an update (in more than one sense of the word)

[meretricula]

hey guys! if anyone here is still looking for football recs, I have updated the list. new fic is marked with an asterisk, as per usual. I also wanted to let you know that I think the list is now... complete, for lack of a better word. or at least not getting updated again. I obviously haven't been able to dedicate the time and attention to it that I used to given how long it's been since my last update, and I'm just not enthusiastic enough about it anymore to promise I'll be better.

I'm not leaving football fandom, and I might still add things to the list for all I know (hell, by the time cornerflag rolls around I might be back on the bandwagon), but at least for now, the rec shop is closed. there are other people in football fandom who do recs now, and I'm sure you'll all be able to find things to read without my assistance! it's been really great to meet so many people in the two and a half years I've been working on the list, and some minor wank aside, it's been a wonderful experience for me -- thank you all so much for writing all this lovely fic and for caring what I had to say about it! ♥

PS: I tried really, really hard to get through all of my backlog of "stuff to be recced" before closing it out. the lone holdout was the 2007 Secret Santa exchange. there was too much to read, I'm sorry, I just couldn't make myself do it -- but if any of you gets really desperate for something so old it's new to read, the full list is here.

Comments

[iguessthati.livejournal.com]

ugh i was moaning about no football rec lists that i haven't read just the other day, thank you x

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

hee, glad to help!

[justkisa.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say thank you for this list. It's amazing and has led me to multiple stories I never would have found otherwise - all of which I've greatly enjoyed - so thank you! <3<3

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

~hugs~ thank you -- the best part of reccing is helping good people find good stuff to read!

[applegnat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for making one of the greatest rec lists I have ever seen! I'm so happy you liked some of my stuff enough to rec it.

[I owe you an email, and I'm really sorry for not responding earlier. But the short answer is that I don't know what's going to happen with the stuff that used to be on that journal. Some of it is on AO3, some of it isn't, and at this moment I simply don't know where it will go. Please feel free to de-link or delete.]

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

nah, man, thank you, I'm still totally pinning my presence in football fandom in the first place on you. XD

I'll probably end up deleting now that the journal's been purged and the links lost forever (I hate doing it, but I hate having broken links more...) but I really hope that you still have the files and will put them up on the AO3 eventually! all those little snippets gave me a lot of joy to read and to share with other people. :)

[nahco3.livejournal.com]

I just want to thank you for so much rec-ing!!! it's really an amazing service to fandom and one I appreciate so much.

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

thank you for being such an awesome, welcoming presence in this fandom! I only made it this far because people like you made it fun. :)

[flickings.livejournal.com]

oh man, i am about 500 shades of flattered to see so much of my stuff in the ladies section! thank you! ♥

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

WRITE MOAAAAAAR. :P :P :P

actually I need to hit you up at some point, I was thinking about maybe breaking out the ladyballers into their own separate list and getting some help adding to it, since with the best intentions in the world I just cannot get into the USWNT except for Hope Solo XD

[(Anonymous)]

That is such a shame because I've read so many great fics from your list
but hope everything goes on well with your life otherwise
I'll check back from time to time just to see you return from the dark side :)

Thanks for the hard work along the years.

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

thank you for commenting! hopefully I'll be back soon. :)

[primeideal (from livejournal.com)]

Thanks so much for everything you've put into this! :)

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

suuuuuper-late reply, but: thank you! I'm glad you've enjoyed the recs. :)