Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

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Firefly, BtVS and BtVS/Crossover Fanfics (last updated 6/28/13) ( Read more... )

Fanfic-Inspired Poetry (of a kind!) and Song Lyric Parodies ( Read more... )

Miscellaneous Bits of Doggerel (not related to any particular fandom, really) ( Read more... )

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Set a year or so post-BDM. First chapter is here

This chapter is Jayne's POV.

Again, massively OOC for Jayne and River, I'm sure, but I still can't resist letting these two battle it out on an unusual (for them, at least) literary playground. Please don't sue me.

THEOLOGICAL DISCLAIMER: I'm figuring that the same River Tam who wanted to correct the scientific inaccuracies in Book's bible wouldn't hesitate to change the text of a famous poem that is generally considered to be about the God of that bible and the whole question of theodicy. If there's any heresy herein, blame it on the brilliant but definitely 'different' brain of River, and not on this poor, procrastinating pastor, writing fanfic when she should be polishing her sermon for this Sunday.

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THE POET THEY CALL JAYNE (2/3)

( The River Strikes Back )

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Set a year or so post-BDM. River 's POV. Massively OOC for Jayne and River, I'm sure, but I couldn't resist!

Rating: PG (some glancing references to violence and frank language).


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THE POET THEY CALL JAYNE (1/3)

( Jayne's a poet, and River didn't know it )

The ABCs of Pretty, Pretty ManFlesh

A Primer In Bad Verse, written in honor of goddessofbirth’s birthday tomorrow, and in celebration of her accurately titled Gratuitous Wall of ManFlesh Pretty posts!:

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Hope you have a very happy day tomorrow, Goddess!

For anyone who's interested, and who didn't already see these *cough* poetic tributes to the Rayne and Jiverick fic of goddessofbirth, here's a reprise:

( A Celebration of 'Jiverick' in the 'Spiral-verse' series )
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( A Trio of Rayne Limericks )

I probably won't get a chance to post tomorrow on the actual 25th anniversary of the airing of the first "MacGyver" episode in the U.S., so I figured I'd better lay my annual (and increasingly seedy-looking) tribute on the altar of my TV religion today.

So here it is (again), slightly revised (again): my "Ode on the Feast Day of St. MacGyver".( Read more... )

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Disclaimers, Tacit Apologies, and the First Three 'Books' here


( 4th installment here )
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Taking Turns with River and Jayne (another 'Learn to Read with River and Jayne' adventure, written in response to goddessofbirth's story, Naptime Chronicles 5: In the Cargo Bay)

( See Simon make a mistake... )

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Naptime Hide-and-Seek with River and Jayne (a slightly more 'advanced' Learn to Read with River and Jayne adventure, written in response to goddessofbirth's Naptime Chronicles 4: In Between)

In response to another delightful "Naptime Chronicles" installment, I've written a new -- and perhaps even more 'bloody awful' -- "poem" (except that even my worst doggerel usually rhymes a lot, and this is completely rhyme-free; it's merely written in a mockery of the style of a children's reading primer) and posted it here on the Rayne Shippers community


Read the first three 'Naptime Fun' adventures, with disclaimers and apologies, here

Even though I wouldn't exactly call it poetry (not even "bloody awful poetry"), I couldn't resist responding to an entertaining new series of lighthearted 'pre-Rayne' (River/Jayne, Firefly/Serenity) fics with some Dick-and-Jane-Style narratives over on the rayne_shippers community.

Check it out only if you think you can stand it!

'Tis the season, again, and with the dramatic increase in whining from my students upon their return from Thanksgiving break on Monday, I couldn't resist dusting off this piece of 'deathless poetry' from November of 2004, The 12 Days of Advent (for adjunct professors near the semester's end)

And here's the slightly updated version for this year:( Read more... )