hokay so, as usual I'm embarrassing myself over some guy, the difference is this one is in the military- details inside. I need advice- boy advice in general and advice from people who are/have been in relationships with members of our armed forces. also i'm completely obsessed so if you give bad advice come in anyway and tell me about your military romance. or suggest a good military movie (hot boys get you bonus points)   or post pictures of hot men in uniform.  or just come distract me from my sad pathetic life lol 

even though it's ffa, enjoy this rec. It's a militaryward story (what a shock!)

Coming Home: School teacher Bella sends a care package and letter to Army sergeant Edward, who is stationed in Afghanistan. They begin a relationship through letters, phone calls, and video chats. There's love, there's language, and there's adult situations, plus a strong, independent Bella and the Edward we all know and love.

The inaugural house cup winner has been announced on pottermore.

I know the fire has died down somewhat when it comes to this site...So tell me, what tricks do you hope the web designers have up their sleeves for the next couple of books? I can't wait for book 3 to open up. I want to know what my patronus is....;)

The winner is inside.....

POST, LINK AND DISCUSS TODAYS UPDATES!!

Well, after months of knuckle-breaking effort on the behalf of MANY volunteers, I can mark as

the big SPRING CLEANING of the MASTER FIC LIST!

Whew!

It's been almost two years since we began collecting lists of fan fiction here at ADF.

What now?

Well, Campers, now is the time for UPDATING some of these lists.

Many lists are indeed two years old (minus one week) and there are undoubtedly new fics that you would like to see recommended on one of the Master Fic List's lists.

Know of some new Completed AU fics you'd like to rec?  How about your favorite Jasper/Alice? Femmeslash?  Subward? Post Breaking Dawn stories?

Check out the Master Fic List and add them to one or more of the 124 appropriate lists. Yes, plural! If you want, that is. :)

IF YOU THINK A NEW LIST SHOULD BE CREATED...

Comment here in this campfire.

Also..

to be thoroughly interactive...

Where do you go for reliable recs for good fic?  Let us know!

Ask away the spoilery details you've wanted to know about fics. But yeah, there are rules-

• Look in the banner, you'd see that this particular CF is open for COMPLETED fics only. You cannot ask about WIP fics here. (Worry not, there will be a Spoiler CF for WIP fics the week after next, i.e., on 19th July.)
   
• You can not only ask questions, but start spoilery discussions here as well. Example- If a plot twist excites/annoys you, you can come out and talk about it. That way we can keep the spoilers in one CF only.
   
• White out the spoilery part of your post.
   

NOTE- This CF is a regular feature on ADF. It will be posted on every other Thursday, alternating between Completed fics and WIP fics. See the banner for which one it is and you'd be clear, like the current one is for Completed fics.

Now come out and ask away. I hope someone eases your curiosity.

I've been in the mood for some male-gazing recently (no, I haven't seen Magic Mike yet). I was going to post this during last week's free for all, but got too caught up in trawling the interweb for booty.

I realize there is a Monday campfire for this sort of thing, but I am far too much a creature of excess to limit myself to one hunk. I need variety. And because I am rather fond of pictures of men in bed, why not start with one of the most painfully, ridiculously handsome men in the world, Matt Bomer, in bed? (Seriously, can you show me a more handsome face? It's symmetrical to the point of absurdity.) 

Please share some of your favorite pictures of Hot, Scantily-Clad Men. Please. I'm begging you. GIFs, stills, black and white (yum), sepia (yummier)...I want it all. Just give it to me, baby. Give. It. To. Me.

Categories are (not limited to) men in bed, men reading, topless men in the process of pulling down their pants, wet men, men's butts, men in kilts, and my personal favorite, men tied up.

(More inside, obv.)

Since yesterday was the US's birthday, I thought today would be fun and interesting to hear from all of us about our own home lands.   LJSummers agreed with me, which is always a good thing. ;)

What I'd like for you to do, if you wish, is to go to youtube.com, search for a performance/song that you really feel epitomizes your home and share it with us.  What anthem pulls at your heartstrings, puts a tear in your eye and calls you home? 

I'm posting this one. 

I'm from the US and have lived in Florida for donkey's years, but the place that is closer to my heart, to be honest, is the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. My husband and I met there, we began our married life there, lived there for nine years. It is a beautiful, mystical, wonderful, lovely place.  For me, it's home.

Shenandoah is the name of the river that runs through the valley.  There's two branches, the North Fork and the South Fork.   The song that these gentlemen are singing is reputedly about a beautiful native American that a young frontiersman fell in love with and wants to marry.  This song tells of his love and longing for her and how he misses her.  It evokes the same feelings in me for my old home land.  I hope you enjoy.

How to post a video  go to youtube, find your song.  Below the video frame under your song, there is a button that says "share." Click on it and then click on the button that says "embed."  A window will appear with html code that starts < iframe ...  left click and drag to highlight that code and then right click on it.  This copies it.   Open a reply window to this post and  left click on the icon that is fourth in in the tool bar (first icon is source, second is a magnifying glass thing, third is ABC check, and the forth is the movie/video clip)  a query window will open telling you to paste the embed code there.  You have to make sure your cursor is in the top left of that window. Right click, click paste, and voila.   PM me if you have trouble.  I really want to learn about your homeland.

Ranger ladies:  I use Microsoft Explorer and can never get the tag function to work.  Daggone.  If someone would like to tag this for me, that would be sweet.

So I think we should have a meme campfire. I've seen them going around Facebook for awhile now. They happen so much that, dare I say, THEY'RE VIRAL!

So post your favorite memes from FB, Twitter, Tumblr (especially Tumblr) and amuse me on this lovely day!

P.S.- They can be whatever you want!

My two favorite memes fyt:

Have fun!

Hi, I'm looking for two kind of stories. Both in AU..

1) Jasper changes Bella, but basically it's Edward/Bella story. They both don't fall in love instantly.

2) Bella loses her memory and doesn't remember Edward after becoming a vampire. No Nessie.

Recommendation:

An Undefined affair

Bella, recovering from a broken heart, meets Edward, who isolates himself emotionally. Their attraction is immediate, but can they be friends and lovers - without the love? BxE, all the regs, some drama, some funny, lemony, language AH

happy birthday, america!

you look pretty good for 236.

the forest wishes for you and yours to have a fun, safe holiday. enjoy the day off, eat some barbecue, and light some firecrackers!

for those of you still living a heat wave, i hope your day is filled with ice cold beer and air conditioning. 

stay safe, don't drink and drive, and don't blow off any fingers. 

in celebration of america's birthday, enjoy free for all a day early, everyone!

show us your favorite songs about america ITP.

a little rocky IV fyt:

Occassionally, I see someone mention a missing fic from their lists. So with how things are now, I'm always wondering if a missing fic will eventually be a P2P one.

There's a lot more P2P fics then I realized. Now all are BNAs but a good chunk are. I'll skim anything so if the author keeps the title the same I'll notice or if the summary even sounds a little bit similar I'll remember.

But again, there's so many popping up it's hard to keep track and keep track of what's popular now and again always wondering if what's popular will turn into what's on Amazon with a $. No matter how much people say no, that book, you know the one is probably getting people going more often than not.

$1.34 million a week ain't too shabby.

I skim lists on Goodreads and came across some nifty lists on P2P that I bookmarked to keep track of.

So many question is: what have you noticed gone missing? Who have you noticed gone missing? What have you noticed pop up as a book that sounds pretty darn familiar?

I’ve often thought about what my first campfire would be about. Most of my ideas seemed rather lame to me. Until, this morning when I began thinking of all the amazing lessons I’ve learned and knowledge I’ve gained from reading fanfiction.

I’ll post inside the fics that have literally changed my life. I expect you to do the same! ;)

My Rec: Dusty (Because it’s owning me right now.)
Author: YellowBella
She loves him. He loves her crazy. She's a hopeless romantic. He's just hopeless. She's afraid to let go. He won't let her. A story about a silly girl in love with a foolish boy. Here, forever is a lie. TeamBella23 - the realist and YellowGlue - the poet. Rated: Fiction M - English - Angst/Romance - Bella & Edward - Reviews: 3,828 - Chapters: 23 - Words: 224,920 - Updated: 06-28-12 - Published: 12-21-11

P.S. This is my first CF...I'm still learning.
 

Tell us what you are reading RIGHT NOW!

Books and Fanfiction alike

Please link if you are reading fanfiction or give us a nice summary if you are reading a book. We also LOVE reviews and discussing stories, so tell us what you think of what you are reading!

Special Assignment:

Have your fic or book preferences changed over time? Give examples of something you used to love and something that you love now. It can be differing genres, styles, fandoms or just about anything else you can think of. How have you changed in your reading habits?

But, as always,

ANY recs are GOOD recs in the WEEKLY REC!

As always, read, review, and let 'em know you saw their fic rec'd on ADF.

And oh so sorry for the recent absence! We may or may not have some fun times coming your way in this campfire in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned :).

And the Plot Thickens...

A cooking ground for writers

What we’re cookin’...

• Plot Bunnies! Ever have a plot bunny that needed some spice? Who said anything about too many cooks? The more the merrier, here! Bring your undercooked plots or ideas, and help others hash out their stories, too.

• Your Characters! Feel like your characters are just skin and bones? Come chat with your friends and see if they can help you create the perfect recipe for meaty greatness.

• Basically anything related to your fic that you need help with!

Allergies...

• We’re allergic to negativity! Constructive criticism and suggestions are welcome, but please try to stay positive and productive!

• And pilfering, too! There will be plenty of story ideas being discussed, so please stay respectful to your fellow authors by not using another's idea as your own - unless given explicit permission by the author first and then giving due credit, of course. No eating off someone else’s plate unless they say you can!

Food Bank...

• Donations! Have some untouched plot ingredients that have been sitting in your cabinet for far too long? Come drop them off at our Food Bank and help another hungry author!

• Pick up! Need some ingredients for your writing? See what ideas have been left for a good home.

You’ve given us an excuse to use the kitchen for the first time.

So, come on in and share your ideas! Maybe someone will have that perfect plot point that pushes your story from good to great, and hopefully you’ll be able to do the same for a fellow author!

I really need some sappy, over emotional fanfics that make you do this - 

Thanks in advance guys!  A fic that's currently causing me to make those faces above is - 

Close your Eyes

Bella barely remembers her godparents, but after losing her mom and dad, she's shipped off to rainy Washington to live with the Cullens for her final semester in high school. On the outside, the Cullens are perfect. Behind closed doors is another matter.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Edward & Bella - Reviews: 3,293 - Chapters: 13 - Words: 55,343 - Updated: 06-29-12 - Published: 02-02-12

Hello pretty people!

Are any of you going to comic con this year? I really wanna go since it's the last year Twilight will be there! Does anyone know if they're still selling tickets? Or other places I can get them? 

Thanks guys!

Have a wonderful Monday :)

ask a ranger

ever wondered something about ADF?

have a burning tech question that you need answered?

uhh just wanna know something in general? need advice?  anything.

i cannot guarantee if other rangers will answer because they all have their homing devices turned off, but maybe the others will put in an appearance~

one of my all-time favorite recording artists fyt:

I was reading a story about Bella having worked for the Volturi and being put in Witness protection. Emmett is the marshall for her case and she winds up in Edwards care as his fiance. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

My rec: Coming Home by Sarges Girls. Its on FFn and Twilighted :)

(Still haven't figured out how to post it as a l ink. sorry!)

In honor of Anderson Cooper,  I'm officially outing myself as a ADF lurker! Hello, Rangers and Campers!  While I have randomly commented here and frequently reviewed my favorite fics on ffn, I've never had the nerve to start a campfire.  Today I've been inspired by the wonderful Mr. Cooper in all of his giggly goodness. My name is Alli, so glad to officially meet you!

I'd like to ask for you to share your top three (or five, or eleventy hundred) most RE-READABLE twi-fics.

Mine are:

1. Tropic of Virgo. If there is further explanation required, please feel free to ask. I could go on and on about the perfection of this story. I've re-read enought times that I am not even sure how many times it's been. "Hello Spark" should be it's own secret password to identify other fandom peeps, maybe. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4901517/1/Tropic_of_Virgo

2. Paper Cutouts. While this one was very popular in it's day, I'm not sure if people were quite as taken with it after completion. I will never tire of the characters in this story. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5993964/1/Paper_CutOuts

3. The Blessing and The Curse: It's like sepia toned imagery set to lyrical prose. Just one of the most  beautiful peices of literature out there in the fandom. Every time I read it I notice another little facet of brillance. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5100876/1/The_Blessing_and_the_Curse