Way back when, the official Serenity site used to hold contests to win prizes, or points to trade for prizes. One of them was to write a short account of the first Reaver sighting. This was my entry…

Tragedy at Evensong

[A flashing news logo swoops over scenes of cheerful celebrities, violent criminal smackdowns, spaceship races, and marching crowds. CUT TO: a dangerously over-makeupped woman sitting behind the desk, which is apparently floating in front of a huge, colorful snack treat.]

MINDY: Good evening. I’m Mindy Chin and this is the Socko Evening News, brought to you by Blue Sun’s Fruity Oaty Bars. Fruity Oaty Bars, they’re socko! Tonight our own Ed Flansom reports on a massacre going on as we speak at the border planet Evensong. Ed?

[CUT TO: ED, who is huddled underneath a burning hot dog stand. There is smoke everywhere, blood is running down his face, and screams can be heard in the distance.]

ED: Mindy? Oh God, Mindy? Is that you?

MINDY (OS): Ed, you’re on live. What’s going on there? Aren’t you covering Evensong’s Unification Festival?

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Now you can wave your own paperwork in the face of stuck-up smugglers and pretentious captains with this prop replica from Whitefall. The Eavesdown Banner, with important news about shipments, tariffs, inspections, and cocky Firefly ships what come afoul of the law when they’re supposed to be bringing you your stuff all quiet-like.

Download it here. It’s almost 3 megs, sized to print nicely.

Put the Little Damn Heroes on your desktop!

Just noticed that Black Market Beagles is offering their LDH designs as free wallpaper, one design per (and where’s the whole-cast version?). Cool! Each of the crew, with a favorite line, ready to adorn your monitor. Just download ‘em and go!

Or, if you wanted to hang around, you’ll find cool shirts, posters, and more. You know, if you wanted.

Why wait for the plastic and resin versions? Print out and assemble your very own bulk transport ship with Jorge A. García’s paper Serenity kit. It’s free, and pretty damn awesome.

Warning: the instructions aren’t in English, but there are plenty of pictures to follow. Be sure to scroll all the way down the page; there’s also instructions for making a movie version.

There’s another version, based on this one, by Sean White. You can follow his progress and download the files at his blog, or download the files from summerglau.co.uk).

Hard on the heels of my last flanfic, I’m starting another one. This is slightly more serious — no actors — and I’m setting my sights on a novel length. We’ll see if I make it.

“When the Devil Drives” begins soon after the events of the movie. Things are getting tougher for smugglers to make a honest day’s wage. Seems the Alliance is a mite peeved, for some reason…

An excerpt:

“Damn straight.” Jayne stuck out his leg and planted his foot on top of the counter directly in front of Simon’s face. “Got kind of a cheese-ish texture, don’t it?” Simon spun around, gasping for breath and quickly turning the same color as the offending gunk. “One of them soft, oozy cheeses, like broo,” Jayne said happily.

“That’s brie,” Simon said, coughing. He lunged at his shelves and thrust a small bottle into Jayne’s hands. “Here. Rub this between your toes, coat it on thick, leave it on. Do it every day until this runs out.”

“Instead of washing?”

“After you clean your feet. Both of them. Every day.”

Jayne scowled. “I might have to get me a second opinion on that.”

Chapter One - Unaccustomed Customs
Chapter Two - Dinner Belle
Chapter Three - The Man Who Fought Back

Read it at FanFiction.net, FireflyFans.net, or SerenityMovie.com.

Kinda eerie when your computer stares back at you like that, ain’t it? Three different sizes to fit your monitor, you know the drill.
{1280×960} {1024×768} {800×600}

Stardoll.com (formerly Paper Doll Heaven) has added Summer Glau for your sartorial pleasure. Dress her up in any number of different clothing combinations, change the color of her hair, eyeshadow, and lips, and save your creations to share with friends.

OK, she’s in a very unRiver pose, there are no Riveresque outfits, and her hair appears brushed. But other that that… So where’s the rest of the crew? Where’s Morena and her filmy outfits, or Gina and her leathers? For that matter, where’s Adam with his t-shirts and guns, or Nathan with his one pair of pants, brown coat, and pretty floral bonnet? You’ve got some catching up to do, Stardoll!

Time to ‘versify your computer!

Whip one of these on your PC or Mac and get ready to fly the relatively unfriendly skies. Actual dinosaurs, big red button, and magical three switches not included. Free from SerenityStuff! Just click on the right size for your monitor and resolution, and when it pops up:
PC Users: Right-click the image and select “Set As Background.” MAC Users: Control-click the image and save to your computer. In your System Preferences, set the desktop image to the file you saved.

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Not something for sale, for once, but something of mine: I started committing Firefly fan fiction. First up:

Visit to a Weird ‘Verse, Revisited - a tribute to the classic Star Trek fanfic by Ruth Berman, we follow Nathan Fillion as he returns to the Firefly universe a little more directly than he’d planned on.

Read it at FireflyFans.net, FanFiction.net, or SerenityMovie.org.

Send Inkworks a nice note and get a free card in the upcoming Firefly series! And you don’t even have to include the note!

This is for an Internet-only promo card, P-i, which will be unavailable from any other source (except eBay, of course…)

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