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July 31st, 2001
Added part 8 of Infinitely Abstruse's What' Goes On Behind Closed Doors
Added part 5 of Erin Jennifer's Shadows
Deleted all files by Jaden Rose at her request.
July 30th, 2001
To Die by the Sword
by Leslie Miller
Xena decides it may be time to alter her path before it's too late (pre FIN).
Updated Eileen Marks' Ultimate Über List
July 29th, 2001
Stories
Added Part 4 of Tempting Trouble By Snap
Poems
by Terri Lyn Stanfield
Desert
Heart
Destiny
Has Found Us
Burning
Sing
To My Heart
Creatures
of the Night
July 28th, 2001
No stories or updates today. I just wanted to remind everyone that tonight is the deadline to enter Tier I and Tier II of the Academy of Bards' Challenge. Get those submissions in! The prizes are incredible.
Also a special Happy Birthday to the Grand Poobah of the Contests, Phil!
July 27th, 2001
Update part deux
Added the conclusion (chapter 11) to the wonderful story The Challenge by Janet Lynne
Added the much awaited update of Beneath the Brambles by Savay part 22 and part 23
July 27th, 2001
Special update -- Advocate and T.Novan have yet another winner! Check out Road To Glory http://www.btinternet.com/~a.e.c/advocatertg.htm It is a wonderful wonderful story! I'll have another update later. I wanted to give you guys the opportunity to read it now!
July 26th, 2001
Added part 25 (the conclusion) of Cold by Midgit
Added chapter 7 of Snap Shots Part II by MJ
July 25th, 2001
Added part 8 of Original Sin by Malaurie Barber
Added part 2 of Coincidental Meetings by Griffin
July 24th, 2001
Separated Erin Jennifer's Shadows into four parts. Part 1 - part 4.
Added part 7 of Mavis Applewater's Just One of Those Things
July 23rd, 2001
Announcement
Hi
Y'all...
I've been good, really I have...
I haven't bombarded you with rambling, slightly psychotic <.snort.>, cheesy
commercial promos for the Bard Challenge 2...
I've kept relatively quiet, hoping that you would just take the idea and run
with it.
<.sigh.>
I mean everyone has an opinion on the ending episodes/series ender...things
you liked, things you didn't like...things you would change if you had the chance...
I want to thank those who have already sent in their submissions. You
guys rock!
And a question to everyone else: So, why are you not writing, huh?
Top ten reasons why you should enter the Royal Academy Challenge II:
10) It may keep me from doing any more of these type announcements <.bg.>
9) There are 3 different formats you can enter in
8) You get to play "creatively" with the Warrior Princess and/or the Bard...while
the other one watches <.eg.>
7) You have the satisfaction of knowing you wrote an original ending, not one
that was...ahem...borrowed from another movie
6) there is no number six
5) You have the honor of having your story live forever in cyber space at the
Royal Academy of Bards AND at the XWP:
Alternative Endings Archive.
4) You get the recognition/congratulations/accolades from all your fellow peers,
when you win.
3) You get the recognition/congratulations/accolades from all your fellow peers,
when you win AND a dual signed (LL/ROC) picture and, if you are the overall
top vote getter, a rare LL signed (mint in package) Xena action figure. Plus
we have an assortment of other goodies too...signed trading cards, Xena t-shirts,
Xena/Gab action figures, photos, etc.
2) You get to show that you "get it" even when TPTB don't
AND the NUMBER ONE reason to enter the Bard's Challenge:
1) You can give Akemi exactly what she deserves <.beg.>
Premise is here: http://www.academyofbards.org/challenge.html
Rules are here: http://www.academyofbards.org/challenge2.html
Entries go here: academy_contest@yahoogroups.com
Questions about anything go here: WarriorNutcase
@aol.com
(except for the question as to why the sky is blue...send that one to
Storybyrd, she knows that answer, I asked her already <.bg.>)
Slight adjustment to rules (because the Academy BC Committee lives to
serve and we want everyone to participate):
1) You may enter in more than one format...but you may submit only one
piece for entry in each format category (for a maximum total of 3 entries).
One outline and/or one script and/or one epic.
2) Due to popular request, the outline category has had it's deadline extended
to 7/28/01
So, now you know the rules, you know the prizes and you *know* I will make good
on my threat of cheesy commercials...
Your fate is in your hands...
Go write <.bg.>
Phyllis aka WarriorNutcase
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Stories
Welcome Barderella to the Academy!
The
Amazon Way
So just what were Ephiny, Solari and Eponin like when they were younger? Let
me put it this way....Ephiny was not always so diplomatic, Solari was not always
such a tease, and Eponin was not always....well ok, yes she has always been
sorta stoic and grumpy, but she's sensitive too! (hehe) Follow their adventures
as they learn all about life, love, friendship and "The Amazon Way".
My
Dearest Friend
A very short and tender vignette.
Stirrings
of a Dark Heart by Taleweaver
It's a piece written fromæa warrior'sæpoint of view as she reflects on how faræher
traveling companionæhas come, and just how much she feels for her.
Added the latest chapter
of Amazon Queen Series: Part XVIII - "Source
of Darkness" by L.M. Townsend
The Amazons are dying of a horrible plague which MelysÔ discovers is caused
by a curse. Only by releasing the soul of an ancient warrior can this Darkness
be lifted - but the AmazonsØ most ancient enemy is afoot - can the Three Queens
lift the curse before the Nation is destroyed?
Added part 10 of Janet Lynne's The Challenge
Added part 3 of Denic's Past Tense of Love
Added part 5 of Seeing You Again for the First Time by Colleen
July 22nd, 2001
Stories
Added part 3 of Tempting Trouble By Snap
Added part 4 of Mountain Love by Psyche_b
Added With & Without By Jess
Added Love Me By Amber Andersen
July 21st, 2001
Announcement
Greetings,
As most of you have probably already heard, members from the online Xena community are banding together to create a virtual seventh season of Xena: Warrior Princess. We currently have forty-six individuals working to make the virtual season a reality. Five episodes are in the process of being written with the season opener almost complete.
Our goal is to create a virtual season which mirrors the feel of the original series. The season will consist of 22 episodes which will be "aired" in script format following the original air schedule Xena followed. The first episode is due to air on September 24, 2001. Episode plots will reflect the events of the original series, picking up where the finale left off.
We invite each of you to visit the Virtual Season website at http://xwpvs.tripod.com for more information. If any of you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We hope to see you in September 2001.
Sincerely, The Virtual
Season Team
http://xwpvs.tripod.com
xwpvs_team-owner@yahoogroups.com
**The Virtual Season is strictly a volunteer, not for profit endeavor.**
Stories
Added part 2 of Tempting Trouble By Snap
Added parts 4 through 10 (conclusion) of Barbara Buncle's Stochastic Resonance
July 20th, 2001
Tempting
Trouble By
Snap [unfinished]
Reeling from the incarceration of her mother and accustomed to a life on the
streets, Raven Vlade is immediately ostracized from the clique of teenagers
inhabiting downtown Thursville. Living with her lascivious Uncle is traumatic
enough, but when coupled with her new school's evidently elitist system, the
stunning vagrant finds herself in need of a dangerous diversion. Nicky Mayfair,
an effervescent and popular cheerleader, is awed by the arrival of the enigmatic
stranger, yet Raven's lowly status as 'trailer trash' bridges a gap between
the would-be lovers. The class divide needs to be conquered, but does Nicky
have the courage to succumb to temptation and defy the stifling conventions
of her town? Or are the disturbing repercussions enough to deter her?
Dream
A Little Dream by Greek Warrior
Another story of what happened after 'The Kiss', the one from the second season.
æXena and Gabrielle return to the Amazon village and a certain blonde-haired
goddess gets involved.
Shadows
by Erin Jennifer [alt/unfinished]
Set during the 3rd season, Xena and Gabrielle are summoned to Eire by someone
from Xena's dark past. There, they are thrown into battle against Caesar and
the Romans, while a terrifying evil threatens to tear them apart. This is parts
1-4 of a continuing story.I didn't figure out where the parts were separated
so as it is now, all 4 are condensed in one file.
Deeper
Waters Than Most Think by Alexiares
Like many fanfic authors, I've always found Eponin very interesting... probably
because RenPics never did get around to building up her character, apparently
because the woman who played her disappeared from the acting industry after
playing the role. I bet she's running a dojo somewhere, because she sure could
do wild things with that staff. Anyway, this story gives a bit of a life story
of Eponin, and explains a few details from other stories, although you don't
have to read them to understand what's happening in this one.
AndBabyMakes
. . .by Carole Giorgio
This new story is Not
a continuation of the New Beginnings series - even though it seems like it is
because it starts where the series left off, but this will be either a stand
alone or a mini series in and of itself (if I continue on after the birth.)
Added part 3 of Stochastic Resonance by Barbara Buncle
Added part 49 of Jenah's Our Reunion
Added part 48 and part 49 of Vertigo's Reece's Faith
July 19th, 2001
Added part 16 of The Road Back Home by Lynne Norris
Added part 2 of Stochastic Resonance by Barbara Buncle
Added chapter 6 of Snap Shots Part II by MJ
Added part 9 of Janet Lynne's The Challenge
July 18th, 2001
Stochastic
Resonance - Part 1 by Barbara Buncle
Set in the future, Stochastic Resonance explores a time when nothing is left
to chance. Humans are constructed for specific purposes, and designated by their
jobs; forbidden to breed or touch each other because of fear of disease or dysfunction,
their lives are spent tending the huge ships that take them from planet to planet.
Only the ships have names, gobbling resources and alien civilizations as they
go.
But not all aliens are such easy pickings, and perhaps some of those supposedly obsolete forbidden customs were not eliminated as successfully as the rulers would like to think. When the aliens begin to fight back, everything on shipboard begins to fall apart, leaving one researcher a chance to discover new things about herself and some of her crewmates. Meanwhile, a spy is abandoned on a hostile planet, just as she too makes a new discovery.
The
Heart Of Aphrodite by Silence
'Dite helps the girls out.
July 17th, 2001
Welcome to a new bard to join the Academy. A big rousing howdy to Wisdom's Cry. She has submitted three poems today and adds - "Most of my poems reflect my Christian Faith as a Roman Catholic Christian."
Time
Lord of Love
Thoughts of the Bard
Added part 8 of Janet Lynne's The Challenge
July 16th, 2001
Added part 7 of The Challenge by Janet Lynne
Here are the latest three pieces from David J. Duncan - The Alti Returns trilogy.
Part 1 "Protecting
One's Legacy" (Also the first installment to the new "Amazon Scrolls"
series)(Gen):
In this piece, Xena and Gabrielle ride to Egypt in order to save Eve from Alti.
During the journey, several questions arise between the two friends. After the
battle, Gabrielle makes a big decision....
Part 2 "Dancing
Before the Music Starts" (Gen/Uber):
This is a multi xover between Xena, Forever Knight, and "The Mummy Returns".
The O' Connells unwittingly release Alti from her tomb. After trying to use
the high priest Imhotep to stop her, Michael is forced to travel to 1990's Tucson
and ask Dave and Xena for help.
Part 3 "Aftershocks"
(Gen/Uber):
This Forever Knight/Xena xover takes place during and right after the ending
of "Send in the Clones". In this piece, the cloned Xena stays with Alti and
the two of them side with the Renegades and the Enforcers against the
Duboises and their friends. Don't miss the ending as it sets up some items for
the following installment!!
July 15th, 2001
Added part
3 of S.Lee's Ms. O'Connor Goes to Washington
Jordan's family holds onto each other while they wait for to be found. Big
changes come to Jordan's life and her campaign as she re-evalutes her life as
a result of the experience.
July 13th, 2001
Homes
Don't Really Exist by R.G. Heller
A bartender named Kel tells about running into an old neighbor who is back in
town due to unfortunate circumstances.
Added chapter 5 of MJ's Snap Shots part 2
Added part 14 (chapters 34 and 35) and part 15 (chapters 36-37) to White Nights by Minerva
July 12th, 2001
More original fiction from Jane Fletcher, author of The Wrong Trail Knife
The Leap: Rowena, Earl of Northwold, was not having a good day. The Queen's impossible demands were bringing civil war ever closer. It was Rowena's intention to keep Northwold out of it for as long as possible, however events were working against her. The last thing she needed was for the Queen's marshal to appear, bringing a prisoner who would stir up old memories and bring new problems.
The Queen of Magpies: A vengeful King, an inane Princess, several sullen guards and a priceless statue - just another day's work for the most famous thief in the world.
Added part 2 of Grit's Fragments
Added part 6 of Janet Lynne's The Challenge
July 10th, 2001
Added part 7 of the awesome story First by Kim Pritekel
July 9th, 2001
Engravings
of Wraith by Kiera Dellacroix [alt/finished]
A woman of reluctant violence learns about life and love.
Added
part 6 of
Studies In Light
Added part 5 of The Challenge by Janet Lynne
Poems
Silence by Kate Edwards
by Terri Lyn Stanfield
Black
Void
Heart
of a Poet
Would
I?
No One To Blame
July 8th, 2001
Added Parts 19 & 20 (Conclusion) of A Petal of the Rose by LJ Maas
July 7th, 2001
Added chapter 7 of What Goes On Behind Closed Doors by Infinitely Abstruse
Odd
Jobs By RacerX [unfinished]
A Call Girl and
her client spend...time...together. Sparks fly.
July 6th, 2001
Just a reminder to those who submit stories to the Academy. Please try and keep those submissions to 5 per week, thank you! The Academy
Heatwave
by Erin Jennifer
On a hot day, Xena and Gabrielle find a nice spring to cool off in, though the
heat doesn't end there.
Just a Little
Drink byæXfjnky
It's hard to summarize something that has no plot, and trust me, this one fits
into that category. æJust a shameless short little PWP.
Added part 4 of The Challenge by Janet Lynne
Added part 2 of Vigilant by Blitzgal
Added part 45, part 46, and part 47 of Reece's Faith by Vertigo
July 5th, 2001
First
by Kim Pritekel [unfinished]
Lover, best friend, confidante, and simply next door neighbor. Beth has died,
and now Emily must find some understanding and peace behnd their estrangement.
(I didn't know this was unfinished, I am sure glad I didn't because I would
have overlooked an absolutely FANTASTIC read!)
This
is a Lonely Life
by Beth
A short story about a musician named Laken and a conversation one night in a
bar. It grew from listening to the song "Sylvia Hotel" by Cheryl Wheeler.
Added part 8 of KM's Considerable Appeal
Added
part 9 (chapters 16 and 17) of John S. Gerow's There Must In All Things
Be Closure
In this segment: The Amazons struggle to deal with old wounds reopened by
Raisa's allegations.
Added part 12 and the conclusion to Kawai's Change of Heart
Added parts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and part 9 (conclusion) of Alix and Valerie by Dreams
Added chapter 6 of What Goes On Behind Closed Doors by Infinitely Abstruse
Added part 2 chapter 4 of Snap Shots by MJ
Added part 3 of Mountain Love by Psyche_b
Poems
by Terry Lyn Stanfield
Sea of Passion
Bad Moon Rising
July 4th, 2001
Vigilant
by Blitzgal [unfinished]
This is an Uber-alt story which takes place in the present day. It centers around
the character of Lana Wilson, a senior in high school who by chance meets a
woman whom she is convinced is moonlighting as a real-life vigilante referred
to by the press as the Urban Avenger. This is merely part one of the piece,
to be continued as long as there are new adventures for this pair.
Added part 3 of The Challenge by Janet Lynne
Poems
by Terry Lyn Stanfield
Lost Long Ago
Stay the Course
Angelic Soul
I Don't
Caged
July 3rd, 2001
Please y'all...if you read a story and like it...send a note to the bard. I have heard a whole bunch of people as of late saying they are getting little or *no* feedback on stories. Let's give the writers some encouragement!
Here is part five, part six and the conclusion of Play It Again Sam by Ali Vali
Added part 6 of Minerva's Linger
Added part 12 of White Nights by Minerva
Poems
by ArdentTly
Words Enough To Say
tragic
timeless beauty
Life With My Xena
Ever
After
Cool
Clean Waters
the best man for the job
A Woman for All Seasons or Once Upon
a Time in Greece
July 2nd, 2001
Rising
Sun by Erin Jennifer
This story takes place after the events of "Friend in Need, part 1."
The
Man Who Killed Xena by Richard B. Franke
The ancient Celts feared a Bard's wrath more that almost anything. A samurai
discovers why.
Emotion
by Idryth
Emotion concludes the story arc that began with Insight
and continued in Realization.
Kris and Sam have come to terms with what they mean to each other, now can everyone
else? And, will the danger that seems to haunt their every step continue to
plague them? Read Emotion to find those answers and more.
æWhite
Water Terror by Blind Faith
Xena and Gabrielle find themselves in "a little over their heads" as they try
to help a village struggling to survive a flooding river near their homes. æAs
the events swirl out of their control, Xena and Gabrielle are forced fight for
their own survival.
White
Water Terror 2: æKilaro's Revenge by Blind Faith
After surviving the harrowing events of "White Water Terror," Xena and Gabrielle
double back to the town to discover if the villagers have survived the flood.
æHowever, when they reach the village there is an even greater threat that awaits
them.
White
Water Terror 3: æThe Hunt By Blind Faithæææ æ
Xena and Gabrielle must fight for their lives to avoid Kilaro and her army.
æThis is the concluding section of the White Water Trilogy.
Disaster
at Styman Pass by Blind Faith
A surprise rock slide sends Xena over a cliff, and Gabrielle fights to rescue
her. æThis hurt/comfort story shows the love and friendship between these two
women. æ
æShark
Island Salvation by Blind Faith
The setting of this story takes place immediately following the events of "Locked
Up and Tied Down" from Season 4. æGabrielle and Xena try to recover from the
events in the prison, and Xena struggles to shake the feeling of anxiety that
has taken over her soul ever since Alti's vision of the crucifixion.
Ancient
Amazon Secret by Dreamweaver
A short Star Wars/XWP CROSSOVER PWP story. It would probably fit best with conqueror
stuff.
Mountain
Love by Psyche_b
Two women from very different parts of the country are brought together by destiny
and love. This is the story of the ætrouble they go though to be together. Set
in the majestic Adirondack Mountains at the turn of the 20th century. A time
when survivors of the War between the States still live to rehash old battles.
Part Six of Mavis Applewater's Just One Of Those Things.
Added part 24 of Cold by Midgit
Added part 2 of Janet Lynne's The Challenge
Added part 18 of A Petal of the Rose by LJ Maas
Added part 11 of Kawai's Change of Heart
Poems
Question by Kate Edwards
by ArdentTly
Harvest
Frivolity
Musings
Deathmaiden
Full Figured Feelings
Hands
Haunting of Amphipolis
Under Noses
Incantation
Betwixt and Between
Frost
Feast of Leavings
July 1st, 2001
Flashpoint By ArdentTly
Barfly By ArdentTly
A Destiny Denied By ArdentTly
Conversations With My Mother By ArdentTly
The Warrior Princess By ArdentTly
Scenes From a Relationship By ArdentTly
Within You and Without You By ArdentTly
After the Bath By ArdentTly
Poems by ArdentTly
Family Orchard
linear dreams
Woman in Chains
a part
Poet
~words
Recast
The Forge
Place Show Win
Though Distance Seems To Part Us
And Nothing Else Matters
Sands
crystallize
Egypt
Beauty
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