Admin Post: Seekrit Santa Challenge!

[nos4a2no9.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the very first rec challenge for the revamped ds_recsredux! Since the stories are still fresh in our minds, my cohorts and I thought it would be a good idea to offer you all a chance to celebrate the goodness that is due South Seekrit Santa, the anonymous-until-New Years gift exchange that has lead to much squee within the fandom. The 2007 dSSS authors were recently revealed, and there are 54 stories of various pairings (and even some gen!) on offer. But! We don't want to restrict the greatness of dSSS to just one year, so in our very first challenge of 2008 we ask that you rec your favourite Seekrit Santa fics from any year. If no favourites immediately spring to mind, you can search the dSSS archive by pairing, genre, or year, or you try the Quicksearch link if you're feeling adventurous.

ETA: If you're feeling really adventurous, you can try out the random story generator, which is also available as an archive feature. Who knows what you'll get? It's just like Christmas!

Please ensure that your recs follow this format.

Title:
Author:
Pairing:
Rating:
Length:
Why I'm reccing this fic:

Link to the story:

You can also include a brief extract beneath a lj-cut. See the ds_recsredux profile page for more info.

So go forth, and rec your three favourite dSSS stories! This challenge will close next Monday.

Comments

[sprat.livejournal.com]

This is a great challenge idea! I'm so glad you and your co-mods have revived this community. *cheers you*

PS - if people are feeling really adventurous, we do have a random story (http://crocolanthus.com/dsss/cgi-bin/random.cgi) thingy, too. It's hidden during posting, so lots of people don't know about it. :)

[j-s-cavalcante.livejournal.com]

What, where, who? Did you post about this elsewhere? *is out of the loop*

ETA: A never mind. All is now clear. Yay! I love the random story generator. Made of win \o/

[sprat.livejournal.com]

Hee, yeah -- it's part of the other Auto Archives, too, but I disable it during uploading so people can't stumble onto new stories before they go live. *g*

[j-s-cavalcante.livejournal.com]

The random thingy has an Evol Nasty Evol side. It made me read a Ray/Ray story today, a pairing I don't read often and generally prefer to stay away from. belmanoir made me like it.

I hope you're happy. *glares unconvincingly*

[sprat.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, my plan proceeds apace. *rubs hands evilly*

[nos4a2no9.livejournal.com]

Oooh, good call with the random story! I'll update with a link to that feature.