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ALERT ALERT! Mass Effect Big Bang: 2024 author sign ups are going to go live!

Hey there, Commanders and Pathfinders. We've been in an information blackout as admins have been dealing with Real Life Fuckwittery, and for that we apologize. That being said, the Big Bang is still going to happen! Mark your omni-tools:

It's a bit short notice, but we didn't want to overlap with holiday plans for posting.

If you didn't see the discord post, we do have two themes/prompts you can use as a launch pad, but you definitely don't have to follow them if you don't want to; they're simply there to sparks some ideas.

theme/prompt 1: Incorporate a trade you either wish you had, or you might have studied for when young but never finished. (example: I personally wanted to me a mortician, and started to study for that - but never finished because - well, life happened - ironic really. So I could write a story about a mortician in any setting my little brain could conjure up.)

theme/prompt 2: We all have that story we sorta wish we had written a sequel or a prequel to - so this prompt is for you. Write a sequel to a story you wrote at least one year ago. If it is not in the mass effect universe, you can do a crossover if you want to - all bets off really. (example: I wrote a mebb entry like 7 years ago, and I did start on a sequel but never finished that sequel - perhaps this is the opportunity I need to do that.

Please remember we have a twitter and a facebook, which you can follow and check for info and updates. The official wordpress post is here, as well.

We'll (big) bang, okay?

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By KyleHulehanWrites.

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So I have received my gift for @masseffectholidaycheer and I love them! Grunt is one of my most favorite boys and the space hamster bag is sooo cute, thank you so much @elizashepard

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Aren't we all waiting to be read by someone, praying that they'll tell us that we make sense?

- Ruby Francisco

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Franny Choi, from “Catastrophe is Next to Godliness”

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— October, by Mary Oliver

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"Not sure if Turian heaven is the same as yours, but if this thing goes sideways and we both end up there... meet me at the bar."

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So recently I found out that I got the dlc bundle for Dragon Age 2 on my laptop and I finally get to romance Sebastian. I know it’s a chaste romance but that man and that voice...how could I not? I’ll let you all know how it goes 

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**ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL OF THIS GIFT EXCHANGE**

GREETINGS, VERMIN. THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HARVEST HOLIDAY SEASON IS UPON US.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

SURVEYS WILL BE COLLECTED UNTIL DECEMBER 12, 2022.

MATCH EMAILS WILL BE SENT OUT BY DECEMBER 15, 2022.

GIFTS MAY BE GIVEN BETWEEN JANUARY 15, 2023 AND JANUARY 31, 2023.

ANYONE MAKING/SENDING A PHYSICAL GIFT MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF POSTAGE BY JANUARY 15, 2023.

*POSTAL SERVICES ARE STILL SOMEWHAT HAMPERED BY COVID, WEATHER, ETC. IF YOU’RE RECEIVING A PHYSICAL GIFT, IT MAY BE DELAYED.

But worry not—everyone gets a gift. And if yours hasn’t shown up, we’ll know, and we’ll make sure you get something. Minion Keeper is VERY good at this job! They have a sacred spreadsheet, which they keep in the tiny sacred backpack. (Nothing gets past the sacred spreadsheet. Not even Shepard.)

Read the rules. We’ve made some changes/clarifications this year.

FILL OUT THE SURVEY! (Enjoy Holiday Harbinger’s sense of humor. Truly, the gift that keeps on giving.)

Follow @masseffectholidaycheer for the duration of the exchange. This is where we communicate. It’s also where you can enjoy all the gifts people make.

Spread the news! The more the merrier! Otherwise, Holiday Harbinger will never collect enough organic paste to make a Tumblr Reaper.

Join in the fun before the Harvest takes you all.

If you have questions you’d like answered, please send Holiday Harbinger an email at holidayharbinger@gmail.com.

JANUARY JUBILATION CANNOT BE STOPPED

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In honor of N7 day, my current Shepard, Ziggy.

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Ursula K. Le Guin, from The Left Hand of Darkness

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Confession: Me: *looking at a picture of Garrus* I wanna fuck that alien so much