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Ah, Yuletide, you harsh mistress, you. My mistake assignment had me full of glee. GLEE, I tell you. Then my real one came and I said... "Noooooo, oh dear God, FLAIL". Just like every year! Ahahahaha. FUN.

Anyway, I would like to address my own Santa now.

Dear Yuletide Santa,

Thank you so much already! I've participated in this challenge every year it's been around, and I love it so so much. I've never been disappointed with one of my gift fics. Every year, I look forward to reading my fic with much excitement, and every year I finish it and I say "WOW, that was a great present!"

Here is a list of general likes and dislikes, but really, have fun writing, and don't worry so much about trying to get it "right". Write a story you enjoy, and I guarantee you that I will like it.

Likes:
Gen fic
Character introspection
Missing scenes or different POVs in existing scenes
Fade to black romance (though I don't mind R-rated details at all)
Wistfulness (I love happy endings, but I also love sad ones, too, if they make sense)
Attention to canon detail
Strong female characters

Dislikes:
I'm not too crazy about slash, unless you can sell me on the emotional underpinnings of the relationship.
Graphic violence


And yeah, that's about it.

THANKS FOR WRITING ME A FIC!!!

Viv

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Day- what is this now, 19? It's becoming a blur!

Today was candy buying. We buy in stages because we go through a lot of candy in my neighborhood. I always like to have the "good stuff" not only because I just feel it my duty (and delight) to all the little trick-or-treaters, but also to ward off... TRICKS!

Pranks and Mischief, from the Bannatyne book:
Come forth ye lass and trousered kid,
From prisoned mischief raise the lid,
And lift it good and high.
---from John Kendrick Bangs' 19th-century poem "Halloween"

"Goblins, imps, fairies, and trolls were thought to do a lot of mischief on Halloween in the British Isles. Halloween was the night the spirits were out; farmers bolted their doors and avoided walking alone late at night. For centuries, anonymous mischief was expected on October 31.

Americans had a long tradition of Halloween-related mischief-making to live up to. The most direct antecedent was the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day. Mischief Night preceded Guys Fawkes Day in England and bears a great resemblance to the Mischief Night that preceded American Halloween in many regions.

More on the trick part of Halloween tomorrow. More on Guy Fawkes Day here!