Penname: nomadshan Real name: Shannon
Member Since: July 09, 2006

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I'm neck-deep in novel-writing now, hence the lack of fic-age.

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find us a kingdom by unfold Rated: K+ [Reviews - 21] 14
Summary: Post Safety Training. Moon bounce fic.

Categories: Past, Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Workdays
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1790 Read Count: 4275 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 13, 2007 Updated: April 13, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 8
Date: April 13, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I really love the first paragraph - it speaks of balmy spring evenings + possibility. :)

Everything That I'm Not by ElizabethLynn Rated: T [Reviews - 17] 7
Summary: Past Featured StoryGould won't... communicate with Jan. Five conversations that answer the question: Why Michael?

Categories: Other
Characters: Michael/Jan
Genres: Oneshot
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 662 Read Count: 2248 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 16, 2007 Updated: April 16, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 8
Date: April 16, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Your last line is perfect! It reminds me of when Jan asked the cameraman if he had a light (Boys and Girls?).

Nice type-A Jan here - trying to get to the bottom of things, keep things exciting, get professional help, etc. Her voice really comes across well in #s 3 and 5. Great work!



Author's Response:

Jan does "on the edge" like no one else on the show!  Since you've pegged her as a type-A personality, now I'm imagining her with her little 3x5 cards, listing the Plan of Action for her marriage to Gould.

Thanks for reviewing! 

Everywhere you look is the Other Side by mcmuffins Rated: M [Reviews - 7] 2
Summary: It takes a full week before her new apartment even starts to look like home, and longer before it starts to feel like home. Set in the limbo between seasons 2 and 3.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam, Roy
Genres: Angst, Oneshot
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1473 Read Count: 1436 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 17, 2007 Updated: April 17, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 8
Date: April 18, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Very nice - I like the changes you made, and your additions do a great jobs of clarifying the timeframe. Also, I like what you added at the end that gives us the link between sad/scared Pam and content/not-scared Pam. I forgot to mention it before, but I really like that you have Pam neglecting to use drawing as an outlet.

Author's Response: Yay!  I'm so glad you like it.  You were definitely right about the time frame - I confused myself when I went back and reread it.  And lack of outlet - I think that for a while, you just have to sit in it and wait for the worst of it to pass, and even things she enjoys doing would have just sucked.  Because, you know, she was not ok.  Anyway, thanks :)

love like laughter by unfold Rated: T [Reviews - 22] 12
Summary: Short little vignette type thing set in the upcoming summer.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance, Weekend
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 461 Read Count: 3122 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: April 20, 2007 Updated: April 20, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 10
Date: April 21, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: and she was thankful

Oh, Erin. This may be my favorite of all you've written. From the big things, like the hushed, tactile atmosphere you create, to the little things, like not using the same word twice in a paragraph... it's just brilliantly written.

Amazing: an ear pinned to his heart... locusts and sirens and neighborhood dogs... the tips of her fingers finding the spaces between all of his ribs...

Keep writing forever, please :)

Paper Jam by Morning Angel Rated: K+ [Reviews - 14] 6
Summary: Past Featured StoryJim would have never believed that a copier could be a catalyst for a major life change.  Nevertheless, it seemed oddly appropriate given his line of work. Spoiler free.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2090 Read Count: 4735 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 28, 2007 Updated: April 28, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 7
Date: April 29, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Good awkward small-talk. I got a really good feel for Pam's frustration in her 2-word replies. These two are definitely like a copier that keeps jamming - nice premise!

Author's Response: Yep, sadly, they are like a copier.  Thanks for taking time to comment!

now i know i want to win the war by unfold Rated: K+ [Reviews - 12] 10
Summary: Based on the episode description and a couple promo pics for 3x23. So spoilers ahoy! Just how I'd like things to play out which means it won't happen this way at all.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1214 Read Count: 3283 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 29, 2007 Updated: April 29, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 8
Date: May 01, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Like paperclips or torn pieces of paper, but not.

Nice. I like the atmosphere you set up at the beginning here. I found it resolves a touch too quickly for me, but your imagery, as always, is beautiful.

What I don't understand is why you don't have more reviews!

The Last King of Scott Land by xoxoxo Rated: K+ [Reviews - 61] 19
Summary: Past Featured Story

Michael's looking for a long lost relative - with (hopefully) hilarious results.  Set S4ish - NO SPOILERS - with a healthy dose of a blissful Jim and Pam because I simply can't help myself.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Dwight, Ensemble, Jim/Pam, Michael
Genres: Humor, Workdays
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 9433 Read Count: 13476 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: August 29, 2007 Updated: January 21, 2008
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 05, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

"In triplicate. No. Quadruplicate."

Awesome :)



Author's Response:

Glad you thought so. :)

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 05, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2

"...it's completely inappropriate, and incestuous."

Hee, spoken exactly like Michael, as though the incest was an afterthought.  I love his description of Jan's behavior!



Author's Response:

Totally. 

I wrote this back before I really had a clear picture of Michael and Jan's shall we say - dynamic?  I think it's sort of the way I wrote it here - and sort of sick and twisted and S&M-y. 

Now there's an idea for a fic. ;)

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 05, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

Yes! Michael's love of Harry Potter.  You know he devours each book.  Eeeee, he probably writes HP fanfic :/

Author's Response: YES!   OMG.  Can you even imagine???   All those pairings.  The slash.  Michael's brain would explode.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 05, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4

I would love to hear Michael say "brethren" on the show.  So formal :)

Is this still a 5-chapter story?



Author's Response:

Shan when I saw you were reading this I almost had a panic attack.  OK - that's being dramatic.  It was more like "Oh shit.  She's going to find out it isn't finished."  LOL! 

I'm working on the ending now.  It's still coming sooooooooooo slooooooooooooowly...but I'll get there eventually so stay tuned!

let's give it a try, let's keep it for truth by unfold Rated: K+ [Reviews - 6] 4
Summary: Past Featured StoryThat first date, drunk on the roof of her building watching stars and airplanes, he talks about going away. Really short, random fluff. Set post "the Job" so no real spoilers for season four.

Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Drunk Pam/Jim, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 295 Read Count: 3836 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: September 29, 2007 Updated: September 29, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 9
Date: September 29, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Your second paragraph really brings across the fine line Pam may have been walking there -- can she take anything he's just said at face value, or is he just tipsy/euphoric/post-breakup upset? The next paragraph reinforces the uncertainty before thee fourth gives us the relief of a corner turned, a path chosen.

Extremely insightful, as always :)

when the leaves change their colors by unfold Rated: K+ [Reviews - 11] 4
Summary: Jim and Pam and a fall afternoon in the near future. Written before the premier so no spoilers here.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot, Romance, Weekend
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 599 Read Count: 2186 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 14, 2007 Updated: October 14, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 9
Date: October 14, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

The corners of your mouth don’t listen to you anymore.

Love that line.

Exposure by unfold Rated: K+ [Reviews - 13] 4
Summary: Driving fast up the side of a mountain, she laughs with the sound of the camera’s shutter. Season four fluff. So general season four spoilers.

Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot, Romance, Weekend
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 760 Read Count: 3189 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 20, 2007 Updated: October 20, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 9
Date: October 21, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Love how this begins in such an exhilarating way because it makes the final two frames seem like a moment to catch one's breath.  Make sense?

Muted Reflection by unfold Rated: T [Reviews - 31] 18
Summary: This isn't the sort of thing you plan. AU season two. 
Categories: Alternate Universe, Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Jim, Pam
Genres: Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2924 Read Count: 6835 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: December 12, 2007 Updated: December 15, 2007
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: December 13, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I like this because it incorporates everything that we now know Pam is capable of, without having to live through season 3 to get there!  :)

Seriously, though, I especially love the beginning with Pam trying out her new self to a mirror fogged up enough that she still doesn't quite have to own what she's doing.  Before I got to the end -- and Pam moved from fantasy to reality -- I had this thought: wouldn't it have been interesting if her initial reaction to Jim on the subsequent Casino Night had been disorientation, as though she suddenly couldn't remember whether her fantasy had been just fantasy.

Again by Annabel Winslow Rated: M [Reviews - 113] 56
Summary: Past Featured StoryJim and Pam on familiar ground. Spoilers (perhaps) up to mid-Season 4.
Categories: Present, Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Ensemble, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11996 Read Count: 82928 ePub Downloads: 17
[Report This] Published: December 28, 2007 Updated: September 09, 2008
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 10
Date: January 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Clairvoyance

That? was fantastic.  Beautiful build-up on the tension, great insights, perfect dialogue. Brava.  Let the retro-CN begin :)

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 10
Date: January 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Extinction

Again, terrific insight and dialogue.  At the end, Jim seems on the verge of a horrific realization - he and Katy could make the same mistake and think it was the right thing to do.  Awesome chapter.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Freeze

Man, you're really good at building the tension.  Love all the literal and figurative references to cold, hot, ice, melting, etc.

Sharp-edged angst next?  Can hardly wait...

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 21, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Echo

He sees her falter and look away, and this is familiar too: the door opening, a few dizzying seconds of possibility, and then she is gone.

Nailed it, right there.  Great moment.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 21, 2008 Title: Chapter 5: Frisson

Owie-ow-ow.  Great energy in this -- it makes it all the more effective when Jim gets pulled up short.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: February 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 6: Knowledge

I especially like the opening paragraphs with Roy.  You created a moment there that is perfectly plausible.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 10
Date: February 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 7: Elements

...and regret waits patiently in the dark.

Best final sentiment, ever ever.



Author's Response: Oh, thank you, nomadshan!  I was happy with it, too.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 10
Date: April 09, 2008 Title: Chapter 8: Turn

Again, just perfectly rendered.  I always feel like I'm in capable hands when I open a chapter of yours.  Have you ever considered writing a novel? Just curious...

Author's Response: Thanks so much for that, nomadshan!  Yes, I'm working on a couple of things, but I love Office stories for a change of pace, and also because the characters are sort of pre-built, so you can use it as a bit of a sandbox to try out things.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed 10
Date: May 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 9: Nova

Yeah, just lovely.  Again, I so envy your pacing.  Will try to take notes :)

I particularly liked the subtle contrast of the daytime scene to the others.  Your prose let my mind fill in sounds and colors that made the scenes seem (as they did to Jim) as though they happened on different days -- traffic noise and fountain spray versus the almost womb-like insularity of Jim and Pam.

Did that sound gross? (she asks the pregnant lady)

Well, all that to say thanks for another beautiful chapter.  Best of luck with all of the life changes you're getting to experience now.  When you feel like writing again, it will be that much richer.  :)



Author's Response:

Thank you, nomadshan!   Hee hee, "womb-like"... no, I am now immune to being disgusted by any talk of wombs. 

Thank you for pointing out the contrast between the scene in New York and the moments in Pam's living room.  I tend to try to write what I "see" in my head, and I think the reason the New York section had such a different feel was that the "camera" (if you will) was pulled back to the distance between two people who are breaking up in a public place, while the other scenes were from a much more intimate vantage point, where details are too close to be in clear focus.  In other words, the effect you mention was a happy accident.  That gives me something to think about, which is very helpful.

Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: September 09, 2008 Title: Chapter 10: Old and New

"No, it isn't," she agrees.

I feel like that unseen moment you've created was when Pam stopped selling herself short.

Thanks for a great fic! Congrats on your new baby, too :)

Temporary Delays by xoxoxo Rated: K [Reviews - 24] 10
Summary: Jim. Pam.  An airport.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot, Romance, Travel, Weekend
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1476 Read Count: 3697 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: January 06, 2008 Updated: January 06, 2008
Reviewer: nomadshan Signed
Date: January 06, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Yay for you!  Feel good to write again?

(p.s. We were in Mexico for Christmas, and an Alaska Airlines plane landed that was painted with Disney characters - it said, "We're going to Disney World!" on the side.  All I could think was, Now there's a plane load of disappointed kids!)



Author's Response:

Thanks!!   It did - so much so I couldn't bear to look at it too much before I posted.  OBVIOUSLY.   It's prettier now - if you'd care to reread.

OUCH.  Poor kiddies!