Kate Pulaski joined the Enterprise in Season 2 of TNG after Doctor Crusher left to run Starfleet Medical. She only stayed a year, and while it was nice to have Crusher back afterward, it was great to have Pulaski around. Irreverent, passionate and a doctor and surgeon of prodigious skill, Kate was a valuable addition to the crew.




A lot of fandom (although not this lovely corner of it) seems to be pretty down on Pulaski. From my investigations, there are a few main reasons for this. And this is my strategy for knocking some sense into those people.

For the people who claim she has an awful bedside manner, I'd recommend watching The Child, Contagion, Pen Pals and Up the Long Ladder. For the people who say she's just plain mean to Data, take a look at The Child, Unnatural Selection, Pen Pals and Peak Performance.

And for the people who complain because she's too old and not Doctor Crusher, they are beyond help.

( On with the episode guide! )

Title: Physical
Wordcount: 200
Rating: Teen
Pairing(s): Alynna Nechayev/Katherine Pulaski
Summary: Alynna Nechayev is due for her annual physical.

Physical


Title: Jefferies Tube 11
Wordcount: 200
Rating: Teen
Pairing(s): Seven of Nine/Kathryn Janeway/B'Elanna Torres
Contains: (highlight to reveal) voyeurism
Summary: Jefferies Tube 11 has a special significance for Seven.

Jefferies Tube 11

Song: Secret Agent, Melissa Etheridge
Fandom: Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT)
Characters: All the ladies!
Notes: This was my premiere for vidukon this weekend.

Download and stream at my LJ

Both written for the Trek Femslash Comment Ficathon.

Title: Problems
Wordcount: 250
Rating: G
Pairing(s): Leah Brahms/B'Elanna Torres

Leah Brahms is pig-headed and argumentative. B'Elanna quite likes it.


Title: The Two Doctors
Wordcount: 500
Rating: PG
Pairing(s): Beverly Crusher/Katherine Pulaski

Beverly's back and Kate's going, but first they have to go over the transfer report.


Also, I'm auctioning Trek femslash or gen HERE for help_nz, bidding closes soon!

Song: I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
Fandom: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek 2009
Characters: Women of Star Trek
Spoilers: Nothing significant

Watch and download at my journal

Title: Endings and Beginnings
Author: cosmic_llin
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character(s): Deanna Troi, Kate Pulaski
Rating: M
Word Count: 2500
Summary: Kate Pulaski arrives on the Enterprise at a time when Deanna really needs a friend, and perhaps something a little bit more.
Note: This was originally written for the Tarot Challenge on femslash100, but I thought I might as well post it here too now it's done.

Endings and Beginnings

Welcome to where_no_woman's April 5th drabblefest! This round of prompts are all taken from the guiding principles of Ferengi culture, far from Federation law: the Rules of Acquisition! Ferengi business is conducted solely* by men, solely in the pursuit of profit (currency: latinum), so I trust you will all be ready to use your imagination and think metaphorically where terms like "man" and "profit" are concerned. A Ferengi would be first to congratulate you for finding loopholes. Remember, everyone is invited to participate and any Star Trek canon is fair play!

Rules of Drabblequition:

1) Prompts are not exclusive. There is no limit on the number of people who may write about a prompt, and there is no need to claim prompts.

2) Post responses in the comments and include the lead character and your prompt in the subject line. If you choose a long prompt, you may use just the first few words.

3) Responses may be any length from a proper 100-word drabble to a multi-chapter epic. If the story is too long for comments, you may post it elsewhere and comment with the link.

4) There is no time limit for this challenge. I will return to index the responses in a week or so.

5) Please leave feedback, respond to feedback, and advertise this post around.

6) If your response is rated NC-17 or would require a content warning (for rape, graphic violence, etc.), you may post it in the comments here but you must include the relevant rating or warning in the subject line.

* void where Ishka is being badass and starting a feminist revolution

( 32 prompts are go! 11 fics indexed as of 4/12/10 )