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I’m recovering from shingles so I’m exhausted and a little mentally scattered. So, I hope my posts look okay. My offerings are relatively small this year because I posted a lot last year and didn’t leave a lot of what I consider to be active projects unfinished. Fortunate Son was originally meant to be a Quantum Bang offering but I believe that what I’ve plotted is far too “alternate universe” to meet what my own standard for what a fix it is for the QB.
Happy Reading!
What Love Gives
Relationship: Evan Buckley/Eddie Diaz
Genre: Romance, Canon Divergence
Post 1
Fortunate Son
Relationship: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Genre: Romance, Alternate Universe
Post 1, Post 2
The Heartseed
Relationship: Thorin Oakenshield/Bellarose Baggins
Genre: Romance, Rule!63, Cabbage Patch babies
Post 1
Shingles are not fun. I hope you feel better soon!! Hugs!!
Oh no! Hope you get better soon.
Hope you feel better, and thank you for the fic!
I am so sorry to hear you had shingles! My mom and my sister both had them. It is absolutely miserable! Glad to hear you’re getting better. I look forward to reading what you’ve posted.
Ouch. Shingles suck. Thank you for your offerings this year!
So sorry to hear that you have been sick
Cant wait to read your news projects
I know what you are going through as I had them last year. Please rest and don’t push yourself. Also found a heating blanket and chocolate helped
Get well.
Shingles is a bitch, especially since getting under 55 usually means you were already run down. Thanks for the lovely fics and feel better soon!
So sorry to hear about the shingles! Hope you feel better soon and thanks for posting.
Best wishes.
So sorry to hear that you have been struck by the evil that is shingles. Rest well and feel better soon. We are loyal minions and will be here for you.
Thank you for sharing what you can when you can.
Sorry to hear you have shingles. My friend had them a few years ago and said it was one of the most miserable experiences of her life. Hope you feel better soon.
I so sorry you got shingles. A friend’s mother got it. She was out of it for awhile. I’m hoping to get the vaccine soon due to turning 50.
Please take care of yourself and thank you for posting. All the hugs you can stand right now.
I do hope you are out of pain now and feeling better, M’Lady. Shingles is the Devil. Thank you for posting. Every post from you is a joy 🙂 Sending cuddles, Hxx
I feel your pain, Hello 2024 have Shingles, I have finally got rid of the that nasty nerve pain after about six weeks. Thank you for managing posting anything you are just awesome.
So sorry you had to deal with that. There’s a vaccine, you might talk with your doc about it; no idea how effective it may be post-infection. Hope you’re better soon.
I’m not old enough for the vaccine. You have to be 50 to get it.
Welll the good news since you have shingles you now qualify for the shot so ask your doctor for the vaccine. Sadly the bad news is you had to get shingles in order to get it.
Not over here – here it’s 50 with co morbidity or immune disease or 60 if you don’t
I had shingles at 18
I am still not eligible for the vaccine until I turn 60 or get the right kind of long term illness to qualify at 50
Shingles totally suck and health care rules too
In some places, it’s 65 outside of a doctor’s office and it’s not effective if you’re actively suffering from it. Last time I had shingles I had to be coated with hydrocortisone cream to stop the pain and itching. My heart bleeds for you. The newest one is a two part series where you have to wait 2-6 months after the first one to get the second for it to be most effective long-term. I’m a pharmacy technician so I schedule these appointments a lot.
I hope you feel better soon. And… Depending on your doctor and medical conditions they do sometimes give the vaccine earlier than 50, but there is not a lot of supporting documentation for side effects of people getting it younger. There might be more outside the states but I’ve not done any research into it. I could be wrong but I vaguely remember hearing that there might be a research study being organized by one of the bigger hospitals into younger vaccine recipients. I’m very not sure about that though (can’t remember where I heard it, maybe on one of the trips taking my mom to Dana-Farber in Boston…?) and have no idea of who would be eligible either.
I do know that there is a pill drug for treating/preventing shingles called acyclovir (spelling varies) that your doctor might be willing to prescribe.
Good luck.
I did get acyclovir prescribed on day 2 of my shingles shenanigans. I can get the vaccine in October, so there’s that.
That sounds utterly terrible. I’m so sorry to hear you’re suffering through that. Here’s to a quick recovery and a healthy rest of the year!
I’m so sorry you are suffering with shingles! I’m having a bout with covid, and am REALLY getting out of my head with your EAD offerings!
I hope you feel better soon, shingles is rough, take it easy and thanks for the lovely works.
My mother had shingles, it was very painful and drilled a hole in her forehead. I hope yours left no such mark. Get well soon.
I hope your shingles isn’t a bad case and you are able to recover. I never realized how bad it could be until I got it. Take it easy, avoid permanent nerve damage.
What I meant to say was, I’m REALLY looking forward to getting out of my head by reading your EAD offerings! Geez – covid brain strikes again.
Shingles??? Oof. Hope you’re starting to feel better
I hope you feel better soon!
Excellent stories as always! I especially enjoyed Fortunate Son!
I’m sorry to hear you’re unwell, Shingles are horrible things, hope you feel better soon.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to read your offerings.
Oh ouch I hope you feel better soon, thanks for thr offering as always you bring amazing things to my imagination. Take good care of yourself.
I’m excited to read these later (I’ll have to figure out what my dreamwidth password actually is!). But most of all I wish you well in recovering from shingles – I know from friends that it really sucks. I hope you feel 100% soon!
so sorry about the shingles, sounds totally crap! sending you a shot of virtual whiskey.
I’m sorry to hear that you have shingles. My dad had them and he was miserable. Hope you get better soon.
I have heard shingles can be very harsh on the body and can leave you very exhausted so I hope you make a speedy recovery.
Take care Keira.
I am so sorry about the Shingles. Hope you feel better soon.
Hope you feel better soon, and thank you for your stories.
Sorry about the shingles. I’ve never had them but the two shots you get are the most painful vacines I’ve ever had. But its worth it to prevent getting them.
Loved Fortunate Son, it was such an excellent read. I really enjoy when you get rid of Elizabeth and let the excellent officer and person that is John Sheppard shine thru.
I’m sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well. Sending many healing hugs. And hope you feel better soon
I am so sorry about you having shingles. I know that horror myself. TWICE. Yes that’s right twice. I’m rooting for your fast recovery from it. Speak to your GP about the shots. Can’t wait to read your future works cause you are absolutely one of my top 5 favorite authors.
Thank you so much for sharing! Absolutely adore your work ❤
UGH! I feel for you. My mom had them and her take on it was “I’d rather give birth again than do this!” In Danish it’s known as Hell Fire, or that’s what I’ve been told…
I wish you a most speedy recovery and no long lasting effects. Thank you for sharing anything with us, it is most appreciated.
Shingles are hell, I hope that you feel better soon.
And while I love all of your stories that I’ve read your Middle Earth/Hobbit stories are becoming my canon, I love what you are doing with the characters and their stories, and how you are tying my two favourite fandoms together with the Hobbit and Harry Potter stories.
Shingles suck
I had shingles at 18 and I still have lingering nerve pain when the weather is wrong right across my bra-zone on my right side.
Hope you have a light case and get better soon
Thanks for the brilliant EAD stories
I got fired/made redundant/ laid off /whatever at work – and of the group of people who also got the boot I’m the only one who has to work her notice period(of 3 months) – while everyone else got send home to be paid for not doing a thing(for in between one and SEVEN months) – which means I double appreciate everything that gets me out of my funk
I have it along my right bra zone too!
The position of the shingles did suck – but a teacher had it around her neck which was worse .
It was also kind of an important reason for my bf of that time to throw an epic tantrum because i wouldn’t dress up or put out while I was in that kind of pain
So in a way I have to be glad I got shingles or dumb ass teen me might not have realized how shit and narcissistic (and in retrospect downright abusive) my bf was (who was angling for an engagement before that) so it got me out of that shitshow much faster than I expected
Because I just wouldn’t put up with that kind of tantrums
A friend of mine had down the right side of her back and still has nerve pain a decade later. It sucks ass.
It’s been over two decades for me. I was 18 when I caught shingles
I know have the big 4 in my age.
Unfortunately I don’t believe it’ll ever go away fully. It’s not constant for me but mostly weather and maybe a bit stress related
It’s no where near the pain of active shingles though
Amazing offerings all around. Having had shingles i know the recovery can be long. I wss super lucky to get on the antivirals quickly, but it still lays you out.
I hope youre feeling better as time goes on.
So sorry about the shingles. You’ve inspired me to finally go get the damn vaccine, even though my insurance won’t pay. Not getting shingles has to be worth $250, right?
Thanks for the EAD treats!
It’s absolutely worth it. I’ll probably have permanent nerve damage under my right arm.
I love getting a notification that you have a new post, I know that I’m getting something great to read. Your Stargate Atlantis stories are my favorites and I really like the relationship between John and Sumner in Fortunate Son. Putting them in a situation where they have to see each other as allies instead of enemies put a different slant to the leadership of Atlantis.
Hope you’re feeling better, I’ve never had shingles but I’ve had friends who have and it looks awful.
I like the concept of Evil Author Day, and honestly sharing unfinished work this way is so much better than some authors on other sites who never seem to finish a story. I sometimes feel like everyday is Evil Author Day for them.
Thank you for sharing. It would be interesting if your muse inspires you to finish any of these and I hope you’re feeling better. Shingles sucks