New Challenge: Potluck Bingo
Sit down to a delicious selection of prompts served on bingo boards, created by the SWG community.
Every January, we kick off the year with a challenge to nudge us to recommit to our creative lives by creating a fanwork for one of the previous year's challenges. Whether finishing that epic novel for the challenge that ran away or making a sketch or writing a drabble, the idea is to make something fannish during the month of January with one of our challenges as inspiration!
This year we are doing something slightly different. This January, any challenge from January 2017 onward is fair game. Is there a challenge from before your time you think would have been fun? Do it now! Did you start a fanwork for a challenge long ago but never completed it? We hope this gives you motivation to finish! If you have no unrealized or unfinished projects (congratulations, we are in awe), choose from any of the past challenges - just pick a prompt you haven’t done before. And if you’re utterly exhausted after the past year and/or the holiday season but ready to go on a reading binge or appreciate some art, this challenge includes commenting stamps!
You will receive a stamp on your prior collection(s) for any challenges you complete or comment on now, as well as a stamp for the Jubilee challenge on your 2023 collection. When you post to the SWG archive, please make sure you select the prior challenge you're completing and the Jubilee challenge.
There are a few caveats and mod requests:
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Quick & silly sketches from an Instadrabbling/Instadrawbling session...
In the First Age, Fingon traveled to Rerir after discovering Turgon's disappearance. In the Fourth Age, he travels to Rerir again in Beleriand Risen.f
Eärendil has found an odd fish. Elwing knows that just because it looks like a fish doesn't mean it is.
A brief moment in the woods between two old people who are more than they seem...
Following the 30-day Character Study Challenge for Finrod.
This will contain the days which call for reading, thoughts on or creating headcanons for, or perusing other creative works as part of the challenge.
Filk of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'
A musical/poetic exploration of the Fall of the Noldor - 'Noldolantë' - from the discord sewn by Melkor to Fëanor's death.
An evolving collection of little bits and drabbles, too short to publish on their own.
Parallel narratives of Ilwen, wife of Ingwë, and Gwidhil, wife of Orodreth.
Maglor survives the tsunami that hit the coast of Middle-earth during the Fall of Numenor, in the company of a somewhat unexpected group of fellow survivors.
1. Ar-Pharazôn muses on progress and opportunity.
2. Curvo gives Tyelko a begetting day present.
3. Turgon misses Elenwë.
The relationship between the Eldar of a young Beleriand and Elbereth's Stars.
Then he heard movement in the bushes. He tensed, hand going to the hilt of his knife, but the next sound to emerge was a small whimper. “Eluréd?” called Elurín from across the camp.
“One moment,” said Eluréd. He crept closer to the sound, and parted a few branches to find a bundle of blankets, tightly wrapped, and something squirming and crying inside them.
“What is it?” Elurín asked from behind him.
“A child.”
In Post-First Age Valinor, Finrod and Elwing create a new custom to share with one another, to keep them connected to their past and kin.
Silver light poured through the windows, catching and refracting on the crystals hung about the room, twinkling like tiny stars. The court of Tirion was particularly splendid that evening, Indis thought as she sat upon the dais beside Finwë, watching the dancing. A rare event: all of their children and grandchildren were present, and even Fëanáro seemed to be in good spirits as he twirled about the floor with Ëarwen.
But still Indis felt uneasy.
This is my latest collection of pieces too small to stand alone, often written for events on the SWG Discord.
The Latest:
"The First Orc." An Elven scout dreams of captivity.
A place to store drabbles and ficlets, mostly written for various prompts.