I'm actually visiting Storm for the week and today, while working on some
Wraeththu business, I suggested she come up with the theme for a new fanfic
challenge. Which, as you'll see, she has! Deadline for submission is September
1. As usual, voting for a winner will be done online but in this case might also
have Storm have a look and see if we can have a special 'Storm's Favorite' label
on one, whether it's the 'winner' or not. URL for Forever, BTW:
http://foreverwraeththu.wordpress.com/

Current Challenge - July 2009

At the end of Fulfilments, just after Cal and Pell finally reunite and before
Cal goes off to say goodbye to Panthera, Cal speculates on the ripple affect his
encounter with Thiede might have had upon the world:

In that brief, eternal moment when I had become one with the life-forth of
Wraeththu, the truth had been revealed to me. As Immanion had changed, so too
would other places, touched by the fire of the Triad. Now there was a small,
scruffy town in Thaine known as Fallsend, whose grubby streets would open out
into wider avenues where hara could walk free. I wondered what would be the fate
of Piristil and its kind. Would there be a place for them now? Was the force
that strong? Somehow I doubted it. One thing I had learned was the utter need
for light and dark, nothing can be wholly good, but if Piristil still thrived,
then to complement it, there would be other houses; places of healing and
learning. As Immanion could not be utterly light, Fallsend could not be utterly
dark. From the mud would come other roads, and other travellers would follow
them, bringing the warmth of wholeness with them from the south and west.

The Challenge:

Storm herself wonders exactly what does happen – to Fallsend, to Piristil, to
Astarth. Twenty years after the events of Fulfilments, what are things like? Is
Piristil still a `business'? Or does Astarth live there alone? Is the house
haunted? Or is it now at peace? What do they think about Cal and the Gelaming?
Write a story exploring the place and/or characters as they might have evolved
over time. You can use original characters or canon characters, such as Astarth.

Rules:

Sticking to the challenge above, write and submit something electronically by
September 1, 2009. There is no minimum or maximum length or other restriction.
Please do proof the story for spelling, grammar and punctuation to the best of
your ability. Also include your contact information and any notes you want to
make about the story.

How to Enter:

Email your story to wdarling [at] abraxis [dot] com by September 1, 2009.
Preferred format: Text (Txt), Word (Doc), Rich Text Document (RTF), or text
pasted in the body of the email. Please include your contact information (at
minimum, name and email address) and any notes you want to make about the story,
sharing with readers