Kappa Tracks

"A story is made up of words and characters. Are the words well chosen and do the characters live? All the rest is literary gossip."

My six decade love affair with the English language compels me to offer a list of authors whose work meets my critical standards. The single criterion operant is the quality of the prose as composed by the writers. I have made no discrimination whatsoever as to subject matter, theme, or plot.

Therefore be warned!

A great many of the works here listed may involve themes or subjects repugnant to some readers. I can only advise that if a particular story cannot be stomached, go on to the next; you will find at least a few to be to your taste.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

and so it goes...(Onward!)

Megazord Master(o)[12-03]Mz
Monster World,ch.13-8-18-09
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3497612/1/Monster_World
a magnum opus-done well enough
to be readable-we'll hope
it can be continued..
an AU of THAT fight:
R's rage does not abate...
so there's no one to help
Yaotl close the Portal!!
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Mikey's Kunoichi(o)[12-05]mk
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/951116/Mikeys_Kunoichi
Withdrawal(1-08)
The Turtle Who Lived(8-07)
Homo Terrapins(10-06)*
Born of Both Worlds(12-05)
The Written Word(4-07)
Why They Changed(3-07)
Why She Changed(2-07)
Puzzle(2-08)
Shadows & Darkness(2-08)
Changed(2-07)
What Was Once Unknown(11-06)
She Held His Hand!(7-08)
Memorable911(9-06)
*this is the one collab. with Idun
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moogsthewriter(o)[3-07]mw
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1246624/moogsthewriter
The Most Wonderful Time...(12-07)
Blood Brothers(7-07)
A Different Point of View(7-07)
a take off on NT: "What A Croc"
Of Ice Cream and Issues(7-07)
Cleo(5-07)
Chosen(3-07)
Aftershock(6-07)wip
(seq.to 'Chosen')
Wounds Run Deep(4-07)
Talk(7-07)
after NT:"Tales of Leo"
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Navie Chance(o)[1-04]nc
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/522436/Navie_Chance
Mostly Unfinished Business(6-07)
How Many(5-07)
riveting...Leo POV:
title refers to number you have to kill
to avenge your brother..
(minor quibble: needs revise spelling;
noun is breath, but verb is breathe
Keeping Watch(4-07)
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PlainSimpleGarak(o)[5-07]Psg
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1269605/PlainSimpleGarak
Bad Ideas(5-10)
Come She Will:ch.2-7-2-08
humorous horror, a reversal of
the 'girls fall into sewer' plot
Dreams and Dragons:ch.7-5-19-10
We Are The Klunk(10-07)
When Worlds Collide:ch.6-10-11-07
(mixes OT with NT)
The Patience Game:ch.5-5-11-07
Respect(7-08)
Under His Nose:5ch.(4-10)
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Pretty Arbitrary(o)[2-04]PB
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/537965/PrettyArbitrary
Psychology(9-07)
Headgames(9-07)
Whispered Conversations(9-07)
kappa reread the above titles;
had forgotten what a very
'readable' writer this one is..
only a few short tales(dang!)but
well worth your time!
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PrincessTylerBriefs(o)[8-01]Ptb
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/102357/Princess_Tyler_Briefs
kappa n.b.:RRR
Without Wings(2-08)
pre'Exodus'-D. & K. have a
philosophical discussion
on a roof's edge..
Crayons(8-07)
Those Moments(7-07)
Into the Fire(1-08)wip
Journey to Shangri-La(9-07)wip
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
can hope author will continue..
most promising prologues/beginnings...
a minor quibble:reliance on 'spell-check'
can be detrimental to the quality
of one's composition...
nevertheless, some good work here..
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Psychobillybutterfly(o)[1-08]pbb
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1459360/Psychobillybutterfly
The Grief That Does Not Speak(1-08)
(ofc)April introducing her niece to
four very strange friends..
some awkwardness in prose construct.
recently returned to ff for a sequel:
Old Grief, Fresh Tears:ch.2-8-16-10
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R.R. Ten'ou(o)[10-04]rrt
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/681249/R_R_Tenou
Capricious(8-07)
seq:Do You Like The Color Blue?(11-07)
Ten Days(12-07)
seq.to 'Cap..' & 'Do You Like..'
intros a very interesting OFC--
named: "Moose"(!)
quality prose:WWW)
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Ren22(o)[4-03]r22
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/367946/Ren22
Blood Wars(4-03)wip
(seems to have abandoned T-fic
no add.since 1st pub)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1301073/1/Blood_Wars
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excursus:why do so many T-fen
choose pen names beginning with
the letter 'S' ??
oh, never mind--just askin'...
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Saiyan Queen Vega(o)[1-01]sq
Fate's Palette: Painted Me Green(9-06)wip
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3164078/1/Fates_Palette_Painted_Me_Green
only story, so far-& not added recently..
also relies on spell-check...tsk!
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Sanru(o)[1-08]sar
profile ed:9-08
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1472756/Sanru
enthusiasm will take you far;
some neat & funny stuff here...
Picking Up The Pieces(6-08)
may be this writer's magnum opus--
D.mentally damaged-watch out for that code!
26 chs.
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And The Pieces Fall Together:ch.4-4-26-09
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Coffee Cups & Late Night Talks(3-08)
(ongoing...)ch.6-7-3-09
one of the 'callers' insists on meeting her
tech support 'person'...
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Cave In(2-08)
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Tech Support(2-08)
some riffs on D's tech support job.
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Tech Support II(5-08)
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Moon Chronicles:Ascension(1-08)
4 Turtles & a werewolf..?!
ch.4-2-15-08
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Nightmare Revisited(5-08)
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Sharpshooter(5-08)
how defend against an assailant
when he's targeting you from a distance..
12 chs.
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Blood Red Moon(9-08)5 chs.
Process of Elimination(9-08)
A Monster's Emotions(11-08)
All Tied Up(1-09)
A Most Deadly Game:ch1-4-22-09
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Shanalaa(o)[4-07]sn
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1262547/Shanalaa
(lots of //=tcest)
Dark Side of the Sun(5-07)
Shattered Spirit, Conquered Soul(5-07)
(seq.to 'Dark Side..')
Pretty Colors(5-07)
Favorite(4-07)
Shadow Weaver(6-07)
I Feel Pretty(2-08)
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shellgirl123(o)[4-02]123
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/202171/shellgirl123
Dear Diary(607)
Just Hold On(9-07)
Game Day(9-07)
Pressure(9-07)
Not Tonight(10-07)
Blurred Reality(11-07)
Silent Night(12-07)
ummm...NAW?
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Shelly Le Blanc(o)[12-00]slb
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/32751/Shelly_LeBlanc
Get Well Soon(1-08)
Mist and Shadows(11-07)
At Least It Wasn't Mikey(6-07)
100 Years(6-07)
The Perfect Strategy(6-07)
Sweet Nothings(5-07)
My Last Breath(5-07)
Drabbles &...(1-08)
(...slash=auth's warning)
The Darkness That Follows(7-02)
Looking(7-07)
Don't Care(8-07)
Coming Out(8-07)
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Shimegami(o)[3-01]shg
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/49114/Shimegami
Grow Up(10-07)
A Price To Be Paid(8-07)
ESL? proli-fic, only these 2 T.
very readable.
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Shini02(o)[9-04]shi
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/667460/Shini02
Deliver Me(8-07)
His Brothers' Keeper(9-07)
Superiority(9-07)
proli-fic-only these 3 T...
but one can hope. seems to have been
motivated by events of Movie IV--
angsty/slashey stuff--but writing
is of high qual.-very readable.
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shortlived(o)[2-05]sv
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/762594/shortlived
The End of Ignorance(12-07)
Prey(8-07)
R.being stalked...
Darkly Comes the Tide(9-07)
some awkwardnesses...
& a little ear-spelling.
but telling the story...
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Sinisstar(o)[4-07]sin
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1266206/Sinisstar
Peepers(11-07)
I Became the Wind(11-07)
Simple Explanation(9-07)
Summer Rain(3-08)
Happiness Pie(4-08)
All the Small Things(10-08)
Second Time Around:ch3-5-2-09
Lethe(5-08)
a little surreallity for Raph!
The One(5-07)
Mikey has watched too many 'Highlander'...
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
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(there's got to be a word for
'laugh 'til you cry')
n.b.:there can't be many who can
write tcest//that is funny!
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Sonic Rose(o)[5-02]sr
I Love Being A Turtle(6-06)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3000919/1/I_love_Being_a_Turtle
fairly proli-fic--one T-fic.
a well done inner monol.
spoken to an unseen listener.
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Spacefille(o)[4-01]sll
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/57614/Spacefille
When The Impossible Happens(7-07)
Reflections(7-07)
Welcome Home:I Hate You(4-07)
Blame(4-07)
Caught(4-07)
Lost and Found(6-07)
Minority(8-07)
Blind Sight(11-07)
a little slashy//tcest,
fairly well done, a few
awkward constructions.
(attached to an LJ100ffchallenge)
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Spawn Guy(o)[6-04]sg
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/620221/Spawn_Guy
Words and Warlocks:ch.1-9-5-04
Harbringers:ch.3-7-24-05
Quality Time(8-06)
Secret Origins!(2-09)
Mock Turtle Soup(3-09)
Through the Everyday Glass(3-09)
Recovery(12-06)
(a "Good Genes" epilogue:POV-Don)
United They Stand(4-07)
The Tortoise and the Spider(5-08)
x-over with Spidey!
Parker's camera catches...
& they (guess who?)have to
retrieve that picture!
Secret Origins!(2-09)
The Five Stages(9-07)
The Old Man and the River(6-08)
Crime Fighting & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance(11-07)
My Name is Leonardo(4-09)
Furcula:ch.1-6-16-09
Just a Few Seconds(7-09)
some impassioned & clever turns of phrase,
use of well char.ed x-overs--
deviously plotted.. but..!
spelling errors hint:dyslex.
read at your peril!!
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Spiritual Stone(o)[7-06]sps
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1091584/Spiritual_Stone
Missin' a Turtle?,ch4-9-8-07
Science and Magic Burns,ch4-12-15-09
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Storymaster Caith(o)[1-03]SC
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/325267/Storymaster_Caith
n.b.:auth.profile is a 'must read'!
A/N"I enjoy putting up quality
work and that takes time."
(Kappa's alert: "I write slash.")
The First Time(5-07)
short, eminently sweet
Playing It Backwards(7-07)
multi-chapt.(cj+r)but...
not:OOC
Beautiful(5-07)
Usagi observes..
Kappa's comment:if you can possibly
stomach 'slash'--these 3 stories are
not to be missed.They are some of
the most writerly examples of this
genre ever encountered on the FF.
(caveat:IMO)
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SwoonsAndSais(o)[6-07]sand
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1294373/SwoonsAndSais
Hot On His Heels(2-08)
Lackluster(2-08)
Blind(2-08)
Shape Without Form*(2-08)
*collab.with Kay the Cr...
The Cautious Seldom Err(6-07)
Sandalwood(6-09)
The Matter of Giving(6-09)
The Trick to It All(6-09)
(when the Kappa gets over the snit
induced by that terminal 's'--
there may be some
compliments/comments
added to this listing...)
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http://www.fanfiction.net/u/528275/Mondhexe
Mondhexe(o)mx[1-04]
maybe check this work out..?
a couple of rather interesting pieces.
Fanfiction a turtle's reply(5-08)
Leo refutes all those terrible aspersions...
A Little Secret:ch.56-2-23-10
Don makes an earth-shaking discovery..
10-08:2nd thoughts...abt.this story:
see entry dtd:Aug.17'08
(so much so that I have been reluctant
to continue reading this concoction..
the misapprehensions have become
extremely distasteful)
n.b.the nom de plume is German...
means:"Moon Witch"
8-09:worth reading A/Ns..
exhaustive consideration of the
various canons, correlations &
compendiums...interesting(sez Kappa)