'...ducks & geese are foolish things, & must be looked after, but girls can take care of themselves'

[torino10154]

“In the dark shadow of the grove, on the margin of the brook, he beheld something huge, misshapen, black, and towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveller.” -The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Firewhiskeyfic is SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1! (So don't start drinking yet! Though we'll understand if you do.)

For this round, we highly recommend... 25 Best Fall Cocktails



Sleepy Hollow Cocktail with Absinthe!

Or perhaps....



Sleepy Hollow Cocktail with cranberry!

The festivities will begin at 9PM BST/4PM EDT/1PM PDT on Saturday, October 1! Hopefully, the time works for you but remember that you can come and go as you please, start early, leave late. It's all good as long as while you are writing, you're drinking. :D

We are hosting on our DW community again this round. If you do not have a DW account (yet *g*), you should be able to comment with OpenID or anonymously.

Your Prompts!

Nearly Headless Nick

Godric's Hollow

Jack-o'-lantern

Graveyard

Harvest Party

Bewitch

A rundown of the rules. A more thorough explanation will be posted on the night of the event.


1. This round will take place on Saturday, October 1, 9PM BST/4PM EDT/1M PDT (and last until you finish or pass out). Due to sucky time zones mucking everything up, if you'd like to start earlier or later, that's fine!

2. Your fic and/or art will be due approximately 48 hours from the challenge start time. For this round, that means Monday, October 3rd by midnight your time. (We would prefer to turn them in the same night or the next morning, but we understand drunk/hangover emailing might be a tad too challenging.)

Please note: The extra time provided may not be used for editing or adding on or fixing typos, etc. (If you were too drunk to add a header, please add one when sober. ;)) Also note: NO BETAS ALLOWED. We recommend you don't even look at or reread your submission before turning it in. (You can be surprised right along with the rest of us!)

3. Submissions will be posted anonymously on October 4th and voting will be open for various categories through Saturday, October 8th. Please vote! (But not for yourself! :P)

4. All fandoms are welcome! We're traditionally very HP-focused here, but if you get inspired to go Marvel or Supernatural or Doctor Who, etc., etc. (or a crossover!) that's totally fine.

5. And finally, you must be of legal drinking age in your country in order to participate.

New!!
6. This is a 420-friendly event for those who'd like an alternative to alcohol.

Email submissions, questions, comments, drunken ramblings to: fwfdrunkmods@gmail.com

Again, Saturday, October 1 at 9PM BST/4PM EDT/1PM PDT. We hope to see you there!

Comments

[ride_4ever]

Woo hoo! I am so ready! I have done major Trader Joe shopping: Pumpkin Spice Cream Liqueur, Howling Gourd Pumpkin Ale, and Pumpkin Oat Milk (I'm gonna spike the Pumpkin Oat Milk with vodka). Gives a whole new meaning to that saying about "turning into a pumpkin". 🎃 🎃 🎃

And those are excellent prompts! I plan to use ALL of them.

[a_belladonna]

Pumpkin Spice Cream Liqueur sounds fun! And dangerous...;) I wish we had something similar, but pumpkin spice mostly exists at Starbucks over here.

[ride_4ever]

Well, you could spike that Starbucks Pumpkin Spice! I myself really like beverages that mix caffeine and alcohol-- usually a win-win situation for me -- both very relaxed and very wide-awake.

[a_belladonna]

Starbucks are still somewhat rare here, unfortunately. So it would be a bit of a trek for me to get a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice and try it out. :/

I am thinking of perhaps adding a bit of pumpkin pie spice blend to a White Russian and see if it works. So basically this one but with the spice blend mixed with the regular cream instead of using a pumpkin spice creamer. :)

[ride_4ever]

I think it would be even better the way you say -- pumpkin spice blend mixed with the regular cream. That way you avoid whatever less wholesome ingredients are in the commercially manufactured creamer product.

[a_belladonna]

That's true! And, I could imagine, less sweet, since the only sweetener will come from the Kahlua, and not also from the creamer.
I've using this recipe for a few years, and even got my parents hooked on adding a pinch of it to their coffee in the fall/winter. :)
(The spice blend is listed under pt.3, "Use pumpkin pie spice")

[torino10154]

Woohoo! You sound well prepared! Also, yes, like you might turn into a pumpkin. ROFL

[a_belladonna]

Those are some nice prompts! :)

That "Vanilla Chai Old Fashioned" that is mentioned in the list of Halloween/fall themed drinks looks very intriguing! I'll probably end up making that chai simple syrup needed for it sometime this week.

For those, who like me might live in a pumpkin spice and puree-deprived corner of the world, I found a cocktail named "Halloween" in a cocktail recipe-book:

3 cl tequila OR vodka
2 cl Malibu
2 cl banana liqueur
2 cl pineapple juice
2 cl heavy cream
Pasteurised egg-whites and grenadine for the rim
A pair of plastic vampire fangs (for decoration, can be omitted)

"Dip the edge of the champagne flute in the pasteurised egg-whites and then in grenadine and let it dry. Put all the ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes and shake until ice cold. Strain into the glass. Adorn with plastic spiders and the plastic fangs* (if you feel like it) and make "blood stains" on top of the drink using the grenadine. To be served with black straws."

*I guess the part about plastic spiders in the drink could prove a little dangerous later in the evening, haha. Perhaps that's best for the first serving. ;)

(The recipe was developed by Pernille Florio, who at the time of the book's release had been a bartender for 20 years in some fairly high-profile places in Denmark. I haven't tried this one yet, but the cocktails I have tried from the book have been pretty damn on point...and strong.)

[torino10154]

That sounds super yum!! I might save that recipe for my next Halloween gathering. LOL

[a_belladonna]

It really does! I think it's interesting she chose those tropical flavours for a Halloween-themed cocktail, but I guess she liked the idea of the grenadine-"bloodstains" on top. :)
(And probably also because Halloween really only has become a bit of a holiday over here in the last 15-20 years. When the Donald Duck-magazine ran a pumpkin pie-recipe in the late 90's it was the first time I saw an actual recipe for that pie - otherwise it was only something you encountered in American movies. And you were a bit unsure if those big pumpkins were even edible...)

[ride_4ever]

And if I'm doing the time-zone calculation right, that's 3:00 PM Saturday in Chicago.

[torino10154]

I believe that is correct, yes, though of course it'll go for several hours. :D

[ride_4ever]

I just wanted to make sure that I start drinking early enough LOL. I think I've been too sober when I started writing before for Firewhiskey Fic.

[ride_4ever]

I woke up this morning all full of anticipation for FWF! I'm not even going to wait until the "official" starting time -- I'mma gonna get my drink on starting at noon. 🍸

[torino10154]

Woohoo!!

Because we've got at least a couple of people here early, I put up the event post to get us going because why not? LOL

[sabethea]

Anyone else around yet? I've got to start early because I'm asleep by 9pm or just after most nights! So I'm looking for other early folks

[torino10154]

Since we have at least a couple people who have shown interest in starting early, I put up the proper event post so we'll see who else is around!

[purpleyin]

This is my first time doing this, I was wondering, can you submit more than 1 fic if you write both while drinking?

[torino10154]

Hmmm, I don't know that we've ever had anyone submit two but let me check with SDK (who I think stepped away but should be back shortly). Like I don't see why not but yeah, let me get back to you!

Also, welcome! :D

[ride_4ever]

Welcome! I am fairly new to this comm myself, just joined it this year, and I love it like woah! So much fun, so much camaraderie, and yeah so much inspo for ficcing!

[purpleyin]

Thanks. <3 It's been fun to try.

[torino10154]

Sorry for the delayed response! Two entries is fine but not more than that. Some of us have trouble managing one! LOL

[purpleyin]

Thanks, sorry I didn't spot this repyl before my other comment.

[torino10154]

No problem! With all the comments on the post it's pretty easy to lose them even when you're tracking. :D