1 [Report This]Date: December 03, 2020 03:57 pm Title: Chapter 1
This just makes me feel for both of them - Karen, desperately trying to be strong and make a no-win situation work for her and being confronted with the fact that it is in fact a no-win situation; and Pam, with her front row seat to someone else living the life she wants and being faced with the horrible prospect of actually helping Karen live it. What a horrifically unhappy time this part of Season 3 was for everyone.
Author's Response:
It was miserable! The worst part, I think, was that it took Karen a long time to realize that Jim was using her as a human shield. So sad for everyone.
Thank you for reading! These notifications make my day.
6 [Report This]Date: March 16, 2016 08:41 pm Title: Chapter 1
Ha! Love Fiesty!Pam
Author's Response: She is fun. Thank you for commenting-- sorry for the late response!
Date: April 10, 2007 01:24 pm Title: Chapter 1
This so sweet (no pun intended). And so nice of Pam to tell Karen Jim's Easter preference, so he wouldn't get something he didn't like. This is a great line: "something about her seemed to move from guarded to wilted". Poor Pam!
Anyway, very nice!
Author's Response: Thank you very much! I think Pam has shown that she'll help Karen out if it means Jim is happy...because she loves him and she knows him.
Date: April 09, 2007 10:39 am Title: Chapter 1
Ouch. Karen is definitely seeming more and more defeated. I think not making the basket is a perfect indicator that she's loosing her will to fight to keep him.
Author's Response: Karen will always be defeated in my fic, so that might be why you're picking up on that! Hee.
Date: April 09, 2007 07:28 am Title: Chapter 1
so simple, but i love it.
pam does love jim, and she knows him way better than you will karen. so there *sticks tounge out at computer*
and i hate peeps also. and jellybellies.
Author's Response: Yeah, I'm about to stick my tongue out at Karen whenever she appears on screen these days, which is really not a proportional response. Oh, well! Thank you so much!
Date: April 08, 2007 12:11 pm Title: Chapter 1
Oh, wow, this is lovely in its subtleness. That all Pam has to say is that one line to convey the connection they have and how much more she knows about him. And I love that Karen sees that right away, she's not just falling into denial.
Author's Response: Thanks. I doubt very much that it will be this easy, but I think it should be. Happy Easter!
10 [Report This]Date: April 08, 2007 10:28 am Title: Chapter 1
This si such a short story, but it's so well written that I really felt a lot of sympathy for Karen. How sweet that she was thinking of making Jim a little Easter basket. (Oh wait, unless she was just saying that to piss Pam off, then diregard the sympathy part) Still, awesome story!
Author's Response: Thank you! Yeah, I meant for Karen to be a little bit of a sympathetic character here; she's trying, and she honestly thinks she can just plow her way through the awkwardness. She never realized what she was getting into, though. Thank you very much!
Date: April 08, 2007 06:03 am Title: Chapter 1
I so admire how you can say so much with such a little moment. And I'm all for Karen knowing the score and learning that her days are numbered.
I know that might sound mean - but I'm over it. LOL! Thanks for the Easter treat!
Author's Response:
Oh, girl- I'm so over Karen I've crossed the international date line and am coming up on her from the other side. Thank you, as usual! Enjoy your Easter!
Date: April 07, 2007 11:00 pm Title: Chapter 1
Oh, love story foiled by Peeps. They're mighter than one would think. ;)
Author's Response: Well, I do think they'd survive a nuclear blast...so they probably can handle being Karen's undoing! Happy Easter!
Date: April 07, 2007 08:39 pm Title: Chapter 1
Nice job with this. I can't help but think that Karen will eventually come to the realization that no one knows or "gets" Jim the way Pam does.
Author's Response: I hope you're right- I'd like to see Karen be the one to end things on her own terms, honestly. Thank you so much- and Happy Easter!
Date: April 07, 2007 07:33 pm Title: Chapter 1
Ah, peeps. Wretched little things...who knew they were the language of love? How perfect that Karen would finally see the truth from such an ordinary exchange instead of via melodrama. Sad and succinct. Excellent.
Author's Response: "Succinct" is my love language. Thank you so much! Happy Easter!
Date: April 07, 2007 07:12 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is a great piece - short yet powerful. Good work!
Author's Response: Oh, thank you! I am not much for sustaining a story, unfortunately, but I can occasionally get one moment down on paper pretty well. Happy Easter!
10 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2007 07:00 pm Title: Chapter 1
Brilliant. Because I don't care for Peeps either. I love that Karen finally faces reality after the most random of comments.
Author's Response: Absolutely. I think it's the tiny details- the way Jim and Pam just get each other- that will be what cracks Karen and brings J/P back to one another. Thank you so much!
Date: April 07, 2007 06:10 pm Title: Chapter 1
I liked this, it was a nice little moment to capture--in a sad way.
Author's Response: Thank you! I feel a little sorry for Karen, but I won't be sad when she finally gets the memo, you know? Happy Easter!
Date: April 07, 2007 04:09 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is adorable. And tragic at the same time. "She knew that Pam loved Jim. She knew it was only a matter of time before her own heart was broken."
Yes, Karen, I hope you saved those boxes from your move. You're going to need them, my dear.
And Peeps are only good if you let them sit out a bit so they are a little crunchy.
Author's Response:
Mmm, thanks for the tip! Yeah, Karen has to go soon, right? I mean, they can't torture us forever, can they? Thank you! Happy Easter!
Date: April 07, 2007 04:06 pm Title: Chapter 1
Okay, any fic with the title "Peeps" wins a dundie from me, because I have an unnatural affection for those things, nasty as they are. :o) Loved this - so simple, such a natural moment for Karen to realize the futility of her relationship with Jim. And I also loved that Pam looked her straight in the eye when she told her about the Peeps; I detect just the slightest bit of subversion in Ms. Beesly there.... :o)
As always, great job!
Author's Response: Ooooh, I feel God in this website tonight! Seriously, thank you. And yeah, Pam was being honest there- about something, anyway. :) Thank you and Happy Easter!
Date: April 07, 2007 03:41 pm Title: Chapter 1
does anyone <i>really</i> like peeps?
this was lovely, I adore short and sweet
Author's Response: I know a few people who like them, but they are few and far between. Thank you so much- obviously I'm a fan of short and sweet, myself! Hee. Happy Easter!
9 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2007 03:32 pm Title: Chapter 1
That was touching and a little bittersweet. Loved it. Nice job. :)
Author's Response: Thank you! I feel like a lot about the Karen situation is bittersweet- because she'll be bitter when we get to Jammy sweetness! Hee. Thanks, again!
Author's Response: Thank you! I feel like a lot about the Karen situation is bittersweet- because she'll be bitter when we get to Jammy sweetness! Hee. Thanks, again!
10 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2007 03:30 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is a sweet little fic, and I like Karen and Pam conversation focuses. Well done.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! It's sad that these two can never really be friends, isn't it?