Christmas 2024

I'm not sure who may need to hear/read this this morning, but it won't leave my mind to do a post about how thankful I am this Christmas. I have plenty to moan, groan, and bitch about, but instead, even as I tired as I am from the last few days, all I can feel is a spirit of immense Gratitude.

I thank the good Lord above it, and I'm sure some of y'all are getting tired of those posts, but I just can't help but to be amazed and wowed and thankful to God for all He's been doing in my life.

I'm going to set the Christianity to the side for a moment, though, as I list the things I'm thankful for. I know where my thanks is owed, but I'm hoping that maybe by sharing some things here some of y'all, Christian or not, may be able to look into your lives and find some silver linings. :)

There are mentions of abuse in the below cut!

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Favorite Ships

"Borrowed" with love from LuvBarryFefe.

Inspired by the cool Favorite Books Meme created by dizzojay this is a meme about sharing the ships you love. Choose 10 - only ten! - ships and post a picture of your ship (one per day) for 10 days in no particular order. They can be canon ships, rare pairs, crack ships, or polyships, it doesn't matter. Just post the pics without explanations or commentary.



Day Four
(I cheated this time and gave myself a present of being allowed to include THREE pics! It is SO hard to find good shots of these two together! They practically MADE my love for comics when I finally found them! <3)




X-Men/Generation X: Sean "Banshee" Cassidy/Emma "White Queen" Frost

Favorite Books Meme

"Borrowed" with love from Dizzo :) I couldn't resist! It just won't be 20 days in a row...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!



Day Eleven
(Given myself a gift here too -- Instead of doing ONE book, I'm doing FOUR separate issues of comics that made a HUGE impact on me and, without which, I wouldn't be half the X-Men lover or fandom nerd, and probably not even as much of a writer, as I am today! <3)

OLD Christmas Stories

Title: "Christmas At Last"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG for a single kiss
Summary: There's a man in red coming up the lane with a special Christmas delivery for Jedda.
Timeline: This is the latest story in Pirates Sparrow and Turner's "To Move Out of the Shadows" Mandrake/Jedda series and comes after both "Shadowed Love"s, "To Move Out of the Shadows", and "A Magical Waltz".
Warnings: Het, AU
Word Count: 1,637
Date Written: 25 December 2010



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Title: "Christmas Wishes and Miracles"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG-13 for passionate kissing
Summary: Christmas is the season for wishes and miracles coming to life. Gage tells Sydney of his Christmas wish, and then she asks him for a miracle.
Word Count: 2,390



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OLD DreamWorks Christmas Stories (& Art)

Title: "Adults' Kitsmas Dreams"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG
Summary: Rico determines that even the favorite adults in his life should get their Kitsmas wishes this year.
Warnings: Slash, Unconventional Pairings
Word Count: 1,155
Date Written: 23 December 2010



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Title: "Christmas Delight"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: R
Summary: Christmas delight has come to Shrek's swamp.
Warnings: Slash, Het, Unconventional Pairing, Fetish
Word Count: 427
Date Written: 24 December 2010


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Title: "Claws in the Moonlight"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Puss has a very special Christmas mission.
Date Written: 19-20 November, 2011
Word Count: 3,144



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OLD Disney Christmas Stories

Title: "Her Best Present"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: G
Summary: She always wakes before everybody else on Christmas, but she receives her most special present Christmas Eve and every day and night.



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Title: "A Wolf Cub's Christmas Miracle"
Author: Kat Lee Apache Firecat
Rating: G
Summary: She doesn't remember the first time her wolf was tamed.


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Title: "Christmas In St. Carnard"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: G
Summary: Gosalyn waits on Christmas Eve, but will her holiday wish be granted?
Warnings: Slash
Challenge: This is a fic for the ForeverInDisney December '08 monthly challenge, using the character Gosalyn and the word "girl".



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Title: "Christmas Terror"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: G
Summary: Sabrina stared at the horror that awaited her in the office, unable or perhaps unwilling to believe the ugly sight.
Warnings: 100-word drabble



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Title: "Father's First Christmas"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
For: My beloved Jack and our babies as part of their presents for Solstice/Christmas/Kitsmas
Rating: G
Summary: Splinter and his sons celebrate their first Christmas.
Warnings: Turtle Tots
Word Count: 935
Date Written: 24 December 2010



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Title: "Happy Birthday, Jesus"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG
Summary: It was an argument almost as old as time.



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OLD X-Men Christmas STORIES

Title: "Emma's Christmas Socks"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Sean notices Emma's new socks and longs again to have the honor of getting to know his beloved co-headmaster better.
Timeline: This fic turned out to be a sort of prequel to the author's "Jubilee, the Advisor" several years ago
Word Count: 1,702
Date Written: 20 November 2010




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Title: "Flurries"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Flurries of snow, flurries of love, and flurries of passion with Logan and Ororo.
Word Count: 689


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Title: "Christmas of Firsts"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG
Summary: God and Sam bless Marrow with a Christmas of many firsts.



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OLD Magnificent Seven Christmas STORIES

Title: "Gifts From the Heart"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: PG
ORIGINAL FFN PUBLICATION DATE: 7-19-06
Summary: JD and Casey exchange Christmas presents.



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Title: "Gathering Around The Christmas Table"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: G
Original FFN Publication Date: 12-18-09
Summary: The women in their lives have made the Seven a special Christmas dinner.



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OLD Charmed Christmas Stories

Title: "Cole's Favorite Holiday"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: G
Summary: Cole's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, Samhain, Christmas . . .
Word Count: 200
Date Written: 14 November, 2011



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Title: "A Demon, An Angel, Two Witches, and Christmas"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: R
Summary: There's a Demon with mischief in mind in Piper's kitchen on Christmas Eve.
Timeline: Takes place after the author's "A Blessing or a Curse?", "The Day After", "Howling From A Distance", "Unsaveable", "Howling Hopes For The Future", "True Love's Power", and "Ring of Love"
Original FFN Publication Date: 01-21-13



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Title: "Around The Family"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: PG
Summary: Cole and Piper steal some treasured moments amongst their family to celebrate Christmas with the true loves of their lives.
Word Count: 1,749
Date Written: 23 December 2010



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OLD Golden Girls Christmas Stories

Title: "A Quiet Christmas"
Author: Kat Lee, the author formerly known as Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG
Original FFN Publication Date: 01-21-13
Summary: Blanche isn't used to a quiet Christmas at home.



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Title: "Dorothy & Blanche's Christmas Spectacular"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: R
Summary: When Blanche convinces Dorothy to play Santa, Dorothy discovers she's the one actually getting the better present.
Word Count: 847
Original FFN Publication Date: 12-19-09



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Title: "Christmas Surprise"
Author: Pirate Turner Apache Firecat
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Dorothy reads Blanche's letter to Santa Claus - only it's not for Santa at all.
Date Written: 24 December, 2011
Word Count: 2,937



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Ghosts of Hanukahs Past

Title: Ghosts of Hanukahs Past
Fandom: X-Men
Author: Apache Firecat
Characters: Pete Wisdom/Shadowcat, past Colossus/Shadowcat, Shadowcat/Magik, Shadowcat/Rachel, and more
Rating: R/M
Summary: Kitty has changed so much, not for the better, and just like her old man, she has way too many ghosts.
Word Count: 3,319
Written For: 12 Days of Christmas 2024 -- I only have two more left, so why not? :)
Warnings: Spoilers
Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.




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