dipping a toe back into fandom

[vaznetti]

Over dinner in Chicago, I mentioned to jood that I had been thinking of doing a Jewish-themed fanfic exchange -- or more precisely, that I thought it would be a good idea for someone else to organize a Jewish-themed fanfic exchange -- with stories due on Purim. Purim, for those of you who don't know, is a holiday associated with gift-giving, drunkenness and cross-dressing, so it seems perfect for fannish observance. Plus, I'm sure I've already seen Esther/Vashti slash out there somewhere.

I'm pretty sure that she had the community set up before I got home -- it's over at megillahfic, and you should go check out the first post. But it's taken me all this time to get around to posting about it and finding out whether other people would be interested as well -- and then, if you are, asking you to comment on that first post or pimp the thing in your journal.

Purim falls on March 21st this year; it seems like a workable deadline for a challenge, and possibly for an exchange, if we get our act together quickly. (I have to say that the thought of running a multi-fandom exchange, even a small one, fills me with terror. And we got a fair number of stories for spn_xx, just with claimed prompts.)

So go! Join or pimpmegillahfic! or both! What are you waiting for?

Comments

[hossgal.livejournal.com]

I saw this when it was first pimped, but this post (http://jood.livejournal.com/361103.html) kinda worked *against* the whole 'anyone can play' idea. (Or, that's how I read it. I guess I read it wrong?)

But if it is open to all, then yeah, sure, I'm in. (I'm assuming cross-dressing is optional...)

(Although reading the first few comments Jood got - Cain/Able fic? Oh, fandom, you are severely in need of therapy, because that doesn't even *surprise* me anymore.)

- hg

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Dude. I'd hope the 'blood of Xian babies' thing gave away the fact that she was kidding.

[hossgal.livejournal.com]

eh. Not really? To me? It kinda read like 'here be hostile Jew-types, doing our own thing, the rest of you stay out!' Which was kinda disapointing, but given the 'certain words that were exchanged' during the YT sparked kerfluffle, I could see why some people would want to be exclusionary like that.

*shrugs* I'm glad I was wrong!

- hg

[vaznetti]

Hunh. It sounded like irony to me, but that's the internet for you -- you never know how things will sound to other people.

Anyway, I'm glad that was just a misunderstanding.

[jood.livejournal.com]

Dude. Sarcasm.

[hossgal.livejournal.com]

Would it bother you if we talked about this offline? I don't want to get into anything here in V's post, but I'd like to talk about this a little bit, if that's okay.

hosscheka at yahoo dot com

- hossgal

[chopchica.livejournal.com]

Hey! Don't be one of those hostile Jew-types!

[jood.livejournal.com]

Watch it or I'll sick my golem on you.

[chopchica.livejournal.com]

Apparently not!

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm very interested.

I'll be writing King David slash.

[vaznetti]

David/Jonathan? or will you write a UC ship instead?

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

D/J otp 4eva, man.

With a little bit of Batsheva thrown in, cause.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

I would SO read Esther/Vashti.

[vaznetti]

I have a feeling it was a professionally published short story, too. Which means I'll never be able to find it again!

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

We were just talking about a Purim ficathon the other night. I support this endeavor, though I will probably be deep in Remix at that time.

[vaznetti]

Awesome! Would you mind pimping it out, or at least letting those people know what we're going to try to pull something together?

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

I pimped, so hopefully that got you some more exposure.

[chopchica.livejournal.com]

Wow, what an *awesome* idea! I desperately wish I could join and write, but given my recent writer's block, that seems somewhat doubtful. But I'll be there cheering everybody on! And pimping like mad! And apparently offending people with my icon!

[vaznetti]

I love your icon!

I know you've got a lot on your plate, so don't sweat it. I think it will be a matter of claiming prompts, so keep it in mind -- at least there won't be a penalty for defaulting. Aside from the guilt, of course.

[chopchica.livejournal.com]

\o/

I bit my tongue and managed not to wank in your post - cause you're just that cool! I barely even bitched in *my post - although there will sure as fuck be a post about this in the future.

My pimping-post is up!

[vaznetti]

Thank you for the pimping post, and for not wanking in my post. I appreciate both.

[kellychenault.livejournal.com]

So I'm not Jewish, but then I'm not Christian, either, but I did spend the night a Holiday Inn Express go to various religious educational facilities and always got straight A's in religion.

So I've got this idea for Cain/Abel incest!slash. Not sure if I believe in hell, but if I did, I'd be sure to go there.

Anyway, I'm going to take a whack at writing it next week.

[vaznetti]

How I have missed your sick and twisted self! And if you work in some mpreg, I guess it solves the question of where Cain's wife came from.

[hossgal.livejournal.com]

And if you work in some mpreg, I guess it solves the question of where Cain's wife came from.

...well, if it's canon-correcting mpreg incest slash, then I guess it's okay. *g* That's *different*.

- hg

[jood.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait for the post-labor h/c scene. I'm getting a little misty just thinking about it.

[very-improbable.livejournal.com]

*DIEZ*

[kellychenault.livejournal.com]

There are some depths to which even I will not sink.

However. That said, I do have some notions.

[jood.livejournal.com]

I'm making good on the threat to make you a mod, lady.

[vaznetti]

Do look at the comments HG made about RPF and historical fic in your old post in the community; I have a feeling you're more sensitive about these issues than I am.