I *heart* Yuletide

This was my first year participating in Yuletide and I'm blown away by the complete and utter awesomeness of it. All kinds of stories in fandoms that I didn't even realize I was interested in. I'm also blown away by the quality of writing - there are some seriously talented people creating wonderful gift stories.

My gift, Please Please Me, was amazing. I'd just sort of randomly selected Mad Men as my fourth fandom, even though I'd never read a Mad Men fic before and I vacillated wildly between fascinated and irritated in the last season. (But that last episode was awesome enough for me to forgive all of the stupid flashbacks and bizarre dream sequences that smacked of sheer laziness and time-filling.)

I was delighted and surprised when I read my gift and found a touching and finely tuned character study of two of my favorites: Sal and Peggy. I cannot say enough good things about the story - just go read it, especially if you've any interest in Mad Men at all.

( The rest of my recs are below the cut (in no particular order). )