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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2018-12-09 03:03 pm
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Three Sentence Ficathon

UPDATE! EDIT!
 We're running into the Dreamwidth comment limits so all new prompts should be posted here Keep responding to and filling already posted prompts here, but all new ones should go to the new thread!





Someone did this banner for me a couple of years ago.  It's great, isn't it?  If it was you, please step up and take a bow!
It was
[personal profile] st_aurafina!   Thank you again!


caramelsilver ran one last year on Livejournal and I did two over here a few years ago. We'll keep it open until January 31, 2019 which should give everyone time to play a little. This is a delightful part of the online fandom community.


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.  So, for example,

Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, I don't like sand."


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 are allowed and even encouraged!  (We get really fun stories going this way).

Can I still post if I need more than 3 sentences?  Or should I just abuse grammar in ways the English language never contemplated?
Yes.  Yes.


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!
The more people who come and play, the better!

Can I spread the word? 
Yes, please.  I'd love to create a nifty banner with an embed code but I fail at it.  So if you create one, I'll post it and everyone can use it.

How long will it go?
Tentatively, we'll close it on January 31, 2019. 

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 and could be helpful for Yuletide bears, too.

What about spoilers, content warnings, triggers, pairings, ratings, tags, and squick?
I thought about this.  It wasn't an issue the last 2 times I ran this but times change.  In my experience, this typically gets too big, moves too fast, and the stories are too short for content warnings and ratings. You should assume spoilers are fair game and that the initial poster and responder have opted to use no content warnings or tags. I've found personally that I can skim by stuff that, from the prompt, I can tell isn't my favorite flavor of delicious cake. Use your best judgment and be prepared to skip over things that aren't your thing.


And here, have some icons!










I'll start things off...

Edit to add on 12/18/2018 Please check out this update here. And this friending meme if you're so inclined here.
autumnia: Central Park (Default)

[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-11 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Whee! P&P in Space!
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-11 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Harry Potter; Sirius Black and/or Remus Lupin; “Moon Moon is my spirit animal”
autumnia: New New Earth (Doctor Who)

[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-11 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Hahahaha. The inside of the wardrobe is definitely bigger than the inside of the TARDIS.
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[personal profile] freudiancascade 2018-12-11 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
The Penumbra Podcast, Juno Steel and/or Peter Nureyev; ancient Earth traditions
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[personal profile] freudiancascade 2018-12-11 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
The Penumbra Podcast, Peter Nureyev, learning how to dance
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[personal profile] freudiancascade 2018-12-11 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
The Penumbra Podcast, Rita, "a good day's work"

[personal profile] missjuliamiriam 2018-12-11 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
There is precisely one synagogue in Oldtown, with towering stained glass windows that the community claims to have been brought from Earth when the colony was first founded; Juno loves those windows, has always loved them, and stops to look at the clean colours every time he walks by. He hasn't been inside the building many times -- his mother was never very interested in joining the community except on High Holidays and that had ended pretty quickly when she started losing it, and he'd only been able to bear going to say kaddish for Benten once. But it's a bit of a comfort to know that if he ever decides to make it back to his roots in a way that takes a little bit more doing than lighting candles on Hanukkah, the doors will always be open, and inside he will find warm hands and clever minds and the spirit of welcome there to welcome him back as if he hasn't been gone more than half his life, and only halfway belonged in the first place.
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Re: If at first you don't succeed...

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-11 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
OMG this got better and better, I love the progression in hatching, with Herpo all unknowing and constantly more frustrated, and finally comtemplating harvesting the neighbors’ souls just to hurry up and get on with it LOL (and for future experimentation, of course, because science)
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-11 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
“But she doesn’t bite!” Newt tripped over his own tongue to reassure her, while miraculously failing to be tripped up by the writhing multitudes of tentacles at his feet. “The medusilarrde doesn’t have teeth at all, and what you’ve mistaken for a mouth is actually a different orifice... er...”

“Just get its, I mean her... er...” Tina looked down queasily at her arm, ungulfed up to the elbow by a blinking, slinking mass of green scales and red eyes, and yelped as it inched further up, “whatever, just get it off me!”
syrena_of_the_lake: (Default)

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-11 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Harry Potter; the Weasleys; why did they name their pet rat Scabbers instead of Squeakers?
syrena_of_the_lake: (Default)

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-11 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Mythology, sirens, they didn’t disappear when we conquered the seas
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

[personal profile] sholio 2018-12-11 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Black Panther, Okoye, dance
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

[personal profile] sholio 2018-12-11 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Stranger Things, any, someone develops unexpected superpowers
rokhal: Close up view of a python's eye (Default)

Re: If at first you don't succeed...

[personal profile] rokhal 2018-12-11 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this cracked me up. "Herpo the Foul" indeed. Paralysis charms and fresh human souls. How delightfully horrible.
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Re: Prompt: anthropomorphic GBBO tent

[personal profile] metonomia 2018-12-11 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh lord that last line! Amazing, I love breadxit!
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Re: Knock knock jokes are already more than 3 sentences, so...

[personal profile] metonomia 2018-12-11 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Hehehehehehe omg thank you. Exquisite!
snickfic: Buffy looking over her shoulder (Default)

Re: Fill: Thor & Loki, bodyswap

[personal profile] snickfic 2018-12-11 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
I am DELIGHTED. Look at that fraternal affection. :') And Loki taking full advantage of the situation.
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Re: Ask a silly question...

[personal profile] metonomia 2018-12-11 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
ADORABLE. I really love the old EU Solo babies, so this is wonderful.
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[personal profile] metonomia 2018-12-11 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
YESSSSSSSSS I love it, I want a whole VDT retelling in spaaace!
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[personal profile] metonomia 2018-12-11 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
Perfect! I love Susan-and-the-Doctor and this is a fabulous set up of them.
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[personal profile] metonomia 2018-12-11 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
Hamlet is the best link for them I do think! Understandable yet extreme angst lol
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[personal profile] metonomia 2018-12-11 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I feel like I could have filled this a bazillion different directions - May have to go back and do another!
snickfic: Gamora profile (gamora)

[personal profile] snickfic 2018-12-11 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
MCU, Nebula/Gamora, a moment of unexpected tenderness
snickfic: Valkyrie looking up, well-lit (Val)

[personal profile] snickfic 2018-12-11 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
MCU, Valkyrie/Okoye or Valkyrie&Okoye, tending wounds.
Edited 2018-12-11 06:53 (UTC)