"Waiting on the Weekend" by Niamaea (PG)

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Rec Category: Humor

Pairing: None
Categories: Drabble, Gen, Humor, Team
Warning: None
Author on LJ: niamaea
Author's Website: None, but Fic in LJ Memories
Link: "Waiting on the Weekend"

Why This Must Be Read

A series of 5 connected drabbles (each exactly 100 words - double prizes for that achievement!) about, in the author's words: "Jack's best week ever."

These are wonderfully light and funny, with spot on voices and observations. "Thursday" is a particular gem, I nearly choked on my cup of tea. :D

Caissa's Muse, by Rigel (G)

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Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: none
Categories: gen, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, Sam and Daniel friendship, team, Jacob Carter, humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: linnet_101
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Caissa's Muse

Why This Must Be Read: This charming fic is new and shiny and compelled me to rec it as soon as possible. :)

It's early season Sam and Daniel – one of my favorite incarnations. Jack convinces Sam to try playing chess with Daniel, and despite her mathematical logorithms and scientific methods, she keeps losing – and it's driving her insane!

I loved Daniel's battered magnetic chess set, tucked into his pack for missions. Sam, increasingly frustrated, gets well-intentioned but contradictory advice on How To Beat Daniel At Chess from Jack, and from Jacob, and from Teal'c. There's humor and teaminess and banter and great characterization, until Sam finally learns exactly why it's highly unlikely that she'll ever win a chess game against Daniel... or poker, for that matter!

( Snippet of fic... )

From Here by peanutbutterer (PG13)

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Rec Category: Sheppard/Weir
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir, Elizabeth/John/Rodney/Ronon friendship
Category: Apoca-lite, character study
Warning: Character death
Author on LJ: peanutbutterer
Link: From Here

Why This Must Be Read: In the past we've seen how hard it is for Elizabeth to adapt to the loss of her home, this fic explores this idea further in two different time lines. The first dealing more with the physical difficulties and the latter with the a less tangible idea of home. The author captures the struggling Elizabeth quite beautifully without making her too weepy and I do like how the two time lines parallel each other in various respects.

( Their roles are different here, different strengths are valued above others )