3 Sentence Ficathon

[rthstewart]

EDIT!  THIS POST IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW PROMPTS,  PLEASE POST NEW PROMPTS HERE!

CaramelSilver isn’t running the awesome 3 sentence ficathon this year, but she said I could do it in her place!!  (Banner courtesy of CaramelSilver and thanks so much!)

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?
You post prompts!  When posting a prompt please format it this way:

fandom, character/pairing, 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. 

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

Can anyone play?
Yes!  Please pimp this to your flist, I'd like as many as possible to come and participate!

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). 

Here's a link for spreading the word to all your friends and comms (thanks snacky !)


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How long can it go? 
CaramelSilver kept the 2011 3 Sentence Ficathon up for a month.  I'd suggest closing it on Sunday, April 7, 2013.  How does that sound? (edit:  If we reach 5,000 comments sooner, I'll start a new one).

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

Gosh who are all these people writing such great prompts and fills?
Good question!  Come to the friending meme and introduce yourself if you like.

As  lady_songsmith explains, for the 2011 3 Sentence Ficathon, grim_lupine created a delicious account to archive the 3 Sentence Ficathon.   lady_songsmith has reactivated the archive on delicious for this challenge, so, here is the account (nothing current added yet, though): https://previous.delicious.com/3sentence She asks that if anyone would be willing to help knock down the backlog of the prolific-ness thus far, let her know!!  (She adds:  I know folks are kinda down on delicious with the changes, but, hey, it's an archive already set up with useful tags!)

On the subject of archiving, I really encourage people to collect and post their fills elsewhere.  That way, we can find your work more easily again, redundancy is always good and it's really useful for future remixes and other challenges and gift exchanges you might participate in. I'll start a linking post so that if you do collect all your fills and post them on your own blog or an archive like AO3, you can give give us the link in comments. 


edited March 12, 2013
edited March 13, 2013 to fix box coding problem (thanks to those who helped!) and to add link to friending meme
edited March 15, 2013 to add information on archiving.
edited March 24, 2013 to close post to new prompts. 

Comments

[starbrow]

Narnia, Aravis/Peridan, he likes an adventurous woman

The cold north is not kind to the Calormene

[rthstewart]

Sometimes, it pains so much, Peridan has to leave the Anvard court, on any flimsy excuse he can contrive. None of these other pale, doughy Northerners understand but Peridan, who has Calormene heat and sand in his veins, sees the shrinking of Aravis of Calavar all too plainly. The cold of Archenland saps the colour from vibrant Southern blooms, banks the fire of swift desert horses, and smothers Tarkheenas in a gray, leaden shroud.

Re: The cold north is not kind to the Calormene

[starbrow]

YESSSSS. Peridan understands, when the rest of Archenland does not, how alien all of this is for her. The contrasts of the warmth of the desert heat, and the spirit of the horses and flowers, with the cold gray North was perfect.

Re: The cold north is not kind to the Calormene

[autumnia]

Oh Peridan, I still want to know more about him!

Re: The cold north is not kind to the Calormene

[passionfruit_kisses]

Beautiful.

Re: The cold north is not kind to the Calormene

[vialethe]

So sad! But so perceptive too. I love the first sentence, it hits the 'unrequited love' button just right.

Re: The cold north is not kind to the Calormene

[metonomia]

kjdpfoaisjpeoijweoi LOVE

[autumnia]

Not quite sure if this fits the bill...

He watched as she sped by on the stallion, laughing and leaving a miniature sandstorm in her wake as the Crown Prince tried futilely to catch up to her on his own mount.

"That will be fifty Lions, your Highness," Peridan said with a smile as Prince Corin reluctantly handed over a purse laden with coin. Living in Anvard half the year as Narnia's ambassador, he watched as the three children grew and knew the Tarkheena would never become one of those dull, simpering women that flitted around in the Tisroc's (may he give Tash indigestion) court.

[passionfruit_kisses]

I like it :)

[starbrow]

Absolutely! Hehehe Peridan placed his bets on Aravis...of course! :D (Narnian coins EEEE) And Aravis wins, both the race and a little piece of his heart. (The Calormene ironic wish for Tash cracked me up!)

[wingedflight21.livejournal.com]

May he give Tash indigestion! Hahaha.

[vialethe]

I love that she leaves a miniature sandstorm in her wake - how perfect!