Tuesday March 30, 2010

• Trip Of A Lifetime by Foxfire on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Original/Alt/Incomplete]
  Alex Mayer is on a solo adventure to Australasia to escape her overbearing family and find her true self, but what she didn't intend on finding was a beautiful woman named Kelly Ryan who was about to complicate her life further...

   

• The Legacy of Lao Ma by Annazon Fox on The Athenaeum [alt/classic/complete]
  Ever wonder what really happened between Xena and Lao Ma? This short story retells the events of The Debt I and II from Lao Ma's perspective, specifically recounting her reasons for trying to heal Xena physically and spiritually.

   

• Just a Breath Away by Colleen on The Athenaeum [alt, original, unfinished]
  Added Chapter 8

   

• The Icarus Reversal by Adam on The Athenaeum [multi-crossover/gen/unfinished]
  A gladiatorial epic with characters from eight families of characters. Contains Solan from the Xenaverse.

   

  Monday March 29, 2010

   

• When In Rome by Kamouraskan on Mary D's site [Classic/Post FIN/Alt/Unfinished]
  Chapters 1 to 13. Post-FIN with a miffed Gabrielle in Rome trying to find an end to the Fates Loom ever-changing time shifts.

   

  Sunday March 28, 2010

   

• Anybody's Girl by Iseqween on Mary D's site [Gen/Classic/Complete}
  Meg recounts the highlights of her checkered journey from lowlife to midlife.

   

• The Legacy Of Lao Ma by Annazon Fox on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  Ever wonder what really happened between Xena and Lao Ma? This short story retells the events of The Debt I and II from Lao Ma's perspective, specifically recounting her reasons for trying to heal Xena physically and spiritually

   

• Reunion by Norsebard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  After the tragedy in Jappa, Gabrielle returns to Greece to spend some time with her Amazon Sisters. Unfortunately, a certain God of War has other plans for her. As those plans are set in motion, Aphrodite realizes she must take drastic action to put things right again...

   

• Small One by The Guardian on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  Our trio is asked to come and babysit Princess Alesia of Syra. But the young Princess shows signs of fear towards Exl. Exl has to come face-to-face with past events to understand herself better and Xena and Gabrielle learn something surprising about their young companion. (Part 7 of the Guardian Series )

   

• Just a Breath Away by Colleen on Merwolf's Academy of Bards {Orig/Alt/Incomplete}
  Added part 8

   

• Grappling The Girl Next Door by Antonia Matheson on Merwolf's Academy of Bards {Orig/Alt/Incomplete}
  Added part 12

   

  Tuesday March 23, 2010

  Xenaverse Bard TJ Vertigo needs your prayers. She's just returned home after major surgery for cancer. If you would like to give more material help some of the Merwolf Pups have a fund running.

  Every year the DC Wolfpack participates in the Mid-Atlantic Women's Motorcycle Rally. This weekend brings together lady riders, young and old, gay, straight and everything in between, for one purpose alone...to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund For The Cure. Last year, the fund saw an additional $17,000 added by the women of this rally, $4090 of it from the DC Wolfpack alone, the largest club donation for the 2nd year in a row. This year, the DC Wolfpack riders are dedicating our weekend/ride/fundraising to TJ Vertigo... A great author, dedicated pup and a hell of a nice person. But we cannot raise the money without help. We have until June 16th to raise our money to bring to the rally. So far we only have about $800, a far cry less than last year's $4090. The Merwolf Pack has always been supportive of our fundraising efforts for this cause, so we're asking you again...if everyone in the Merwolf Pack donated just $1.00 each, that would give us over $4000. Of course, if you want to give more that's wonderful, but we're not asking for more than you can afford to give. No person's donation is less important than another's. So, we have until June 16th. You can mail cash or checks (please make checks out to either myself-Dawn McDermott, or MAWMR, Inc). Let's blow MAWMR and Komen away this year! Let's show TJ how much we care about our own! Let's make sure less and less people (yes, people-men can get this deadly disease too), die from this dreaded disease! Let's help more and more people survive!

  Contact Dawn on mountaingrrl@mac.com for further details.

   

• United We Stand by Kennedy Northcutt on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  Added the conclusion.

   

  Monday March 22, 2010

   

• Infamia by Vivian Darkbloom on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Conqueror/Alt/Unfinished]
  Added part 8

   

• Infamia by Vivian Darkbloom on Passion and Perfection [Conqueror/Alt/Unfinished]
  Added part 8

   

• Life’s Gamble by Ri on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Two women meet because of a bet

   

• Destiny’s Dominion by Power Chakram on The Athenaeum [Gen]
  Posting of the story written 10 years ago

   

• A Queen’s Tale by Melissa Good on her website [alt]
  Reposting with an accidentally omitted section put back in

   

  Thursday March 18, 2010

  Anyone else have a hard time adjusting to the Spring Forward? I've overslept just about every day this week!

   

• Deception by The guardian on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt]
  Part 5 of The Guardian series

   

• Walking On Water, Running On Alcohol by Fallen on The Athenaeum{alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• Rabbigts of the Apocalypse by Zipplic on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• How to Rattle an Outlaw by Silverwriter on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• The Sacrifice by Romansilence on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• A Step Too Far? by H.W. on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• Moon, Sun, and Stars by Kim Phoenix on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• The 'Kimi' Quandary by D.J. Belt on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• So Be It by Huarc Black on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• l Star Voyager by Norse Bard on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• Spirits of the Ancients by Kim Phoenix on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• The Dangers of Pushing the Red Button by Celticmusicrocks and Vnud29 on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Entry in the Athenauem's first writing contest

   

• The Price by Star Dawn on the Athenaeum [alt, original]
  

   

  Monday March 15, 2010

  Did y'all remember to Spring Forward

   

• Destined To Be by Aurelia on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Original/Alt/Complete]
  The seventh story in the Priory/Dylan Ghost stories series. This tale is a prequel to the series, telling the story of how Dylan met Rhea. It was a time of great turmoil in 1935. The Great Depression had just ended and the ramifications of it were still being felt. Jobs were hard to get, for women even more so. One woman was so desperate for a job that she would become a man to get it. Little did she know what it would cost her to win it.

   

• United We Stand by Kennedy Northcutt on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Unfinished]
  This is the final installment in a three-part series that began with A Nation's Pride and Too Much To Ask If you haven't already read the first two parts, you might want to do so. After defeating yet another army and setting the gods straight, Xena and Gabrielle now face their most difficult challenge yet?and one that will rock the very foundation of everything they hold dear. Not only must they save the Amazon Nation and set them on a path to a brighter future, but the girls must find a way to keep the past from drowning them in a sea of intrigue and spiritual upheaval far greater than the Aegean.

   

  Thursday March 11, 2010

  Is anyone else totally over winter? It's time for some nice weather. Maybe if we all think about it at the same time it will happen?!?! In case it doesn't work, here's some reading to help keep you cozy indoors.

   

• It Started With a Kiss by JM Dragon on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
  Dr. Susan Ricardo's life is defined by what happened to her in her early years. A bitter mother insisted that Susan see life through her eyes. She gained notoriety as an outstanding physician but her life is devoid of anything other than work. Will she let circumstances change her world or will she doggedly cling to what she knows?

   

• The Player by weebod on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  

   

• Two Words by Hillsys Stalker on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  After two weeks of living out of hotels, a brokenhearted Allison Lancaster is taking the subway back to her hometown to live with her mother. Two weeks ago, the love of her life ended their three year relationship and she still can't figure out what went wrong. On the subway ride home, she works up the nerve to call her ex to figure out what happened. The conversation isn't the only thing that starts to go downhill that morning when rival gang members unexpectedly run into each other on the subway train

   

• Rayne Comes to Town by Alwayzdreamin on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Added Part 2

   

• Embers by Lady Hawke on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
  This is a sequel to Essence. It is advised to read it first. An arsonist is on the loose.... Within his fires he starts leaving signs to follow. Will Jenny Newton return from her self imposed exile to help on the case.... Or will the tragic events from a year ago, keep her running? And can she ever find peace again....

   

  Sunday March 07, 2010

   

• The First Stone by Iseqween on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  Long after Xena's first steps on her path towards atonement, she and Gabrielle discover the dust has settled on someone who reminds them "old history" can feel like yesterday.

   

• Birdie's Song X - Gone by OneSockBard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Conqueror/Alt/Incomplete]
  Added part 3 Rachelle has been taken back to her original Amazon tribe which resides by the sea. When Birdie learns of this, she is shocked, shattered, and then as usual, goaded into less than perfectly planned action. We last left her sheltering in a cave, high above the tree line of the mountain she and her animal friends were ascending, with no wood for a fire, no light, no food, and dire circumstances except...

   

• Chopin at 3:00 in the Morning by Rae D Magdon on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Warning, there are references to sexual abuse, drug addiction, and suicide in this story

   

• The Chronicles of Ratha - Book 4: The Root Of All E Vel by Aurelia on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Fourth in the series

   

• Wolf At The Door by Erin O'Rielly on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Added parts 2-3

   

• The Return by Akiela Xal on The Athenaeum [alt]
  Returning from Japa, Gabrielle dreams of terrifying things in Greece; she and the spirit of Xena are confronted with old evils once again

   

• Lupercalia by L.M. Townsend-Crow on The Athenaeum [alt]
  

   

• Birdie's Song X: Gone by Onesockbard on The Athenaeum [alt]
  Added Part 3

   

• Just a Breath Away by Colleen on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
  Added Part 7

   

   

  Thursday March 04, 2010

   

• A Queen's Tale by Missy Good on her blog [alt]
  Added Part 30

   

• Twisted Secrets by Mickey Minner on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
  Added Part 12

   

  Tuesday March 02, 2010

   

• Once A Warrior By IseQween on Mary D's site [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  Middle-aged Gabrielle and Xena weathered knowing each other too well in Two Breaths of Wind, but must suffer through the opposite after a stormy voyage forces them to drift apart.

   

• Warrior...Queen...Lackey... by The Guardian on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  (Sequel to Guardian, Going Home, Family Reunion and Island of the Cursed) Xena, Gabrielle and Exl are urgently needed in Treus, King Lias is feeling very poorly and Diana and Philemon suspects that someone is trying to assassinate him. And an important guest is arriving to see the King. Will they find out anything going undercover or is the King a goner? This is a story about doing the right thing under any circumstances.

   

• Wolf At The Door by Erin O'Reilly on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Orig/Alt/Complete]
  Added the comclusion

   

• First Seven Then Eight by phair on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Original/Alt/Complete]
  Summary pending. Please read the warnings.

   

• Breaking The Ice by Mary Morgan on Passion and Pefection [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  Xena and Gabrielle rescue a slave.

   

• What Dreams May Come by KSHarrington on Passion and Pefection [Classic/Alt/Complete]
  A story about the Amazons. Solari and Eponin and a dream or two.