one of those days when the hat doesn't help

Strange to know nothing, never to be sure
Of what is true or right or real,
But forced to qualify or so I feel,
Or Well, it does seem so:
Someone must know.

Strange to be ignorant of the way things work:
Their skill at finding what they need,
Their sense of shape, and punctual spread of seed,
And willingness to change;
Yes, it is strange,

Even to wear such knowledge—for our flesh
Surrounds us with its own decisions—
And yet spend all our life on imprecisions,
That when we start to die
Have no idea why.

Title: I Like It Rough!
Author: mariposasabrosa
Rated: T... maybe M later.
Status: On-going
Genre: Romance/Friendship/Adventure
Era: From Marauders-at-Hogwarts to Philosopher's Stone
Pairings: S/R; J/L
Warnings: Language, non-graphic violence and sex, some Italian dialogue (but always with English translation).
Words: 35 thousand, so far
Summary: R/S, L/J Marauder-era... Life is rough with love in the world. Even in a magical world like Hogwarts, there's still things you "can't do." Exploratory, questioning story about our two favorite puppies growing up, facing monsters, and sticking together!r!<3 Will be AU in the future (once baby Harry comes into the picture).
Chapters so far: 12
  <<- click puppies for Ch. 12 'Monster'

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

title: It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
author: crooked
pairing: Remus/Sirius
rating: PG-13
word count: 1754
summary: In stressful times, Sirius turns to a surprising source of comfort.
a/n: written to commemorate the occasion of my dear closet_zebra's birthday! i love you, cupcake ♥ (title taken from Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.)


Remus doesn’t pretend to know what’s going through Sirius’ head, even though he can recite his daily routine by memory.

FIC:

theatresweety wrote The Perfect Tree for cindergal
Remus' brow furrowed in confusion. “Excuse me?” He wasn't aware that he owed Sirius anything. Sirius pointed to the top of the door frame and Remus looked up warily. Mistletoe. “Oh...”(Rated PG)

inksheddings wrote Enough To Go By for duck_or_rabbit
Harry just wants to know one thing. (Rated PG)

Title: Pain
Author: hkpadfoot 
Word Count: ~150
Rating: PG
Summary: It was the first thing, it was the last thing
Beta: None. Any and all mistakes are me.
Disclaimer: Anything recognizable is not mine. No profit other than my own self enjoyment is being made off of this story.

Pain

Title: Interrupted
Author: megans_writing
Pairing(s): Sirius/Remus
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 159
Warnings: Slash. Making out. Outing. Marauder!era
Notes: Originally written for red_planet31 at the writersblock challenge at the December 2009 hogsmeadewkends.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Summary: Peter stopped in mid-sentence, eyes as wide as saucers.

Title: Interrupted
Author: megans_writing
Pairing(s): Sirius/Remus
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 159
Warnings: Slash. Making out. Outing. Marauder!era
Notes: Originally written for red_planet31 at the writersblock challenge at the December 2009 hogsmeadewkends.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Summary: Peter stopped in mid-sentence, eyes as wide as saucers.

Title: Interrupted
Author: megans_writing
Pairing(s): Sirius/Remus
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 159
Warnings: Slash. Making out. Outing. Marauder!era
Notes: Originally written for red_planet31 at the writersblock challenge at the December 2009 hogsmeadewkends.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Summary: Peter stopped in mid-sentence, eyes as wide as saucers.

He was urged to prepare for success: "You never can tell,
    he was told over and over; "others have made it;
    one dare not presume to predict. You never can tell.	

Who’s Who in America lists the order of cats
    in hunting, fishing, bird-watching, farming,
    domestic service--the dictionary order of cats

who have made it. Those not in the book are beyond the pale.
    Not to succeed in you chosen profession is unthinkable.
    Either you make it or--you’re beyond the pale.

Do you understand?"
                   "No," he shakes his head.
    "Are you ready to forage for freedom?"
                                          "No," he adds,
    "I mean, why is a cat always shaking his head?

Because he’s thinking: who am I? I am not
    only one-ninth of myself. I always am
    all of the selves I have been and will be but am    not."

"The normal cat," I tell him, "soon adjusts
    to others and to changing circumstances;
    he makes his way the way he soon adjusts."

"I can’t," he says, "perhaps because I’m blue,
    big-footed, lop-eared, socially awkward, impotent,
    and I drink too much, whether because I’m blue

or because I like it, who knows. I want to escape
    at five o’clock    into an untouchable world
where the top is the bottom and everyone wants to escape

from the middle, everyone, every day. I mean,
    I have visions of two green eyes rising
    out of the ocean, blinking, knowing what I mean."

"Never mind the picture, repeat after me
    the self’s creed. What he tells you you
    tells me and I repeats. Now, after me:

I love myself, I wish I would live well.
    Your gift of love breaks through my self-defeat.
    All prizes are blue. No cat admits defeat.
The next time that he lives he will live well."

Title: Tidying Up
Author: an_ardent_rain
Prompt: domesticity
Word Count: 1076
Rating: PG
Summary: Remus cleans; Sirius teases.
Disclaimer: Not mine!

Here @ acidandink

Title: Snape's Fault
Author: hkpadfoot
Word Count: ~1500
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Summary: It was easy to blame Severus Snape for a lot of things, Sirius reflected...
Beta: None. Any and all mistakes are me.
Disclaimer: Anything recognizable is not mine. No profit other than my own self enjoyment is being made off of this story. Snape's Fault

FIC:

cherie_morte wrote The Night Before the Night Before Christmas for brighty18
Sirius decides to celebrate Christmas a little early. (Rated PG-13)

i_claudia wrote Each Slow Dusk for a_shadow_there
Sirius is smoking again. (Rated PG-13)

Title: This Mad Country Excursion (1/2)
Author: grandilloquism
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of these characters.
Summary: "You know," said Sirius, leading the recently recaptured goat back to the road. "When I planned this mad little country excursion in my head there was a lot less chasing wild goats and a lot more reclining on divans, being fed grapes and," he swiped a hand through disheveled hair, "drinking lemonade." He tugged the reluctant goat behind him, "Through a straw."

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Come to the edge of the barn the property really begins there,
you see things defining themselves, the hoofprints left by sheep,
the slope of the roof, each feather against each feather on each goose.
You see the stake with the flap of orange plastic that marks

the beginning of real. I'm showing you this because
I'm sick of the way you clutch the darkness with your hands,
seek invisible fenceposts for guidance, accost spectres.
I'm coming with you because I fear you'll trip

over the string that marks the beginning, you'll lie across the border
and with that view--fields of intricately seeded grain and chiselled mountains,
the cold winds already lifting the hairs of your arm--you'll forget your feet,
numb in straw and indefinite cow dung, and be unable to rise, to walk farther.

My fingers weave so close between yours because I've been there
before, I know the relief of everything, how it eases the mind to learn
shapes it has not made, how it eases the feet to know the ground
will persist. See those two bowls of milk, just there,

on the other side of the property line, they're for the cats
that sometimes cross over and are seized by sudden thirst, they're
to wash your hands in. Lick each finger afterwards. That will be
your first taste, and my finger tracing your lips will be the second.


----

(The first line is one of John Ashbery's "37 Haiku" in A Wave.)

I was wondering if anyone would be able to comment with the full text of Stanzas, Sexes, Seductions by Anne Carson. It's in the book Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera. I read it at Powells a couple days ago, but didn't have a pen to copy it down, and it has been stuck with me since. Google isn't being very helpful.

Thanks!

Title: Upshot – Chapter 14/?
Pairing: James/Sirius
Story rating: NC17
Summary: A young boy fresh from Hogwarts by the name of James Potter has always been surrounded by shy and bookish types throughout his time at school, causing him to not be the most confident of people. One day he finds himself giving in to the strange urge to do something he’s always wanted, something dangerous and extreme. He visits a high-class brothel named ‘The lion’s Den’. There, in room 1 he meets ex-Durmstrang student Sirius Black, the best male prostitute at The Den who intrigues him with his loud but sweet nature. Only having wanted a quick thrill, James’s life is soon turned upside down when he and the young prostitute grow closer than is normally appropriate for rent boy and client.
Story Warnings: Extremely AU, explicit sex, strong language, rimming, mild violence, slight dubious situations, light bondage, and prostitution
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, they belong to JKR.



Chapter 14

Title: Upshot – Chapter 14/?
Pairing: James/Sirius
Story rating: NC17
Summary: A young boy fresh from Hogwarts by the name of James Potter has always been surrounded by shy and bookish types throughout his time at school, causing him to not be the most confident of people. One day he finds himself giving in to the strange urge to do something he’s always wanted, something dangerous and extreme. He visits a high-class brothel named ‘The lion’s Den’. There, in room 1 he meets ex-Durmstrang student Sirius Black, the best male prostitute at The Den who intrigues him with his loud but sweet nature. Only having wanted a quick thrill, James’s life is soon turned upside down when he and the young prostitute grow closer than is normally appropriate for rent boy and client.
Story Warnings: Extremely AU, explicit sex, strong language, rimming, mild violence, slight dubious situations, light bondage, and prostitution
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, they belong to JKR.



Chapter 14

FIC:

nurturing_roads wrote Crossroads for magnetic_pole
Post-graduation, with both the Muggle and Wizarding world in political and social upheaval, Remus and Sirius reach the inevitable crossroads in their relationship. (Rated PG)

jellybgood wrote Collars, and the Puppies that Wear Them for ladyannikaa
There’s the Puppies and collars, and then there’s a puppy with a collar. Also, how much can be said with a smile. (Rated PG)

She'll take the keys
without discussion; he'll be content,
unquestioning in the passenger seat.

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