonheroine for the beautiful header for this story. Finally, sincere thanks to my dear friend Kristy Bartley, Ph.D., psychologist and therapist, who introduced me to the amazing work on intergenerational family dynamics done by Dr. Terrance Real and gave me insights into the forces that might have created the character we see.

Previous chapters here…

Cross-posted to ff_fanfic and jaylee_ship

Questions, thoughts and comments are sincerely appreciated. Thanks!

He has hard choices to make…

The Losing Side, Chapter 33

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TITLE: The Losing Side, chapter 33
CHARACTERS: Mal and Wash primarily, with Zoe making important appearances.  More Zoe later in the story.
PAIRINGS: Foreshadowing of future Wash/Zoe
RATING: PG-13 
SUMMARY: Wash has spent the majority of the war in an Alliance POW camp, and when the war ends Mal is sent to the same facility, where they meet.  Most of the story to date takes place in the prison, but eventually they will be released and the story will continue up to the point of Serenity's purchase and the Out of Gas flashback where Zoe meets Wash.  I've tried to keep this story as canon as possible, and remain true to the characters while expanding their backgrounds and adventures.
CURRENT CHAPTER: Mal learns a little more about Wash's history in the camp, and Mal for the first time grieves openly for his family, which was killed when Shadow was destroyed by the Alliance.  He recalls better days on Shadow, and relieves growing up on the ranch.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: At 33 chapters to date, this is turning into a novel!  I finally gave up on the idea that I would get around to posting all 32 previous chapters here, and decided to just start posting the new ones as I write them.  This chapter stands on its own enough to be read even if you haven't been following the entire series.  If it should make you want to read the previous chapters, they are posted on www.fireflyfans.net at: http://www.fireflyfans.net/fulluserbluesunlist.asp?un=jetflair

Please comment!  Your feedback, positive and negative, is what keeps me writing and helps me develop as a writer.  This is my first real attempt at writing fiction and it's an ongoing learning process!

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Toy Fly (A Firefly/Toy Story Crossover Fic)

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Title: Toy Fly (Part 1 of ?)
Author: Tabitha sl_podcast
Summary: Some interesting new toys show up in Andy's toy box
Rating: (G)
Characters: Woody, Buzz, Rex, Mal, Kaylee, Jayne and Wash (possibly more)
Pairing: G-rated Woody/Little Bo Peep
Spoilers/Timeline: After Toy Story 2, the Firefly characters think they're Pre-the Big Damn Movie
Disclaimer: Not mine, I only have fun here. This is a rough, non-beta'd first draft.
Author's Note: These are toy action figures of the Firefly crew who think they're the real deal. This series might continue if I feel the urge.... please comment!

( Toys I say.... read here: )