Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

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Author's note: This fic is an alternative 3rd installment in my Not-So-Blithe Spirits series (an optional sequel/companion piece to Apocalypse, Now and Then which can be read in place of "What Are Very Old Friends For?") and is dedicated to fanfiction.net reviewer Smallville-HarryPotterfan13, who suggested a rather different Buffyverse identity for a certain heroic soul from the Hercules/Xena pantheon.

The plot-bunny for this particular alternative-AU installment hopped so far into the ‘fluff zone’ that I don’t think it’s ever coming back, so consider yourself warned. :)

Disclaimer: As usual, I own nothing and make no profit from playing with these characters. Any theological implications from this work should not necessarily be taken at face value. Readers are advised to consult the religious professional of their choice before trying this theology at home.

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"THE TROUBLE WITH ARCHANGELS"

Spirits when they please
Can either sex assume, or both.
John Milton, Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 423.

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EPILOGUE: "THERE ONCE WAS A POET NAMED JAYNE..."

Author's Note: Again, massively OOC for Jayne and River, I'm sure, but I still can't resist letting these two battle it out in yet another pseudo-literary venue.

This fic was partly inspired by the many kind reviews I received for the first two chapters, and partly by a rerun of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ that I finally saw a couple of nights ago (the one where the guys combined several leisure activities into one new game, ‘Secret Agent Laser Obstacle Chess’).

I own nothing and no-one (especially not Joss Whedon's 'Firefly'), and I make no profit from playing with these characters.


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'Jayne's a Poet, And River Didn't Know It' (1/3)
'The River Strikes Back' (2/3)

THE ‘POET’ THEY CALL JAYNE (Epilogue, 3/3) ( There Once Was a Poet Named Jayne... )