ptahrrific: Fake News: The Thing With Feathers

Erin Ptah (

ptahrrific) wrote,
@ 2007-10-25 01:13 am UTC

Entry tags:

genre: drama, illustrated, pairing: jon/"stephen", pairing: r!stephen'n'jon, series: fake news, story: the thing with feathers

Fake News: The Thing With Feathers

Title: The Thing With Feathers
Series: The Daily Show/The Colbert Report
Genre: Drama
Rating: Through PG-13
Words: ~28,400
Disclaimers: Found on individual chapters. In short, not real, and not mine.

Stephen hasn't been himself lately.

This is an idea that I've been toying with for some time. The title has a couple of layers of meaning, as you will see.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
Emily Dickinson

The Story
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Epilogue

The Extras
Movie poster
Trailer (the one I wanted to make)
Trailer (the one I actually made)
Soundtrack
Illustrations
Crossed (prequel comic)
The Next Five Times Stephen Switched Universes (sequel)
Art by

saturnkitty99: Hope
Fan Trailer by colbearlo

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1

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	stellar-dust.livejournal.com 2007-09-18 03:43 am UTC (link)
	... I'm already intrigued. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ptahrrific 2007-09-18 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Then I shall quit dithering and post the first chapter. (Very appropriate choice of icon, that.) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread)

	stellar-dust.livejournal.com 2007-09-18 05:45 am UTC (link)
	.. eep, now I must stay up even later to read it! :D (thank you. bows) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	This story is great!! (Anonymous) 2007-10-14 09:08 am UTC (link)
	I love this story, and I cannot wait until the rest is posted! It's so detailed and REALLY exciting, I L-O-V-E it! <(^_^)> >>>Eager for More<<< -Lexie (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: This story is great!! ptahrrific 2007-10-14 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, cool to hear! And thanks for speaking up! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	nacchi-camui.livejournal.com 2007-10-14 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	is spamming you sorry A soundtrack ?? Hi, music freak here. The I-have-all-the-production-music-used-for-TCR-graphics kind of music freak, even. So as you can guess, I can't wait especially for that. (you make me say "I can't wait" too much though, it's losing its force) (Reply to this) (Thread)

ptahrrific
2007-10-14 03:15 pm UTC (link)

Yes, indeed, a soundtrack. I was listening to some song that makes me think of "Stephen" and realized that it fit really well with this specific story, and then I started finding others, and now I have sixteen of them and a whole lyrics booklet to go with.

I'm currently waiting on one of the songs, but if all goes well I'll have it by the time the story is done. (Can't upload it before, or there will be spoilers.)

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	Soundtrack (Anonymous) 2007-10-14 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	There's a soundtrack? That'll be AWESOME! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	Dying Under Excitement (Anonymous) 2007-10-14 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	I am so dying from the excitement, I can't wait to read the rest, this is a very well written story, and I am loving it. ^_^ It makes you connect with the characters better than ANY Colbert/Daily Show short story I've read so far. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Dying Under Excitement ptahrrific 2007-10-14 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I'm so flattered to hear that. Thank you! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	fruiturchin.livejournal.com 2007-10-21 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Wow. I can't believe I didn't go and read this story sooner. I loved it! I wish I could be more eloquent about it. I'm a sucker for multiverses, and I love how everybody is real and human. Just. Wow. I'm ulop, by the way. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ptahrrific 2007-10-21 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! So glad you finally got around to it, and that it struck you in the way that it did ^_^ (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	Love this story! dailyupdateinc.livejournal.com 2008-01-14 12:10 am UTC (link)
	A friend of mine on LJ told me about this story, and it's "awesomeness"... So- I read it and I have to say... "Awesomeness" is ooo not the word! This is one the best fanfics I have EVER read! Love it! Love it! Love it! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Love this story! ptahrrific 2008-01-14 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Oh, this is so nice to hear. Thank you so much -- to you and your friend both! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	exuberantself.livejournal.com 2008-11-19 12:19 am UTC (link)
	Um. Wow. Stephen and Jon were cool and interesting and everything, but "Stephen" and "Jon" were so nuanced and flawed that I actually fond them more involving. In summation: You're amazing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ptahrrific 2008-11-19 05:38 am UTC (link)
	Great to hear. You are too kind. Thank you! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

daydreamer64.livejournal.com
2008-11-25 04:01 am UTC (link)

One: I absorbed this all ~~soundtrack, entire fic, trailers, comics, and small sequels~~ in the matter of one day.

Two: I don't think I've ever laughed, cried, or felt that much for a fic in a long time.

Three: I am impressed, obsessed and overall giddy at just how wonderfully pieced this was.

Four: I think I fell in love with the concept of alternate universes that much harder.

Five: I will now pursue the rest of your fics with great pleasure and will in fact recommend you for any newbie ~~like myself~~ in this fandom.

Six: ♥♥♥!!!

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	ptahrrific 2008-11-25 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Shwhoa. You are far too kind. Thank you so much! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	fluffyblackcat.livejournal.com 2009-01-16 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	LOVE Very, very LOVE. The characterization, the writing, the pacing, the amazingness . . . it's def'ly on the favorite fics list now. (Reply to this)

	tamsin-m.livejournal.com 2009-02-11 10:06 am UTC (link)
	This fic is awesome. It is made of awesome and win and chocolate and kitties and puppies and rainbows and -- dissolves into puddle of fangirl-ish hyperbole (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ptahrrific 2009-02-11 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	♥! (Also: Kid Radd love!) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

deliciouslycrzy.livejournal.com
2010-08-07 04:43 am UTC (link)

Okay, I just read this and the sequel( which was win in and of itself, mainly because of the LOTR one) and I am absolutely in love with this story and your writing I did not say you, because that might have freaked you out ;)]. All of it was absolutely fantastic! Your characterization was absolutely amazing, and the part where 'Real' Stephen realized that in 'Fake' Stephen's world, he didn't have a family? Absolutely heartrendingly awesome.

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