Word of the Day

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MONDAY, MARCH 2

Glissade

[ɡlə-SAHD]Part of speech: noun

Origin: french, mid-19th century

• A way of sliding down a steep slope of snow or ice, typically on the feet with the support of an ice axe.
• (Ballet) A movement, typically used as a joining step, in which one leg is brushed outward from the body, which then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it.

Examples of Glissade in a sentence

• Attempting a glissade was the only way down the mountain.
• The glissade serves as the transition between the more difficult dance steps.

About Glissade

The glissade comes from the French verb "glisser," meaning to slip or slide. In English we use glissade as a noun to describe movements that take on this slipping and sliding characteristic. But it can also be used as a verb — "glissading down the mountain in a glissade." It's not the strongest writing, but it's still accurate.

Did you Know?

A glissade is a type of movement, but the exact execution of it depends on the context. If you're on an icy mountain, you can slide down in a glissade. The glissade might occur on the dance floor, or you might be disarming your fencing opponent with a glissade.

The Daily Prompt

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A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.  

Proverbs 18.24

Short Affair PROMPTS for March 9th

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Here we are in March. Time does indeed seem to be March-ing.

The prompts for stories due on 9th March can be found below the cut. For stories due today follow the link for the prompts.

https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2750991.html

Don't forget, you can now chose to use one of the prompt words, or to use both in your story (not forgetting the colour element), remembering to state which combination of prompts you are using.

Remember, Section VII is a Gen site, but stories which are Het, Long-term Romance or AU can be posted in mfu_map_room.

You can post directly to Section VII or, if you wish, you can post your story elsewhere and provide a link. Please say where the link leads as a lot of people are unwilling to go to certain sites. Don't forget, Section VII and the Map Room are both available on Dreamwidth, for those of you who can figure it out (Just let us know if you posted there).

Have fun.

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A bit of fluff

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I found two short (well, under 500 words) bits of nonsense I wrote a while back and cleaned them up a bit. They are posted on AO3 and I'll try to get them up on the UNCLE Fan Fiction Archive too.


Why U.N.C.L.E.’s Travel Budget is So High
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22989631


Illya Makes a Date
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22989499

Short Affair 3rd March - Clean

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Prompt word: mission
Prompt colour: brown
Word count: 489


Read on AO3 or below the cut.

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