Summary: The aftermath of "Traveling Salesman." 'Cause everybody hurts sometimes.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: Quick slices of life from after the EPISODE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING (for Dwight).

The author just has a good handle on character voice, it's worth a read.
Categories: Other, Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Angela, Dwight, Dwight/Angela, Ensemble, Jan, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Kelly, Michael, Michael/Jan, Pam, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly, Toby
Genres: Angst, Drama, Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: It was his first time seeing where she lived now and if he had thought longer about it, he might have felt guilty by the slight thrill it gave him. Instead, his mind was only on the present moment/prank/joke and no-one else’s feelings, so he only felt a rush of pride as his long legs bounded up the stairs.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: Christmas 2006, written pre-Benihana Christmas. In which Jim falls back into old patterns with Pam and struggles to find his footing with Karen. A quite insightful look at Jim's inner monologue that December.
Categories: Past, Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst, Holiday, Inner Monologue
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: The Continued Adventures of Jim and Pam's Mom v1.0!
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: A well-written AU in which Pam's mom visits again during Season 3 and does what moms do - looks out for their kids. Only viewable if you have an Archive Of Our Own account.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Episode Related, Alternate Universe
Characters: Helene Beesly, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drama, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Kelly’s probably had this discussion about a million times in her life, but she’s so excited that Jim is actually playing along that she doesn’t mind. Plus, she really would like to know his opinion on this. It’s always good to get a guy’s perspective when it comes to romance and dating, even if that guy doesn’t understand the most amazing movie of all time.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: Jim/Kelly during the dark days of Season 3 (although it *could* be read as Jim/Kelly friendship if you're insistent on canon compliance), very in character for both of them, featuring a mostly oblivious Karen and world's worst boyfriend Ryan and Jim having a very predictable take on Pretty in Pink.
Categories: Other, Episode Related
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Other, Karen, Kelly, Kelly/Other, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary:

As she settles in that first day of his absence, hangs her coat and takes her seat, Pam lets herself miss him as a coworker and as a best friend and that’s it. Work will be work, with or without Jim Halpert. But that’s a lie, because of course it is. A series of one-shots retelling season 3 from Pam's perspective

Now Published on MTT! 

Recommended by: NobleLandMermaid
Recommender's comments: Though a lot of us know S3 by heart now, this author really does a good job expanding on Pam's thoughts and emotions through the season.As the author says, an excuse to appreciate Pam's amazing S3 character arc a little more.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Dwight, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Post-"The Job". Karen's having a bad summer, and Andy's there.
Recommended by: firthgal
Recommender's comments: One of the greatest Karen/Andy fics in existence.  It's so beautifully in character and the author makes Andy and Karen such a plausible match.  This is definitely a must read!
Categories: Present, Other
Characters: Andy, Karen
Genres: Humor, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes