nickelmountain

If you're into podfic and femslash and you haven't already checked out KISSES Fest at audiofemme, I highly recommend heading over there. Okay, so, as one of the mods I might be sort of biased about this, but...between the <5 minute A Peck on the Lips compilation and the >5 minute Makeout Sessions, there is a seriously excellent selection of f/f podfic at the comm. 

I'm still working on my submission for Makeout Sessions (I know, I'm super late - I got seriously podblocked by the heat), but I did manage to finish 5 short podfics for A Peck on the Lips. I recommend listening to the entire compilation, but if you're interested, my contributions are listed below.

Stargazing from the palace gardens [Vorkosigan Saga]
Author: rubynye || Pairing: Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan/Kareen Vorbarra
2.6MB || 00:02:49
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Dolls [Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]
Author: rheanna27 || Pairing: Riley Dawson/Jesse Flores
4.1MB || 00:04:31
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Listen, She Said [Star Trek: Deep Space 9]
Author:sophia_gratia || Pairing: Kira Nerys/Jadzia Dax
4.4MB || 00:04:50
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Winning [Fringe/Criminal Minds]
Author: crazylittleelf || Pairing: Olivia Dunham/Emily Prentiss
2.0MB || 00:02:14
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(This podfic also fills my Crossover/Fusion square at podfic_bingo!)

I swim in delight as in a sea [Firefly]
Author: sangerin || Pairing: Kaylee Frye/Inara Serra
2.7MB || 00:02:57
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I recorded six short podfics for the Awesome Ladies Podfic Anthology II at halfamoon this year. Serious props are due to all the mods and betas involved in putting this thing together, and I strongly encourage all of you to set aside some time to really look at that cover art. It's amazing.

I haven't had the chance to listen to the anthology yet, but I'm so excited to see so many incredible readers voicing the work of so many amazing authors. I absolutely loved listening to last year's anthology, and I cannot wait to dive into this year's.

If you listen closely to the stories that I chose this year, you might determine: a) that I'm really into waffles, or; b) that I'm really into canons in which terrible, violent acts are inflicted on women. I guess both must be true. I love waffles and female friendship (and female more-than-friendship), but I'm also really interested in stories of survival and resilience. I love tough-minded women, and I love them all the more for their flaws, their hurts, and their humanity.

The stories are listed below. Links to the entire anthology in m4b and mp3 format are available through the main post (linked to above), as are links to all the individual mp3s. The links below are to the mp3s on box.com, where you can download or stream any of these podfics.


( I'm running a race and these are the fics I read )


It was interesting to notice the pattern in my preferences exemplified by these six podfics. I'd never really thought much about exactly how much the theme of violence against women threads through so many of my favorite shows, books, and movies. Maybe, as Emily Prentiss might point out, it's just that violence against women is ubiquitous. Maybe it's not that I like stories in which women get hurt - maybe it's that there are so few out there in which women don't get hurt. Maybe that's exactly why I'm so in love with Leslie Knope. She's smart and funny and capable, and she pursues her goals with a dogged feminism and optimism that defies you not to root for her. Don't get me wrong, I like stories in which women survive and thrive, but there's something so refreshing about a woman like Leslie, whose success story doesn't have to include a chapter in which she overcomes violence and pain. 

Anyway. These thoughts are half-formed, and need more time to gel. I'll write more about this later. I hope you like these six stories as much as I did, and I encourage you to check out the entire anthology. Awesome Ladies are awesome, indeed.

Title & Link to Text: Singular at the Same Time
Author: monanotlisa 
Reader: nickelmountain 
Fandom: Fringe
Pairing: Olivia/Astrid
Rating: Teen and Up
Length/File Size: 00:11:33/10.6MB
Summary: Set post-3x09 Marionette to the tune of care, equations, untainted, comfort, lab time, probabilities, milkshake, numbers, desire, something new, and intervention.
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Recorded for KISSES fest at podfic_project  in celebration of International Femslash Day!

Title & Link to Text: when you kiss me (i am happy enough)
Author: viorica8957 aka evewithanapple
Reader: nickelmountain 
Fandom: Twin Peaks
Pairing: Donna Hayward/Laura Palmer, Donna Hayward/Maddy Ferguson
Rating: Teen and Up.
Length/File Size: 00:18:30/16.9MB
Summary: She didn't have Laura's soul.
Music: Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl, by Broken Social Scene
mp3 link

Recorded for KISSES fest at podfic_project  in celebration of International Femslash Day!