Three Sentence Ficathon

[rthstewart]

The 2015 Three Sentence Ficathon is now CLOSED, with over 4,100 prompts, fills, and comments.  It's been a great exchange and thank you so much for the whacky crackfic, the moving short fic, and the amazing cross-overs.  You all are great.  I won't freeze this -- go ahead and continue to fill any prompts that interest you and comment on fills made.  I just ask that there not be any more NEW prompts. 

We'll be back next year.  Check out the friending meme and friend away and if you post your works on AO3, be sure to use the 3 sentence ficathon tags.

Thank you again, so much!

It's been 2 years, so why not?!!

 

 

Caramelsilver ran one in December on Live Journal but I was too busy to play.  There are lots of outstanding prompts over there, so do go and check it out!!  Here's the link!  I did one in early spring 2 years ago here on Dreamwidth, and with Yuletide, Fandomstocking, and Festivids over, I thought I'd run a new one!!  Thanks so much  to snacky and Saoirse7 for the nudge and to st_aurafina for making the swell banner and icon!

What is the 3 Sentence Ficathon?
This is a challenge where you answer a prompt with a fic consisting of only three sentences. It's open to all fandoms and you can post and answer as many prompts as you like, as many times as you want.

What do I do first?
You post prompts!  When posting a prompt please format it this way:

fandom, character(s), prompt word/sentence.

Only one prompt per comment please.

What else?
You answer other posters' prompts in three sentences (or more if you can't stop yourself) and fill as many prompts as you want, as many times as you wish.  If you see that a prompt you loved has already been filled, go ahead and fill it again!  Multiple fills of the same prompt allowed and even encouraged!

But I'm not a member of Dreamwidth
No problem.  You can comment anonymously or through open ID

Can anyone play?
Yes!  Please signal boost this to your flist, followers, and any other places you frequent.  Come one, come all! 
I'm cross-posting to LJ but we will keep all prompts and fills here, so they are in one awesome place (and with less spam).  Please, post this anywhere and everywhere.  The more people who come and play, the better!

[And I'll try to put an embed code in so you can spread the word.  I've tried multiple times and failed so far snacky  !


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How long will it go? 
I'm closing it on Sunday, March 8, 2015.   (Last time, we reached 5,000 comments and I had to start a new one before the ficathon concluded.  If that happens, I'll start a new post).

Are there any rules about cross-posting?
Nope, you can post wherever you want, whenever you want.  A lot of folks collected their responses together and posted them on AO3 under the 3 sentence fiction tag.  3SFs are a terrific prompt for remixes.


Gosh, there are some cool people over here.  How do I introduce myself?
Through the friending meme right here.



And here, have some icons!

 

Edited, updated 4 Feb 2015 11 PM ET
Edited, updated 21 Feb 2015 10:30 ET to add link to friending meme
Edited, updated 9 March 2015 9:06 EDT to close the 3SF for 2015

Comments

[vialethe]

Discworld, Susan Sto Helit & Vimes, comparing notes on temporal anomalies

[merit]

"A school," Vimes said, looking at Susan, six months there hasn't been a school there at all, the street ended at a grey dull wall, scrawled with various impossible phalluses and blunt Troll graffiti.

"A school," Susan said, as she greeted the new pupils, including Young Sam because despite not being there six months ago, it was now the best school.

Vimes sighed, "Next time get a permit, the traffic is going to bonkers around school drop off time."

[vialethe]

Of course Vimes's biggest worry would be traffic flow! Ha. And of course it's the best school, with Susan there. Thanks!

[merit]

He's going get stuck in it every day he drops off Sam and then the other parents will want to *talk* to him. It seemed a logical progression that Susan would start up a school!

[sidonie]

Heh, this is great, and I can totally see something like it happening in canon if they ever meet.

[merit]

Thanks ^^

[edenfalling]

Ha, perfect!

[merit]

Thanks :)

time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils (Discworld, Susan & Vimes gen)

[possibilityleft]

If Vimes had been a woman, the right kind of woman, of course, Susan would have said that Time had left him just a kiss on the cheek, a hint of strangeness. But Vimes was not that kind of woman, and so she thought that perhaps Lobsang had tucked a flower in his buttonhole, against his wishes (oh, that man made her get all metaphoric sometimes, despite her better impulses).

"It will all happen again," she said to him, and the policeman grunted -- she thought it was agreement.

Re: time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils (Discworld, Susan & Vimes gen

[vialethe]

Ha, I love Susan's reflections on exactly what Lobsang would have bestowed on Vimes. And the way you managed to sketch out Vimes's world-weary grumpiness with just a few words is wonderful.

Re: time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils (Discworld, Susan & Vimes gen

[possibilityleft]

Thank you, it was fun to write!

Re: time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils (Discworld, Susan & Vimes gen

[sidonie]

Oh wow, this is excellent.

Re: time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils (Discworld, Susan & Vimes gen

[possibilityleft]

Thank you very much!

Re: time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils (Discworld, Susan & Vimes gen

[edenfalling]

I like that you brought in stuff from Thief of Time, and yeah, both Susan and Vimes have had far more experience with temporal anomalies than either of them is happy about.

Re: time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils (Discworld, Susan & Vimes gen

[possibilityleft]

I love Thief of Time, I was sad not to see more of Lobsang in later books!