Title: A Long Drawn-Out Breath and an Impossible Sky
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: magibrain | magistrate
Categories: character study, character: Sam, character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Teal'c, drama, theme: awesome women, theme: lost episode, theme: super Sam, theme: things that go *boom*
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: SG-1 fic on DWth by tags | SG-1 works at AO3
Link to story: A Long Drawn-Out Breath and an Impossible Sky
Why this should be read: This is a fic that could have been an episode of the show, except that it's a story that can be conveyed only in prose -- unless, perhaps, you too have been zapped by the gizmo in the story, which adds a nifty layer of meta to an extraordinarily meta-rich, and extraordinary, fic. Like 'ante meridiem,' this had to be a Carter fic, but this one is a classic science-fictional problem-solution story. It's a vehicle for a beautiful look into Carter's mind, both her regular mind and her mind expanded and illuminated by alien technology (and some key input from Daniel, whose empathetic intuition is as important to his contribution as his linguistics expertise).

About 4300 words.

Snippet of fic:

A little piece of alienness always followed them home.

Sadly, the comm has been very quiet lately. I know this is mostly my fault, as admin, but I also need the participation of all you lovely people to help keep the comm thriving!

Here are the few recs we had for the things that go *boom* theme:

Evening Shadows, by Settiai (PG)

Chance by Mitai (PG-13)

Kaboom by kellifer (PG)

We also had some non-themed recs, listed below:

Growing Pains, by KelinciHutan (PG)

Survival, by Somehowunbroken (PG)

A Cinderella Story, by Tallulah Rasa (PG)

Between Two Waves of the Sea, by Stringertheory (PG)

My thanks to rbmifan and paian for their regular reccing. It's much appreciated. :)

On to plans for next month: we're going to do a repeat of our reccer's weeks, which we last did back in July 2010. During reccer's weeks, one person commits to making at least two gen recs, related to any (or no) theme, during her (or his) specific week. By signing up, you are committing yourself to reccing a minimum of two stories during that week, although more recs would certainly be welcome! Please do not volunteer if you don't think you will be able to rec two fics.

There are four week-long reccing periods available:

April 1 - 7 - claimed by yvi

April 8 - 14 - claimed by pipisafoat

April 15 - 21

April 22 - 28

Those that volunteer get their own tag, which they may continue to use even after their week is over.

Comment below to claim a specific week or to ask any questions you might have. And in the meantime, the comm is open to all gen recs of any theme!

Title: Evening Shadows
Author on LJ/DW: settiai
Categories: Sam and Daniel friendship, things that go *boom*, drama, action/adventure, hurt/comfort
Warnings: none
Author's Website: settiai.com
Link to Story: Evening Shadows

Why This Must Be Read: Because as much as I love the Wonder Twins...

And as delightful as it is to see Sam working out a scientific puzzle, or Daniel fitting bits and pieces together to find the answer...

Sometimes, it's just great fun to turn Sam and Daniel loose on the universe and watch things go boom. :)

When a planet's government betrays its treaty with the SGC and attacks the team, it's up to Sam and Daniel to use their fists and their weapons - and each other - to get safely back to the Stargate. There's whumping and shooting and banter galore, and it all adds up to an intense and satisfying read!

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Title: Chance
Author's LJ/DWJ:  mitai 
Categories: Sam, team, action/adventure, hurt/comfort, things that go *boom*, possibly super sam
Warnings: major whump, some violence
Author's Webpage/Fic list: N/A
Link to story: Chance
Why this should be read:
Chance is a very satisfying action fic, that picks up just as an off-world mission goes horribly wrong. SG-1 is separated and outnumbered, but it's up to them to stop a fanatic group from taking control of the planet. We get to see awesome Sam, snarky Daniel, and some black-ops Jack. Also, their prophecies say that Teal'c is an angel of God.

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Title: Kaboom
Author's LJ/DWJ: kellifer_fic 
Categories: Things that go *boom*, Action/Adventure, Daniel, Jack, Sam, Teal'c
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: SG-1 Master Fic List
Link to story: Kaboom
Why this should be read:
As with all of kellifer's fic, this is amazingly written. SG-1 is captured by the NID and separated, Jack with Sam and Daniel with Teal'c. We follow Jack's point of view as he and Sam do morse code with their boots, dig their way out of an explosion, and discover that Daniel and Teal'c have saved the day. The glimpse of Daniel and Teal'c friendship at the end is also very nice.

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Our new theme is one that is near and dear to SG-1's heart: blowing things up. :) Any gen story that focuses, or even features, the team making things go *boom* will fit this theme. So whether it's Sam blowing up a sun or the judicious use of C4 to break out of jail, we want to see those stories recced here!

Feel free to refresh your memory of the comm rules at the FAQ before posting. Official format is included in the FAQ entry and on the comm's profile page. If you choose to tag your own entry (you don't have to do so), please include the theme: things that go *boom* tag as well as any others that you find appropriate. And if you need a tag that isn't yet available, please comment and let me know.