Snowflake Challenge #5: Canon

Whether it is to fix-it, honor it, or expand upon it, canon is why we are all here. So, let's celebrate canon today and talk about our favorites. Nostalgic, new, problematic, or forever canons are all welcome to be loved, dissected, and discussed. Have a favorite scene? A much-loved character? A much-maligned character? Just love the whole thing epically? Talk about it all or as little as you want!

A very brief discussion of the Turkish Bath in Sherlock Holmes and Jeeves & Wooster canons.

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Snowflake Challenge #6: Recs

In your own space, rec at least three fanworks that you didn’t create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Here are three explicit The Old Guard Joe/Nicky fics.

1. Georgian costume masquerade with cross-dressing Nicky.
2. Foreskin play (uncut Nicky)
3. the oldie but goodie omegaverse heat (Alpha!Joe/Omega!Nicky) with NSFW art in Chapter 2.

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Snowflake Challenge #7: Puzzle Challenge

In your own space, create your own challenge. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

January 29 is National Puzzle Day in the US. My challenge is, for anyone who accepts, to do a puzzle (any kind of puzzle: jigsaw, physical or online, crossword puzzle, word search, or just solving the mystery of what happened to the two pillowcases you put in the dryer) between today and January 29. You can post a photo or a link in the comments if you want. I know many of my friends like online puzzles so you can let others know in the comments what site(s) you like.

And here is an interesting article about John Finnemore of Cabin Pressure fame solving a famous literary puzzle called 'Cain's Jawbone.'

My Poem: The Stately Home Murder: Here is a stately home: Gen

I like to make concrete poems out of fancy chocolate wrappers (after I eat the chocolate).

Title: Here is a stately home.
Fandom: The Stately Home Murder/Complete Steel by Catherine Aird [part of the Sloane & Crosby series]
Poetic Form: Samsong & concrete poem
Warning: SPOILERS for The Stately Home Murder, including the identity of the murderer.
Length: 447
Rating: Gen

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