Prosfic Rec Advent Calendar - a Pros fic every day until Christmas!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Since 2010, ci5hq has hosted an advent calendar of December/winter/Christmas/etc. themed recs, via a series of posting days for the December countdown to Christmas. A Pros fic recommendation is made, around a Christmas/December theme, every day in December, counting down to Christmas. The idea is based on the Hatstander's Pros Advent Calendar of many years ago, posted by then-nellhowell, and much missed.

We didn't do it last year - I was all busy moving house again, which probably played into that - and I thought we might just do the Christmas fic Reading Rooms this year, but macklingirl asked me to bring the calendar back this year, and actually we only get three fics via the Reading Room, so... I can't resist. *g* Let's see what we can do, macklingirl, even if it's just thee and me! (But I hope it won't be!)

Anyone who'd like to can join in by choosing a day from the list below. All you need to do is post about a fic on that day to help keep us all cheerful through the dark months (or the blazing hot months *waves to Southern hemisphere and elsewhere that doesn't shiver*). Cos, you know, it's really nice to have a Pros story pop up in our list every day. *g*

Recs can be long or short, and the stories can be long or short, it doesn't matter - if you've got a favourite snowy-Christmas drabble, then it can be recced in the calendar, on a day that you choose. All we need is a link to the story (or to where it can be found), and a heading for your post, and we're away. That said, reccers can post anything they like to accompany the story recommendation - pictures, music, thoughts about the story, an invitation to discussion, the drink they'd best recommend to accompany the read... *g* Do have a look back to previous years here via the Christmas tag if you'd like to.

The only rule for the fics that are recced is that they must be Christmas/December seasonal in some way! You don't have to say what story you want to rec if you choose a day (in fact it's nice to have surprises *g*) but of course there's always the risk that someone might rec it before you do in that case, so it's up to you. Mostly - we can't have too much Pros in our flists, right? *g*

ETA - Oh, and I nearly forgot! I used to wonder if anyone would like to make a banner for the advent fic calendar... and I should ask again this year! If anyone could do something reading-y and festive-y themed to go on the posts and brighten them up, that would be so cool... *vbg*

The Pros Advent Story Calendar
1st December - byslantedlight - Key Change by PFL
2nd December - macklingirl - Christmas Wishes by Merentha
3rd December - dawnebeth - The Feast of Epiphany by Verlaine
4th December - firlefanzine - Was A Fairyale They Say by Slantedlight
5th December - firlefanzine - Silent Night by Cambria Q. Collins
6th December - macklingirl - Christmas Past and Future by Meridian
7th December - byslantedlight - Discovered in a Hatstand by The Hag
8th December - macklingirl - Christmas is for Grown Ups Too by Hambel
9th December - byslantedlight- Bugged by Lorelei
10th December - paris7am - Bodie's Day by Josey
11th December - macklingirl - The Christmas Story by DVS
12th December - byslantedlight - Well Hall by KWS
13th December - sagittas - Home for the Holidays by JGL
14th December - merentha13 - Like a Thunderstorm by Callisto
15th December - macklingirl - Santa's Basement by James Walkswithwind
16th December - byslantedlight - A Stirring of Soup by Magenta Blue
17th December - dawnebeth - Hot Chocolate by PFL
18th December - macklingirl - Christmas Snow by PFL
19th December - byslantedlight - Down to the Waterline by Sebastian
20th December - Harshini Bartlett
21st December - merentha13 - Mishandeled by Asymphototropic
22nd December - macklingirl - Second Floor, Third Door by Krisser
23rd December - byslantedlight - I Saw Three Ships by Gael X. Ile
24th December - macklingirl - Bodie's Christmas Wish by Anne Higgins

Comments

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

I want to play! I could take Dec. 3 and Dec17. Dawn scrambles away to find stories...

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Yeay! You can play! The 3rd and 17th are all about you! *vbg* Thank you!

[macklingirl.livejournal.com]

I could take the 2nd, the 6th, the 15th, the 18th and the 24th. I'm sure I'll finde enough stories. :-)

And if you need me more often, I'm good for all days except thursdays. *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I've add you to the list, and we'll see how we go on! *g*

[macklingirl.livejournal.com]

If you like, I have two banner

(https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/macklingirl/63614131/494953/494953_original.png)

(https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/macklingirl/63614131/495311/495311_original.png)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, look at those - pics from the Prosfics! *g* Thank you - people can choose! Would you like to make a post to the comm to offer them for people who want to add them to their recs?

[harshini bartlett (from livejournal.com)]

I want to join in can I have the 20? Thanks

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Yes - definitely! Thank you!

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[cim3745.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I can't recommend any Christmas story, but I am looking forward to reading some here. 

May we stop the Reading Room for 2019 and switching to this part? "My" story would match and I would go with it *g* 

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Lol for stopping Reading Room! I did originally think we'd only do one or the other, but.... *g*

Readers are important too - thats why we're all here, in the end. *g*

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I'll take the 14th and the 21st!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Thank you! All added! *g*

[paris7am.livejournal.com]

Could I have the 10th if no one else has claimed it? Thank you for this!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

You certainly can! *g*

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

May I have the 4th and 5th?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

They're all yours - thank you!

[sagittas.livejournal.com]

No rec today?
Sorry for being late, it's being a while since I posted to a comm, but I would take the 16 if it's free or I could try a last minute post for today if you like.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I was going to do one - just life getting in the way. But if you d like to tonight then that would be great!

[sagittas.livejournal.com]

Ok, I'll try now. Cross your fingers and take a look to be sure!! Let's hope the comm won't implode ;-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Lol - okay, thank you! I'm still working, due to various faff today.... I'll watch out for implosions! *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

You've done it! *g* I've not read any of her fic for a while, so I shall look forward to that one! And thanks for jumping in!

You know, there's two more untaken days if you'd like another one (I'm so greedy!)... *g*

[sagittas.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I didn't blast the comm!! :-)
Still, Lj messed up my edits to the link to the story; that's strange, they always work...


"(I'm so greedy!)..."

But that's a healthy kind of greediness... :-)

I'll let you know in time if I can help. I'm sorry, too, life is just being so hectic lately.