a very generous offer of an ear to bend for FKFicFest players

In the reply thread on the latest fkficfest/fkficfest reminder, argentum_ls/argentum_ls, who isn't playing this year, made this very kind offer to those who are playing:

"Should anyone want someone to bounce ideas off of, brainstorm with, or generally complain at about the state of their stories, I'd be happy to help."

:-)

Edited 8:59 PM Pacific Time: To add Argentum_LS's LJ ID.

"July 22, 1916"

In 2010, for the first-ever FKFicFest after-party, wiliqueen wrote "July 22, 1916." On the event's 100^th anniversary this week, she mused about that story and its historical inspiration. If its subject matter doesn't cut too close to home for you when you might read, I recommend it as a beautiful little FK piece, a smart and poignant prelude to the flashbacks of "Cherry Blossoms," which I love so.

As Wiliqueen noted: On July 22, 1916, in the run-up to the US entering the First World War, San Francisco, California, so far from the fighting in Europe, held a "Preparedness Day" parade. It remains unknown to this day who planted the bomb that killed 10 and injured 40 during that parade.

Wikipedia says that the Preparedness Day bombing is still the worst terrorist attack in San Francisco's history. May it ever stay the worst. May no worse ever again happen anywhere.