Time now for another Fave Five list, this time from one of TV’s most original and prolific voices: Bryan Fuller. After the jump, the former Star Trek writer and creator of such critically acclaimed (and sometimes tragically short-lived) series as Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, and Pushing Daisies shares the five pop culture moments that sent him into warp drive in 2009.

( where he shamelessly plugs Pushing Daisies )

source

I just realized that I never posted these here. If anyone's interested, here they are:

Title: Family
Character: Frank
Rating: PG (nontraditional family values)
Word Count: 585
Summary: Amidst tense family dinners and awkward car rides, Frank would often consider the nature of family.
Follow link to disclaimer and fic.
( Family )

Title: Positive Relationships
Characters: ensemble (series of sentences)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: A creepy ending and a heck of a lot of run-ons (I think).
Follow link to disclaimer and fic.
( Positive Relationships )

i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

Title: Sticky and Sweet
Pairing: Frank/Dwayne
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Underage, incest, language, bottom!Dwayne, food!kink, blindfolding
Summary: Set around March the following year after the pageant. Dwayne finds (messy) ways to spend Spring Break at Frank's new place.
A/N: This was originally meant to just be a sort-of addition/sequel to another fic I wrote a while back, but then it degenerated into this. Oh, well.

Breakfast in bed...and then some

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

Does anyone have a bigger version of this pic? I can't find it. Thanks! :)