Friends

First of all, thanks to every one of you for helping create such a marvelous tribute for a character that so many struggle to get right. We managed to get 26 individual authors for 26 distinct flavors, and it all combined to make scrumptious soup!

There's just a little logistic clean-up that I need from you:

( ignore if you're not one of the authors )

Thanks again, people. You make me proud to be a fan of SG-1.

Wow, we really celebrated Daniel's birthday with style! Lots and lots and lots of fantastic stuff!

Here's the round-up of all the gen squee that got posted yesterday:

Twenty-six different authors collaborated to give us a delightfully hearty serving of Teal'c Alphabet Soup. Thanks, guys. :)

( more new fic )

( older fic )

Recs:

sg_fignewton recced Translations by night_spear1287, because the Benevolent Dictatrix of the Realm of Ship-free Stargate is more than a little enamored of this marvelous AU. :)

Media:

Let's hope sg_betty never loses her gen enthusiasm! Here's her Southpark SG-1 banner.

Whew! My thanks to all of you: those that wrote, those that commented, and those that spread the word and the squee. We'll definitely be doing this again!

...Only not right now. ::collapses::

My thanks to the 26 amazing authors who helped make Teal'c Alphabet Soup a reality: Amathela, Annieau08, Aurora, Beanpot, Cleo the Muse, Courser, Fig Newton, Holdouttrout, Izzildor, Kalquessa, Komos, Jane Davitt, Lokei, Maevebran, Pepper, Princess of Geekland, Purpleshrub, Random, Redbyrd, Rigel, SG_Betty, Suzannemarie, Traycer, Uniquinum, Wonderland, and Yvi.

Shorter ficlets are reposted here in full, with links to the author's LJ for comments; longer ones are excerpted, with links to the full ficlet in the author's LJ. Please give individual feedback to the authors - the final product is only as good as the ingredients, after all. :)

(If "feedback" is in italics, the author has not yet posted the fic on her own LJ. You may leave a comment here on this main post, or reply to the original posted ficlet over at the Gen Fic Day post. I will continue to update links as stories get archived on the authors' LJs.)

Teal'c Alphabet Soup - a gen anthology of ficlets on Teal'c, from A to Z. Ratings range from G to PG-13. Various spoilers for Seasons 1-10, and references to SGA Season 4.

( A is for Age )

( B is for Beauty )

( C is for Caring )

( D is for Daniel )

( E is for Earth )

( F is for Faith )

( G is for Glory )

( H is for Hair )

( I is for Identity )

( J is for Jello )

( K is for Kheb )

( L is for Loyalty )

( M is for Ma'chello )

( N is for Naquadah )

( O is for Oranges )

( P is for Parachute )

( Q is for Questions )

( R is for Ry'ac )

( S if for Shol'vah )

( T is for Tabloid )

( U is for Undomesticated Equines )

( V is for Vala )

( W is for Worship )

( X is for X-301 )

( Y is for Yield )

( Z is for Zat'(some'thing) )

Written for Gen Fic Day and aurora_novarum, tireless champion of Jack and Sam friendship. Hope you like it, sweetie. :)

Summary: Is it Sam and Jack's fault that rescuing Teal'c and Daniel is so much fun?

Unbetaed. Set in early S1. No spoilers. Rated PG for some bonding violence. 730 words.

( Guilty Pleasures )

Dr. Daniel Jackson turns 43 today, and he's gone years now without dying even once! Well done, that man. :)

We are celebrating the auspicious occasion with SG-1 Gen Fic Day! Comment to this post with a drabble or commentfic; link to a longer story; recommend a favorite fic, whether it's new and shiny or a well-loved classic; post part of your current WIP. Anything goes, as long as it's gen and related to SG-1! I'll post an organized round-up of all the links on Wednesday.

If you're one of the twenty-six wonderful authors who are helping cater the party with a generous serving of Teal'c Alphabet Soup, please follow the instructions detailed under the LJ cut.

Hurray for gen fic, and SG-1!

( How to serve Teal'c Alphabet Soup )

Thanks for your contributions, and helping us celebrate Teal'c, Daniel, and the rest of SG-1!

Subject: "Pas de Deux" by melyanna (R)

Rec Category: John/Elizabeth
Pairing: John Sheppard / Elizabeth Weir
Category: AU, romance, episode-related, dark!fic
Warning: Het, angst, dark themes including abuse
Author on LJ: melyanna
Author's Website: Mirror, Mirror
Link: http://melyanna.livejournal.com/378088.html

Why This Must Be Read: This fic is an AU of "The Real World" where Elizabeth and John are both infected by the nanites and trapped in the virtual hell of the hospital, etc. It's a complex story that requires patience and careful reading to follow the twists and turns it takes and I honestly don't know any other writer in the entire fandom who could have pulled this story off but melyanna. It also brushes against several very dark subjects, including spousal abuse. There's a tendency for some fanfic writers to gloss over John's darker side in favor of focusing on the sweeter, dorkier side. That's perfectly fine, but it's worth remembering John's other facets from time to time.

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This ficlet is my contribution to Teal'c Alphabet Soup for SG-1 Gen Fic Day. Teal'c, team, and tabloids. Slight spoilers for One Hundred Days and Fallen. Rated PG. ~2,000 words.

Thanks, Random, for doing your usual stellar beta even under the circumstances. I'm glad it put a smile on your face.

( T is for Tabloid )

( Author's notes )

I'm back safely in Nashville.

I have a great deal to write about--my trip north, the Northern Region War Camp, all my friends, Grim's elevation, the snafus getting to Nashville from Bradley International.  But really, I must pack boxes and change my address.

For the record, Jim packed about 2 or 3 boxes while I was gone. 

Anyway, I'm back safely, and now heading straight into panic mode.

Rec Category: Humor

Pairing: None
Categories: Humor, Jack and Daniel Friendship, SG-1
Warnings: IMAGE (may not be dialup friendly)
Author on LJ: magnavox_23
Author's Website: None, but here is her fan fiction tag

Link: "When Size Damn Well Matters"

Why this must be read:

This is a one-panel stick-figure cartoon of glee, to start your day off with a smile.

Think of it as an early Christmas-in-July present :D

Gen Fic Day is tomorrow! We'll celebrate Daniel Jackson's 43rd birthday with lots of fic and gen squee!

The official post goes up Tuesday morning (my time). Comment there with drabbles, links to new fic, recs for old fic, meta, squee - anything, as long as it's gen and SG-1.

If you're contributing via Teal'c Alphabet Soup, please remember not to post your Teal'c fic anywhere online until tomorrow! You can either paste it directly into the comments or, if it's too long, comment with the first few paras and link to the rest on your own LJ. (Not off LJ, please!) Remember: 100 word minimum (no maximum - my own, pre-beta, is 1,900 words), a defining aspect or facet of Teal'c, canonical, and gen.

I am sooooooo excited! Gen fic! Teal'c fic! Wheeeeeeee! :)

Subject: "6 Minutes" by mylittleredgirl (PG)

Rec Category: John/Elizabeth
Pairing: John Sheppard / Elizabeth Weir
Category: pre-relationship, friendship
Warning: Het, angst, mild h/c
Author on LJ: mylittleredgirl
Author's Website: The Badlands
Link: http://mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com/176367.html

Why This Must Be Read: This was written for the swficathon in 2006, but I didn't see it listed here in previous rec's. Honestly, pretty much everything mylittleredgirl writes is good. I picked this because it hadn't been mentioned before, and because it cleaves very well to canon in the sense of how she characterizes the different people's responses to a very close call.

And as with aj, mylittleredgirl is one of the most influential and talented of the Sparky writers. She has an unparalleled gift with their dialogue and interactions, especially with John's awkwardness around anything having to do with emotion. Her John is always goofy and unsure and aware of his own limitations and underneath it's clear in her fics that he's just smitten with Elizabeth in a wonderful way, even in this fic which is mostly about their friendship and a hint of potential lying just beneath the surface.

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*waves* Hello all, I'm your friendly neighborhood Daniel stalker recc'er for July.  I was going to rec "Ex Libris" by the same author, but sg_fignewton beat me to it in a different category.  Therefore...

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Character: Daniel
Category: Daniel, gen
Warning: post-descension
Author on LJ: 6beforelunch
Author's Website: n/a
Link: Honesty of Flesh

Why This Must Be Read:

Everyone with eyes notices a certain difference in Dr. Jackson's physique post-glow.  Here, 6beforelunch gives us a fantastic morning run with Daniel, pondering the attitude adjustment which has led to the physical one, including a beautiful look back at other key points in Daniel's relationship with a body he hasn't always entirely inhabited.

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran
Pairing: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran, Samantha Carter/Cameron Mitchell friendship (maybe)
Category: het, team, fluff, humor
Warning: het, bowling, spoilers for Memento Mori
Author on LJ: gate_ship
Author's Website: gate_ship.livejournal.com
Link: Bowling

Why This Must Be Read: 

This is just a nice night at a bowling alley with the team. What makes this even better though is the little flirtations between Vala and Daniel. Disco type bowling. Shakira blasting. Vala dancing. Needless to say, Daniel is a little distracted. I've always loved the image of the ending. That's pretty much it, go read it!

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill/Samantha Carter

Pairing: Jack O'Neill/Samantha Carter
Category: Angst, Jack/Sam
Warning: Character death, Violence, Language
Author on LJ: siggy63
Author's Website: siggyfic is her fic journal
Link: Dinner at Eight

Why This Must Be Read:

The beautifully visceral imagery and the deftly interwoven then-and-now stories ought to be reason enough, but that's actually just the starting point here. This short story gives us a compelling look at the consequences of decisions made in the heat of the moment, at the power people who care have to hurt each other just when they need each other the most, and at the journey to forgive those wrongs. Jack's and Sam's emotions are vivid and poignant and real, and if this piece isn't an easy, carefree read, it's still absolutely worth it.

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Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Category: Romance, Harlequin, John/Rodney, Slash, AU, futurefic
Spoilers: up to Outcast
Author on LJ: velocitygrass
Author's Website: SGA 2008 Fan Fiction
Link: Rules of Engagement

Why This Must Be Read:

Velocitygrass has a knack for writing a good romance story, building up intimacy over the course of the story, feathering it with classic tropes--in this case, a marriage of convenience. Atlantis is gone, and Sheppard is going slowly insane at the SGC when Rodney proposes that they get married--temporarily, mind!--only to have their sham relationship turn real. Along the way, all the right buttons are hit, making the story a perfect one to cuddle up with and read.

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Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: None
Categories: Atlantis, Crossover, Rodney McKay
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: fahye
Author's Website: Writing LJ: mercurial_wit

Link: "The Holes In the Ground"

Why this must be read:

This fic, is to me, the definitive Rodney McKay; encapsulating all of his brilliance, his peculiar foibles, his pursuit of knowledge and most of all, his delight at being able to live out his long-held dreams of exploring the universe.

Crossing over with the Dr Whoniverse, and featuring several incarnations of the Doctor; this fic plays with all of those wonderful notions of space and time and the paradox of time travel, well mixed with the impossibilities of science fiction.

I adore the continuing thread that features recognizable quotes from Heinlen and Asimov, Rodney's mental number games of prime and not prime, and all the science references that will thrill any geeky heart to the core.

You don't need to be familiar with Dr Who canon, but if you are, you will love the way that fahye captures the twinned exuberance and fragility of Ten, and contrasts it with the more surly but no-nonsense Nine.

This is a wonderful fic. Not to be missed.

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Five more days until July 8, when we celebrate Daniel Jackson's birthday with Gen Fic Day!

I'll create a post early Tuesday morning, and you'll all have the entire day to post fics, WIPs, meta, recs - anything, as long as it's gen and about SG-1!

Of course, we'll be cheating just a little: we've got 26 guaranteed ficlets, as July 8 is also the day that Teal'c Alphabet Soup is ready to be served. Those of you (all 26 of you, whee!) who are writing Teal'c Alphabet Soup are more than welcome to contribute to Gen Fic Day in other ways, of course! :) Don't forget the simple rules for Alphabet Soup: your ficlet must be at least 100 words, it should fit with canon, it should be about some defining aspect of Teal'c, and it has to be gen.

Comment here with questions if you've got any. And in the meantime, go ahead and write! Wheeeee! :)

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran
Pairing: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran
Category: het, fluff, romance
Warning: het, PG
Author on LJ: dannysgirlsg1
Author's Website: none
Link: A Sweet Treat

Why This Must Be Read:

This fic was written as a birthday present for me this year and it's really stuck with me. It demonstrates how even though Daniel believes in Vala, she still has some insecurities. Daniel wants to show her that he does care but Vala isn't quite sure. A great little piece of fluff with a sigh worthy ending. Not to say anything spoilery but the last two paragraphs are one of my favorite pieces of imagery in all the fic that I've read.

Hurray for teamy goodness! I'm delighted to rec this category again. :)

Rec Category: Team
Pairing: none
Categories: team, gen, humor, Jack O'Neill
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: kalquessa
Author's Website: Floating Fanfic Directory
Link: Girls (and Jaffa) Do Not Fight Fair

Why This Must Be Read: Oh, this fic is fun!

General Jack O'Neill meets SG-1 returning from a crisis off-world. Turns out the local baddie forced them into the fighting arena, but Sam - and Teal'c - manage to pwn everyone in sight, so it's only a matter of prying a distracted Daniel out of badly-fitted chainmail and calling Doctor Lee to tell him that SG-1 have already saved themselves, thank you very much.

Poor Jack, all nostalgic for being shot at...

Great teamy goodness that will make you laugh out loud. And wise Walter and a Siler shout-out for bonus squee!

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