Top 5 Stories from 2016

[yourlibrarian]

Memorial by Lyr. She heads to L.A. and stays, but doesn't know who she is. I liked this thought of how Buffy's time there might have gone and how she might have found herself again.

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Five Ficlets That Made Me Giggle in 2016

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

God knows we needed to get our laughs where we could last year, so here are five ficlets from 2016 that made me giggle

To kick off, try a perfect Giles, Spike drabble from il_mio_capitano. Spike might just be a little bit obsessed with Buffy. No wonder Giles needs Something Stronger.

( Right this way for the funnies… )

Five Comms (and a bonus) that kept Fandom going in 2016

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

LJ coms are exactly that: communities. Places where we come together to share the fandom with people who are on our friends list and people who are not. Without communities, I would not have met a lot of wonderful people on LJ. I want to give a shout out to five +1 communities that brought fandom to our little corner of the world in 2016. (I simply couldn’t limit the list to five, so I’ve added a bonus.) This is also an expression of gratitude to the moderators of all communities who give of their time to create a fandom experience for the rest of us.


sb_fag_ends
Created in August 2010, this community promotes Spike/Buffy fanfic and meta up to 1,000 words in length (as well as limited postings of artwork). It's a great concept, especially for those of us who really enjoy the opportunity to participate in brief spurts. The community is moderated by bogwitch, quinara, and shapinglight. I have to say their annual Halloween challenge has been one of the highlights of my fandom year. As of the end of 2016, the community will sadly no longer have active mods, but it remains open for anyone who wants to showcase their work. Thank you for your contribution to the fandom!

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5 +1 Great Images from 2016

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

One of my images was originally created toward the end of 2015 but has been reworked in 2016. Since I wasn't sure if that should count, I made it my extra.

1. Restfield's Not Thinking About Buffy - OK, I'm not good with images so I don't know what to say but it's in how he's looking away from her, how she's in the smoke. I adore it.

( the rest of the links are getting me a copy of Drawing for Dummies so maybe I could sketch something cool for next year's rec list )