| chrysalis escapist |
Author has written 35 stories for CSI: New York. Announcement: BlueEyedAuthor and I have joined up, under the name of The Aquarians, and we aim to bring you some more SMacked soon :), so feel free to check us out. There isn't really anything that you need to know about me, but anyway ... I'm a half-bred expatriate, literally living outside my father's country, the USA; I currently live in the most beautiful town of my mother's country. But my heart beats for Wales and listening to "We'll keep a welcome" tends to bring tears to my eyes. Although I've only been there twice I feel connected to New York, my grandmother was born in Brooklyn, my grandfather in Hell's Kitchen, and my great aunt had a confectioner's shop in Queens. Apart from writing - which I started to save myself from being bored to death during chemistry lessons - my hobbies are walking with my dogs, reading, and of course watching CSI:NY and other series (far too many, I must admit). I am also a science-geek, I've been reading science-magazines ever since I was six. That's a long time ago - and I do wish I could remember more about them :) I actually started fanfiction very early, making up extra scenes for my favorite Muppet Show characters Animal and Beaker. A love for drums and a certain tendency towards letting things go wrong has never quite left me :) My favorite books include Cervantes' Don Quijote, Dante's Divina commedia (though I haven't finished it yet, reading the original version does take me quite long, and I love to take in the details), Gioconda Belli's Sofia de los presagios, Angeles Mastretta's Arráncame la vida and Andrés Ibáñez' La sombra del pájaro lira. Sorry I can't give you the English titles. I do like English literature too, Jane Austen of course, and the Brontë sisters, Frances Hodgson Burnett, etc. I am also very fond of SciFi stories and anything that has a magic touch. Some favorite movies and series: Starman, Donnie Darko, Dead Again, Shadow of a Vampire, Being John Malkovich, Empire of the sun, The Mighty, As good as it gets, Wild Wild West, Ice Age, Dark Star, Tess and her bodyguard, most movies by Pedro Almodovar or Hayao Miyazaki... ; CSI:NY, Farscape, Babylon 5, Providence, Bones, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Andromeda, StarTrek TNG, StarTrek Voyager, CSI, Charmed, The X-Files, Scrubs, Boston Legal, ... Favorite music, that's a tough one, I've got over 500 CDs, LPs etc. So here's just a small selection: almost anything that includes good drumming (s.a.), a very wide selection of jazz (from dixie and swing all through to today's), Celtic and Latinamerican; some artists: Toyah, Loreena McKennitt, Anna Ternheim, Maria Mena, Gloria Estefan, Runrig, Juan Luis Guerra, Mecano, Kim Carnes, Carole King, Kate Bush, Transvision Vamp, ... Stella is my favorite character so probably I shouldn't put her through the things I have in mind. If she gets together with anyone from the team I think it should be Mac, but I'm actually quite happy with the relationship they have already - don't beat me, please! - as long as we get to see some SMacked moments, or rather lots of them! Oi, you heard that, writers, I said: LOTS OF THEM! Plant a kiss on her cheek, it might grow! Oops, that's contradictory to what I said above, oh well. Anyway, I think that Stella and Mac have a relationship that is much deeper and more meaningful than any they might have with somebody else. I have never in my life smoked anything, I'm only addicted to tea, and I get high on reviews. New ones are hoped for, late ones are a pleasant surprise. Feel free to let me know what you think any time, comments are always appreciated and replied to where possible. As for my own reviewing habits, as I said above, I like to pick out the details ... and that makes me rather a slow reader. Sorry about that, there's also a lot going on in real life, but I do try to catch up with things on here, please have a little patience with me. Writing I wanted to save my soul ... given up it floats and sings. (Marie Luise Kaschnitz) There's only one thing worse than being talked about, and that's not being talked about. (Oscar Wilde) If you can read this message, you are blessed because over two billion people in the world cannot read at all. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation...you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death..you are more blessed than three billion people in the world. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75 percent of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace...you are among the top 8 percent of the world's wealthy. If your parents are still alive and still married...you are very rare, even in the United States and Canada. If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder...you are blessed because you can offer a healing touch. If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful...you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not. | |||||||
1. Tone Poem: Flack reviewsFlack 'dream' post/during "Charge of this post", still have wee bits of Flack/Angell, Mac/Stella, Danny/Lindsay and Adam/Kendall in there, also Hawkes and some SidCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Mystery/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,277 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-26-09 - Don F. & Sid H. - Complete2. One way » reviewsTwo unusual cases, and Stella caught somewhere in between - Mac&Stella, with some Danny&Lindsay, Flack&Angell, Adam&Kendall, Sid, HawkesCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Mystery - Chapters: 4 - Words: 11,663 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 7-7-09 - Published: 7-11-08 - Stella B. & Mac T.3. Variations reviewsBeware, totally AU, as far as you can take it, my muse must have gotten whacked over the head - still, Mac/Stella and bits of the rest of the pairings and team, and some other characters, hopefully still remotely recognizableCSI: New York - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,478 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 6-24-09 - Mac T. & Stella B.4. You to me are everything reviewsThe voice sounds familiar so I open one eye. And I see you coming running towards me ... Mac/Stella one-shotCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,286 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 6-21-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete5. Invasion reviewsIt takes a lot of legs to bring Stella Bonasera down ... Mac/Stella one-shotCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Horror/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,308 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 6-7-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete6. Back in God's Hands reviewsEvery life is so precious - Mac/Stella one-shot with glimpses of Sid, Hawkes, Adam/Kendall, Danny/Lindsay, Flack/AngellCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,368 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-31-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete7. Black Moon Rising » reviewsstrange things are happening at home and a series of mysterious crimes and deaths has the CSIs following a trail that may very well lead them into disaster. Mac/Stella, Flack/Angell, Adam/Kendall, Danny/Lindsay, Sid, Hawkes ... chapter 13 finally upCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Supernatural - Chapters: 13 - Words: 29,167 - Reviews: 192 - Updated: 5-20-09 - Published: 10-20-08 - Stella B. & Mac T.8. Natural science » reviewsScience, it's his passion, what holds his world together ... or was that her? Mac/StellaCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,187 - Reviews: 54 - Updated: 5-19-09 - Published: 10-11-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete9. Associations » reviewsa series of Mac/Stella drabblesCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 25 - Words: 12,692 - Reviews: 312 - Updated: 5-18-09 - Published: 11-21-08 - Stella B. & Mac T.10. Scattered reviewsalone in a hotel room, so empty of herself ... Stella, and a bit of MacCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,963 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 4-27-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete11. DOB » reviewsThey'd do everything to make the other one happy, especially on a special day. Mac/StellaCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,634 - Reviews: 37 - Updated: 2-14-09 - Published: 2-5-09 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete12. Watching » reviewsa different point of view solving a case, is science all they can listen to? Stella&Mac, Flack&Angell, DL, Sid ...CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Supernatural - Chapters: 6 - Words: 6,495 - Reviews: 38 - Updated: 1-27-09 - Published: 5-10-08 - Stella B. & Mac T.13. Keeping it together » reviewsWhen a crime endangers the well-being of a little girl Stella gets somewhat too involved. Stella&Mac, Flack&Chocolate & finally glimpses of Angell, Sid, Adam, Hawkes, bits of DL -- finally completeCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Crime/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 20 - Words: 27,734 - Reviews: 131 - Updated: 1-17-09 - Published: 3-7-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete14. As your friend reviewsMac/Stella oneshot, my take on where the events from 5x11 could leadCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,094 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 1-4-09 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete15. Piece of cake » reviewswhen Stella is worried over Mac, Adam tries to help - and it leads to moreCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,296 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 11-20-08 - Published: 11-14-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete16. Tricks and Treats reviewsnever a good day when Gerrard comes to the lab ... but on some days it's bad for him. Mac/Stella, Flack/Angell, Adam/Kendall, Sid, Danny. One-shotCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,430 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 10-31-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete17. Chance Intersections » reviewsabout the choices we make and where they might lead, Mac&Stella, with cameos of others. Now three chapters, yes, I'm a bit random ...CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 2,199 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 10-18-08 - Published: 6-22-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete18. Rule Number 23 reviewsbad things are happening at the lab, and Mac ..., not to be taken too seriously. Mac/Stella, Adam, a tiny bit of Flack/Angell and ... Gerrard! One-shotCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,336 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 10-12-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete19. How to say goodbye reviewsWithout knowing Mac watches the same movie as Stella, and learns something from it ...CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,611 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 10-3-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete20. Time to go reviewsMac had bad news, can Stella help him? One-shotCSI: New York - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 631 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 9-25-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete21. Winter here's cold » reviewsSometimes when things go wrong there's just nothing you can do. Sometimes love goes one step further. Mac&Stella, with a bit of Flack&Angell, Danny&Lindsay, Adam&KendallCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 6 - Words: 7,000 - Reviews: 80 - Updated: 9-21-08 - Published: 8-3-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete22. Incommunicado? reviewsa little cell phone trouble drabble between Mac and StellaCSI: New York - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 523 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 9-10-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete23. Eudaimonia reviewsThe title kind of says it all, if you happen to know some Greek ... because most things sound better in Greek, even this. Mac/Stella OneshotCSI: New York - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 650 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 8-28-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete24. Letters from earth reviewsDead uncharacteristic for Mac Taylor to be lying there ... Mac&StellaCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 935 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 7-28-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete25. Travelers reviewsthoughts on a certain journey and our companions, Mac&Stella, most of the team, Stella's POV kind ofCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 724 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 7-5-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete26. A poor man's memory reviewssome things just cannot be forgotten. Mac&StellaCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 763 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 6-5-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete27. A storm one night reviewsAs the title says, a storm, inside and outside, what will it bring? Mac&Stella, with a tiny cameo by a certain quirk.CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,871 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-31-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete28. Butterflies are free to fly reviewsA bit of chaos theory, but don't blame the butterflies. Stella&Mac plus the rest of the team, well kind of...CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 743 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-8-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete29. Ticking » reviewssomeone wants Stella for company, but who, and why? Mac/Stella and someoneCSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 9 - Words: 11,423 - Reviews: 66 - Updated: 5-6-08 - Published: 4-6-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete30. Somewhere outside reviewsthis is the companion piece to "Between the cracks", in other words: Mac is waiting for Stella to find himCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 971 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 4-20-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete31. Between the cracks reviewsStella is searching for Mac, somewhere out there, and the weather is not ideal...CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,109 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3-26-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete32. The sky is crying reviewsJust a little something I woke up with the other day, Mac&StellaCSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 291 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3-12-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete33. Tone Poem: Mac » reviewsMac's turn to dream, first one is after ep. "What schemes may come", second one after ep. "Past imperfect"CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,122 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 3-5-08 - Published: 3-3-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete34. Tone Poem: Stella » reviewsa series of Stella's dreams or rather nightmares, set between ep.s "Heart of glass" and "The ride-in"CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 1,615 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 2-28-08 - Published: 2-26-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete35. Cosmic Timeout reviewsThe effect the writers' strike has on the characters, so it's a bit strange. SMacked it nevertheless.CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,372 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-25-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete