They paved paradise

[wesleysgirl]

This isn't the first time this has happened, so I shouldn't be surprised, but I'm still stunned and horrified. Fic that I loved, that I re-read multiple times when I was feeling low and really needed it, has been removed from the web because of interpersonal problems between fandom people.

I know the fic belongs to the writer. I do.

But that doesn't make me feel any less horrible when I discover something that I love is gone and I can never get it back. That doesn't happen with published fic, after all. There might be limited editions, you might have to pay a lot of money for a battered copy, but you can almost always GET a copy.

When the fic gets taken down, it's gone forever.

I'm sure some people will roll their eyes reading this, thinking that I'm being overly dramatic, that it's "just" fic.

But those stories were more than that to me. I'm genuinely devastated.

Eta - Yes, it's my own fault for not saving them. That just makes it suck more.

Comments

Belated Request

[greyinthedark.livejournal.com]

Is there any chance that I could get you to send me the stories as well? I just ran into this entry, suffered a small coronary event, and then found your comment. (Which, frankly, is the only thing that's stopping me from crying like a baby right now. Gah. People should not do this.)

My e-mail is: slategrey@sympatico.ca

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Re: Belated Request

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

There's a link to a yousendit zip file with the stories in one of the comments below --

http://www.livejournal.com/users/wesleysgirl/434654.html?thread=6345182#t6345182

Re: Belated Request

[greyinthedark.livejournal.com]

They've already been sent to me, and new ones besides. Nice and prompt, these friends of yours. But thank you. *grins*

(By the way, I can't say how much I love you for noticing that they were gone and starting all this. I've lost too many good stories already, so this was just incredible. Hurrah for all you organized people - I'll never be one of you, but I'm so glad that you're out there. ;)

Re: Belated Request

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh good, I'm so glad you've got hold of them. I was crushed when I discovered they were gone, and so relieved now to have them in my possession. I've re-read all of them over the past two days. I just love them. There are just some stories that hit all the right notes with me, and these are high on the list. They do exactly what I want them to do. :-)