Just thought I'd give you a wee update about what's going on with me...not least 'cos I'm super-excited and have to share it with as many people as possible.
You see, this coming Saturday I'm off on a four week holiday to Australia, a whopping 10,500 miles from home!!! It's a trip I've wanted to do for years and it's been a long time coming, since we started to book things almost six months ago. But it's nearly here now...
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- Location:Work - but only for four more days!
- Mood:
hyper - Music:Crowded House
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smiles_a_lotHope you like my choice of birthday presents, bud...
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- Location:Home
- Mood:
busy
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Thanks To:
smiles_a_lot for the super-fast beta job.Author's Note: This little interlude popped into my head a couple of weeks ago and wouldn't leave, so I figured I'd better just write it. It's dedicated to my evil twin,
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mississaugared. Happy Birthday, bud!( Interlude )
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- Mood:
happy
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship. You rock, totally.Author's Note: So here we are, at the end of the road. It's been a long trip, and I know it's been tough at times - probably more so than I originally anticipated - but your support has never wavered, and for that I will be eternally grateful. You really are the best readers anyone could wish for and this final part of the journey is dedicated to each and every one of you.
Amazingly enough, the last section of this epilogue is exactly how I imagined it when I first started writing this story, eight months and almost 100,000 words ago - I guess I should be proud of that! This takes place in February, some eight months after Jack's trial concluded and around eighteen months after the boys first met. They've come a long way...
Oh, and there's another author's note at the end of the chapter, with a link to click.
( The Epilogue )
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- Mood:
accomplished
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship.Author's Note: I mentioned this to a few folks in replies to comments last week, but here's the official announcement: this is the last "proper" chapter of this story. Don't be too upset with me, though - you'll only have to wait a week for the epilogue! Hope you enjoy...
( Chapter 25 )
- Location:Home
- Mood:
sleepy
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship.Author's Note: I saw Brokeback Mountain for the first time three years ago today. Jack and Ennis pushed their way into my heart that night and I'm delighted to say they're still there. I'm glad so many others feel the same and I'm glad there are still so many great authors out there trying to give Jack and Ennis their sweet life. I guess this is a fitting day to post this chapter...
( Chapter 24 )
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- Mood:
melancholy
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship.Author's Note: Sorry for the delay in posting this chapter but, like Jack earlier in this story, I had to sit a Microsoft exam this morning. The good news is that, like Jack, I passed :o)
Oh, and I posted an extra chapter of this story last week. In case you missed it, click here.
( Chapter 23 )
- Location:Work
- Mood: ecstatic
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship.Author's Note: I felt a bit cruel leaving you all hanging halfway through Ennis's testimony so I decided (after some serious begging from Keren and Tammy) to post this chapter earlier than originally planned. The next one will be up on Tuesday at some point, although it won't be as early as normal.
( Chapter 22 )
- Location:Home
- Mood:
awake
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship.
( Chapter 21 )
- Location:Home
- Mood: tired
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship.( Chapter 20 )
- Location:Home
- Mood: cold
brokeback1963 asked me to do this...and since she shared some really interesting information with me yesterday, I thought I should give it a go as a thank you. fizzerbass did it first, but I'm all for a bit of ( Read more... )
- Location:Home
- Mood: cold
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I couldn't do this without your help, guidance and friendship.Author's Note: So here we are again, a little later than originally anticipated, but better late than never, right? Seriously, I know this chapter has been a long time coming, and I really appreciate your patience. Believe me, it was frustrating for me, too.
The good news is that the next four chapters are with my beta and I've written some more beyond that so, barring major disaster, I should be able to post one chapter a week until this story is finished.
Anyway, without further ado...on with the story.
( Chapter 19 )
- Location:Home
- Mood:
bouncy
A few of you have asked about the status of No Matter What, and specifically about when the next chapter will be posted, so I thought I should give you a quick update.
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- Location:Work
- Mood: rushed
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always
Feedback: Yes, please
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Thanks To:
smiles_a_lot for finding the time to beta this during the holidays.( A Guid New Year, Part 2 )
- Location:Home
- Mood: bouncy
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always
Feedback: Yes, please
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Thanks To:
smiles_a_lot for finding the time to beta this during the holidays.Definition: Hogmanay [ˌhɔgməˈneː]: Scots word for New Year's Eve, possibly derived from the Gaelic og-mhadainn, meaning new morning.
Author's Note: I know it's been a long time since I last posted anything from the Mo Eilean boys but this is their epilogue. It takes place around four years after the original story, with Ennis now a fully qualified vet, working in a practice on the outskirts of Edinburgh, and Jack doing research in the University's Biology department.
The epilogue is in two parts - the link to part 2 is at the end of this one. I hope you enjoy...and I wish you all the very best for 2009!
( A Guid New Year, Part 1 )
- Location:Home
- Mood: bouncy
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. Thanks a million for all your help and support this year. Author's Note: Well folks, I've decided that this will be the last chapter of No Matter What until the New Year. It wouldn't be fair of me to say I'm going to post then run out of time to do so, so it's better this way. The good news is that I have a few days off over the festive period, so I'm hopefully I'll be able to get the rest of the story written during that time and once I start posting again, it'll be back to a regular schedule.
In the meantime, thank you all for being along for the ride and I hope you have a fabulous Christmas (or whatever else you celebrate!) Oh, and look out for a one-shot from the Mo Eilean boys which I hope to post on Hogmanay (New Year's Eve)
( Chapter 18 )
- Location:Home
- Mood: busy
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot.Author's Note: Well, Em came through for me (as ever) so, contrary to my post last night, here's the new chapter. Hopefully next week's will be up on time, but that may be the last one before Christmas as things are pretty hectic. I'll let you know for sure next week. Anyway, on with the chapter...
( Chapter 17 )
- Location:Work
- Mood: bored
Just a quick update to say that Chapter 17 of No Matter What will, unfortunately, not be posted on Tuesday this week. My wonderful beta has been extremely busy recently and hasn't had the time to get the chapter back to me - and I'm not willing to post it unbeta'd, so I'm afraid there will be a small delay.
With luck (actually, mainly as long as Em doesn't catch the cold her whole family has) it'll be up later this week - maybe Wednesday but more likely Thursday.
Sorry...
- Location:Home
- Mood: disappointed
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. This chapter would have been far weaker had it not been for your honesty. Author's Note: So here we are at the start of the final part of this story. I'm still writing it, so I'm not sure yet how many more chapters there will be, and I can't promise to stick to the chapter a week posting schedule because the next month is pretty busy, but I'll do my best. Oh, and my knowledge of the legal system in Ireland (or anywhere else for that matter) is pretty much non existant, so please excuse any glaring flaws...
( Chapter 16 )
- Location:Home
- Mood: tired
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack and Ennis, always.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Disclaimer: Jack and Ennis belong to Annie Proulx. I'm just having fun with them.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and violence. Sadly, they're a necessary part of the plot and I hope they won't stop you from reading...
Thanks To: My always patient, wonderfully supportive beta
smiles_a_lot. I would never tell your nitpicky self to screw off ;o)( Chapter 15 )
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