Uphill, by penknife (PG)

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Rec Category: Jennifer Keller
Characters: Jennifer Keller, John Sheppard
Category: friendship, gen, John Sheppard
Rating: PG
Author on LJ: penknife
Author's Website: Pen(knife) to Paper, and her sga tag on LJ
Link: Uphill

Why This Must Be Read:
Summary: It's bad enough being trapped in a cave. Jennifer's pretty sure that in the Pegasus galaxy, things can always get worse. (~1300)

Penknife is a new writer in the fandom, really worth checking out! Her voices are spot on and I love the interaction between the characters; makes me wish we had gotten more Jennifer-John screentime.

snippet: "We just need to find a way out of here," Sheppard says, as if she doesn't know that. He's being very patient with her, which makes her feel about ten years old. At this point, she's basically useless, and they both know it. Okay, if Sheppard gets hurt, she can give him what first aid she can manage without her medical kit, which is buried under a bunch of rocks. That's not really a scenario she thinks either of them is hoping for.

"We're going up," Jennifer says. "That's good, right?" She thinks she read that in some kind of book on wilderness survival, which she read on an airplane while drinking coffee and eating pretzels. She wishes she had some pretzels.

I Hope This Song Will Guide You Home by teh_helenables (PG)

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Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Category: DADT, Established Relationship, Humor
Warning: Slash
Author on LJ: teh_helenables
Author's Website:
Link: I Hope This Song Will Guide You Home

Why This Must Be Read:

A third-party weighs in on her boys, 'Doc and the Colonel' and how she takes care of them and the rest of Atlantis as the queen bee of the kitchen. Cookie Green is a wonderful character ready to share her views on life, DADT, and which song everyone will be singing in the mess whenever the Daedalus is in port. A feel-good fic filled with loyalty, love, and sweet humor.

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Transitions, by Destina (PG)

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Rec Category: Jack and Teal'c friendship
Pairing: none
Categories: Jack and Teal'c friendship, Jack and Daniel friendship, Jack O'Neill, Teal'c, gen, character study, angst, episode related
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: destina
Author's Website: Lyrical Magic
Link: Transitions

Why This Must Be Read: Destina gives Jack marvelous voice here, as he fiercely clings to that long-distance connection with his team after moving to Washington, keeping his finger on their pulses and knowing when he needs to be there for them.

We are first treated to a powerful episode tag to Prototype, with Jack and Daniel's shorthand communication that speaks volumes in understanding and pain. Then it shifts to Jack and Teal'c in the wake of Stronghold, and you'll find your breath taken away by the sheer depth and breadth of their friendship: the memories of shattering experiences shared and eased, the bond of warriors and leaders, and the challenge of those with whom they serve and whom they must inspire.

And the few paragraphs on post-Abyss will leave you gasping.

Magnificent prose, an almost intimate understanding, and stellar characterization: it's all here, and it's all marvelous.


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