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since: 02-14-08, id: 1500052, Profile Updated: 06-07-09
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.

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1. Tone Poem: Flack reviews
Flack '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 Sid
CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Mystery/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,277 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-26-09 - Don F. & Sid H. - Complete
2. One way » reviews
Two unusual cases, and Stella caught somewhere in between - Mac&Stella, with some Danny&Lindsay, Flack&Angell, Adam&Kendall, Sid, Hawkes
CSI: 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 reviews
Beware, 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 recognizable
CSI: 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 reviews
The voice sounds familiar so I open one eye. And I see you coming running towards me ... Mac/Stella one-shot
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,286 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 6-21-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
5. Invasion reviews
It takes a lot of legs to bring Stella Bonasera down ... Mac/Stella one-shot
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Horror/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,308 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 6-7-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
6. Back in God's Hands reviews
Every life is so precious - Mac/Stella one-shot with glimpses of Sid, Hawkes, Adam/Kendall, Danny/Lindsay, Flack/Angell
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,368 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-31-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
7. Black Moon Rising » reviews
strange 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 up
CSI: 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 » reviews
Science, it's his passion, what holds his world together ... or was that her? Mac/Stella
CSI: 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. - Complete
9. Associations » reviews
a series of Mac/Stella drabbles
CSI: 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 reviews
alone in a hotel room, so empty of herself ... Stella, and a bit of Mac
CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,963 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 4-27-09 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
11. DOB » reviews
They'd do everything to make the other one happy, especially on a special day. Mac/Stella
CSI: 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. - Complete
12. Watching » reviews
a 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 » reviews
When 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 complete
CSI: 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. - Complete
14. As your friend reviews
Mac/Stella oneshot, my take on where the events from 5x11 could lead
CSI: New York - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,094 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 1-4-09 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete
15. Piece of cake » reviews
when Stella is worried over Mac, Adam tries to help - and it leads to more
CSI: 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. - Complete
16. Tricks and Treats reviews
never 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-shot
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,430 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 10-31-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
17. Chance Intersections » reviews
about 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. - Complete
18. Rule Number 23 reviews
bad 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-shot
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,336 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 10-12-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete
19. How to say goodbye reviews
Without 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. - Complete
20. Time to go reviews
Mac had bad news, can Stella help him? One-shot
CSI: New York - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 631 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 9-25-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete
21. Winter here's cold » reviews
Sometimes 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&Kendall
CSI: 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. - Complete
22. Incommunicado? reviews
a little cell phone trouble drabble between Mac and Stella
CSI: New York - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 523 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 9-10-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
23. Eudaimonia reviews
The title kind of says it all, if you happen to know some Greek ... because most things sound better in Greek, even this. Mac/Stella Oneshot
CSI: New York - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 650 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 8-28-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
24. Letters from earth reviews
Dead uncharacteristic for Mac Taylor to be lying there ... Mac&Stella
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 935 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 7-28-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete
25. Travelers reviews
thoughts on a certain journey and our companions, Mac&Stella, most of the team, Stella's POV kind of
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 724 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 7-5-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
26. A poor man's memory reviews
some things just cannot be forgotten. Mac&Stella
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 763 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 6-5-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete
27. A storm one night reviews
As 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. - Complete
28. Butterflies are free to fly reviews
A 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. - Complete
29. Ticking » reviews
someone wants Stella for company, but who, and why? Mac/Stella and someone
CSI: 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. - Complete
30. Somewhere outside reviews
this is the companion piece to "Between the cracks", in other words: Mac is waiting for Stella to find him
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 971 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 4-20-08 - Mac T. & Stella B. - Complete
31. Between the cracks reviews
Stella 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. - Complete
32. The sky is crying reviews
Just a little something I woke up with the other day, Mac&Stella
CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 291 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3-12-08 - Stella B. & Mac T. - Complete
33. Tone Poem: Mac » reviews
Mac'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. - Complete
34. Tone Poem: Stella » reviews
a 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. - Complete
35. Cosmic Timeout reviews
The 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
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