February 27th, 2007

A Christmas Carol II: Saving The Best For Last by Dillon Watson [original/alt/complete]
This story picks up six months after A Christmas Carol. When Jackie catches sight of a woman ogling Gabby like she's a buffet, she makes an important discovery. Will she have the courage to act on it?

Destiny Fulfilled by Mary G [classic/alt/unfinished]
The fourth story in the series, as the time for Xena and Gabrielle's joining draws near they are called away to Britannia for one of the most trying times of their lives. Will Mary be able to keep her silence about the coming events or will her love for her friends cause her to break her oath?

Added part 76 of In an Age Before by Phantombard

February 26th, 2007

Added part 6 and part 7 of Tales of the Making by S. Derkins

February 25th, 2007

Announcement
- From Carrie Carr

I want to thank everyone who took the time to write me about the story I submitted to the Academy's 2007 Valentine's Day Invitational. The response I received was unbelievable. The Academy fans are the greatest, and I feel truly blessed. Thank you all for your continued support.

Added part 5 of Breathless by Lois Kay

February 24th, 2007

Some Kind of Hero by IseQween [classic/gen/complete]
Prior to the episode that introduces her, Callisto puzzles over what to do about the warlord who “made” her and has suddenly switched to performing good deeds. The story also makes particular reference to THE RECKONING, TIES THAT BIND and THE GREATER GOOD.

An Honorable Death by IseQween [classic/gen/complete]
A moment of faith before she perishes ironically lets Xena’s most notorious victim exact posthumous revenge.

February 23rd, 2007

Added Part 12 of A Different Time, A Better Time by Adrienne

February 22nd, 2007

Three Choices by D [original/alt/complete]

Added Part 12 of Gravity by Lucid

Added Part 8 of Birdie's Song II The Little Warrior by Onesockbard

February 21st, 2007

Added Part 2 of Cage Undone by Roselle Graskey

Added Part 4 (conclusion) of Timegate by Melissa Wild

February 20th, 2007

On a Dig with Her ... Again by Scribing Bard [uber/alt/complete]
The fifth story in the Alex n Ellie series.  Archaeologist Alex Wallace and her spouse Ellie, travel to Greece to investigate the tomb of a warrior Princess..and meet some very, very old friends.

Mirror Mine by IseQween [classic/gen/complete]
Minya reflects on the lessons she received about the benefits and perils of hero worship during the episode A DAY IN THE LIFE.

A Christmas Carol by Dillon Watson [original/alt/complete]
A short story about the Magic of Christmas.
Gabbriella Renee Jones has always loved Christmas. This year she gets a little something special.

Added Part 2 of Patient Zero by Andrea Doria

Added Part 5 of Flight of the Falcon by MB Inc

Added Part 3 of Timegate by Melissa Wild

February 19th, 2007

If We Shadows Have Offended by Geonn Cannon [original/alt/complete]
After a successful opening night for "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a young actress is invited to join the lead and her girlfriend in a celebration.

Added part 5 of Tales of the Making by S. Derkins

Added part 2 of Savage by Phair

Added part 2 of Timegate by Melissa Wild

February 18th, 2007

Welcome to the Academy, Melissa Wild!

Timegate by Melissa Wild [classic/alt/unfinshed]
An Alternative future/time travel story, Gabrielle has died, and Xena is wandering around a mere shell of her former self, until an unexpected encounter with Ares changes everything.

February 17th, 2007

A Valiant Option (in 9 parts) (full HTML file) by D (Uber/Alt/Complete)
The final story in the Valiant Series.

Added part 4 of Tales of the Making by S. Derkins

Added part 10 of The Message by J. A. Breeze

2007 Valentine's Day Special - Keep reading and feeding! You're really missing out if you don't - the bards write you back! You could rub elbows with the stars of the Xena FF universe!

February 14th, 2007

Valentine's Day, 2007, is officially open, as the Royal Academy of Bards Valentine's Day Special is here!

Thanks to all 18 of our bards who took the time to make our days just a bit brighter. After you've read, make their days brighter and send a note. It doesn't have to be an essay – a short "I read your story – thanks!" will do. Feel free to use that – I'm not going to claim copyright.

Steph said to put a nice quote, so here's my favorite: "Oh, love, love, love, love. Oh, it unites, you're right. And hate divides. Let's see which one's stronger, shall we?" Callisto said that in "Return of Callisto", right before she offed Perdy. Talk about your valentine's day present!

Remember, it's all about the love.

pt

http://www.academyofbards.org/specials/valentines07/

Everything You Wanted to Know - Aurelia
Doing Laundry on Valentine's Day - Geonn Cannon
Just What the Doctor Ordered - Carrie Carr
Suicide Blonde - Linda Crist
Valentine Humbug - D
Right Between the Eyes - Fingersmith
Murphy's Law - Insane Englishwoman
An Open Letter - K Darblyne
Community Service - KG Macgregor
Better Than Chocolate - Melissa Good
Countrymouse - Lois Hart
Five Days Too Early - Lois Kay
Valentine's Plunge - S X Meagher
Untitled Valentine - Mickey Minner
Love's Last Gift, Ending 1 - Mykel Taylor O'Connor (formerly known as
goesome) POST FIN
Love's Last Gift, Ending 2 - Mykel Taylor O'Connor (formerly known as
goesome) POST FIN
Safe Word - Kim Pritekel
Over Easy - Ali Vali
Evil Love – Zee

February 13th, 2007

"Where there is love there is life."
~ Mahatma Gandhi

Through Her Eyes by Boudica X
A short story about how the person that you love sees you.

The Academy of Bards Valentine Invitational 2007 is here for your reading pleasure!

February 12th, 2007

You love simply because you cannot help it.
~ by Kim Anderson ~

Announcement
- From Debra

Canadian LesFic Addicts Readers' Choice Awards:

Online Crime/Mystery: All Gone ~ RJ Nolan
Online SpecFic: Touch of the Traakyn ~ Sandra Barret
Online Romance: And Playing the Role of Herself ~ KE Lane

Published Action/Adventure: WhiteWater Rendezvous ~ Kim Baldwin
Published General Lesfic: Gold Mountain ~ Anne Azel
Published Romance: None So Blind ~ LJ Maas
Published Crime/Mystery: The Devil Unleashed ~ Ali Vali
Published SpecFic: The Empress & The Accolyte ~ Jane Fletcher

Congratulations and thanks to all the Nominees. You had the creativity and the discipline to write, the courage to post, the courage to submit for publication; you have garnered the attention, appreciation and support of the readership.

Congratulations and thanks to the publishers who publish our stories and our voices.

Congratulations and thanks to the editors and beta readers who weave their magic as well in to the stories.

Thanks to the amazing women behind all the online posting sites and their unselfish dedication to ensuring our stories and our voices get heard as far as the world wide web reaches.

And finally, thanks to the addicts and The Addicts, who support and nurture and cheer on the story-tellers and who help create this wonderful community, this safe community, where we can discuss all the authors, all the time.

Best,
Debra

Added part 3 of Tales of the Making by S. Derkins

February 11th, 2007

Hearts are not to be had as a gift
hearts are to be earned...
~ by William Butler Yeats ~

Announcement
- From CL Hart

I¹m delighted to announce the re-release of Facing Evil. With a few changes, and added poetry, this newer version of Facing Evil embodies a much sleeker and more refined story. I am very appreciative and pleased with what PD Publishing has done to bring this captivating story back to life. For all those involved at PD Publishing (and a special shout out to Day), I graciously tip my hat to you. Thanks to everyone that purchased the initial release, I appreciate your patience and continuous support.

For those of you who don¹t know the story, a short synopsis; A serial killer stalks the police officer that almost brought him to justice. Haunted by her failure, Detective Abby Stanfield retreats to a mountain resort where she meets Sarah Murphy, the beautiful woman in the cabin next door. What follows is a string of events that will have both women fighting for their love and their very survival.
www.clhart.com

Cage Undone by Roselle Graskey [alt/original/unfinished]
Synopsis pending

February 10th, 2007

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.
- Sophocles -

Missing by M. E. Tudor [alt/original/unfinished]
Kelly Dean leaves behind a bad home life without a plan of what she is going to do with her future. She didn't tell anyone that she was leaving and doubts that anyone is really looking for her. Shortly after arriving in Montrose, Colorado, she decides to make this small mountain city her new home. All she wants is to live in peace.
Pat Ryan's family has lived in Montrose ever since the first settlers dared to cross the mountains. She owns her own real estate business in an area that is growing fast. She has not had a serious relationship in years and there are not many available women. She has had her share of affairs with married woman and has always been the one to get hurt. She has vowed to never date a married woman again. When Pat sees this new, mysterious woman at Wal-Mart she is drawn to her but suspects that she is just a visitor that she will never see again until she sees her on one of her brother's job sites.
The two develop a relationship that will be challenged by Kelly's past. Will Pat be able to forgive Kelly for not telling her all of the truth?

Added part 2 of Tales of the Making by S. Derkins

February 9th, 2007

Once in awhile,
Right in the middle of an ordinary life,
Love gives us a fairy tale.
~ by Anonymous ~

Added part 4 of Flight of the Falcon by MBInc

Added part 9 of Stranger in a Strange Time (Epilogue) by Red Hope

Added part 9, part 10, part 11 and part 12 (conclusion) of AC Henley's McKee II
a note from AC Henley
I would like just to put a little note here for my readers to consider. I’m forty years old and have Stage IV Ovarian/Uterine Cancer. I had no warning signs besides a heavy period. I am now going through treatment and fighting the fight of my life. Please, at your next physical ask for a sonogram. It may save your life.

February 8th, 2007

Life is a flower of which love is the honey.
Victor Hugo

Double Teamed by Linda Crist [alt/original/complete]
Kennedy and Carson mix business with pleasure, as they travel to Columbus, Ohio for a legal tech seminar, and attend the Michigan - Ohio State football game. At the game, they run into a couple of interesting characters.

Object of My Affection by Linda Crist

Added part 7 and part 8 of Mckee II by AC Henley

Tales of the Making by S. Derkins
The sixth of the Mother Earth series, returning back to the colony just prior to the birth of Cierra's child.

Announcement
from The Xena Scrolls

Survivor - Ancient Greece. Xena Edition!

We're getting close. Round 6 is ready for your vote.
http://thexenascrolls.homestead.com/

from Debra

The Canadian Lesbian Fiction Addicts is, this year, presenting a "Readers' Choice" award for the 2006
"Best of"
Online and Published:
Romance
Action/Adventure
General
SpecFic
Crime/Mystery

The Addicts only nominated their favourites and are eligible to vote. Voting closes on February 10th. Stay tuned to find out the winners!

February 7th, 2007

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
courtesy of onravenwings

Added part 5 of Adam Chiron's Duality of Hope and Despair

Announcement
Just a reminder to all of the upcoming (Palm Springs NEXT week), Authors of Lesbian Fiction Come to Palm Springs for the First Annual Lesbian Book Festival. This will be the first US West Coast Author's Readings and Signings.

Here's a write up about it in Curve magazine. http://www.curvemag.com/Detailed/779.html

There will be 8 Lesbian fiction authors from all over the country that will gather  in Palm Springs Valentine's Day, February 14 to 17, 2007 for readings and book signings. The event will also include live entertainment, food, wine and fun.  This festival was started by the owners of the Casitas Laquita Resort,  a Lesbian owned resort catering to women, and in less than 2 months  other resorts, businesses, city, the city library, bookstores, women art galleries, local newspaper and more want to make this a growing event each year, with more authors, more publishers, independent  authors  and more of a festival around all the readings and signings.  Please follow the link below for more details on the event, the schedule and who to call for information and reservations.  http://www.casitaslaquita.com/Book-Reading-Detail/Book-Reading-Detail.htm  Space is limited this year for this event. Please call to make your reservations.

Authors Scheduled to Attend:

Radclyffe
Jennifer Fulton (Rose Beecham and Grace Lennox)
Jlee Meyer  
Julie Cannon
Catherine Friend
Justine Saracen
Ronica Black
Andrews and Austin

Thanks to all my fellow Academy members and please feel free to re-post on other list to help us and our fellow bards.

Roxanne (Rox)
http://www.casitaslaquita.com/Book-Reading-Detail/Book-Reading-Detail.htm

February 6th, 2007

What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined... to strengthen each other... to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
~ George Eliot

Beyond Destiny by RP Michaud [alt/classic/unfinished]
This is a tale of Gabrielle, following her as she becomes queen of the Amazons and takes on all the powers and responsibilities that the position entails.  One Amazon, Velasca, doesn't care for the idea of anyone other than herself as queen and with Xena dead thinks there's nothing to stop her. But things are much more complicated than they seem and Gabrielle may prove more resourceful than any - including herself - would have guessed.

The Paramilitary Handbook to Table Dancing and Surveillance Countermeasures in Detecting Threats With Proper Bathroom Etiquette  by Aurelia
A sequel to The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Bathroom Fixtures, Non-Corporeal Manifestations & You, this second tale of Priory/Jacey and Dylan/Rhea has the unlikely quartet trying to co-exist under the one roof. Christmas is approaching rapidly and, if Dylan has anything to say about it, the office party about to take place in their home has disaster written all over it   

Added part 9 of The Message by JA Breeze

February 5th, 2007

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common-sense.
~ Helen Rowland

Welcome to the Academy, filfil!

The Matchmaking Festival by filfil [original/alt/complete]
Julia accompanies her friend Monika to the matchmaking festival of Lisdoonvarna, being Europe 's biggest single event. Julia lost hope of finding love in her life after surviving an abusive relationship. But then, this is a story about finding unexpected love in an expected place and about the purchase of a portrait which triggers a chain of events never to be expected.

Added part 9 of As the Xenaverse Turns by Jenny D. Maher

Added part 7, part 8, part 9 and part 10 (conclusion) of Shoot the Sun by S. Derkins

February 4th, 2007

Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.
~ Michael Leunig

Worth the Trouble by IseQween [classic/alt/complete]
Early in their friendship, before HOOVES AND HARLOTS, Gabrielle worries her time with Xena might be running out.

Added part 4 of Breathless by Lois Kay

February 3rd, 2007

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Announcement
-From Kim Pritekel

Hello again, everyone. Well, more and more things are happening every day with 'Legend of the Red Reaper'. I've been talking with some of the actors, as well as the director this past week as filming gets closer and closer. They've given me some exclusive interviews and footage of rehearsals and some swordplay practice. Come check it out at www.officialaspfilms.com.

Reading Her Scrolls...Again by Scribing Bard 52 [alt/original/complete]
The continuing story of the Wallace's of Applecross on the West Coast of Scotland.

Added part 12 of Nwyn by PsiDraconis

February 1st, 2007

If asked why I love her I would say
It's the sway in her hips, the thickness in her thighs.
It's the lust in her lips, the love in her eyes.
It's the softness of her skin, the silk in her hair.
It's the twist in her walk; it's the sweetness in her talk.
It's the way she loves me that makes me love her each day.
That is what I would say.

- Justin Hutchins -

Added part 3 of Herstory by Xena's Girl

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