My last post was exactly four days ago. It may be the longest I've gone without posting since I've been on #Steemit. Except, perhaps, for that hiccup called HF20.

This one will likely be short, but only because I haven't had time to really think about what to write about and I want to put something out. I had a crazy weekend. For starters, Saturday was baseball day. Both of my grandsons had fall baseball play off games. So, I started the day off with baseball (first game at 9 a.m.) and finished with baseball around 5 p.m. Both games involved some travel to and from. Then, Saturday night, my church was hosting a harvest festival. My wife was the lead on that one, so my participation was mandatory.

Sunday, it was church and a meeting. I was so tired from the weekend that I didn't feel like posting Sunday night.

Monday was recuperation day. Work all day and a visit to Soup Night (an every Monday event) at a friend's house. When I got home, I played Steem Monsters until it was bed time, which wasn't long.

So back to posting. The last post I made was the announcement for October's farmpunk fiction contest, which brings me to my first invitation in this roundup.

#ulog

Image taken from Pixabay.

Invitation #1

For November, I plan to host another #farmpunk contest. I'd like for this to have some universal appeal. For October, I decided to go with pumpkin harvesting, but pumpkins don't grow everywhere so that might have cut some people out of the running. If I go with Thanksgiving for November, I'll have the same problem. What are your suggestions? What would make a good farmpunk contest for November?

Leave your suggestion as a comment below.

Invitation #2

There's one day left to get in on the next exquisite corpse. So far, the following people have raised their hands to join:

The following folks expressed an interest previously but haven't let me know they're still intersted. @sarez and @ireenchew, if you'd like to participate in this writing exercise, let me know.

These individuals played in the first round but haven't said they'd play in this one: @calluna, @foxyspirit, and @quillfire. If you want in, let me know by tomorrow when this post goes into payout.

#exquisite-corpse

Invitation #3

Two days left to nominate yourself or another redfish for the Steem Power (SP) Delegation Giveaway. I'm delegating 50 SP to worthy redfish. Get in now before the two days expire and I make the decision.

Invitation #4

Are you not yet a member of the Speculative Fiction Writers of Steemit Discord community? Join us. We're looking for the following types of writers:

Science fiction - If you have an interest in science fiction or any of its subgenres, we'd love to have you join us.
Fantasy - Fantasy fiction writers are welcome to join us.
Horror - If you write horror or any of its various subgenres, you can join us.
Weird lit - If your fiction is not easily categorized, then we'd love to have you join us. Weird lit is a classification of its own that often crosses the above boundaries freely.

Artists that dabble in these genres can also join us.

#speculativefiction #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #weirdlit

An Idea I'm Contemplating

As a final note, there's an idea I've been kicking around for some time that should be a big hit among Steem Monsters fans. You've heard of fan fiction. I'm contemplating hosting fan fiction contests based on the Steem Monsters game. It is likely, if I move forward with this, that there will be a twist. More details to follow should I decide to press on.

#steemmonsters #fanfiction

There you have it, four invitations. Please comment below if you have an idea for the next farmpunk contest. Comment on the appropriate post if you want to join the exquisite corpse writing relay exercise or want to nominate a redfish for the SP delegation giveway.

Would you be interested in Steem Monsters fan fiction? Let me know with a comment.