Discovered on a Winter Holiday

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I think I'm not the only person around here in the northern hemisphere craving a bit of sunshine about now, and it occured to me that our lads might fancy getting away from it all at this time of year too. Maybe we can help them, with a new discoveredinalj challenge?

Through the cold months of January (okay, what's left of it *g*) and February, let's see how many lads-and-winter-holiday posts we can create! Stories (long and short), drabbles, poems, pictures, thoughts and meanderings, and any other creative thing is welcome! Whatever you're inspired to create would be fab. And the lads don't have to go on a winter holiday - as long as there's the idea of a winter holiday in there somewhere, that's all we ask. *g* Perhaps they do get away from it all to the sunshine - or perhaps they don't make it any further than Margate. Perhaps it's not them on a winter holiday at all - it could be Cowley, or the Minister, or the villains. The winter holiday could be somewhere hot and sunny - or it could be somewhere covered in snow (or if they're really unlucky, rain... *g*)

And if you would like a prompt to help you along, then let me know in a comment, and I will assign you a random country to somehow include in your creation. It would also be cool if you let us know in a comment whether you might try to join in - because looking forward to things is half the fun, right? *g*

Make your post to the community any time between now and the end of February. The posting deadline is midnight in your own time zone (or if you're right on the edge, then feel free to use Pago Pago time *g*) on 29th February - hey, we get an extra day to do it. Don't forget to use an lj-cut for stories after the first couple of paragraphs, but if you're posting pics then feel free to leave them outside a cut (unless there's dozens, I guess *g*) because it's nice to see them in our flists!

Finally, please remember that we use trailers here at discoveredinalj - the format can be found on the User Info page for copying-and-pasting, and it goes at the end of your post under a cut so that no one's spoilered if they don't want to be.

So what do you think - anyone fancy a holiday? *g*

Comments

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Gosh, this is a good idea! *g*. Things are crazy at work right now, but if it slows a bit (which I hope it will), I'll definitely participate. I'm glad we have until the end of February! Hmmm....

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, really glad you like the idea - here's wishing for slow times for you (and for me too... *g*)!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Actually I'd quite like a prompt country myself - if anyone happens to see this?! *g*

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

How about Nepal? ;-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that's... interesting... and a bit wicked! *g* Thank you - I like it!

Hope you might fancy playing yourself...? *g*

[jat-sapphire.livejournal.com]

I hope I can. Work is heating up, but the weather is freezing down (?). I'll want distraction.

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

I'd like to, though things are getting crazy (or, they really never stopped).
I am working on something, but it's either BB or Bistocon story (it looks to be too short for BB).

Plus I've screwing up instructions a lot lately, so want to avoid that.

Are we to just post as ready, or is the thought reserved days to post on?

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I do! Go ahead and give me a vacation prompt :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh good! *g* Okay... *closes eyes and pokes finger at my map on the wall...*... Malta! *vbg*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

The lads are always good for distraction - I hope you get a chance too! *g*

Let me know if you'd like a country prompt!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Work on something different for a while, and come and join in! This could be a wee little thing, a snippet even, to give yourself a break. (Although - hey - they haven't even posted about the BB yet, how can you be working on it already?! Sounds to me like whatever you're working on is just a Pros story, and should be posted in its own right anyway! *g*

Plus I've screwing up instructions a lot lately, so want to avoid that.
Lol - this challenge is made for you, there basically aren't any instructions except "some connection to a winter holiday"! *g*

Stories etc. to be posted here any time you like, up to the end of February. The Christmas/Winter/Solstice Bacchanalia festival is the only challenge we do a calendar for.

Hope you get a chance to write something for us! *g*

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Lots of possibilities there! Time for some research.

[jat-sapphire.livejournal.com]

I'm good. Started a story, but need to work out the crisis & ending.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Excellent - you're ahead of me, then! *g* Looking forward to reading it!