Non-Political Banter: My West Wing Fics

Welcome to the new home of my fanfic for the television show The West Wing.

I'm considering expanding this site to include fanfics by other authors. Or at least adding a section with recommendations.

I'm continuing to work on Intersections. I'm also playing around with a few other fics, including a The West Wing/Clue crossover-ish parody fic and a Hoynes' 2006 campaign series, with Sam as his running mate.

Created: 2/15/02
Updated: 5/25/02

Created & Maintained by: Astrid A. Broady

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Fics
All stories should be considered complete unless stated otherwise.


Intersections parts 1 - 15/30 parts 16 - 22/30 WIP
Rating: PG-13
Category: Drama, Angst
Characters: main - Leo, Margaret, & Mrs. Landingham; ensemble.
Spoilers: through Night Five.
Summary: There comes a point and time when you have to look at your life and decide if you like what you see. That time comes for Margaret when she's hanging in the balances after an accident. It also forces her friends and coworkers to re-evaluate their lives.


(Not So) Elegantly Wasted content may be revised and added at random
Rating: PG-13, mild language & alcohol use
Category: DIW inter/post-ep, friendship, humor/parody
Characters: Bonnie, Carol, Ginger, Margaret -- with special guest appearances by Toby & Leo at the end.
Spoilers: through DIW
Summary: Donna ditched them to get tipsy with the First Lady, CJ, and Amy. Well, to hell with her! They don't need her. They've also decided to ditch the party and have swiped a couple of bottles of wine and are ready to get wasted and have a good time in the middle of the darkened and deserted Communications Bullpen.


Wallflowers (Dead Irish Writers Post-Ep)
Rating: PG
Category: Post-ep, friendship, humor
Characters: Sam, Margaret
Spoilers: Up to and including DIW
Summary: Playful banter -
"Hey, do you think I could be a physicist?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I don't know. You asked me if I thought that you could be a physicist and the first thought that popped into my head was 'no, you couldn't.'"
"Okay, so what if the first thought that popped into your head had been, 'Sam looks hot?' Seriously."
"You're kidding."


Just Let Go
Rating: G
Category: Drama, slight angst.
Characters: unspecified assistant/senior staffer.
Spoilers: None.
Summary: There comes a time when we must go our own way.


Too Little Sleep, Too Little Caffeine
Rating: PG
Category: Humor, caffeine & sugar induced
Characters: Leo and Margaret
Spoilers: None, but takes place after H. Con-172.
Summary: "Margaret, it's nearly 2:30 in the morning, what are you doing here?"


One Date, Several Reflections
Rating: PG-13
Category: various minor shipper elements, lots of friendship, and a little UST.
Characters: mainly Margaret, basically includes everyone
Spoilers: Anything through Bartlet For America
Summary: "Well, so far today, against my better judgement I agreed to go out with Bruno, Leo nearly pulled a Josh on me, and I engaged in some weird flirtation thing with Sam. Did I miss something? I mean, are there pheromones seeping out of my body in massive doses?"