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:: Mā'an zahrah
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aqua auranti florae
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orange-bloom water
:: eau de fleur d'oranger
:: πορτοκάλου α̉νθόνερος
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acqua di fior d'arancio

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Dec 32nd, 2999

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master list

of all works posted by mazaher, 1982<
you may also be interested in visiting my LJ at http://mazaher.livejournal.com, where some (not all) of this material is also posted.
Some of my fanfiction is also cross-posted in the relevant communities; however, this website is the only complete and updated archive for all original and derivative literary works.
unless otherwise stated, the entries are listed in reverse chronological order of publication (most recent on top in each section).

general note 1

the languages used here are for the most part English and Italian, with some French, Latin and ancient Greek here and there.
Italian prevails in the original works, English in the fanfiction.
titles and texts are not necessarily in the same language. 

general note 2

I tend to believe that ratings and warnings detract from a spoilerless enjoyment of literature.
therefore, reader, be warned once and for all: this site contains
material fit for adults only, on a number of different accounts.
if you are not of legal age in your country, please find something else to read until you turn that age.
hopefully, this stuff will still be here by then.

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:: :: :: comments and discussion will be very welcome at: silvia331@supereva.it -- ETA: new address! me@mazaher.org (but the old one will still work for a while longer)

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original

:: collaboration: Jack & Patrick, 2011< -- a series co-written with athens7, the author of the characters and of all the drawings. Also posted on athens7's LJ at http://athens7.livejournal.com
the pieces in the series are listed in the correct chronological order in the series, which may not coincide with the order in which they were written.
as a safety against continuity problems, I am compiling this tentative timeline; it will be updated in view of future stories in the series, and it may undergo significant changes, as nothing is set in stone.

foreword, 2011 -- to be read before the stories
ouverture, 2011
slæmur endir (bad ending), 2011
the wait, 2011

diverging courses, 2011: 1. Jack -- 2. Patrick
colliding, 2011: 1. Jack -- 2. Patrick
ág
ætis byrjun (good beginning) by athens7 at http://athens7.livejournal.com/7444.html
momentum, 2011: master list of bifurcations in the plotline -- single sequential file, alternating povs
close encounter, 2011: 1. devotion -- 2. faith -- 3. the morning after
sleeping, 2011
bloodshed, 2011
catharsis, 2011: 1. Patrick -- 2. Jack

frozen in time, 2011
prints at an exhibition: Hokusaï, 2011
tempus transit gelidum, 2012
magic soaking my spine, 2011 and its companion piece by athens7: carving your name in graphite, 2011 (see also Genesis, 28:10-19)
blessed be, 2011: 1. winter -- 2. summer

:: comment poems/reflections/stories, 2010< -- with thanks to those who wrote.

my skin, 2011 -- after Human for a while by fengirl88, at http://archiveofourown.org/works/225038
the surgeon, 2011 -- after It Will Be Now by irisbleufic, posted on July 25th, 2011 at http://irisbleufic.livejournal.com/304058.html. Eternal gratitude to irisbleufic, whose Hamlet fiction convincingly (gloriously) makes the point that both Hamlet and Horatio may be harder to die than Shakespeare let on.
opening/shattering/dissolving, 2011 -- inspired by part 4 and interlude of Don't stop believing by kianspo, at http://kianspo.livejournal.com/11407.html
blessed are, 2011 -- inspired by the story The Gift of the Magi by anon-j-anon, at http://anon-j-anon.livejournal.com/149873.html (forget) and http://anon-j-anon.livejournal.com/150031 (remember)
Ish, or, The One Who Stood Alone, 2011 -- inspired by artwork
by elandrialore (http://elandrialore.livejournal.com), who graciously allowed me to post it within the .pdf document; link to full-size image at http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af91/efic12/ZQAngel.jpg
parentheses, 2010 -- inspired by
(( )) by anon-j-anon, at http://anon-j-anon.livejournal.com/146755.html
writing part 2, 2010 -- inspired by part 2 by anon-j-anon, at http://anon-j-anon.livejournal.com/146438.html

:: new stuff, 2010< -- will be posted as it comes.

march 21st, 2012, 2012
the circumstances of existing, 2012

il giudizio -- the judgement, 2011
inreparabile tempus, English version, 2009-2011
for j.i.k., who will not read, 2011
inizi, 2011
trionfo della morte : 1 / trionfo della morte : 2, 2011
di draghi e di uccelli, 2011
absent-minded
, 2011
a season with the Bees, 2011
neve, 2011
dreaming of Kkunn by the new moon, 2011
fall(ing), 2010
next, 2010
Saturn Magic, 2010   

:: later stuff, 2001-2010 -- never posted before.

poems and stories, 2001-2010
avventura bibliografica (incompiuta), by mazaher & Cosimo Piovasco dei Rondò, 2001-2002

:: old stuff, 1982-2001 -- stuff written until 1996 formerly published at the now extinct Sabbie sensibili website; later stuff published here for the first time. Early, less-than-presentable attempts are included because I don’t aim to disguise where I come from in my writing.

poems and stories, 2001
poems and stories, 2000
poems and stories, 1999
poems and stories, 1998
poems and stories, 1997
poems and stories, 1996
poems and stories, 1995
poems and stories, 1994
poems and stories, 1993
poems and stories, 1991
poems and stories, 1989
poems and stories, 1988
poems and stories, 1987
poems and stories, 1986
poems and stories, 1985
poems and stories, 1984
poems and stories, 1983
poems and stories, 1982

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fanfiction -- mostly in prose; listed by fandom, in reverse chronological order.

fanfiction note 1

I have the utmost respect for the moral rights of authorship, i.e. the right to be recognized as the author of one’s work of art or literature or of one’s research, and to the integrity of the work as such.
Also, I don’t see any reason why those rights should be treated any differently when they pertain to literary or artistic rather than scientific works.
Therefore, just as I do when writing a scientific essay, my sources are scrupolously quoted for each fandom heading as well as in each of my stories.
The ideas those sources gave me, as well as their treatment in writing, are mine.
My hope that I would get said ideas is the reason why I paid money to purchase the books / movie DVDs / music CDs.
I hope my writings (which can best be defined as critical reviews, taking the form of stories or poems) will induce more people to do the same, and enjoy first-hand the originals about which I write.

Credits are given according to entries in the following sources and catalogues:

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4pgh
LOC: Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) of the US Library Of Congress
COPAC: a Mimas OPAC service based at the University of Manchester
OPALE: OPAC of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Wikipedia: public online encyclopaedia, English section.

fanfiction note 2

For the reasons I already explained, I issue here once and for all this one warning: while for the most part these writings are bland enough, there is occasional mention or description of graphic violence, major or minor character death, sexual acts between and among persons of different as well as of the same sex or species, and with persons who would be considered underage today (although not at the time the stories take place).
In some instances, I have kept the warnings and/or ratings I had given in former posts on LJ, ksarchive and elsewhere. In some cases I have not.
Do not read if you are legally underage in your country; your self-restraint will demonstrate your maturity, and so help support the eventual abolition of censorship. Until that happens, just wait those few years out and come back later.
Also, do not read (at any age) if you feel you could be squicked / angered / shocked / triggered by any of the above contents. If you do go ahead, keep in mind that I do not enjoy hate. I write about love.

:: BBC Sherlock, 2011< -- click here for credits (BBC) -- all stories also posted at http://bbcsherlock.livejournal.com/

series: the five doors of perception
1. scent, 2011
2. touch, 2011
3. sight, 2011
4. hearing, 2011
5. taste, 2012 (which is also, coincidentally, a 221B)

221B stories -- short stories of 221 words, the last one beginning with a "B".
lovemaking in the morning, 2012

a woman's touch, 2012
splicing, knitting, and service packs: some meta, with a 221B for free, 2012
shanghai, straightaway, 2012 -- a pair of 221Bs, after the fall, for j.i.k.
-- sequel to intersections, co-written with Jns
for it is death to souls to become water, 2012 -- about The Reichenbach Fall (be warned); companion to 39 seconds
39 seconds, 2012 -- about The Reichenbach Fall (be warned); companion to for it is death to souls to become water
you ain't nothing, 2012 -- after rewatching The Hounds of Baskerville

doubts, 2012 -- in the Two Two One Bravo Baker universe by abundantlyqueer at http://archiveofourown.org/works/180121 (now a fandom of its own)
blood, 2011
a gentleman's priorities on the battlefield, 2011 -- dedicated to E.

proxemics, 2011 -- for irisbleufic, for luck
breathless, 2011
the proposal, 2011

fanpics
laundry snogging, 2011

shadowplay, 2011
the state of the question
, 2011

one-shots
intersections, 2012 -- co-written with Jns; prequel to the double-221B shanghai, straightaway
(al)chemical, 2012 -- now rewritten with Jns
261 words to say goodbye, 2012
the return of Hyakutake, 2012
the empty time, 2012

dream, 2012
hair, 2012
a spell against fear, 2012 -- a partial rewrite of 6'59" in The Hounds of Baskerville

bonsai, 2012
ears, 2012
his best, 2011
in the fog, or, of cabbages and kings, 2011
song of innocence and experience, 2011
come away with me, 2011
what people do, 2011
planting an orchard on difficult soil, 2011
story-telling by night, 2011
deduction in F-sharp minor, 2011
to stop a bandersnatch, 2011 and attached fanpic: the state of the question
the sixth Euclid’s theorem, or, love from all angles, 2011
game over
, 2011

xenia, or, of borage, 2011 -- for irisbleufic: she knows why =)
of bees, and needles, and scalpels, and ghosts, 2011 and coda: heap earth upon it, 2011
aftershocks
and coda: the failure of binary code, 2011

crossroads of fate in North London, 2011
stable mates, 2011
on the demise of a perfectly good pair of gloves, and other items of clothing, 2011
-- update, July 13, 2011: jiangivy has now provided a Chinese translation! you can read it here (registered users only)

-- additional update, July 26, 2011: I have translated the story for a friend into Italian, here
trust issues, 2011

:: Canon Sherlock, 2011< -- by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- also posted at http://bbcsherlock.livejournal.com/

221B stories -- short stories of 221 words, the last one beginning with a "B".
the quiet and the whirlwind, 2011

fanpics
the mystery of the mummy, 2011

:: Heroes, 2011< -- click here for credits (Wikipedia)

bad mother, 2011
fanmail, 2011 -- I'm not sure where to list this, as it is RPF, but it's about ZQ so I guess it can stay here.
lessons for Gabriel Gray, 2011

:: CSI Las Vegas, 2010< -- click here for Wikipedia entry

the bees know, 2011
i saved myself, 2010

:: Star Trek XI, 2009< -- click here for credits (LOC)

fanpic: the cadet, 2011

the why series -- also posted at http://ksarchive.com:
you don't get angry at strangers
, 2011 -- also posted at http://ksarchive.com
a good reason to break regulations, 2011
alternative uses for apples, 2011 -- also posted at
http://ksarchive.com and http://community.livejournal.com/kirkspock/

the cuddling series -- also posted at http://ksarchive.com:
but, Jim...
, 2011 -- in which Spock cuddles Kirk
how hard is forgiveness, 2011 -- in which Kirk cuddles Spock
the cure for headache, 2011 -- in which Kirk and Spock cuddle Bones

series: senses, 2010, by athens7 as Capt. J.T. Kirk and mazaher as Cdr. Spock
also posted on athens7's LJ at http://athens7.livejournal.com and archived at: -- http://ksarchive.com -- http://community.livejournal.com/kirkspock/ -- http://community.livejournal.com/newtrekslash/
watch the vid Kirk/Spock || Pieces by Darlapr0duction! -- download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X33CD6FP

series: three equal sides, 2010 -- also posted at http://ksarchive.com

one-shots
one winter, three months -- also posted at http://ksarchive.com and http://community.livejournal.com/kirkspock/
the other one-shots, 2009-2010

:: Star Trek TOS (and movies), 2009< -- click here for TOS credits (COPAC), here for movies I-VI credits (LOC), and here for ST:Generations credits (LOC)

series: two lives, two deaths, 2009-2010 -- also posted at http://ksarchive.com
watch the vid of the jujube tree surrounded by the buzzing of bees, mentioned in "Waiting", page 9

one-shots
"you are the Sock to my Kick", 2010 -- a bout of momentary insanity
Vulcan-Terran answers to zen questions
, 2009 -- short philosophical meta about raku's "Take it like a man"

:: Brokeback Mountain, 2006< -- click here for credits (LOC)

one-shots
too busted up, 2011
the other one-shots, 2006-2010

series: Potnia Theron, English, 2006 -- Potnia Theron, Italian, 2006

:: others, 1982-2010 -- stuff written until 1996 formerly published at the now extinct Sabbie sensibili website; plus some later stuff up to 2010, published here for the first time.

Reader, you will notice that in the beginning (1982-1994) I showed a tendency to write what was basically the same h/c story over and over again. Clearly, I had issues (not that now I haven’t...). But those early attempts, however embarrassing they appear from a distance in time, are still at the root of what came later. For this reason I re-post them here.

The Bible, 2005-2010 -- public domain. Additional warning: I do not agree with the Bible. You have been warned. Don’t say you haven’t.
Angel, 2006 -- click here for Wikipedia entry
The file I never wrote, 1998-2006 -- click here for Wikipedia entry and here for movie credits (LOC)
-- i.e. the infamous file which will remain incognito, but whose acronym is one letter short of UBR, and means “speculative writing about *those* who must not be named”. *Those* being ancient bloodsucking creatures.
Anabasis, 1996 -- public domain
Odissea, 1996 -- public domain
Dead man, 1996 -- click here for credits (LOC)
Silent Tongue, 1996 -- click here for credits (LOC)
Il nome della rosa, 1996 -- click here for credits (OPALE)
Light sleeper, 1996 -- click here for credits (LOC)
The usual suspects, 1996 -- click here for credits (LOC)
My own private Idaho, 1995 -- click here for credits (LOC)
Waterworld, 1995 -- click here for credits (LOC)
Hunt for Red October, 1995. -- click here for credits (LOC)
A perfect world, 1994 -- click here for movie credits (LOC) and here for novelization (COPAC)
Furyo, 1983 -- click here for movie credits (COPAC) and here for the original story (COPAC)
The man who fell to Earth, 1982 -- click here for credits (LOC)

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wisdom ...and not
quotes and other stuff, either funny, or thought-provoking, or both (more probably coming)

wisdom, not own (trial version), 2012
wisdom, own (trial version), 2012
comunità religiosa di santa tegerrima del quasi-soccorso, 2011
le parole anfotere, 2000-2007

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essays
about literature, art, movies, copyright... (more coming)

intuition, logic, Popper, and BBC Sherlock, 2011
fanfiction, slash, and I. An attempt at self-meta, 2011
a plea for footnotes in fanfiction, 2011
the origins of slash, 2011. Being nothing less than a concise discussion of Schiller's Don Carlos, K/S, J&P, vertebrate biology and xenobiology, and shifting perceptions of sex in Western culture.

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bibliographies
books I read and appreciate, books I would like to read, books I own, books imagined, books lost...

Caliban's concise bibliography: helpful to whomever wants to try and make head or tails of the world, or, Bibliografia essenziale (secondo Caliban) per stare al mondo e capirci qualcosa, <2012
Arcana & Curiosa: my personal library, <2012
Equestrian books: my personal library, <2012
Classics of horsemanship: a medieval and modern bibliography, <2012

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 webliographies
bookmarks (coming)
my library of fanfiction (coming)

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photographs and art
if ever I will feel like posting any -- let's try with this to begin with:

evillive, 2009

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