Can anyone provide a link or tell me where I can find this story?

I've heard it mentioned lots of times and I'm interested in reading it.

Finished reading it a couple days ago.

Very moving, whoever wrote it deserves a gold star.

I just loved that story I couldn't stop reading it and I agree that it should be made into a film!

In a more detailed response to this outstanding story, I would say that in reading it I had my highs and lows. In certain situations I laughed, especially when Nurse Stanway tells Marge she needs to have blood drawn and Homer asks, "So... is there as much blood as there is in ER?" Too funny.

Other parts, such as the beginning first pages where Lisa is suffering from the mental and physical sadism of Jack, really made me feel sorry for her and angry almost. Even though the Lisa Simpson that I know and love is a different person than Lisa Fitzgerald, they are so much alike and different that it gave me a very odd feeling when I read it. I didn't know what to think of after I finished reading, I looked at various pictures of her and felt like I was seeing two different people. I saw Lisa Simpson and one side of me remembered vegetarianism, sibling rivalry, and a tired love for her family, the Simpsons. Another part of me thought of sensitivity, three years of abuse, and an attempted suicide.
   
I was torn for about a day, but after thinking, I realized the way it really was: it's a movie. And who plays the main character? Lisa Simpson.
   
I've always enjoyed reading tremendously, and one thing that I enjoy when I read is an author's fearlessness; that is, to say, that they aren't afraid to include things that might be offensive to some (sorry, conservatives). My favorite author is Stephen King, and one of the reasons being that he is very direct with his writing. He doesn't need to clean it up, he shows it how it really is. The beginning of LF when Jack is yelling at Lisa, calling her a "dirty little bitch", a "fucking animal", are prime examples of this fearlessness. They provide the story with realism - a raging alcoholic doesn't clean up their speech in the heat of anger. And yes, these parts made me very sorry for her and very angry with Jack, and it's times like this, when reading unlocks emotions in you, that you know what you are reading is "good".

Also: I apologize for the briefness of my previous reply At that moment I was very busy and didn't have time to really say what I wanted to, and even when I do, it's difficult for me to form the right words. However, I did want to let you know that I had read and enjoyed it.

I'm not sure I take your full meaning.

jenny
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I'm probably butting into a topic with the words I should keep inside, but... if you registered here anyway, why not create a topic dedicated to the new version of your story, even if that's WIP? I'd love to say something about LF2, but I'm not sure I'll have guts to re-register at GFWC. No offence... btw, I'm glad to know you didn't abandon the project, keep it up

I'm not sure that any member here would support this opinion, but I still want to ask: didn't any of you, people, feel sorry for Jack, not Lisa? I've re-read LF first version today and read rewritten Part I (it's a bit less violent), and I keep thinking this is very, very pessimistic novel, that make reader feel depressed. Of course, there are no excuses for Jack's behaviour, but still. I respect Jenny's gift to write very much, technically her novel is incredible, but I can't agree with opinion, that all've ended well, because Lisa suffered so much, but still struggled and found happiness finally. For me the lesson is "Yep, she is sweet little lucky angel, she found people, who wanted love her and take care of her, and this is pretty good for her, but most of kids, unwanted by anyone, growing up to be unhappy like Jack". He also struggled, maybe he even struggled harder than Lisa, because he found power to live and he tried to find happiness in new family, in his work, but all his attempts failed. I don't think this fic could have another ending to Jack. But I can't understand people who think that it's all Lisa's merit :/

GeorgeHarrison
That's why King's novels scare me so much

I just can't understand 2 things: why Jenny have chosen such form as simpsons-fic for her sad confession and why everyone keep thinking that Lisa is kinda hero in this novel. Even more, I think main character here is Jack, not Lisa, and I'm not so happy that as I see in rewritten part, Jenny prefered to make a real hero from Lisa and give Jack just a small supporting villain role. It's kinda exploitation of public adoration of Lisa, I think :/

Ahem... Well, maybe it's just my personal jealousy again. Hope no one will be hurted with these messages.

Sorry for Jack? thats a tough one, I guess we could feel a little sorry for him after what he has been through though he should not take his anger out of others. I guess I did feel a little sorry for him but I felt more for poor Lisa.

Brakusaetsya, while you're entitled to your opinion, I really think that you are approaching this with some misconceptions and you are making some unfair allegations against the author.
*POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW*
Well, number one, to the best of my knowledge, LF is entirely a work of fiction and not "therapy" for Jenny - I don't where you got that impression but as far as I know it isn't true.   It does however have some grounding in reality, as the sort of abuse described in it (and worse) unfortunately does occur.
Your point number two is a little more complicated and I think it relates to your original question of whether anyone feels sympathy for Jack, so I'll answer that question first.   Personally, any sympathy that Jack's background would make me feel is completely destroyed by his treatment of Lisa.
Yes, it's true that in real life, quite often the abused does indeed become the abuser but this isn't always the case and I cannot see it as any possible justification for the actions of Jack or anyone else like him.   Yes he did try but his failure resulted in the murder of his wife and a level of neglect and brutality towards his daughter that would have ended up killing her too.    I think that it's a testament to Jenny's writing that you do feel some sympathy for Jack but I don't.  The people that I have real sympathy and indeed overwhelming respect for, are those that live through horrific abuse but are able to break the cycle and go on to become loving parents themselves.   This is the case with Lisa in LF and along with her courage in facing Jack in court, and her courage as she builds a new life  with the Simpsons, does make her a heroic character.   Again, to Jenny's credit it's understated in a way - in fact the obvious hero of the book is Nurse Stanway whose efforts unite Lisa with the Simpson family and give her chance she needs.
Are you saying that he's more of a villain in the re-written version?   It isn't true.   If you take another look at the re-written version, Jenny spends much more time developing his character than in the original.   Because of this, I'd say the reader is likely to feel more sympathetic towards Jack than in the original.   And exploitation?   No.   You may not like to see Lisa in this situation and I certainly didn't like to but to me it serves a purpose.   We've all seen news reports about children being mistreated and although we feel revulsion, we are distant from the reality.   For me, the story really brought home the horror of such a situation because here it was happening to a character that I was already familiar with and cared about.   You may not be able to accept that it is the "real" Lisa in LF and because it is an alternative reality story and such an extreme situation, I can appreciate that point.   However, in the story, Lisa's character is still there early on, despite being masked by the hoplessness of her situation so I always associated the Lisa in the story with Lisa in OFF - again, it's great writing by Jenny.   One of the wonderful aspects of LF is to see Lisa emerge from her shell into the character we are all familiar with.   That's why you are totally missing the point with this quote:
   
Yes it is very dark and depressing in the beginning but over-all it is very uplifting as Lisa succeeds in doing what her father failed to do and breaks the cycle of abuse.
Well, I hope I've gone some way towards explaining why a Lisa fan can love this story.   As for the suicide attempt, if you are suggesting that Jenny was just being manipulative - well it's no more manipulative than any other author who has written a dramatic, heartrending scene.   In fact, it's a pivotal moment in the story because it brings the abuse to light and leads to Lisa's rescue and all that follows - devastating though it is to read, it is not gratuitous, it is vital.

brakusaetsya
I like your theory that Jack could have such situation in his childhood like Lisa. It describes in some way his behavoiur. But I can't tell he causes such deep emotions like Lisa's situation did. If only author paid some more attention to his character we could appreciate the situation turn out with him. All this so freaky abnormal... From the my point of view I can declare he always tries to do in such way to make other people esteem him, to look manly you know. I think it's not a single strain of him. But I'm going to simply to repeat your words again.

Lisa's character not suits her "show-state" - you're completely right, I always catched myself on ideas that she looks much more... sensible (I know the word is awful concerning to her situation). She shows not characteristic traits for hers. But from another hand, understand, we can't know how  could she changed when got appeared in such conditions. When not able to feeding emotionally from things she loves - playing sax, reading "smart" books, any intellectual hobbys. It's possible she would fall down into such sensual state. When nerves is tormented and your personality is almost dried by someone or something... You become dullier...

brakusaetsya
"Lisa Fitzgerald" is not based on real events, at least I hope so. "Happy Families", however, are.
The plots have much in common here and there, maybe that's what has confused you.

I can understand your point about Lisa not doing much in the story... I also agree that "canonic" Lisa, Lisa from the show, would probably act different, that she would struggle up to her last breath. But LF is a fanfiction, the author has the right to picture her own version of Lisa. Descriptions, events, new characters... the complete unusualness of the story is what made me love it. Lisa is a victim in this story, not the "main character".

About feeling sympathy towards Jack... I have to agree with Janglewolf here, sorry. The man had reasons to feel sorry for him, but he destroyed everything with his behavior in the beginning of the story. I don't feel anything good for him, he shouldn't release his anger on a child. Let's hope that the revised version will be less cruel towards Lisa. If so, maybe I'll be able to feel sorry for him again.

janglewolf
Ugh... this is a very tough moment. If I remember correctly, Lisa was against being there, and did all she could to convince others just to forget about Jack and leave the things as they are. Only when Bart has reconvinced her, she agreed to testify in the court, kinda against her will. If he didn't do that, she wouldn't go.

I haven't read the rewritten version of LF yet, and I can't say much that wouldn't be just repeating myself. It is sad that Jack had to go through what he went through, but this is nullified by the fact that he chooses the path of darkness as opposed to the path of light; forgive my being so corny here, but in the end, your character is determined by your actions. You can't just use your own past as a reason to ruin someone else's life. Nobody is going to pity Jack just because of his past, not after what he's done to Lisa. As it is said in the end of the story, Lisa had the chance to repeat the cycle of abuse that her and Jack had been victims to, but she didn't... and Jack did.

As for OFF-Lisa vs. Lisa Fitzgerald, like I said, there is a definite separation of the two. I don't know how OFF-Lisa would do under Lisa Fitzgerald's circumstances, it's very hard to tell. They come from different towns, different parents, overall different ways of life. Although it's hinted at in LF that Lisa Fitzgerald has the same intellectual qualities as OFF-Lisa, it's hard to say whether or not they are on the same level of IQ. Something tells me though that if Marge and the rest of the family left, and Homer turned into a Jack-type character, that OFF-Lisa would not sit by and idly let him destroy her life. She would go to the police, run away from home, anything, but she would not let him do this to her.

So I just 'marathoned' my way through this story for the first time. I wasn't disappointed. To Jenny, the author, regardless of your possible personal ties to the plot, I say BRAVO! I am usually shrewd with books that I read and this is the first one I haven't been able to put down in years. Your characterization and suspense building skills are superb.

On a side note: the scenes of Lisa in the hospital actually had me in tears at parts. Some of joy and some of saddness. Good job! Not since the end of

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Hehe... truely... I am the only one here and maybe everywhere in the internet who thinks even after reading it a second time that this script is not a good novel and even a trivial written one that you can hardly digest...

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I can't find the rewritten story...

must. keep. going. [...] no. you. shut. up.