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I was going to talk about these more, but then I ran out of energy :( But if anyone would like to know more about any of them, poke me in the comments and I'll answer any questions and so forth!

I write four stories! One one was for a song I had ever heard previously. I did two pinch hits and one treat :)

First - my original assignment!

Song: Fire in the Head by Sharon Knight
Embers Just Waiting for Breath (7306 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Fire in the Head - Sharon Knight (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Bards, Storytelling, songs, Bechdel Test Pass, Fae & Fairies, Ordeals, Faustian Bargain, Madness, Megaliths, Rituals, Fire, Pilgrimage, Folklore
Summary:

Efa goes to the Giant's Chair
To make a Feyre pact...


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Then two pinch hits! Both were for songs I'd considered treating anyway if I'd had time. I was thinking maybe about drabbles to start with, so both of them turned out pretty short. But I think they were just as long as they needed to be :) Witch Hunt is the only song I already knew.

Song: Ringo by Lorne Green
Sparks (1049 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ringo - Lorne Greene (Song)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Narrator/Ringo
Characters: Ringo, Narrator
Additional Tags: Gunshot Wounds, Western, Bandits & Outlaws, gunfights, Character Death Fix, amateur surgery, Starting Over, Reunions
Summary:

Ringo: A spark of good, a spark of life, and a spark of somethin' else.


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Song: Witch Hunt by Jack Off Jill
Called to the Dance (1015 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Witch Hunt - Jack Off Jill (Song)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Fire, Witches, Witchcraft, Circus, Implied/Referenced Character Death
Summary:

You might have been the best of us, the most powerful.

But you tried to put yourself above us. Above me. You said we were nothing.

You were wrong, but you can save your tears for the flames.


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And finally the treat!

Song: The Wondersmith and his Sons by Astronautilis
The Long Con (2979 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Wondersmith and His Sons - Astronautalis (Song)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Vampires, Magic, Magical Realism, Family, Dysfunctional Family, Con Artists, Vampire Hunters, Exes, Brothers, Mild torture, Violence, Lies, Restraints
Summary:

All she has to do is find Evan.

That's all.

Maybe.


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And that's all! I really do love this exchange though, and I encourage everyone to check out allll the stories, because they are on the whole very excellent! I can't wait for next year :D
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I thought that would be a good name for a jukebox writer, but now mu brain is providing helpful coin slot entendres, so maybe not. Whatever, I'm going with it!

So, Dear Jukebox Operator:

Thank you very much for writing something for me. I want to say first of all that if you have a strong idea about what you want to write, please feel free to run with it! I have tried to give some general ideas of things that I think might be cool for the stories, but for the most part I'm pretty open to interpretations. I'm okay with any rating, I don't have any real squicks or triggers. I like things that are scary and creepy, but I also like things that a cute or funny or fluffy (though I'm not sure if any of the songs I picked really lean that way). I don't need happy endings, but I do enjoy them. If you have different ideas though, lemme have 'em! I like character introspection, I like world building, I like plot. I like porn, but I prefer plot to go with it. Really, go wild! I'm pretty easy to please!

I am really excited for this fest, possibly more than is rational. I have a longstanding love of folk music and other forms of ballads and song-stories, and I like thinking about what we don't know as much as what we do. The canons we have to work with here are mostly pretty loose, and I'm excited to see where people go with them. I recognize that this is a lot closer to original fic than most fandom-fests, and I appreciate that it can be harder to make things up whole cloth, so really, thank you! Write what you want, what inspires you, and hopefully what is below has some good ideas if you're feeling lost!

7 (Prince and the New Power Generation) )


The Green Valley (Puscifer) )


Invisible Light (Scissor Sisters) )


King Henry (Steeleye Span) )


No Death (Mirel Wagner) )


Mama Loi, Papa Loi (Exuma) )

Thanks so much, author/operator!

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