Happy Valentine's Day - The MSV Collection is Open!

[red_lasbelin]

This is the tenth year for me as the main Slashy moderator (hard to believe it's been that long!). A part of me did not want to do a round this year, but I knew Keiliss would shout at me from the great beyond. Kei was an inexhaustible supporter of the Slashy Swaps and Tolkien fandom. She got me to sign up for the 2004 Slashy Santa with her. (I suspect many past and present participants can say the same - she was very good at getting people to join her in fiction exchanges/challenges.) The rest is history.

This round would not have been as easy or as smooth had it not been for the efforts of Ysilme, who volunteered to co-mod with me this year. She supplied virtual tea, a stout shoulder to cry on, endless cat pictures and has been absolutely fantastic. Thank you to the other volunteers as well! You've all been very kind.

Congratulations to our new writers: bluehair, cílil, forelvenses, I_did_not_mean_to, Idrils_Scribe, ihaveheardtherain, jouissant, Just_Rocket_Science, KayleeArafinwiel, Maggie_Honeybite, maglor_my_beloved, NadineTook, Siana, steadfastalysanne2022, TheMirkyKing, tinnurin, and tomefaired who completed their first swap! Please check out their stories and make them feel welcome.

Thank you also to our pinch hitters this round; they stepped up to make sure everyone got a Valentine's Day story.

Please check out all the stories at 2023 My Slashy Valentine!

Red and Ysilme
The MSV Mods