The Scriptorium

I have now received my first bad review for In the Family Way on Wraithbait. And when I say "bad," I don't mean criticism for a particular scene or aspect of the story because I've received that already. No, I'm talking about a review in which the reader pretty much trashed the whole fic and found very little that she liked about it. ( Well, they say honesty is the best policy! )

I want everyone in my department to die a horrible, hideous death. I'm so completely livid that I'm having trouble stringing words together. TGIF because if I don't get out of here soon there could be bodies.

For this year’s annual Halloween ghost walk, I decided to go solo and not drag any friends along. I also decided to book with Muddy York Walking Tours instead of Tasty Tours because I had already gone on the ghost walk Shirley was offering a couple of years ago. And, while I knew I might be covering some of the same ground I had covered before, I thought Muddy York’s The Haunted Streets of Downtown Toronto should still be interesting.

( Let’s do the time warp again! )

For anyone who might be interested, there is now a reader friendly version of In the Family Way available here. In case you're wondering, it's "reader friendly" because it has been broken down into four parts as opposed to, uh, eighteen. Unfortunately, the bad cover art by yours truly takes a bit away from the friendliness, but it's easy enough to scroll past that. *g*

Title: In the Family Way (11(b)/11)
Author: Rusty Armour
Pairing: McShep, Beckett/Other
Summary: Some are born into families; others create their own.
Word Count: 3,496
Category: Slash, MPreg, AU
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: Pretty much everything up to and including season three.
Disclaimer: Thou Shalt Not Steal. Even in the interest of fic. Most of these characters aren't mine. I, uh, borrowed them. Yeah. ( Part Eleven (b) )

Title: In the Family Way (11(a)/11)
Author: Rusty Armour
Pairing: McShep, Beckett/Other
Summary: Some are born into families; others create their own.
Word Count: 4,525
Category: Slash, MPreg, AU
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: Pretty much everything up to and including season three.
Disclaimer: Thou Shalt Not Steal. Even in the interest of fic. Most of these characters aren't mine. I, uh, borrowed them. Yeah. ( Part Eleven (a) )

I'm still in a state of total disbelief, but it appears that I've finally finished the last installment of In the Family Way. It's hopelessly rough and I still have to finish typing the remainder of my hand-written draft, but I'm hoping to get through the revision process in the next few days and then post it.

Yes, I do realize that there's only three or four people who are likely to read this, but I seriously don't care. All that matters is that it's done. It's taken more than three years, but the behemoth is complete at last.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah-hallelujah! Hal-le-eh-lu-jah!

( The hills are alive with music I can actually hear! )

I just found out on primeval_denial and saveprimeval that Primeval has been saved!!! :-D ITV is going to produce two series and all the cast is willing and available! This totally makes my day!

I know there are only a couple of Primeval fans on my flist, but here are two articles on the subject for anyone who's interested:

ITV Press Release

Digital Spy Article

When I was moving Gisburne's NASTY Knight Page a couple of weeks ago, I made the mistake of glancing at my RoS stories as I transferred the files. I had been thinking of revising them for a while, so seeing the sorry state they were in prompted me to take action. ( The Powers of Light and Darkness are with you! Edit quickly! )

Title: Demon Tofu IV: The Rise of Lucifer’s Zombie Horde (2/2)
Author: Rusty Armour
Summary: Dean hatches a cunning and dangerous plan to defeat Lucifer.
Word Count: 2,064
Rating: PG-13
Warning: This story contains tofu and the undead!
Spoilers: The Rapture (4.20), Sympathy for the Devil (5.1), Good God, Y’all (5.2)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Winchesters and I don't want to own them. Those boys are all dark, twisted and tormented inside, so I'm only willing to make very brief visits to their universe in the interest of birthday fic.
Author's Note: This was written for jackycomelately's birthday and is a sequel to The Time the Winchester Boys Met God or the Terrible Truth About Demon Tofu. Best wishes and many happy returns, jackycomelately! I hope you enjoy this latest story in the Demon Tofu series! :-)

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( And many happy returns! )

Title: Demon Tofu IV: The Rise of Lucifer’s Zombie Horde (1/2)
Author: Rusty Armour
Summary: Dean hatches a cunning and dangerous plan to defeat Lucifer.
Word Count: 1,650
Rating: PG-13
Warning: This story contains tofu and the undead!
Spoilers: The Rapture (4.20), Sympathy for the Devil (5.1), Good God, Y’all (5.2)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Winchesters and I don't want to own them. Those boys are all dark, twisted and tormented inside, so I'm only willing to make very brief visits to their universe in the interest of birthday fic.
Author's Note: This was written for jackycomelately's birthday and is a sequel to The Time the Winchester Boys Met God or the Terrible Truth About Demon Tofu. Best wishes and many happy returns, jackycomelately! I hope you enjoy this latest story in the Demon Tofu series! :-)

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( Happy Birthday, jackycomelately! )

Title: The Time the Winchester Boys Met God or the Terrible Truth About Demon Tofu (2/2)
Author: Rusty Armour
Summary: While Dean and Sam try to work out how and why Dean was sprung out of hell, they have an unexpected encounter with…God. Category: Crossover
Word Count: 2,478
Rating: PG-13
Warning: This story contains not only tofu, and references to the origins of demon tofu, but Doctor Who content as well!
Spoilers: No Rest for the Wicked (3.16), Lazarus Rising (4.1), Utopia (Doctor Who, 3.11), The Sound of Drums (Doctor Who, 3.12), Last of the Time Lords (Doctor Who, 3.13)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Winchesters and I don't want to own them. Those boys are all dark, twisted and tormented inside, so I'm only willing to make very brief visits to their universe in the interest of birthday fic.
Author's Note: This was written in 2008 for jackycomelately's birthday and is a sequel to The Return of the Demon Tofu: A Supernatural Adventure. I want to thank jackycomelately for putting up with all the Doctor Who content that mysteriously worked its way into this story.

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( Well, if you read the first part, you might as well read the second one. I mean, the damage has already been done. )

Title: The Time the Winchester Boys Met God or the Terrible Truth About Demon Tofu (1/2)
Author: Rusty Armour
Summary: While Dean and Sam try to work out how and why Dean was sprung out of hell, they have an unexpected encounter with…God. Category: Crossover
Word Count: 1,547
Rating: PG-13
Warning: This story contains not only tofu, and references to the origins of demon tofu, but Doctor Who content as well!
Spoilers: No Rest for the Wicked (3.16), Lazarus Rising (4.1), Utopia (Doctor Who, 3.11), The Sound of Drums (Doctor Who, 3.12), Last of the Time Lords (Doctor Who, 3.13)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Winchesters and I don't want to own them. Those boys are all dark, twisted and tormented inside, so I'm only willing to make very brief visits to their universe in the interest of birthday fic.
Author's Note: This was written in 2008 for jackycomelately's birthday and is a sequel to The Return of the Demon Tofu: A Supernatural Adventure. I want to thank jackycomelately for putting up with all the Doctor Who content that mysteriously worked its way into this story.

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( Yes, last year I sank to even deeper levels of depravity. )

Title: The Return of the Demon Tofu: A Supernatural Adventure
Author: Rusty Armour
Summary: Sam forces Dean to confront his tofu issues after he has another traumatic experience involving vegan products.
Word Count: 2,531
Rating: PG-13
Warning: This story contains many kinds of tofu...possibly even demon tofu!
Spoilers: None I can think of.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Winchesters and I don't want to own them. Those boys are all dark, twisted and tormented inside, so I'm only willing to make very brief visits to their universe in the interest of birthday fic.
Author's Note: This was written in 2007 for jackycomelately's birthday and is a sequel to Demon Tofu Birthday Surprise: A Supernatural Adventure.

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( Eat the freakin' tofu apple pie already! )

I should probably explain. In 2006, I decided to write a little Supernatural fic for jackycomelately's birthday. As often happens with my stories, it ended up being a little stranger than I'd anticipated. It also contained a certain element that would end up being the feature creature in the next two birthday fics: demon tofu. Anywaaaaay...when I asked jackycomelately what fandom-related treat she would like this year, she requested another demon tofu story. She also gave me permission to share this year's fic – as well as the previous stories in this warped little series – with the world. And, so, poor flist, I'm unleashing all four stories on you – starting with the first fic tonight and the remaining three stories (including this year's birthday submission) over the next few days.




( Go on. You know you can't resist that demon tofu. )

Woo hoo! The story I bid on (and won) at the David Hewlett MSF/DWB Birthday Auction, benefitting Doctors Without Borders has been posted! lilyleia78 took my rather flimsy idea and wrote Dogged, a sweet and humourous McShep story! If you're a fan of McShep, please check it out!

In other news, I'm happy to say that I've been exonerated. It wasn't my fault that I kept blowing fuses. My dad checked the light fixture in my kitchen this afternoon and discovered faulty wiring...or something like that. I know it involved wiring anyway because he unscrewed the entire fixture and pulled out a scary looking wire that had turned green and black. Herne only knows when the light fixture was originally installed. I have a feeling it was before I was born...In any case, my dad agrees that it wasn't my fault that I managed to blow the fuses in my apartment on multiple occasions. He confirmed that I did screw the lightbulb in properly and that I'm not a total idiot. Well...his opinion might have changed when he gave me some fuses he brought specifically for my stove, and I expressed surprise and wonder because I hadn't realized the stove had any. *g*

Man, I'm tired. I spent most of the day (when I wasn't learning about fuses) moving the remaining files for one of my websites from Tripod to a new web host. Unfortunately, I still have to move most of the files for my other site, but I can't think about that right now or else I'll burst into tears. Websites. They're so much fun.

( In Memoriam )

( This entry may contain disturbingly cute pictures of baby goats, pigs, and a Yoda sculpture crafted in butter. )

I just learned from my brother and sister that lightning struck a neighbour's tree and knocked out power for the entire street last night. Apparently, they were without power until morning. Not to brag or anything, but I managed to knock out my own power without the aid of lightning... *g*

I didn't realize the storm was so bad for them. I assumed my family was okay because Scarborough wasn't one of the areas hit by a tornado. There were four of them that swept through the Greater Toronto Area.