• Thursday April 29, 2010

    In the continuing saga of trying to be more energy efficient, they came back with the stove and a different dishwasher....a dishwasher with a defective hose...that would take 3 weeks to replace! So, I called the guy who sold me the goods and he arranged to have another dishwasher delivered over the weekend. Finally, everything works, but now I have to remodel the kitchen to match the new appliances!?!

     

  • Critical by Fingersmith on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    Restaurant owner, Claire Connolly, initially believes Jennifer Cartwright collapses on purpose to see how she will cope with the situation. But it soon comes to light that someone is behind it all and is not going to stop until he exacts his revenge on the dark haired food critic. Bring in Fiona Houghton - smart and willing to go the extra mile. It isn't long before she is on the trail of a man intent on destruction, and he doesn't care who he destroys along the way. A tale of murder, kidnapping, and devastating obsession. How on earth can something as fragile as blossoming love come from this? Simple. Love is stronger than everything. Isn't it?

     

  • Just a Breath Away by Colleen on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    Added Chapter 9

     

    Tuesday April 27, 2010

     

  • Empty Home by The Guardian on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
    After seeing a dream with her parents in it, Exl returns to her real hometown with Xena and Gabrielle with her every step of the way. There she is expected to take her place as Queen since she is the heiress to her father's throne. But things of the past haunt her and she has to face the past in order to save her people, her family and herself. This is a story about the past and the present. (Part 9 of the Guardian Series )

     

    Monday April 26, 2010

    The Center for Xena Studies has a fiction writing contest running. Full details HERE

     

  • Just A Breath Away by Colleen on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Uber/Alt/Incomplete]
    Added part 9

     

  • Bowlin' for a Bruisin' by Tim Wellman on The Center for Xena Studies [gen/complete]
    Entry into the CFXS Bard-Bowl-a-Thon contest. Humor. (Crackfic).

     

  • Bard-Bowl-A-Thon by Tiggster on The Center for Xena Studies [classic/alt/complete]
    Entry into the CFXS Bard-Bowl-a-Thon contest. Humor.

     

  • A Strike is Still a Strike by PatC on The Center for Xena Studies [classic/alt/complete]
    Entry into the CFXS Bard-Bowl-a-Thon contest. Humor.

     

  • Bardbowl by Trish Evans on The Center for Xena Studies [alt/complete]
    Entry into the CFXS Bard-Bowl-a-Thon contest. Humor. (Crackfic).

     

     

    Thursday April 22, 2010

    Happy Earth Day! Please, do think of what you can do to help with the 4 Rs - reduce, reuse, recyle, repair. I, myself, have just purchased new energy star efficient appliances for the kitchen to replace 20 year old ones. What matter that the first set wouldn't fit in my kitchen's configuration correctly, so that I had to go back and buy a different style dishwasher...using more gas to get to the store in the car a second time and the delivery truck with have to make the delivery a second time?!?!

     

  • Infamia by by Vivian Darkbloom on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt]
    Added Part 9

     

  • On the Fast Track by Norsebard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
    When author Kathleen O'Malley is asked by renowned race car driver Francesca Carrara to write her biography, little does she know that the charismatic and strong-willed woman will turn her life upside down, and awaken feelings in her she thought she'd never experience again...

     

    Tuesday April 20, 2010

     

  • Critical by Fingersmith on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Original/Alt/Complete]
    Restaurant owner, Claire Connolly, initially believes Jennifer Cartwright collapses on purpose to see how she will cope with the situation. But it soon comes to light that someone is behind it all and is not going to stop until he exacts his revenge on the dark haired food critic. Bring in Fiona Houghton - smart and willing to go the extra mile. It isn't long before she is on the trail of a man intent on destruction, and he doesn't care who he destroys along the way. A tale of murder, kidnapping, and devastating obsession. How on earth can something as fragile as blossoming love come from this? Simple. Love is stronger than everything. Isn't it?

     

  • Slave Conqueror by Yorksbard on The Athenaeum [classic, alt]
    The Conqueror acquires a new slave but amidst tragedy, friendships and surprises, Xena gets more than she bargained for

     

  • Burned by Shea K. on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    Part one

     

  • Scary Business by AB Knight on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    Ah, the nerve-wracking moment of meeting your girlfriend's parents for the first time. Riley Fairbanks is trembling at the thought of doing just that

     

  • King and Country by Zee and Windstar on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    This is a story in the Blood and Honor Universe. You will not find Torrin or Luna. You will find what was going on in the desert and the lands past the desert next to the impassable mountains shortly after Torrin and Luna drove back the southern invaders

     

  • Gabrielle in the Underworld by Norsebard on The Athenaeum [classic, alt]
    Gabrielle is dead! -- When the young bard suddenly finds herself thrust into the Underworld, she doesn't know that it's merely the starting point for her greatest adventure yet. While Xena is travelling to Potaideia with Gabrielle's remains, she hears of a myth that could help her get Gabrielle back. Will Xena succeed, or will they be separated for all eternity?

     

  • Super Duper Uber Wunderbar by K. Alexander on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    What would it be like to write with a critic reading over your shoulder? Would the girl get the girl in the end?

     

  • Denial by Omega 13 on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    Added the Epilogue

     

  • Rayne Comes to Town by Alwayzdreamin on The Athenaeum [alt, original]
    Added part 3

     

    Sunday April 18, 2010

     

  • A Queen’s Tale by Melissa Good on her site [classic/alt/unfinished]
    Added Part 31.

     

    Thursday April 15, 2010

    To borrow from a certain bard, if you're in the US, beware the ides of April. Have you taken care of your taxes yet? If you haven't, you only have until 11:59 p.m. If you have, relax and enjoy the following!

     

  • A Weekend with Aphrodite by Norsebard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt]
    On their way to Athens, Xena and Gabrielle decide to take a rest in the temple of the Goddess Of Love - perhaps they shouldn't have! The three of them soon find themselves on an adventure unlike any they've ever been on.

     

  • Lost and Found by Kim Pritekel on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
    Added Part 5

     

    Monday April 12, 2010

     

  • Slave Conqueror by Yorksbard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Conqueror/Alt/Complete]
    The Conqueror acquires a new slave but amidst tragedy, friendships and surprises, Xena gets more than she bargained for.

     

    Sunday April 11, 2010

     

  • The Chosen Path by Adam Allison on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Incomplete]
    Added part 6

     

  • Lost And Found by Kim Pritekel on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Original/Alt/Incomplete]
    Added part 4

     

    Wednesday April 07, 2010

    Here's hoping you had a wonderful holiday, no matter the holiday you celebrate this time of year!

     

  • Lost and Found by Kim Pritekel on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
    Added Part 3

     

  • It Happened on a Winter Solstice Night by Norsebard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
    While staying in Amphipolis for the Winter Solstice Festival, Xena and Gabrielle finally understand that they are much more than just 'best friends'.

     

  • White Solstice by The Guardian on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
    In Part 8, it is nearly Solstice and everyone is preparing for the holiday. In Amphipolis Xena, Gabrielle and Exl are helping Cyrene and waiting for the rest of the family and a few friends to arrive so they can spend Solstice together.

     

  • King and Country by by Zee and Windstar on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [alt, original]
    This is a story in the Blood and Honor Universe. You will not find Torrin or Luna. You will find what was going on in the desert and the lands past the desert next to the impassable mountains shortly after Torrin and Luna drove back the southern invaders.

     

    Tuesday April 06, 2010

    There is a new Bard Challenge at the Academy. Go HERE for the challenge rools. There is also a punzzle for readers to solve. Go HERE for details.

     

  • Love Is by Texbard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Uber/Alt/Complete]
    Kennedy and Carson relax and discuss the meaning of life after a day of hiking at Enchanted Rock on Easter weekend.

     

    Sunday April 04, 2010

    HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE

     

  • Once A Warrior by Iseqween on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [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.

     

  • Lost And Found by Kim Pritekel on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Original/Alt/Incomplete]
    Parts 1 and 2

     

  • Revenge by Norsebard on Merwolf's Academy of Bards [Classic/Alt/Complete]
    In this sequel to Reunion, Xena and Gabrielle travel to Treus to be guests at the wedding of Princess Penthea, Queen Diana's daughter - but the joyous event turns ugly when a band of merciless and bloodthirsty thugs interferes, forcing our two heroines to once again embark on a dangerous mission.