Five pieces of advice Teal'c gave Ronon on his first trip to Earth by smilebackwards (PG)

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Rec Category: Ronon Dex
Pairing: none
Category: gen, Ronon Dex, Teal'c, crossover, 5 things
Warning: none
Author on LJ: smilebackwards
Author's Website: her SGA and SG-1 fic on her fic masterlist
Link: Five pieces of advice Teal'c gave Ronon on his first trip to Earth

Summary: Teal'c hands Ronon a square package. "Attend to this," he advises.

Why This Must Be Read: You can find the most surprising gems in sg1_five_things! I love this 5 Things not just for Ronon's reaction to weird Earth things but for Teal'c's wisdom after over a decade with these aliens and their malls and credit cards and Jell-o wrestling and sci-fi television. It takes me back, to all of Teal'c's firsts, his growing familiarity with Earth culture, all those team moments. And oh, his sense of humour! It is a sly, sly thing!

What Would Jack Do?, by Aurora Novarum (PG)

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Rec Category: Humor
Pairing: none
Categories: humor, gen, Jack, team, character study, episode related
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: aurora_novarum
Author's Website: List of My Stories
Link: What Would Jack Do?

Why This Must Be Read: I am very fond of this series of ficlets, which spans the entire timeline of the series and features various people using the Jack O'Neill school of philosophy - which is, to quote Aurora, "bitch and eat cake" - to get out of sticky situations.

There are cameos from Ferretti, Griff, and Felger. There is team squabbling and team bonding (or possibly both at once). Most of all, there is lots and lots of cake... even if, as Jack claims, he will sometimes choose pie. :)

This is one big squishy hug to Jack and SG-1, so go and read, and smile!

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Learning to Speak by Mausi (PG)

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Rec Category: Sheppard & McKay friendship
Pairing: none
Category: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Warning: none
Author on LJ: mausi
Author's Website: n/a
Link: Learning to Speak

Why This Must Be Read: One of the things I love most about this story is the way that it takes a common slash trope (coming out) and turns it on its ear by writing it in a gen kind of way -- not that the story necessarily precludes the possibility of a relationship in the future if you wanted to see it that way, but that's not what they have now, and that's not what this story is about: it's about being close enough to someone to tell them anything, including things you've never told anyone else. The casual comfortableness that John and Rodney have with each other is one of my favorite things about their friendship, and that is captured beautifully here.

The One You Hold by Jacquie (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Het (Samantha/Martouf/Lantash)
Pairing: Samantha/Martouf/(Lantash)
Category: PWP
Warning: het
Author's Website: members.shaw.ca/jacquelynsmith/fanfic/index.html
Link: The One You Hold

Why This Must Be Read: This story is fun and romantic. SG-1 is visiting the Tok'ra and learning some self-defence. Sam is being taught in the use of the hand-device, and Martouf is the teacher. This leads to several entertaining scenes. I really like this fic a lot - go read it!

String Theory (A Concerto for Violin in D-Minor) by toft-froggy (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Pairing: Rodney McKay / John Sheppard
Category: Alternate Universe
Warning: None
Author on LJ: toft_froggy
Link: http://toft-froggy.livejournal.com/190025.html

Why This Must Be Read: Rodney is a composer and conductor who comes across the under-valued John Sheppard while checking out a potential hire. Rodney is perfect in this story, and the undercurrents of nearly-averted tragedy and the hints of the depths to the characters really make this story great. John is more clearly drawn than Rodney despite Rodney as narrator, because the author has all of Rodney's crisp intellect focussed on figuring John out - something he fails overall to do, while still getting the most important things right. This is a beautifully shaped and complete story with a fully satisfying finish.

Summer's Lease by JD Junkie (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: slash, established relationship
Warning: sex
Author on LJ: jd_junkie
Author's Website: tag: jack/daniel (see all tags for other characters/pairings)
Link: Summer's Lease

Why This Must Be Read: Another JD Ficathon 2009 gem: Jack has been in Washington for six months, and this three-day trip to Colorado Springs is the longest he and Daniel have been together since he's left. JD Junkie deftly demonstrates with show instead of tell how they're still coming to terms with their personal and professional relationships being long distance, how Daniel is adjusting to the SGC without Jack, and how Jack is adjusting to Daniel having a new team. Yet Jack still gets Daniel better than anyone. All this in a slice of life about two men curled up on a couch, Daniel with his nose in a book. Beautifully written, romantic established relationship.

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