tuesday, june 30, 2009 - gen

Note: Recs are gathered by all members at crackenterprise for each day and not just the day's coder. Between the twenty-two of us, we hope no stone is left unturned in Star Trek fandom. We will try to label all recs as clearly as possible and according to the author/artist's original notes. Please remember to read their headers for additional information. And most importantly, don't forget to comment! Happy reading!

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Whore by igrockspock (Gaila, Spock, PG-13)
Summary: Gaila hates the word 'whore.' Luckily, so does someone else.
Word Count: 724
Notes: Yay addressing social issues and provoking thought! More shallowly: yay Spock in "bitch please" verbal smack-down mode!

The Fistbump Is Non-Optional by mekosuchinae (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Rating: References to drinking, some cussin'.)
Summary: So on the one hand, they were in a holding cell, but on the other hand, the guys who ran this place weren't smart enough to think to put the controls on the outside and only the outside.
Word Count: 1075
Notes: Hilarious story in which Kirk becomes even more endearingly obnoxious when drunk than he is sober, as Spock and McCoy can both attest.

Learning to Fly by penknife (Kirk, PG-13)
Summary: James Kirk, growing up in two very different universes.
Word Count: 3,500
Notes: Gorgeously well-written story that contrasts TOS Kirk and Reboot Kirk. I love that penknife shows that it's because both Jims are most driven by the same thing that they end up in a similar place, despite their differences.

Common Knowledge by miss_porcupine (Pike, not rated)
Summary: none given
Word Count: 600
Notes: All the common knowledge about Christopher Pike. Short but clever and intriguing.

Ten Sessions by dira@DW (McCoy, Kirk, PG, 2018 words)
Summary: Jim could be fantastically thoughtless except when being thoughtful would embarrass McCoy more.
Notes: A nice look at the early stages of Kirk's and McCoy's friendship and at how Starfleet deals with aviaphobic recruits. Funny, sweet, and insightful.

The Unveiled Secret by laurajv@DW (Sarek, Spock Prime, not rated, 1,800 words)
Summary: "What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I found in the son the unveiled secret of the father." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Notes: Wonderfully in-character quasi-father/son conversation between Sarek and Spock Prime. Prepare to be just a little heartbroken by the end.

Customary by penknife (Sarek, Uhura, background Spock/Uhura, no rating given, ~575 words)
Summary: She can't avoid talking to Spock's father forever.
Notes: Beautiful melding of the reboot universe with what we know of Vulcans and of Sarek from the old timeline.