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March 31st, 2004
Yesterday was the 4th anniversary of the Academy of Bards. I just wanted to
take a second to thank everyone for making it a great site.
First and foremost thanks to Missy. Without the spot she carved out for us, we
simply wouldn't exist.
Ruth, Lida and Eileen - you guys make the upkeep and daily updates a piece of
cake. Thank you guys sooo very much!
Michelle, J, and Candy - I can't tell ya how much I appreciate the help with the
graphics and for indulging my ideas :).
Cadryn - it's so good to know you're our pinch hitter and willing
to help out in a bind...by the way, are you busy this weekend? <g>
Phil - oh great and wondrous Oz™ what can I say that hasn't been said about
you already? Stuff that can be printed anyway? :) You keep my life interesting
and you've become a great pal. Thanks for the brilliant bard challenges and doing
the Academy Marketplace. Because of your willingness to do that, we've helped
out some charities and that just is a great thing to do.
And to the readers - we wouldn't be here without you. I think
we are just starting to reach our stride. In fact, tomorrow, we are going to open
a new section of the Academy as our thanks to you!
Stories
Song Interrupted
by Sage Amante [original/alt/unfinished]
PWP. Two stories intertwine. Gina and Lydia are in a long-term relationship;
Katherine and Laurel are falling in love. Which couple is real? Which is fiction
- both, neither? Only they know and they aren't telling, but maybe you can figure
it out. Added parts 1-9
To Look for America by
Rab Donald [original/complete/short]
A story and a 'puzzle' rolled into one! The story is set in sixties London, the
puzzle is to find other hidden locations...please read, it took me *bloody ages*
to write :)
Added part 11[conclusion] of
Carrie Carr's The Way Things Should Be
March 30th, 2004
Added part 11 (conclusion) of
Allies by Ernie Whiting
March 29th, 2004
Welcome to the Academy, Proud Warrioress
Holy War
[unfinished/X&G/alt]
Xena and Gabrielle find themselves teamed up once again with General Marmax to
face an enemy so fearsome, none may survive. Fiercely defending the city of Corinth
alongside a combined army the likes of which has never before been seen in Greece,
the warrior and bard risk all for the greater good. But this time the cause
of the greater good could cost them everything.
Added part 9 of The Ridded
by Phair
Added part 15 of
Ken Rogers' Inevitable Destiny
Added part 10 of
Allies by Ernie Whiting
Added part 10 of The
Way Things Should Be by Carrie Carr
March 28th, 2004
Added part 26 of Bonnie's
Tie Break
eBooks
Glow Sticks and Jelly Beans - Emyster and Professor
Mending Fences Along the Way - Patricia Winterburn (under Amanda Ellis series)
Master of the Sword - DJ Belt
Fixed Ebooks (I hope)
The Binding Tie Manderlin Bidmead
March 27th, 2004
Welcome to Claudette Dillard, another new bard at the Academy:
Kendal [Über/complete/ALT/]
The story of two women, Kendal and Nicole, who meet under trying circumstances. The do the usual relationship dances during their courtship with a slight twist since Kendal is pregnant.
March 26th, 2004
Master of the Sword
by DJ Belt [short story/complete/ALT/good ol' classic Xena/Gabrielle
tale]
Xena and Gabrielle, on a visit to Potidaea, find Lila immersed in a dangerous
liaison which draws them into politics and intrigue and may prove deadly not only
to Gabrielle and Lila, but to Xena's redemption from her own dark past.
Added part 37 of Time's Fell
Hand by LJ Maas
Added part 20 of Heart's
Choice by Lois Kay
March 25th, 2004
Hate Storm by BluDreamscape
[Alt/Original/Finished]
A woman learns to live again.
Glow Sticks and
Jelly Beans by Emyster and Professor[alt/original/complete]
Sylvia and Gretchen...what one day can do in their lives?
Added part 9 of Allies
by Ernie Whiting
March 24th, 2004
Added part 34 and part
35 of Vertigo's Hidden Desires
Added part 10 of Wild by Kim
Pritekel and Alexa Hoffman
Announcement
Only about 8 days left to order any of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dar/Kerry/Chino
image merchandise at the Lucia of the Month Club.
http://www.cafeshops.com/bc_projliteracy
Once the month is over, the image is no longer available for sale.
EsmeralDAR is cute, KERRYbus is cuter but QuasiCHINO...oh my my...she is the cutest
of all.
Victor Hugo may have created them but Lucia made them adorable. Eat your
heart out Disney. <.bg.>
If you would to feed the artist (and I hope you do),
drop Lucia a line at: lunobrega@uol.com.br
Grab the latest in the Lucia collectible line....once it's gone...it's gone.
You get great stuff and StoryPlus gets a donation to help fight illiteracy.
It's a win-win situation.
Thank you for your continued support of BardCon charity endeavors.
PHIL
66 days to BardCon
March 23rd, 2004
Mending Fences Along the Way by Patricia Winterburn [alt/original/complete]
Some intimate time spent with Amanda and Sandy and Mitchell and Deb.
Added part 8
of Allies by Ernie Whiting
March 21st, 2004
Added part
14 of Inevitable Destiny by Ken Rogers
eBooks
In God's Hands On A Monday Morning - Pat Winterburn (under Amanda Ellis series)
Come On Home - Irish
Out of the Mouth of Babes - Littlespit
Return (The) - Ryan Daly (aka XWPFanatic)
Place to Dance (A) - Ali Vali
March 20th, 2004
Added part 7
of Allies by Ernie Whiting
March 19th, 2004
In God's Hands On A
Monday Morning by Patricia Winterburn [alt/original/complete]
Amanda and Sandy's world is shattered when the hospital is attacked by terrorists.
Come On Home by Irish
[alt/original/complete]
Added part 19 of Heart's
Choice by Lois Kay
eBooks
Unsuspecting Target - Trigar
For Which the First was Made - eToh
March 18th, 2004
Added part 25 of Bonnie's
Tie Break
Shana and Anne are still trying to find some quiet time together while her family
and friends are busy solving problems. And what about their nemesis?
For those who were getting worried - thank you for the many emails - let it be
known that this is the first of three updates that should come pretty quickly
now (once a week or so).
March 17th, 2004
Announcement
from Gerri Hill
Gulf Breeze is now available from Bella
Books and will shortly be shipping from Amazon.com
Stories
Added part 6
of Allies by Ernie Whiting
Added part
13 of Inevitable Destiny by Ken Rogers
March 16th, 2004
Announcement
from DS Bauden
I'm kicking off a new spring book tour with a trip to San Diego,
California to give a reading
and book signing at Obelisk Bookstore, 1029 University Avenue at 7pm
Thursday, March
18.
I'll be giving readings from A Saving Solace and A Sacrifice for
Friendship. After a brief
Q&A, I will also be signing copies of both books.
I hope to see you some of you there!!!
:)
Di
Out of the Mouth of Babes by Littlespit [Über/alt/complete]
Sometimes it takes a child to lead them...
March 15th, 2004
Added part 5
of Allies by Ernie Whiting
March 14th, 2004
Welcome to Trigar, a new bard at the Academy:
Unsuspecting Target [Über/alt/complete]
A vacation in Europe was just what the doctor ordered, or so Haley Connors thought. A novelist of some repute, Haley found herself stuck in a bad case of writer's block and was secretly grateful when her sister Elizabeth 'forced' her to take this vacation. But Haley got more than she bargained for. After becoming a witness to a murder, Haley unknowingly comes into possession of a disk with information on it that many people have died for. Kat McGregor, a secret operative assigned to the case, must now do her best to find the missing disk and to keep Haley alive after several attempts on the novelist's life are made. Together they walk through the shadows of life and death where they also discover a budding friendship amidst the chaos.
New Ebooks
Detective 6 - Patricial Winterburn (under Amanda Ellis series)
Cry For Help (A) - Debbie Dee
Curves - Emyster
Pearl Had to Die - Cephalgia
Just The Beginning - Mavis Applewater
Life with Mandy - Mavis Applewater
The Lodge - Mavis Applewater
The Pirate Queen - Mavis Applewater
Dreams and Reality - Monkey
Murkey Waters - Robin Alexander
A Not So Typical Monday - Texas Hottie
A Date to Remember - Barbara Davies
Ebooks Fixed (I hope)
No Oceans Deep – Cate Swannell
March 13th, 2004
Added part
9 of The Way Things Should Be by Carrie Carr
Added part 3 of Search
For Inspiration by Muzza
Added part 18 of
Lois Kay's Heart's Choice
March 12th, 2004
In Laughter In The Wind chapter
eleven of Mavis Applewater's Whispering Pines series, Anna and Catherine
are missing still the staff at the manor still feel them lurking about. Faith
is worried about Shawn and trying to leave Kansas as quickly as possible. Shawn
on the other hand is trying to deal with her visit to Salem and the mysterious
Cary.
For Which the First
was Made by eToh [original/alt/complete]
Love is the answer to why. We answer the hows by doing.This story had been
released in parts, this is a single file of the previous chapters plus the conclusion
Added part
12 of Inevitable Destiny by Ken Rogers
Added part 33
of Vertigo's Hidden Desires
Announcement-
Swollen Buds Mark Fourth Anniversary with New
Set of Awards Just in time to distract you from dutifully filling out your tax
forms -- and to mark the fourth anniversary of their inception ... we are pleased
to announce the Swollen Bud Awards of March 15, 2004! It's taken awhile -- real
life, aging, and our own writing has made slow readers of us -- but we've still
got a half dozen gems to bring to your attention. Check them out at <http://beyonduber.com/swollenbuds/default.htm>.
The tales being honored this time around include works by Blayne
Cooper and T Novan, Roselle Graskey,
KG MacGregor, Mary Morgan, Meghan
O'Brien, and Temora.
Swollen Bud Awards are announced whenever exceptional fan fiction comes to the
attention of the group of dedicated fan fiction readers who comprise the Swollen
Buds Committee. Stories do not compete with each other for recognition, but against
a standard of writing excellence. Accordingly, awards may be presented to more
than one story in a category or not presented in every category every time. X:WP
Fan fiction of all types (alternative, general, traditional, and/or uber AND ranging
in explicitness from G and PG to NC-17) is eligible. (The provocative names of
the awards program and of its categories were chosen for the purpose of catching
readers' attention, not to signal graphic content. <g>) Whatever their nature,
stories are NOT considered for awards until they have been COMPLETED.
Finally, after you check out the winners and enjoy them, FEED THE
BARDS!
Sincerely,
The Swollen Buds Committee
swollen_bud@yahoo.com
March 11th, 2004
The Academy wishes to extend our best thoughts and wishes to our
readers, friends and family in Spain today. We must continue to fight terrorism.
Stories
Here are four more from Mavis Applewater's Wednesday Afternoon
Series.
Just The
Beginning (Starting Over Part Two)
Shay is haunted by the past as she tries to enjoy the holidays with Randy.
Life With
Mandy
A woman reflects on a past love who has suddenly reentered her life. Things become
more complicated when Mandy's husband has the bad manners to be murdered.
The Pirate
Queen
A thief on the run enters into an agreement that would grant her the revenge she
thinks she wants.
The Lodge
The owner of a small ski lodge in Vermont tries to handle a group of unruly guests
and her attraction to the hostess of the gathering.
Added part 4
of Allies by Ernie Whiting
March 10th, 2004
Inevitable
Destiny 11 - Searching the Dead by Ken Rogers
A frantic Samantha convinces a reluctant Tanya to search for Angela in a forlorn
bay of forgotten ships.
This story is Incomplete
March 9th, 2004
Added part 3
of Allies by Ernie Whiting
Updated The Ultimate Über List
by Eileen Marks
March 8th, 2004
Welcome to Robin Alexander, a new bard at the Academy:
Murky Waters
Claire Murray just relocated to Baton Rouge, La. After receiving one of the most coveted positions within her company. She would finally be able to begin her life anew leaving all the problems of the past in her hometown of Houston, Texas. Everything seemed perfect until one of her problems re-surfaced. Distance had not hindered her stalker.
Silence by Zuke [Post-FIN/finished/vignette]
A post-FIN vignette. By the time I told you about it, you could have read it yourself (hanky alert).
Added part 6 of The Day
After by Insane Englishwoman
Added part
18, part
19, part
20 and part
21 of Fate by Kaia
March 7th, 2004
Added part
3 of To Find What Was Mine by Red Hope
Added part
8 of The Ridded by Phair
New eBooks
Almost a story... no, really! - Carola "Ryuchan" Eriksson
Ritual - Meghan O'Brien
Faerie Folk - Carola "Ryűchan" Eriksson
Tale of Woe (A) - Carola "Ryűchan" Eriksson
March 6th, 2004
Detective Amanda Ellis Part 6: Promises Kept by Pat Winterburn
When Detectives Amanda Ellis and Mitchell Blake are handed a cold case file from 16 years ago, it brings back some bad memories and a ghost from Amanda and Sandy's past.
Added part 10
of Blindsided by Colleen
March 5th, 2004
Added part 2
of Allies by Ernie Whiting
Added part 17 of
Lois Kay's Heart's Choice
A Not So Typical
Monday by Texas Hottie [complete/PWP/original]
Mondays use to be the worst day of the week for me. That is until a visit
from a vision who just happened to work in technical support changed my opinion
of that day.
Curves by Emyster
Curves, what are they all about?
March 4th, 2004
Added part 7
of Irresistible Flame by DJWP
March 3rd, 2004
Announcement
The Academy is very pleased to announce that Shaken
by KG MacGregor (http://www.cavalierpress.com)
will debut at Orlando BardCon on May 29. The
book is pretty much redone with the series of stories we have on-line here condensed
and re-written. I understand this story is just AWESOME in the book form. I can't
imagine how it got much better than the original!
Congratulations to KG and Cavalier. Now remember to support the bards and BUY
THE BOOKS!!!!
Stories
Added part 36 of LJ
Maas' Time's Fell Hand
March 2nd, 2004
Announcement
DC BardFest 2004 is kicking into high gear. 36 Bards have been invited
... so far. And two have already accepted the invitation! Radclyffe and Di Bauden
will make return appearances to DC BardFest.
We would like your help in determining the second charity, in addition to the
Starship Foundation, for this year's convention. Please visit
the web site and vote in the poll.
http://www.dcbardfest.com
Stories
Added part 9 of Wild
by Kim Pritekel and Alexa Hoffman
Inevitable
Destiny 10 - Overshadowing Events by Ken Rogers
Angela finds herself in her brothers clutches. Samantha discovers the
power of her psychic abilities. Lesha reluctantly takes a shift to pay back a
favor.
Allies
by Erning Whiting [original/unfinished]
In the wake of a global biological war, the Foundation for Law and Morality has
seized control of the United States government. Having sprung from other historical
and crusading organizations, such as the Moral Majority and the Traditional
Values Coalition, the Communist-hunters of HUAC, the witch-hunters of Salem, and
the power-hungry Church of the Spanish Inquisition, the Foundation is yet
another generation of fundamentalist religious organizations which aspires
to impose their narrow-minded and ecclesiastical beliefs on the rest of the
country through force of law and arms. And in this spirit of "preserving
traditional and moral values," they are seeking to capture and execute
a psychically gifted young woman whom they have branded as an enemy of the
State, having charged her with sedition, murder and witchcraft.
"ALLIES" is not only a story of a modern-day witch-hunt; it
is also a plausible story of how yet another theocratic government could
come to power. Ultimately, it is a story of how a young Wiccan priestess
defies those who would deny not only her rights as a free citizen, but
all of ours as well.
March 1st, 2004
Pearl
Had to Die by Cephalgia
There are people in your life you love and there are people who...well,
Jen knows one of those.
Added part 2 of Search
For Inspiration by Muzza
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