I was that delinquent
Feb. 24th, 2026 11:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunnA local Facebook group is currently going nuts about the Appalling Behaviour of the Current Children. The Current Children have flicked balls of mud at a passing car!
Vaguely impressed they are out playing with mud in February, but I can definitely vouch that this is nothing to do with The Horrors of Modern Education, because 50 years ago, I and my friends did exactly this.
Though, so far as I recall, it was summer, because we scooped clay out of a convenient streambed to make our mudballs. The good thing about this was that there was a sort of tunnel that the brambles formed over the stream, so you not only had ammunition to hand, but also a handy escape route far too low, muddy and brambly for adults, in the rare event of the irate motorist noticing the crime in progress, leaping from their car shaking their fist. I think this only happened once.
Vaguely impressed they are out playing with mud in February, but I can definitely vouch that this is nothing to do with The Horrors of Modern Education, because 50 years ago, I and my friends did exactly this.
Though, so far as I recall, it was summer, because we scooped clay out of a convenient streambed to make our mudballs. The good thing about this was that there was a sort of tunnel that the brambles formed over the stream, so you not only had ammunition to hand, but also a handy escape route far too low, muddy and brambly for adults, in the rare event of the irate motorist noticing the crime in progress, leaping from their car shaking their fist. I think this only happened once.
2026 Rules and Guidelines
Feb. 22nd, 2026 03:55 pmmimihylea posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
worldbuildexThe rules for the Worldbuilding Exchange v3 are mostly taken from the previous incarnation of this exchange.
Quick Links: Schedule | Tag Set | Collection | Evidence Post: Coming Soon | Mod contact: worldbuildmod@gmail.com
What is "worldbuilding"?
For the purposes of this exchange, "worldbuilding" is defined as any exploration of how a fictional world works beyond the information presented in canon. This includes (but is not limited to) more detailed extrapolation of information presented in canon, filling in gaps in the canon backstory, attempts to reconcile apparent contradictions in canon information, exploring the perspectives on canon events of characters implied to exist but not considered within the canon, and so on.
This exchange allows all fandoms whose content is predominantly fictional. RPF or fandoms that are largely based on historical figures or events with very little fictionalization are not eligible. (For example, the film “Lincoln” would not be accepted, but “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer” would be.)
It is absolutely fine for the gift you create to be an action-adventure story/shippy fanart/etc (provided your recipient hasn't expressed a desire for you to avoid such things), so long as there are also worldbuilding elements present in a significant way.
Participants are expected to create one of:
Fanfiction - a complete fic of at least 1000 words
Fanart - a finished piece of art, not on lined paper
In-Universe Media - a complete piece of in-universe media (any format of text or documents that might exist in-universe) of at least 1000 words
Podfic - a complete podfic of an existing work (fic or in-universe media) of at least 1000 words, OR podfic of a newly written work of at least 500 words.
When you sign up, you will need to request at least three fandoms with distinct lore, and offer at least four. The maximum number for both requests and offers will be ten. You may request/offer the same fandom in more than one slot, but the total number of distinct fandoms must still be three or more (for requests) or four or more (for offers). You may request specific characters, Any or No Characters, or Original Characters, or any combination of these. If you choose Any or No Characters, this means any characters in the canon, not just in the tagset; however, you may DNW particular characters from the canon. You may specify a gender for original work characters if that gendered tag was nominated in that fandom.
Worldbuilding tags are requested in the relationship slot and are specific to each fandom.
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February Challenge: Title Track
Feb. 14th, 2026 04:05 pmgrundyscribbling posting in silwritersguild
Enamored as he was with language, the chapters and titles of Tolkien's broad range of works are often small works of art in and of themselves. Some carry the ponderous weight of legend, others evoke complex metaphors and associations, and some dance like poems upon the tongue.
This month's challenge offers prompts based on titles within Tolkien's many and varied works. We've selected 125 titles from books, chapters, essays, poems, and fragments of text to inspire your fanwork. Note that fanworks do not have to be about the work the title belongs to (although they certainly can be). As always, we encourage creative interpretations of our challenges, and you can use the prompts however you want.
In order to receive a stamp for your fanwork, your response must be posted to the archive on or before 15 March 2026. For complete challenge guidelines, see the Challenges page on our website.
WBex v.3
Feb. 13th, 2026 11:32 amwbv2mod posting in worldbuilding_exchangeSome volunteers are setting up worldbuildex to be a successor to this exchange - we wish them well! Please check out their journal if you're interested in participating.
worldbuildex to be a successor to this exchange - we wish them well! Please check out their journal if you're interested in participating.