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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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This month has been kicking my ass. A big chunk of that is school/internship related, some of it is more personal/emotional, but what it comes down to here is me not being around much recently. Which, I know - practically every non-podfic post I make has to do with me not being around much. :/

But! I've been carving out some fannish time in bits and pieces (I believe the technical term is "self care"), and I thought I'd share what I've been into lately. (By lately, I mean within the last few months.) 


( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine )



( The Vorkosigan Saga )



( Parks and Recreation )



( Fringe )



( Supernatural )



( The Walking Dead )



( Other stuff )

Man, fuck school. Who needs a career? Why do I want to "help people" anyway? I just want to sit around watching TV and movies, reading books and comic books, and living in a neverending field of fannish squee. WHO'S WITH ME?

I started listening to podfic in autumn/winter 2009. Most of what I listened to then was in SPN fandom, and my listening introduced me to writers and readers whose work I've followed ever since. I started recording my own in 2010, posting the majority of it in 2011. Engaging more fully in podfic fandom opened all kinds of doors for me. It encouraged my multi-fannishness, especially when it comes to small fandoms. I listened to and recorded SPN podfic in 2011, but the vast majority of my listening and recording happened in other (mostly smaller) fandoms. Some of them I knew well, others I had almost no familiarity with. That's one of the things I like best about podfic - when I really trust a reader's skill and taste, I'll follow them anywhere. I've discovered more than one new fandom and/or pairing that way, and it's always such a pleasure.

Listed below are ten of my favorite podfics from 2011. That's podfics I listened to in 2011, not necessarily podfics that were posted in 2011. I really struggled in picking just ten - I picked up a lot of new favorites last year, and this list is by no means comprehensive. Most of these podfics exemplify what I've been talking about - they're mostly in smaller, under-podficced fandoms, and in several of them I only sort-of knew the canon, but didn't care because the reading transported me. I highly recommend all of these, whether or not you're familiar with the canon.

Here goes:

( Recs posted below the cut )

I need to get in the habit of posting podfic recs. Not to mention leaving comments. Why is that so hard, y'all? *shakes head sadly* If you listen to any of these - which you totally should, they're all awesome - be stronger and braver than I am and leave some feedback for the readers. They deserve some serious love.