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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.
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-09 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Star Wars & Harry Potter; Amilyn Holdo & Luna Lovegood; astrology
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-09 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Thomas Crown Affair; all those guys in bowler hats; what did they think they were doing with those briefcases in the museum?
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[personal profile] kayim 2018-12-09 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Star Trek (reboot), McCoy, I'm a Doctor, not a [any choice here]
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[personal profile] kayim 2018-12-09 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Star Wars Rebels, Hera, Being the team mom was hard some days
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[personal profile] kayim 2018-12-09 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Expanse, any, fire
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[personal profile] kayim 2018-12-09 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
DCU comics, Dick Grayson, fear
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-09 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It was penance of a sort... that or irony, and Obi-Wan still wasn’t sure which. His old pupil would have laughed at the sight: a Jedi master, nearly naked in his barren home, beating sand from his robes in futile rebellion against the ever-encroaching desert.

He would have laughed even harder at the look on Beru’s face when she appeared with an ill-timed gift of bantha milk and wild honey, but Obi-Wan had never approved of his padawan’s weakness for ribald humor.
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-09 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Harry Potter; the Dursleys; there was a hidden message in their miserable Christmas presents
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2018-12-09 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Miraculous Ladybug, Marinette, puns
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[personal profile] katharhino 2018-12-09 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Susan is interested nothing nowadays but lipstick and nylons," said Peter with a frown - "She likes subtle schemes and secret codes and mysteries. She's fascinated by trades and travel and trampling injustice; and most of all, she likes disappearing at important moments - Susan! - oh, there you are -"

"I'm always where I most need to be," she snapped in reply.
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2018-12-09 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*clappyhands*
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[personal profile] katharhino 2018-12-09 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oxford Time Travel series (Connie Willis); Polly and Sir Godfrey; the moment he guessed
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[personal profile] katharhino 2018-12-09 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Oxford Time Travel series; Eileen; her memories go both ways
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[personal profile] cloudsinvenice 2018-12-09 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I love it!
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[personal profile] katharhino 2018-12-09 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I love the bantha milk and honey, funny.
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[personal profile] littlestclouds 2018-12-09 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars; Ahsoka; "I felt you leaving / before you'd even gone"
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-09 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Harry Potter; Herpo the Foul; experiments in hatching a basilisk
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-09 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Star Trek; any; future scholars trying to decipher Kirk’s logs like another Voynich manuscript
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[personal profile] sewn 2018-12-09 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm always where I most need to be

This is great!