femgenficathon

Title: One Step at a Time
Author: opheliet
Fandom: The Office (US)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Very light swearing, some feelings/expressions of depression.
Prompt: 80) You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' -- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), First Lady of the United States (1933-1945), advocate for civil rights, author, columnist, lecturer and delegate to the UN General Assembly (1945-1952).
Summary: Just one of the journeys of Pam Beesly, in lists.
Author's Notes: I always grit my teeth whenever I hear people talk about Pam not really being a strong female character, so what better place to combat that than this fest? So this is the result of exploring her character without all those silly boys in the way :P There aren't any spoilers for the current season (6) in here. Set during S3, so obviously spoilers for that. Feedback is enormously appreciated. Many thanks to tearlit who brainstormed with me online during her grad school class, and gave me so many great ideas. I've got about five more plot bunnies hopping around from that.
Also many thanks to gehayi , who extended this wonderful fest for us, and who puts up with a lot. I know I look forward to this fest every year, and though it's been a hard year, and I'm still trying to figure out where my muse disappeared to, I hope you all enjoy this.

( you gain strength, courage, and confidence... )