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Author has written 55 stories for Fullmetal Alchemist, Princess Tutu, Diana Wynne Jones, Bible, Avatar: Last Airbender, Tsubasa Chronicle, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians. I have a doctorate in English literature and work in a library, which probably explains most of what you are about to read. Please note that several drabbles formerly archived separately ("Ghosts," "The Sneeze" and "The Fly") can now be found in the sequence Chibi Drabbles. FAQ: I have been asked why I write the name of Edward and Alphonse Elric's home town as "Riesenbuhl". The katakana Arakawa uses to represent this word are RI ZE N BUU RU. Since she frequently borrows names from western languages for her characters and settings, I find the transcription "Riesenbuhl" -- a real German place-name -- highly persuasive. (The Japanese vowel "I" approximates the sound of German "ie".) Acknowledgments: Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) was created by Arakawa Hiromu and is serialized monthly in Shonen Gangan (Square Enix); two anime of the same title were produced by Studio Bones. Copyright for these properties is held, inter alia,by Arakawa Hiromu, Square Enix, and Studio Bones. Princess Tutu was created by Ikuko Ito and Junichi Sato. Copyright for this property is held by HAL and GANSIS/TUTU. Avatar: The Last Airbender was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko; copyright for this property is held by Viacom International, Inc. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle was created by CLAMP and is published by Kodansha, Ltd. and Del Rey Books, inter alia; copyright for this property is held by CLAMP. The books of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series were written, and their copyright is held, by Rick Riordan. Balance of Power was created by the author-group Crackbunny Syndrome; the original characters and situations described therein belong, according to the courtesy due living authors, to them and no others. | |||||||||
1. Drabble: With Weeping and With Laughter reviewsAnime or mangaverse. What did you do in the war, Uncle Edward? No spoilers. Written for the Don't Forget Challenge 2009 on LiveJournal.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 189 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-4-09 - Edward E.2. Sonnet: Ursa Departs reviewsShe's never gone but where her going's known ...Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 143 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-21-09 - Ursa - Complete3. Chibi Drabbles » reviewsAnime or mangaverse. Vignettes from Ed, Al and Winry's childhood involving food, school, play, death and the inadvertent exchange of bodily fluids. Set mostly preseries.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 33 - Words: 3,768 - Reviews: 43 - Updated: 8-20-09 - Published: 1-11-07 - Edward E. & Winry R.4. An Inconvenient Season » reviewsMangaverse. Seven years after the Promised Day, Ed's past comes looking for him, but finds Winry instead.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 9,646 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 8-11-09 - Published: 7-1-09 - Winry R. & Edward E.5. The Sky Will Burn: A Sequence reviewsCalypso has known many half-bloods, but this one is different. Set during BOTL.Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 954 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-10-09 - Calypso & Percy J. - Complete6. The Dream of Those Who Wake reviewsMangaverse. Ten years after Al's restoration, he shares a pot of tea with his brother.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - Angst/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,733 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-20-09 - Alphonse E. & Edward E. - Complete7. The Weight of the Paper reviewsAnime or mangaverse. Hughes is gunning for Mustang and Sheska's caught in the crossfire. Will Falman take a bullet for her? Now revised and complete.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,528 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 6-19-09 - Farman V. & Sciezska - Complete8. Drabbles: Working Girl » reviewsMangaverse. Winry pounds the pavement, and other things, in search of a job and in pursuit of perfection. No spoilers.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 15 - Words: 2,116 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 6-12-09 - Published: 11-18-08 - Winry R.9. No Herb of Help reviewsAnime or mangaverse. When Paninya told Winry about Dominic giving her new legs and a new life, she left out a few things. Set preseries.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,096 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-25-09 - Complete10. The Core of the Matter reviewsSet postseries. Katara suspects that Toph wants to get herself thrown out of polite society, but finds that she's actually worried about something else entirely, setting Katara a much trickier problem than persuading her friend to dress for a party.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,417 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-1-09 - Katara & Toph - Complete11. Drabble: Malocchio reviewsAnime or mangaverse. In the deserts of Ishbal, someone is always watching ...Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 130 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-14-08 - Kimbley - Complete12. Full Constant Light: A Story in Drabbles » reviewsUrsa's mother has told her that a brave face begets a bold heart; now she must put those words to the test. Spoilers for 'Zuko Alone' and 'The Day of Black Sun.'Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Family - Chapters: 7 - Words: 2,182 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 12-13-08 - Published: 12-6-08 - Ursa & Ozai - Complete13. Drabble: No Returns, No Exchanges reviewsName recognition is everything when it comes to business: just ask the proprietor of the Jasmine Dragon. Set postseries.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K - English - General/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 101 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-10-08 - Iroh & Zuko - Complete14. Ficlet: Learning Curve reviewsMangaverse. Young Hohenheim struggles to master alchemy, egged on by a dubious mentor. Spoilers for chapter 74.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 292 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-3-08 - Hoenheim - Complete15. Ficlet: The Good Servant reviewsShe has always wanted to serve with honor, but 'prison guard' was not the duty Ming hoped for when she took her oath to the Fire Lord. Set during 'The Day of Black Sun.'Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 189 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-25-08 - Iroh - Complete16. Crossing at a Ford reviewsReturning to study with Piandao seemed like a really good idea, but like lot of Sokka's really good ideas, this one wasn't working out in practice the same way it had in his head. Set postseries.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,459 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-24-08 - Sokka & Piandao - Complete17. Ashes, Ashes: A Sequence reviewsSpoilers for the finale. 'You are so like her,' he murmurs, and when the boy stretches his neck to hear more, a hawk straining after poisoned meat, he whispers, 'She was a traitor, too.'Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 820 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 11-18-08 - Ozai & Zuko - Complete18. Drabble: Suspicious Characters reviewsAnime or mangaverse. Fai explains how to blend in; Kurogane is dubious.Tsubasa Chronicle - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 118 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-1-08 - Fai & Kurogane - Complete19. Ficlet: More Than Words Can Wield reviewsWhen Aang tells Katara that she was his first love, she struggles to find the right words with which to answer him. Set postseries.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: T - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 652 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-10-08 - Katara & Aang - Complete20. Golden in the Mercy of His Means reviewsMangaverse. How many memories to a feather? How many feathers to a soul? Sakura ponders time, friendship, and a gift of apples. Set the day before chapter 70. 3rd Place in the TRC category at the 2008 UFO Awards.Tsubasa Chronicle - Rated: K+ - English - General/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,893 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-4-08 - Complete21. Drabble: The Conqueror reviewsThe Dragon of the West considers the ironies of success. Spoilers for Iroh and Zuko's side job in season 2.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-31-08 - Iroh & Zuko - Complete22. The First Lesson reviewsMangaverse. A young Riza Hawkeye receives a gift from her grandfather, and with it her introduction to marksmanship. Set preseries.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,644 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-9-08 - Riza H. - Complete23. Drabbles: Framed of Four Elements reviewsAnime or mangaverse. Four vignettes from the life of Izumi Curtis: the fire of youth; the water of tears; the calm before the storm; and the repudiation of dirt. Backstory spoilers only.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 411 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-12-08 - Izumi C. - Complete24. Drabble: The Magdalen ReadingA meditation on the painting of the same title. Once, they say, she sat at the feet of him who's both the Author and the Work ...Bible - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 332 - Published: 2-4-08 - Complete25. Drabble: The Sweet Theft reviewsMangaverse. Young Hohenheim is sure he knows more about love than his mentor-and-charge. Implicit spoilers for chapter 75.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 242 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-10-08 - Hoenheim - Complete26. Thank You Note reviewsIn which Howl writes and Sophie edits a thank you note. Spoilers for both HMC and CitA.Diana Wynne Jones - Rated: K - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 444 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 11-9-07 - Complete27. Sketch: Eyecatch reviewsMangaverse. Winry has something, or perhaps someone, in her eye ... Implicitly postseries but no spoilers.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,344 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 10-28-07 - Edward E. & Winry R. - Complete28. Revolt of the Flesh: A Story in Drabbles » reviewsMangaverse. Summoned home by Winry, Ed and Al return to a town ravaged by drought ... and worse. Written for the 2007 FMA Zombie Apocalypse Challenge on LiveJournal. Rated for horror elements.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: M - English - Horror/Angst - Chapters: 7 - Words: 2,527 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 9-14-07 - Published: 8-31-07 - Edward E. & Winry R. - Complete29. Envied of the Bees reviewsMangaverse. Ed tries to explain to Winry why she has to leave him. Winner, Best Use of Prompt, and 2nd place, Audience Favorite, in the 2007 EdWinry Fire & Ice Challenge on LiveJournal. See author's note within for spoiler information.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,856 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 8-4-07 - Edward E. & Winry R. - Complete30. Drabble: The Gambler reviewsAnimeverse. Roy Mustang doesn't gamble ... or does he?Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 112 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-20-07 - Roy M. & Maes H. - Complete31. Seven Nights: A Sequence reviewsOn the first night, Ahiru dances. On the last, she dreams. Spoilers for Akt 13.Princess Tutu - Rated: K+ - English - General/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 765 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-16-07 - Complete32. Drabbles: Pas de Caractère » reviewsCharacter drabbles featuring various personages from Princess Tutu. Dedicated to Laurie, the Fullmetal Analyst: 'True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.'Princess Tutu - Rated: K - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 9 - Words: 1,225 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 6-12-07 - Published: 3-14-0733. The Machine Unmakes the Man reviewsHad she done enough to bring about a proper ending? The answer was obvious, yet she hesitated. Spoilers for Akt 13.Princess Tutu - Rated: K+ - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,716 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 6-10-07 - Complete34. So a Cat Walks Into a Bar reviewsIkuko Itoh, meet Raymond Chandler: Mr. Cat drowns his sorrows, complains about his love life, and buys a lady a drink. 3rd Place and Members' Choice in the Princess Tutu category at the 2007 UFO Awards.Princess Tutu - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,284 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-21-07 - Complete35. Ficlet: All Who Joy Would Win reviewsAnimeverse. The most important lesson anyone can learn is that love is not a zero sum game. Spoilers for the FMA movie.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 354 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-21-07 - Edward E. & Alphonse E. - Complete36. Drabble: The Red Rose Is a Falcon reviewsMangaverse. Winry in a red dress. Implicitly postseries but no spoilers.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 263 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 4-10-07 - Winry R. & Edward E. - Complete37. Light the Traveler Home reviewsMangaverse. Winry and her grandmother receive an unexpected New Year's visit from Ed and Al.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,161 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-3-07 - Winry R. & Edward E. - Complete38. Sketch: A Reckoning reviewsMangaverse. Scar knows where he stands with Winry, Yoki, Marcoh and Mei Chan, but among their conflicting views his own sense of self is strained to the breaking point. Spoilers for events in chapters 47 through 64.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,857 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-11-07 - Scar - Complete39. Drabble: First, Do No Harm reviewsAnime or mangaverse. Is Winry playing doctor or not?Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-8-07 - Winry R. & Edward E. - Complete40. Sketch: Passio reviewsMangaverse. Winry and Al, at a hospital, waiting ...Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 660 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-19-06 - Winry R. & Alphonse E. - Complete41. Drabbles: The Four Last Things reviewsAnimeverse. Hohenheim, convinced of his own damnation, still longs for a glimpse of heaven. Spoilers for episode 51 and the film.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 645 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-19-06 - Hoenheim & Edward E. - Complete42. Ubi Sunt Gaudia? reviewsAnimeverse. On Christmas Eve, Ed comes face to face with an unexpected aspect of Alfons Heiderich ... and of himself. Spoilers for episode 51. Green Lion 2006 dual winner: Best Overall 'Fic and Reader's Choice:Short Form.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,814 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 11-7-06 - Edward E. & A. Heidrich - Complete43. Sketch: Facilis DecensusAnimeverse. A failed experiment leads to an unexpected encounter. Postseries AU.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - General/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 903 - Published: 10-29-06 - Complete44. Drabbles: Telephone reviewsMangaverse. Ed and Al's unexpected phone call confuses and delights Winry. Spoilers for chapters 56 and 64.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 311 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-19-06 - Winry R. & Edward E. - Complete45. Me and My Shadow: A Story in Drabbles reviewsAnimeverse. After Ed's disappearance, Al and Wrath chase shadows. Spoilers for episode 51 and the film.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,845 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 9-30-06 - Alphonse E. & Wrath - Complete46. A Story To Tell reviewsAnimeverse. Three very confused drug mules encounter Ed, Al and Hughes. Postseries AU.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,956 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 9-2-06 - Edward E. & Alphonse E. - Complete47. Drabbles: Exile reviewsMangaverse. Five drabbles featuring Maria Ross. A companion piece to Forsan Et Haec. Spoilers for chapters 40 and 41.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K - English - Humor/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 561 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-26-06 - Complete48. Forsan Et Haec reviewsMangaverse. Maria Ross catches the scent of lilac and dreams of home. Spoilers for chapters 35, 36, 40 and 41.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,419 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-26-06 - Maria R. - Complete49. Sketch: Moonlight reviewsAnime or mangaverse. Sig's love for Izumi is tried by her absence.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 853 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-25-06 - Complete50. Poem: Raven's Choice reviewsAnimeverse. It's a mixed blessing, being the favored of a trickster god. Postseries AU.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 171 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-25-06 - Edward E. - Complete51. Sketch: GnosisMangaverse. Scar's brother receives his first shipment of alchemy books.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,500 - Published: 7-23-06 - Scar & Scar - Complete52. Tick Tock reviewsAnimeverse. Ed takes a walk on the beach and is introduced to a children's classic. Spoilers for the FMA movie.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,742 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-23-06 - Edward E. - Complete53. Ivory Gate reviewsAnimeverse. Ed and Noa reflect on betrayal. Spoilers for the FMA movie.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,973 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 7-10-06 - Edward E. - Complete54. Sketch: Lost reviewsAnimeverse. The librarian who reads is lost. Spoilers for episodes 25 and, if you squint, 38.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 632 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-16-06 - Sciezska - Complete55. Country Matters reviewsMangaverse. Pinako asks Hohenheim his intentions toward Trisha.Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: T - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,313 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 6-16-06 - Pinako R. & Hoenheim - Complete