Fannish Fifty Challenge 2026: Post # 2: More Joy Day giving & receiving

[ride_4ever]

What I did for More Joy Day: wrote a Guardian ficlet Zhen Hun Bibliomancy Tanka for amedia; made a donation to Fraser.org, an organization that supports mental health, emotional health, and disability care (made as a memorial donation in memory of andeincascade and I notified Ande's family about it); sent a letter of appreciation to my primary-care doctor of many years who retired last month; sent letters of solidarity to neighbors who have "No Kings in America" signs in their front yard; sent an ILU letter and fannish bookmark to a fan who -- the day before More Joy Day -- posted the comment "tell someone you love them today".

What I received for More Joy Day: a due South x Venom crossover fic The Pause That Reinvigorates by petra and a penpal-type letter in the postal mail from oldtoadwoman. (The letter did not say it was FOR More Joy Day, but it arrived ON More Joy Day, so I'm "counting" it.)

Comments

[verushka70]

Wow! Your More Joy Day was incredibly productive! (whereas I missed it entirely, sigh) Go, you!

[ride_4ever]

I always aim for doing a multitude of More Joy Day actions. I <3 so much that it is a thing.

[amedia]

I missed More Joy Day too, alas!!! But I benefited from it. <3

[ride_4ever]

Heh, look at it this way: you participated by being a recipient! :-)

[amedia]

And verushka70 participated by suggesting using bibliomancy!

[ride_4ever]

Uhm, actually, no, she absolutely was the inspiration, but not the suggester. She inspired me to think about some time trying bibliomancy for poetry when I saw that she herself had done it for last year's dSC6DBB (the due South Canadian Six Degrees Big Bang). Later, when I thought of ficcing some Guardian for you for MJD, that's when I decided it was the time I'd give bibliomancy a try.

[amedia]

Whoops, my mistake! I appreciate the explanation. :-)

I still can't say how thrilled I am that:
you wrote your first Guardian fic ♥ and
you wrote it for me!!! ♥

[ride_4ever]

Yes, I myself am thrilled to have "finally" ficced Guardian and also to have gift!ficced you.

BTW, <3 your side-by-side style icon there.

[amedia]

wrote a Guardian ficlet Zhen Hun Bibliomancy Tanka for amedia

Here to say how happy I am that you did!!! Indeed, all the kind and generous things you did are very inspiring. I hope not to miss the next MJD!!!

[ride_4ever]

I <3 MJD so much. One of fandom's -- and one of sdwolfpup's -- gifts to the world!

[minoanmiss]

*DELIGHTS*

[ride_4ever]

*basks in the delight*