Penname: sachiel Real name:
Member Since: March 31, 2009

Bio:
Semi-retired fiction (for fun) writer, TV and movie watcher, sports fan, game player, happy drunk (why yes, I have thrown up in the bathtub), easy-going, music lover, old enough to know better and not care, schadenfraude fan, reader...

www.circleofblame.com is where I make my home, and have done so since 2006. They are my extended online family.

"No campers, no farmers, no QQing."
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habits aren't just for nuns by bebitched Rated: K+ [Reviews - 4] 1
Summary: angela ticks off her flaws in her head.
Categories: Other, Past
Characters: Angela, Dwight/Angela, Karen
Genres: Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 711 Read Count: 1919 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 17, 2009 Updated: April 17, 2009
Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: April 18, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Nicely written, and solid use of second person. I would have been amused to read Angela's thoughts on Hannah though. =)

Them Summer Days, Those Summer Days by Little Comment Rated: T [Reviews - 41] 19
Summary: An AU set in the quintessential summer locale...with a bit of a twist.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Karen, Pam, Roy
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Humor, Inner Monologue, Romance, Travel, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 15477 Read Count: 11557 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: May 19, 2009 Updated: July 19, 2009
Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: May 19, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: C'mon, what's wrong? It's a radiation vibe I'm groovin' on...

Well I'm sad to see Pam will be missing the Art Fair. Wait, I'm not. I hate all the Art Fair tourists.

Looking forward to the counselors getting stalked by a masked killer!

Author's Response: ART FAIR REFERENCE FTW...oh man, that delighted me. Would you belive I never make it, and yet only live about 15 minutes away, max? Yeah, you\'d probably believe that. Thanks for checking this out! (Although spoiler alert - no killers. Sorry.)

Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: May 26, 2009 Title: Chapter 2: Walk with me, Suzy Lee, through the park and by the tree...

Normally I'm not one for AUs, but this one has a certain charm about it. Familiar without being too same-y. Looking forward to the next part even without a serial killer.

(About 2 minutes out from downtown--I hate that I can't go anywhere without gobs of clueless drivers clogging the streets. I appreciate the Art Fair, but I sure don't care for it.)

Author's Response: Well I can\'t tell you how much I appreciate you taking a chance on this one. (I feel like Andy should be singing here, with other guys backing him on telephones...) I feel the exact same way, so I fully realize what a big deal it is that you\'re reading. (And as for the art fair...I don\'t mind it, but then again I don\'t live in Wyandotte either. ;) )

Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: June 02, 2009 Title: Chapter 3: I'm a lot like you, so please, hello - I'm here, I'm waiting...

Honestly, I don't care about the campers at all. I'm just looking forward to seeing how everyone interacts in this setting. All these interesting opportunities to show off their personalities... :)

(And there's ANOTHER art fair? Guh. I'm stuck dodging the one in Ann Arbor every year.)

Author's Response: Well, the campers will be there, sachiel, so I hope that\'s okay. ;) The interactions are fun to work out and I hope to keep them interesting - call me out on it if I don\'t! Thanks for hanging in there with me! (And yes...the one I know is in Wyandotte - Pam\'s \"hometown.\" Not as big as the A-Squared affair, but still traffictastic. :\\ )

Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: July 19, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: C'mon, what's wrong? It's a radiation vibe I'm groovin' on...

Ah yes, the sharing bit was great. After Born on the Fourth of July, I wondered what Pam was going to pull out. Jim is being a bit of a clueless ass though, blindly stringing both Karen and Pam along; he should know better. Also I have spotted an insufferable music snob, and dread what kind of "indie" hipster crap Pam's iPod will end up infested with. No offense to anyone's taste in music, of course. :) Next part sooner than two months?

It Was Never Supposed To Be This Hard by stjoespirit04 Rated: M [Reviews - 46] 23
Summary: Jim and Pam go through something difficult. No spoilers just yet, but maybe in future chapters.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Married, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 9340 Read Count: 11937 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: May 19, 2009 Updated: June 07, 2009
Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: May 19, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

[i]unattached from her body and slid down the drain, swirling around the silver catcher before slipping away forever. [/i]

This is imagery straight from Inside (a French horror movie featuring a pregnant woman), and I cannot get the absolute worst possible image out of my head. After that, the rest of the story is lost to me (I'm sorry).

And then she's laying in it, with the drain clogged. This stomps all over angst and marches toward horror. I'm not disgusted by it; it's just distractingly graphic.

Other than that, I appreciate your writing style

Author's Response: I\'ve never seen that movie, just chatted with coworker, and this was kind of a shot for shot explanation of what happened to her :( It was very graphic (I guess I should have used a disclaimer on that one) but I think it explained how incredibly horrific it was for the two of them to have this happen. So, nothing to apologize for - to each his or her own :)

Not Quite Perfect by ExtremelyGruntled Rated: T [Reviews - 6] 3
Summary: Jim and Pam's wedding day doesn't go as planned.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Married, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Adult language, Violence/Injury
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2439 Read Count: 3670 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: May 23, 2009 Updated: May 23, 2009
Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: May 24, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Some will win, some will lose

I enjoyed this. There's nothing better in a story than a character to hate, and let's face it: Roy's getting a bit stale. Also, Jim can't hold his liquor.

Author's Response: I agree.  I think since the writers put those assy brothers out there, might as well embrace them as villains.  Thanks for reading!  

Never the Bride by carbondalien Rated: K [Reviews - 10] 3
Summary: What prompts Kelly to always ask to be a bridesmaid? Post-"Goodbye Toby."
Categories: Other, Episode Related
Characters: Kelly
Genres: Angst, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 958 Read Count: 1269 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: June 12, 2009 Updated: June 12, 2009
Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: June 14, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I liked how you gave Kelly some nice depth, without abandoning her bubbly personality, in a such a short story. So much to take away without it being too blunt or overt. Very nice story.

A Man Does What He Must by zippity_zoppity Rated: K+ [Reviews - 12] 5
Summary: “Have I ever steered you wrong, Jim?” Creed gives advice to the lovelorn. Set during Casino Night.
Categories: Episode Related, Other
Characters: Creed, Jim, Jim/Pam
Genres: Humor, Inner Monologue, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 431 Read Count: 1527 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 15, 2009 Updated: September 15, 2009
Reviewer: sachiel Signed
Date: September 16, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Great little read; great voice. When I finished, I said aloud (though nobody was around to hear), "That is ballsy!"

Author's Response: Thanks! I do try to strive for testicular fortitude.