Saturday's Best 10/27/12

I know, I seriously suck. However, in my defense, I work full-time, have 3 kids, my husband is starting a new career and will be out of town for 7 weeks, oh and I went back to school full time as well. Sorry. With that all off my chest, to be perfectly honest, I totally let the blog slip my mind this week, so my rec is MIA. MizzDee is a trooper though, so here is hers. I will treat you to an extra next week. Sorry.

Saturday's Best - 10/20/2012

Again I am keeping this short and sweet. I'm wiped. My middle child has just finished her first swim meet. OMG was that a learning experience.

Congrats to all the Slash/Backslash 4.0 winners. I remember how awesomely gratifying it felt when I won my fanfic awards. There is very little like it.

SLASH/\BACKSLASH 4 WINNER REVIEWS

Last week we announced the winners for SBS4, and this week we’re back with reviews. Once again, thank you to all the authors and artists who participated and made this another shining example of the Twi-slash community. This week we bring you the banners awarded to our winners, and the judges’ reviews. These gorgeous banners were created by Ms_Ambrosia, artist extraordinaire. Please visit her at FicPics for all your graphic needs ;-). These banners are taller so they can be used on FFnet if so desired.

Slash/Backslash 4.0 Reveals

Slash/Backslash 4.0 Reveals and Winner's Circle

Ladies and gents, I know you've all been waiting for a while to find out who's behind the latest round of slash stories (and imagery!) to come from the Slash/Backslash 4.0 contest. Well, wait no longer! The answers are right here and TwiSlash Unveiled is honored to be able to share them with you. First off, introductions:

Hosts: avioleta, Capricorn75
Judges: avioleta, Capricorn75, donnersun, Chicklette, and Prassacut

The Slash/Backslash 4.0 winners are in!  But first, let’s reveal all of the talented authors and artists who contributed this year.

Saturday's Best - October 12th, 2012

Hello my fellow Slash lovers. Connie and MizzDee are here today bringing you a couple of great recs. I'm in a rush, so enjoy. 

SLASH/BACKSLASH 4.0 contest results will be posted later today!

Tuesday's Best now on Saturday - 10/6/12

Good Saturday morning my lovelies!! As a child I always watched Saturday Morning Cartoons and it just hit me that we here at TU are providing all of you with an adult version of SMC. LOL! I love it!!! Enjoy and I hope this gets your Saturday off to a great start.

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Apologies & an update

I'm so sorry that this week's post is late. However, in my defense, my husband was hospitalized two weeks ago with a suspected heart attack at age 37 and the job I loved has been yanked out from under my feet and I've been transferred to a new division. Needless to say, LIFE SUCKS.

With that said, when TwiSlash was started, I was a stay-at-home mother that had no problems with posting first thing on Tuesday mornings. Now, I have a three kids that catch the bus at 7am and job I'm not in love where I must be at work by 8am. Since I refuse to let this blog die, I am moving Tuesday's Best to Saturday. This way I will have Friday evenings to work on the post and it will go live on Saturday morning. I hope to see you all reading and enjoying our posts on our new day.

Much love,

Whitlock's Girl

Special Edition: Read All About It!

Hey folks,

I'm just dropping by with a quick announcement. 

The voting polls for Slash/Backslash 4.0 are up! Have you read all the stories yet? If not, you'd better hurry because the polls close on Saturday, October 6 at 11:59pm Pacific time! 

Tuesday's Best 9/25/12

Yes, I know I'm only about 12 hours late with the post today. What can I say? Mornings suck.

Please be sure to check out the tidbits at the end of the recs. There are some blog news and contest info there.

Without further ado...

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Tuesday's Best

Life is crazy busy 'round here for me, so I'm going to be short and sassy (I don't think I've ever been accused of being sweet in my life). Glad to have you back for another TU Tuesday's Best. This week I promised a bonus and I can't wait to deliver. I hope you enjoy it and also what the other girls have brought you as well!

Tuesday's Best 9/11/12

Hello all! First, let me apologize for the post being late. I know you are all used to waking up on Tuesday's to TU's Tuesday's Best, but well, L I F E got in the way. Secondly, today there is only one rec because well, I suck and I don't mean in the positive, life-affirming way that makes the Peen happy either.

Ok, enough of my babbling. On with the panty-wetting goodness MizzDee has brought you today.

Tuesday's Best - 9/4/12

Hello all! I can't believe it's already September. Know what that means? That's right Breaking Dawn 2 is another month closer. My only hope is that Major Whitlock makes a larger (*giggles*) appearance. Sorry for the pun, couldn't help myself.

So, this week is the very first week I'll be posting a rec in AGES!!! I'm kinda excited. I'm also very excited to be working with the new (to me)/old (to you) blood that Nae brought on board. I've read their recs and they are so amazing. It's no wonder TU is still going so strong.

Ok, enough of my babbling. On with the panty-wetting goodness we bring to you today.

Newsflash

The Slash/Backslash 4.0 is extending their deadline to September 17th. That means there's a little over two weeks left for you to write up the next hot read, or create a piece of art that sizzles.

Don't forget, all entries are anonymous this year, so don't be afraid! Jump in and join in on the fun. This is the time to stretch your creative wings.

We're looking forward to sharing the love with you.

Tuesday's Best - 8/28/12

Good morning to my long lost friends and to those I've yet to meet. If you don't happen to recognize me, I'm Whitlock's Girl. It's been quite awhile since I've been active in the fandom, or any fandom to be honest, so to be back in the mix is a bit daunting. Please bear with me while I get my blog legs back under me.

I also want to take the time to say a much deserved THANK YOU to Naelany. She stepped up and took over what I and a few others began and with her loving nature, humor, and innate ability to find those hot, beautifully written stories that just draw a reader in, she took a good blog and made it great. Nae, you have left me some seriously huge shoes to fill. So, it's with a sad heart that we here at TU say TOT ZO! (Did I get it right, Nae?)

Now, why don't we see what Connie and Mizz Dee have in store for us today, shall we?

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Tuesday's Best - 8-21-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope today finds you well. As I've mentioned before, today is my last (official) post on TU. It's been a great ride, and I've enjoyed hanging out with y'all over the past couple of years. It's time for me to move on, however, and focus on other things (not least of which is finishing my stories). I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone, both readers and contributors alike, for making this blog such a great place to be. It's truly been my pleasure to share stories with you, and I look forward to doing so one last time. 

As of next week, Whitlock's Girl will be putting up the blog posts again, and begin rec'ing once more after a lengthy break from the fandom. I'm sure you'll all welcome her back and treat her with the same respect and love that you have me. MizzDee and Connie will still be around being their own awesome selves, too. 

Now, why don't we see what MizzDee and I have in store for you today, shall we?

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Opening

Hey there, folks. Sorry for the intrusion, but I just wanted to bring a few things to your attention.

First: I will officially be stepping down from TU. Next Tuesday will be my last post as a regular, though I may be back every now and then to help out. It's been a blast, but it's time for me to focus on other things.

Second: Whitlock's Girl will be taking over from me, so please be sure to give her a warm welcome back.

And Last but not Least: Remember that poll I posted a couple of weeks ago? About possibly expanding the blog to include other fandoms? Well, results have been trickling in and it seems like it's fairly even odds on both yes and no. So we're going to give it a shot.

This is where you come in. Want to be a regular rec'er on TU, but don't want to be stuck in just Twilight slash? This is the perfect time to jump in. Do you like Sherlock? Merlin? Stargate Atlantis (my personal favorite)? Avengers? Any other fandom you can think of, we want to know.

Ideally, we'd like two people to come into rotation, possibly three. Interested? Just leave a comment to this post with contact information, or hit me (naelany) up on twitter. Hope to see you!

Tuesday's Best 8-14-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you're enjoying the summer weather and that you're not too warm. After all, it isn't likely that we'll be cooling you down after today's recs ;-). Speaking of, Connie and I have some great stories we'd love to share, so pull up a chair, get comfortable, and let's get to it.

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Tuesday's Best 8-7-2012

Good morning, my lovelies. Hope you're all having a great day. Connie and MizzDee have found some lovely stories to share with you, so let's get right down to it, shall we?

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Tuesday's Best 7-31-2012

Good morning, my lovelies. Hope you're all having a wonderful day. If you're ready for a quick reading break, MizzDee and I have a couple of stories we'd love to share with you, so sit back and enjoy.

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Tuesday's Best 7-24-2012

Good morning, my lovelies. I hope you're all enjoying your summer so far. I just wanted to say a quick thank you to Conversed for helping out last week. I had a family emergency on Tuesday (hence the lack of posting) and she offered to put the post up the following day. I'm back now, however, ready to share with you what Connie and I have found. So let's get to it, shall we? Do read all the way through, as I have something to address later on.

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Guest Post by J.P. Barnaby

Transitioning from Fanfiction to Traditional Publication

Several years ago, I read the Twilight series at the behest of my young and rather insistent 16-year-old cousin. She insisted that it was better than Harry Potter and I just had to read it. It wasn’t, but I did read it. I read all four books, and found myself rather frustrated. I waited four damn books for those two to have sex, and instead got a fade-to-black. So, being a rather industrious sort, I went onto the Internet looking for other like-minded adults who might have their own perceptions of what happened on that damned island. I found them in droves on a site called Fanfiction.net. 

Tuesday's Best (On Wednesday!)

Hey all, 


It's con_riley here (AKA Conversed) stepping up for the awesome Naelany who's taking a  short personal break so that I can come visit with you all for a while. It's been too long!


So, if this post looks fugly, let's not mention my lack of blogging skillz, 'k? It can be our little secret. LOL


We have two AMAZING recs for you today, and some super-exciting information about everyone's favorite summer slash contest at the end of this post, so keep reading!

Tuesday's Best 7-10-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you're enjoying some beautiful summer weather and staying cool, safe, and healthy. MizzDee and I have heat of a different sort to bring you, so settle in and get comfortable and we'll get right to it.

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Tuesday's Best 7-3-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the summer. I don't know about you, but I could do with a reading break, so why don't we see what Connie and I have in store for you today, shall we?

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Guest Rec - Stephk0525

I know many of you, like me, have been on the Twitter, see someone tweet a link and click it. Of course it’s a total gamble, because we don’t all love the same things. Well, I can tell you that I will never be able to thank Jeanne (@einfach_mich) enough for tweeting the link to sweetandsaltyff’s one shot Unlikely Solace.

Tuesday's Best 6-26-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope your day's going well. I'm sure y'all are more than ready for a little reading break and Connie and MizzDee know just how to fill it. Let's get started, shall we?

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Tuesday's Best 6-19-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Are you as ready for a break as I am? MizzDee and I found some great stories we're itching to share with you, so pull up a chair and we'll get right to it. 

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Guest Rec - SweetDulci

Slash rec - from SweetDulcinea
@SweetDulci
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What Matters by Strae
After one horny night alone with a webcam, Edward enters a surprisingly intimate friendship with a stranger online. He someday plans to meet this 'Jazz' girl he's become so oddly enraptured with; too bad Jazz isn't exactly a 'girl'.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 12 - Words: 76,062 - Reviews: 1541 - Updated: 9-10-11 - Published: 8-12-10 - Edward & Jasper

Tuesday's Best 6-12-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you've all had a good start of your day. If you're ready for a little reading break, Connie and I have just the thing for you. So pull up a chair and lets get to it, shall we?

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Tuesday's Best 6-5-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you're all having a wonderful day, so far. Are you ready for a little break? Connie and MizzDee have found a couple of awesome stories they're just dying to share with you, so why don't we get right to it, shall we?

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Guest Rec - SassyGeminiMom

My guest rec is for:  Zombie Killer of the Week by Lulu M

Selfishness was a disease, and it was spreading across the surfaces of the Earth, populating every corner and affecting every person. There was no hiding from it. The only thing left to do was run, but most people were not able to escape its grasp.

Zombies had taken over the world.

Query

Hey folks!

Just a quick note from me. There's been (once again) some hustle with fanfiction.net pulling fics, either by some mystical error or with purpose, as well as some issues with posts becoming riddled with mistakes. It made me think - not for the first time, either - that perhaps it might be nice to have one central place to go where you can check other fan sites. I'd very much like to be able to provide y'all with a link to the different sites out there, but in all honesty, I'm only aware of a few.

This is where you come on. Please help me out by leaving a comment with a link to the sites you know that have twi-fic. Of course, you only need to do ones not already mentioned in the post below or by other commenters. I will compile a file and put it up on the side bar, so you can more easily find places should you wish to either post somewhere else, or find some as yet undiscovered fics. I know for a fact there are several authors who either have already left fanfiction.net, are leaving, or simply won't post anything new there anymore, so I figure this helps us all.

Your help is much appreciated. After all, we want to continue to support our Twi-authors, right? I do ask that you please keep any drama about this to a minimum. It is what it is, and I'm simply trying to make life a little bit easier for everyone. Thanks!

naelany

• Twilighted.net
  
• Twiwrite.net
  
• Archive of our own (a.k.a. Ao3)
  
• A Different Forest 

Tuesday's Best 5-29-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Time got away from me today, but I'm here now with recs from both MizzDee and myself so take a seat and make yourselves comfortable. You know what to do, so why don't we jump right on in and see what we've found.

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Tuesday's Best 5-22-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope y'all are having a great day. If you're ready for a short break, then sit back and relax while you check out the stories Connie and I found for you this week. Let's get to it, shall we?

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Tuesday's Best 5-15-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope everyone's doing well. I'm sure you're all anxious for a reading break and Connie and MizzDee have some great stories lined up for you, so why don't we just get right to it. 

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Tuesday's Best 5-8-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you're all having a wonderful day. Are y'all ready for a coffee break? I'm sure you are. MizzDee and I have a couple of stories for you to enjoy while you relax for a while. Why don't we get right to it, shall we? Don't forget to grab a towel and a fresh pair of panties. 

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Tuesday's Best 5-1-2012

Gooooood morning, my lovelies! How are y'all doing today? Hope everyone's having a good time and that you're all safe and sound. Connie and I have found two stories we're dying to share with you, so why don't we get right to it, shall we? Don't forget to grab some towels and a change of panties.

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Tuesday's Best 4-24-2012

Good morning, my lovelies. Are y'all enjoying the spring weather? Counting down the days til summer's officially here? Well, whether you are or not, Connie and MizzDee have a couple of stories for you to kick back and relax with, so why don't we get right down to it. Don't forget to grab a fresh pair of panties and some towels. 

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Guest Rec - TwistedforTwilight

Hey, TwistedforTwilight here. Thrilled to be reccing for TwiSlash Unveiled today, but
nervous all the same. If you don’t have any idea who I am, I’ve written a few Ed/Jas
slash stories – some one-shots and a couple of multi-chaptered fics that are still in
progress. When I’m in the midst of writing I have very little time for anything else,
including reading. Thankfully, there are a few fics that I’m in love with that no one has
recced yet.


I’ve selected a completed fic, a WIP and a one-shot for your consideration. (How
thoughtful of me – what can I say? That’s just how I play my game.)


Even though I’m slowly starting to branch out, I’ll admit that I’m forever an E/J whore,
and so that’s where all my rec’s will be coming from today.

Tuesday's Best 4-17-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope today finds you all happy, healthy, and safe. It's sure been a week, hasn't it? Well, MizzDee and I have found a couple of stories to help take your mind of things a little. Also, there's a new contest that might pique your interest, but more on that after the recs. Let's get to it, shall we?

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Tuesday's Best 4-10-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! I hope today finds you all happy, healthy, and safe. I know I said last week that Connie would have a rec for you today, but a tornado hit her town and while she's okay, she's had some power/internet/amenities issues. Luckily, SorceressCirce is an utter sweetheart and has kindly jumped in to help us out with a wonderful rec of her own. So this week, you'll get two guest recs. Why don't we get right down to it, I'm sure you're all just as curious as I am.

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Guest Rec - evilgiraffe82

When naelany asked if I'd be interested in writing a rec for TU, I was immediately enthusiastic, and
volunteered myself without really thinking about it. It was only a few days later when I realised
that I'd not read much Twific at all recently, and had to embark on a hunt for good stories. I think
the one I chose deserves to be pointed out to a wider audience, and I hope you enjoy it! The reason
I've not been reading much Twific lately is because I've become what a friend recently described
as “a total slashwhore!”. As an nod to this aspect of my character, I've snuck in a couple of non-
Twi slashfics, in the hope of corrupting some more people... These three stories are all well-written
and highly enjoyable, and are on something of a sliding scale from angst to fluff. Thank you so
much to TU for letting me flag them up for other people to read! To begin with, the most angsty of
the three:

Tuesday's Best 4-3-2012

Good morning, my lovelies. Wow! Can you believe it's April already? Time sure is flying away at warpspeed, isn't it? Or is that just me? Anyway, Connie and MizzDee have found a couple of stories to settle yourselves down with for a while, so take some time for yourself and enjoy!

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Tuesday's Best 3-27-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you're all having a great day. Life's been fairly busy on my end, getting away from me a bit. Still, MizzDee and I found a couple of treats to share with you, so why don't you go ahead and get settled, and we'll get right to it. 

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Guest Rec - TruceOver

Hey there, it’s me, TruceOver and I’m honored to be here at TwiSlash Unveiled doing a

Guest Rec. There is a hell of a lot of amazing Twific out there, so it was difficult to think

of which ones to rec. In the end I decided to bring the spotlight on a couple of great one

shots that I’ve read—one kind of angsty and one funny one.

Tuesday's Best 3-20-2012

Good morning, my lovelies, and happy Spring! Not that I'm seeing much evidence of it yet, where I'm at. We can hope, though, right? ;-)
Anyway, this week Connie and I have found you another couple of stories that we'd love to share so why won't we just get to it. 

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Tuesday's Best 3-13-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Spring is trying so hard to arrive, but winter's still got its claws in us, I'm afraid. But never fear! Connie and MizzDee have found a couple of stories to warm yourselves by. So, make yourselves comfortable, grab those towels and fresh panties and lets get to it, shall we?

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Guest Rec - CherBella

I was so excited last week when Naelany asked me to do a guest rec for TU. I have to admit, I got an e-reader last year and I’ve gradually fallen down the rabbit hole of original M/M books, so I’m not reading as much Twi fic as I used to. Most of what I do read comes from whatever pops up in my box from my author alerts. But there’s been some great ones lately!

Tuesday's Best 3-6-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope today finds you well and rearing to go. I don't know where you're at, but it's a little chilly here, so why don't we see if MizzDee and I can heat things up a bit with a couple of recs?

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Tuesday's Best 2-28-2012

Good morning, my lovelies (barely, I know). Hope you're having a great day. Why don't we get right to it and see what Connie and I have in store today. I'm sure y'all are ready for a reading break right about now ;-)

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Guest Rec - Bbebar

I have a confession to make. I hadn’t read twific in a really long time.  Outside of a few twikinkfest stories, I honestly can’t even remember the last one I read. Blasphemous I know!  However, I’ve been temporarily hijacked by other fandoms. And as you may know, once you fall down the rabbit hole, it takes some time to crawl out.

There are so many incredibly talented authors out there writing in so many different fandoms - the choices are endless! So, if you haven’t yet branched out, I’m here to encourage you to give it a try. I promise not to tell Edward.

Tuesday's Best 2-21-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day last week, whether you were with someone you love or on your own. Either way, it's good to celebrate, even if only to spoil yourself (*ahem* you know what they say about loving yourself, first, right? ;-)). 


Anyway. That was last week. This week, I know that Connie and MizzDee have some more goodies in store for you, so why don't we get right down to it and see what's up? Don't forget to grab your towel and fresh panties.

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Tuesday's Best 2-14-2012

Happy Valentine's Day, my lovelies! I hope your sweetie spoils you rotten as you all deserve. MizzDee and I have found a couple of stories that should warm your hearts and feel the love, so let's get right to it. 

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Tuesday's Best 2-7-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! I hope you're all having a great day, and that you're gearing up for a wonderful Valentine's Day next week. Hard to believe it's almost that time again, eh? For now, though, Connie and I have found some stories to carry us over, so why don't we get right to it? Don't forget to grab a towel and a fresh pair of panties. 

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Tuesday's Best 1-31-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Hope you're all happy and healthy, and staying warm during these chilly winter nights. Connie and MizzDee have found a couple of stories that should help heat things up a little bit, so grab a fresh pair of panties and a towel, and let's check it out, shall we?

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Guest Rec - BornonHalloween

“Guest Rec? At TU? ME?? Um…”

Yeah. True story.

Then naelany talked me down from the ledge and encouraged me to be myself. (She clearly doesn’t know me that well!) Let’s start with a confession. I do not read very much anymore since I’ve become obsessed with writing.  So if I’m reading it, you KNOW it’s something I can’t do without. What “floats my boat” right now? Fantastic writing and then…something original.

Tuesday's Best 1-24-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! How are y'all weathering the winter season so far? I don't know about you, but I could certainly do with a pick-my-up, so why don't we see what MizzDee and I have found for you this week.
Don't forget your towels and fresh panties!

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Tuesday's Best 1-17-2012

Oops, today seems to have run away from me. Hello! I'm sure y'all are ready for a break right about now, so why don't we get right to the point and see what Connie and I have in store for you today. Gather your towels and panties, and we'll jump right in. 

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Guest Rec - Angelbethy

Greetings, everyone!  Bethy here, with my first-ever guest rec.  Thanks to the lovely and talented Naelany for having me participate in the yumminess that is Twislash Unveiled.

When Nae first asked me to write a rec, I honestly panicked a little.  She told me, “Don't worry about what has or has not been rec'ed. The point is to see what floats your boat as a slash author.”  Well, heck.  I’m reading all the stuff you guys are reading right now *cough-hard labor-cough*, so what could I bring to the blog that’s new and worth your time?  Lucky for me, there’s been a rash of new m/m slash stories in the past month or so that haven’t yet found a large audience.  So I’m gonna introduce a few of them to you all in the hope that you find them as slashtastic as I do.

Tuesday's Best 1-10-2012

Good morning, my lovelies! Wow, we're a little over a week into 2012 already. Crazy, isn't it? Personally, I'd love it if the year slowed down a little (and brought a hell of a lot of good things with it in the process!). So in an attempt to do just that, why don't we take a few minutes to indulge in our favorite pastime (or one of them, anyway) and see what Connie and MizzDee have found for you today. Don't forget to bring along your panties and fresh towels, you might well need them ;-)

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Tuesday's Best 1-3-2012

Happy New Year, my lovelies! Hope you had a great start of 2012, and that it will be a good one for everyone. MizzDee and I have some wonderful stories in store for you, so pull up a chair and let's get right to it, shall we?

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Guest Rec - Chele681

Happy New Year, y'all! Here's to a wonderful, slashy 2012! Chele681's kicking off the year with the first guest rec, so let's get right to it.

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There are so many fics that deserve more love than they get, and so I wanted to share a few of my oldest and newest little-known slashy one-shot favs.