Fic meme

[hedda62]

This is a very multi-tasky sort of day, so while I'm doing other stuff I'll throw this meme out there:

I currently have 48 works archived at the AO3 [oh my God how did that happen, no this is not part of the meme]. Pick a number from 1 to 48, and I’ll tell you three things I currently like about the fic corresponding to the number you have picked.

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[philomytha]

How about 13? Deliberately not going to look myself to see which fic that is, since I suspect that's cheating ;-).

[hedda62]

Ah, that one's not a fic per se, it's the essay Runaway Roses and Defiant Skellytums, about plants in the Vorkosiverse. I meant to write it for a long while before I finally got around to doing so, and I'm pleased with how it turned out (and Lois read it and appreciated it, and it's been cited twice in "print").

Three things I like:

1) That I managed to pull off the Game well, treating the Vorkosiverse as real enough to concoct a few botanical and sociological theories, while also delving into literary analysis.

2) That what I wanted to show about Ekaterin's character worked. She makes beauty out of what nearly everyone else considers ugly and deserving of rejection: it's worth noting that at times those descriptors have been applied to Miles. And: She rearranges to suit her desires, selects what works for her, and sprays herbicide on the rest. Gardening isn't just defiant; it's aggressive.

3) Pulling things together from all over the books, e.g.: He's always defined natural beauty as Earth-like -- landscapes of imported trees and flowers; horses; elegant cool brunettes -- but there was Taura, decidedly not an Earth woman in appearance, and yet beautiful. It was just great fun to plan and write.