https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/ cahn - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 19 Jun 2015 04:29:49 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios cahn personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/946368/507240 https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/118560.html Fri, 19 Jun 2015 04:29:49 GMT https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/118560.html I have now read the short story nominees for the 2015 Hugo ballot. Verdict: read <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/collections/Jukebox2015">Jukebox stories</a> instead, it will be much more enjoyable. (And you have a soundtrack, too!) In all but one case, because I am super punchy tonight, I have found you a vaguely related Jukebox story that is better than the story in question. Ranked from worst to best (the nominees, that is, not the Jukebox stories):<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/118560.html#cutid1">And here we go.</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=cahn&ditemid=118560" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/118560.html fest hugos public 0 https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/93253.html Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:03:43 GMT https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/93253.html Jukebox 2013 (fic for song fandoms) is open <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/collections/Jukebox2013">here</a>. Go read and comment! :)<br /><br />(I do not accept not knowing the songs as a reason not to read the stories. First of all, most of them are original stories lightly inspired by the lyrics, and in any case <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://morbane.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://morbane.dreamwidth.org/'><b>morbane</b></a></span> has helpfully made a playlist <a href="http://jukebox-fest.dreamwidth.org/6013.html">here</a>.)<br /><br />(Although, okay, there are a couple of stories that are way funnier if you know the lyrics.)<br /><br />Also, holy crap, you people who wrote &gt;10k words. I am in awe.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=cahn&ditemid=93253" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/93253.html fest public 0