Open Recs post

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You may have noticed that we took a break from weekly Open Recs for August. Participation had slowed to one or two posts or recs in comments each weekend. With the fading of summer in this hemisphere, maybe readers will have more time.

We'll begin again with Open Recs posts in comments and maybe opening the comm to all posters for recs once a month again.

So please, here, you're welcome this weekend to leave recs in comments to this post. Any version of Sherlock Holmes is welcome, and any fan work as fic, art, vids, or podfic. Please feel free to recommend WIPs as well. We'd rather have individual recs than links to external rec lists, however. If you have any questions, please comment or PM one of the mods.

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Some WIPs I am enjoying:

That Obscure Object (http://archiveofourown.org/works/463195/chapters/798936) by emmadelosnardos (full disclosure, it is dedicated to me)
Author summary: "John, trauma, and post-traumatic encounters of the therapeutic kind"

Saki101's Other Experiments (http://saki101.livejournal.com/20398.html) series (sci-fi AU, but not a space drama), most recently featuring some lovely S/J interaction in South America under the stars. On AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/342412)

"Bowbroken" (http://archiveofourown.org/works/493976) (on AO3), the latest part of Aderyn's Deep Map series. London-centered, spooky atmosphere. Author summary: "The city is the body and the body is the city."

If you are a fan of classical music or "A Clockwork Orange", you might also enjoy aderyn's ficlet "Ludwig Van" (http://archiveofourown.org/works/473780)
Author summary: "Sherlock can quote Beethoven's Ninth; of course he can, but he doesn't. Sherlock Holmes does not believe in the brotherhood of man."
(full disclosure: I was consulted about the musical aspects of this ficlet)

kay_cricketed's A Lost Thimble (http://archiveofourown.org/works/359048) is a Borrowers AU featuring Borrower!John and Human Bean!Sherlock. Although based on a book for children, the story so far is bittersweet rather than cracky. Lovely characterization and world-building. Note: has not been updated in some time, but the author!anon has checked in recently. Keep an eye on this thread on the kink meme (http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/8300.html?thread=93819500) for new material. You can see from the camping going on that it's acquired some devoted fans...

Love to hear of others' recs! (though as it's a long weekend in North America and the new DW series is commencing, I won't be surprised if this too is pretty quiet)