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Author has written 46 stories for Lord of the Rings, Homer, Pirates of the Caribbean, National Treasure, Casablanca, Misc. Movies, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Master and Commander, Jane Eyre, Kingdom of Heaven, Dead Poets Society, Grey's Anatomy, House, M.D., Mad Men, Misc. Books, Pride and Prejudice, and Jasper Fforde. Hey everyone! this is Mercury Gray- if it's too much a mouthful, just Merc will do. I'm a college sophomore from...well, where ever it is I'm from, and I love to write, especially when I don't have to build my own sandbox to play in. I'm just playing in everyone else's sandboxes here, and I encourage you all to do the same. I'm a member of the group called the Gwethil, so be expecting some muscle if you flame me. Let's get a few things out of the way: Please, when you review my stuff, expect that I will review you back. You don't have to ask. That being said, I think it only fair that when I review something of yours, you review something of mine. I took the time to read your story and leave my honest opinion, and I think it's only fair you do the same for me. If you don't understand something I include in a review, e-mail or IM me! That's what the addresses are for. I realize my reviews can be very nit-picky. That being said, I will not leave you out in the cold once I've left a review saying your grammar needs help, and will be more than happy to edit anything any one sends to me via e-mail. Not only does it help you, it helps me as well. We are a community of writers, we need to make like a commune and spread ourselves and our skills around. I also write a blog on my work and tips on how to become a better writer -- You can read it here at http://underaspreadingchesnuttree.blogspot.com/ MEET MY MUSES: Adopted from Muses R' Us (Tierney Beckett, Proprietor), my Muses, who frequently pop up in my author's notes to rant and rave about me, are Ian Howe (National Treasure) Neil Perry (Dead Poet's Society) And say hello to my new kids on the block, Vesper Lynd and James Bond! I'm a huge 007 fan, so they are the perfect addition to my collection. James shoots people I don't like, Vesper does my math homework and balances my checkbook -- it's a win-win all around here. If you'd like to adopt one of your favorite characters, talk to Tierney and she might be able to hook you up! I enjoy the Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia, anything remotely connected to Napoleon and his era (Horatio Hornblower, Jack Aubrey, Richard Sharpe), and epic poetry. I'm a sucker for stories involving Boromir, Commodore Norrington of POTC fame and the aforementioned three of the Napoleonic Era. I've also recently jumped on the bandwagon for a lot of TV Shows: Life on Mars, House, Numb3rs, Bones, Burn Notice, and Life. If you think you've written something I'll enjoy, tell me about it! I love getting suggestions. Just...see above for details. I've also recently jumped on the Grey's Anatomy bandwagon. Yes, you who have known me long enough can moan for me. Trust me, I'm not going back to watch the last four seasons of accumulated drama between these characters. I've just watched this first season and as long as Kevin McKidd and Owen Hunt are on the show, so am I. When he leaves, I'm gone too. Feel free to check me out on fictionpress under my penname there, The Wordsmith! | |||||||||||||
1. Secrets and TruthsIvanhoe/Kingdom of Heaven Two women meet in passing in a small house in France: Rebecca of York is leaving England, and Sybilla of Jerusalem has already left her home in the Holy Land. Do these two women, dispossessed, have any common ground?Crossover - Misc. Books & Kingdom of Heaven - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,816 - Published: 11-21-09 - Complete2. A Rose Among the Briars » reviewsPressured by his father into a marriage of convenience, Boromir of Gondor is forced to reconsider his views on married life and women in general while his intended tries to come to terms with her own dilemmas. AU Boro/OCLord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 33,865 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 11-1-09 - Published: 8-16-09 - Boromir3. Grave Business reviewsHarry returns to Hogwarts to collect his children after another year at school, and conclude a bit of unfinished business with the dead. Post-Epilogue, Non-slash.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,705 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 9-3-09 - Harry P. & Severus S. - Complete4. Seeing reviewsNow only a small child, Prince Rilian is shown a glimpse of his future by one of his mother's friends, a woman who knows all too well about the whims of Fate.Crossover - Lord of the Rings & Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,248 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-16-09 - Galadriel & Rilian - Complete5. Song of a Peacebringer » reviewsTrying to escape a life with no prospects, a young woman sets sail for the Holy Land not knowing what she will find there. Armed with her brother Gregory's advice and a modicum of courage, Audemande of Vinceaux tries to make the most of Jerusalem.Kingdom of Heaven - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 33 - Words: 90,625 - Reviews: 78 - Updated: 7-11-09 - Published: 7-16-08 - Complete6. The Hunting of the Sue reviewsHarry's stories may be over, but his adventures continue, no longer as leader in the fight against the Dark Lord, but as a Jurisfiction agent fighting alongside Thursday Next to defeat one of the most terrifying demons known to the BookWorld -The MarySue.Crossover - Harry Potter & Jasper Fforde - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,984 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 7-4-09 - Harry P.7. The Sterling Cooper Man reviewsThere's a code that sets down who the Sterling Cooper man really is. They give it to you the moment you set your cardboard moving box on your desk, along with your standard issue desk lamp, your blotter, your pens, and the name on your door...Mad Men - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,237 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-1-09 - Complete8. Confession reviewsWhile he waits in the Hospital in Messina, Godfrey of Ibelin considers the course of his life, the inevitability of his death, and his last confession.Kingdom of Heaven - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,299 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 2-6-09 - Complete9. In Waves reviewsCompanion piece to All the Befores and Afters. After being in a head-on collision, James Wilson has to deal with meeting his new girlfriend's ex and come to terms with a lot of bad memories about hospitals, car accidents, and life's curveballs. Wilson/OCCrossover - House, M.D. & Grey's Anatomy - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,889 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-16-09 - J. Wilson & Owen. H - Complete10. All the Befores and Afters reviewsWhen Owen's girlfriend from the Before shows up at SGH, Cristina has to figure out what this woman means to Owen now, and whether her presence will affect Cristina's relationship with Owen here in the After.Crossover - House, M.D. & Grey's Anatomy - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,656 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 1-9-09 - J. Wilson & Cristina. Y - Complete11. Gardens of Paradise reviewsWhile in Jerusalem, Nasir Imad Al Din meets a fellow poet in the gardens of the Citadel of David, and has a lengthy discussion about gardening, poetry, and God.Kingdom of Heaven - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,042 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-15-08 - Complete12. The Small Matter of Teaching reviewsAfter Chief Webber notices Christina's non-existent teaching skills, everyone's favorite perfectionist gets a wake-up call from a patient of hers on how exactly to deal with the small matter of teaching.Grey's Anatomy - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,065 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-15-08 - Cristina. Y - Complete13. Discipline reviewsAfter the Pevensies have returned to school, Peter's headmaster takes him to task for some discipline problems, trying to find out what happened to Peter over the holidays, and introduces him to a very old friend.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,907 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 10-29-08 - Peter Pevensie - Complete14. The Final Checkmate reviewsAfter Salahuddin's battle against Reynald de Chatillion at Kerak is stopped and both armies have gone home, Salahuddin plays chess with Nasir and explains his strategy.Kingdom of Heaven - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,706 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-4-08 - Complete15. Husbands and Lovers » reviewsOr, conversely, Wives and Sweethearts. A Napoleonic crossover of epic proportions exploring the lives of Jack Aubrey's daughters and the men who come into their lives. Crossover with Pride and Prejudice, Master and Commander, Vanity Fair, Hornblower, etc.Crossover - Master and Commander & Pride and Prejudice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 14 - Words: 32,397 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 9-13-08 - Published: 8-3-0716. Outrageous Fortune » reviewsAfter receiving an invitation to a dance at Henley Hall, the Dead Poets have to contend with the results of tangling with Fortune, Fate and...Love? Rated because boys will be boys, and Shakespeare will be Shakespeare. NeilxOCDead Poets Society - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 18,431 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 8-27-08 - Published: 6-10-0817. Progress with a Capital P reviewsIn 1838, Jack Aubrey has a discussion with his son George on the costs of progress and what it will mean for sailing.Master and Commander - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 729 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-3-08 - Complete18. A Jewel in the Crown » reviewsAt the Island at the End of the World, King Caspian X comes to grips with his past and realizes what he needs to do to move ahead into his future: resolve this question of finding a queen. Post-Voyage of the Dawn Treader, CaspianxRamandu's DaughterChronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 15 - Words: 23,834 - Reviews: 116 - Updated: 7-18-08 - Published: 5-28-08 - Caspian X & Ramandu's daughter - Complete19. Wake Up, Little Susie reviewsSeveral years after their adventure in Narnia, Susan gets a very unwelcome wakeup call.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: T - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,348 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 6-5-08 - Susan Pevensie - Complete20. That Word Honor reviewsSafely at school, Peter and Edmund have a talk about the new nature of war and honor in 1942. Not slash, just a brother to brother talk.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,705 - Reviews: 30 - Published: 6-3-08 - Peter Pevensie & Edmund Pevensie - Complete21. God Wills It reviewsIt was always in the darkest parts of the night when he realized how alone he really was. It had not always been so-once upon a time he had had companions. Once upon a time he might have become a great king. Baldwin of Jerusalem muses on a life lost.Kingdom of Heaven - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,517 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-25-08 - Complete22. The Gates to the Kingdom of Heaven reviewsThe Gates to the Kingdom of Heaven are vast, and none approach them but on their knees. As Baldwin of Jerusalem ascends the steps to the Gates of the real Kingdom of Heaven, he prays and reflects on his life.Kingdom of Heaven - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,116 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 4-30-08 - Complete23. The Star's Daughter reviewsRamandu's Daughter recounts her life before and after she marries Prince Caspian. Told in verse.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 624 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 4-20-08 - Caspian X & Rilian - Complete24. The Naming of Rhindon Wolfsbane » reviewsPeter tells Caspian how his sword Rhindon came to be named.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,993 - Reviews: 29 - Updated: 4-13-08 - Published: 3-21-08 - Peter Pevensie & Caspian X25. Démodé reviewsA short vignette after the Rochester's marriage: Mr. Rochester treats Jane to a new dress.Jane Eyre - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 272 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 4-8-08 - Complete26. All The Hands Except One reviewsThe clock in the Weasleys' kitchen tells one final story. post-DH events.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 429 - Reviews: 20 - Published: 4-3-08 - George W. & Fred W. - Complete27. Back in the Train Station reviewsAfter the Pevensie children return to the train station they were pulled from to aid Prince Caspian, Lucy has a conversation with an interesting older gentleman about schools and adventures.Crossover - Harry Potter & Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,577 - Reviews: 33 - Published: 12-27-07 - Albus D. & Lucy Pevensie - Complete28. Parenting reviewsA cute little woodle imagining Ben and Abby as the parents of a teenager.National Treasure - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,093 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-18-07 - Complete29. The Captain and the Commodore » reviewsOn a trip across the Caribbean, Commodore James Norrington falls in with another pirate...and unwittingly falls in love. Much hiliarity and more adventures ensue!Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: M - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 16 - Words: 27,018 - Reviews: 114 - Updated: 4-7-07 - Published: 10-12-04 - James N. - Complete30. We Cannot All be Queens » reviewsPeter, shunted off to college to prevent him from enlisting or being called up for service, goes out on a limb and tries acting.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: T - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 11 - Words: 9,315 - Reviews: 163 - Updated: 4-2-06 - Published: 12-31-05 - Complete31. Captain reviewsA Poetic salute to Captain Jack Aubrey, the finest the Service has ever seen.Master and Commander - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 147 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 2-5-06 - Complete32. Kings and Rings and other Things » reviewsCrossover It's seventh year, and once more, there's a new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher in town. But what's she hiding up her sleeves? And what's more, whose side is she on? Given up on, do not expect updates.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 6 - Words: 8,361 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 12-24-05 - Published: 7-9-05 - Harry P. - Complete33. A Letter to Mr Braddock reviewsCinderella Man, will be moved when the category is up Jim Braddock gets a letter, and learns a lesson in real courage.Misc. Movies - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,375 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 6-6-05 - Complete34. An Artist's Touch » reviewsAfter his prison term, Ian begins having some strange dreams. And after beginning a new type of therapy, he falls into another priceless treasure stealing scheme, and also falls in love. Given up on Do not expect updatesNational Treasure - Rated: M - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 7 - Words: 13,397 - Reviews: 53 - Updated: 5-1-05 - Published: 1-1-05 - Complete35. in the White House reviewsThe story of two people with pasts behind them they'd like to forget, and a love in front of them they can't ignore, either. The story of Casablanca, the 'White House'.Casablanca - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 162 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-30-05 - Complete36. Meaning and Mystery of the Rose » reviewsBoromir gets engaged, and finds that love really does exist, and women aren't all as bad as he though they were. Rated for sexual referances and some language. Alternate Universe. Finished.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 24 - Words: 53,821 - Reviews: 146 - Updated: 10-22-04 - Published: 3-13-04 - Boromir & Faramir - Complete37. A Telling of Tales » reviewsA collection of poems written primarily about lord of the rings Write a review and tell me what you think of them!Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 6 - Words: 995 - Reviews: 32 - Updated: 9-1-04 - Published: 4-23-04 - Complete38. Daughter of Phoebus » reviewsOriginally written for a Literacy assignment to imitate one author's style, an epic poem re writing the Homeric epic the Iliad in it's original style with a slight twist. Chapter 3 uploaded!Homer - Rated: M - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,154 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-15-04 - Published: 7-2-04 - Complete39. By the light of the Silvering Moon reviewsA parody on the story of Endymion of Greek Mythology, with Legolas Greenleaf as the star! But definatly not for Legolas fans. Please read and don't flame.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 451 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 5-12-04 - Legolas - Complete40. Some things Money can't buy » reviewsA Parody of the Mastercard commercial...intended to be funny, but I really don't know...read it and see what you think.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 2 - Words: 705 - Reviews: 34 - Updated: 5-5-04 - Published: 5-4-04 - Complete41. But in Dreams » reviewsThe morning before his knighthood, Boromir dreams of things that were.Crossover - Lord of the Rings & Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 1,599 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 4-17-04 - Published: 4-8-04 - Boromir & Susan Pevensie - Complete42. Dead Musings reviewsA few thoughts of Boromir's after he dies. Please read and review.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 949 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 4-4-04 - Boromir - Complete43. Journey Through the Dark » reviewsLegolas's sister decides to take matters into her own hands regarding the way the story runs, and takes up her brother's bow for bonds of fellowship. All will be explained in due course. Alternate Universe...Please read and review.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 10 - Words: 29,460 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 3-26-04 - Published: 10-29-03 - Aragorn - Complete44. My warrior, who is no more reviewsThis is a poem I wrote about another story I have in the works right now , from one of the main character's POV about Boromir going away.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 105 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 2-1-04 - Boromir - Complete45. Calling all honest men reviewsThis is one of me first song ficswhenever I hear 'Honest men' by ELO, I tend to think of ROTK. Please read and review.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Parody/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 761 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-26-04 - Faramir & Aragorn - Complete46. Parody of a Parody reviewsthis is my take on Wierd Al's 'phantom menace', which is a parody of 'American Pie'...read and enjoy, as this is my first and probably last attempt at humorLord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 445 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 1-19-04 - Aragorn - Complete
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