Round Table - Favorite Stories

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

 I was drawn into the fandom thing after watching the MFU dvd set several years ago.  Several as in six, which amazes me because that seems like a really long time.  After watching the entire series in a marathon of late nights and less sleep than normal, I began the internet search for more about the world of MFU, totally unaware of something called fanfiction.  That, of course, was a revelation when I found it and so there were more late nights and early mornings where I found myself glued to the laptop, reading the further adventures of Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin.
Some stories were immediately favorites, and like everyone else's favorites, have been re-read numerous times.  Some of them helped form my own story writing style while others remain untouchable to me for the sheer brilliance of bringing these characters to life for me.
So what are some of your favorites?  What story cemented your love of MFU and the genre of writing for which we all now share this devotion?
I'll start with one that I've read over and over, and it never gets old.
Early Days Affair by Vicki Loebel

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

I was just the opposite, I found fan fiction ...File 40 to be precise, the watched the few episodes on You-Tube and then bought the DVD set. Like you I did a sleepless marathon watching of all the episodes.

There's no one story that I can think of but rather the wealth of stories out there by some great writers.
Rosywonder was a major influence, as was Pat Foley (shame she stopped writing MFU) Gina Martiin, Girl in the Glen, St. Crispins, Vicky Loebel and Linda White.... just to name a few.

You already know I'm a prolific writer, and sadly I tend to not reread fanfic, or too much of it anymore as I don't won't it to influence my stories. Granted there a many repeated scenarios out there, but I try to avoid having that happen as much as possible.

Writing is my therapy, it helps me keep my short term memory issues (and sometimes longterm) at bay, and it helps while away the time. I've tried to write for other fandoms, but none call to me as much as the Man from UNCLE>

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

You've single handedly added enough stories to double the output ;) It's great that the writing is useful for brain therapy as well as enjoyable to read.