'...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.

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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]

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.)

[ride_4ever]

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

[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. 🍸

[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

[purpleyin]

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