Man from U.N.C.L.E. Section VII

It's been awhile, and I thank all of you for indulging my absence while I tended to family matters.  As some of you know, my darling cousin Luther was battling illness, and has sadly passed after a short but dramatic encounter with pancreatic cancer.

On Tuesday we celebrated his life, and in spite of the Covid-19 restrictions and sadly, fears, we had wonderful people come out to send him off with love and gratitude for a life well lived.  Thank you to all who sent sweet messages of comfort and encouragement. 

You may have missed seeing this one, so here it is again. We have a slightly obtuse challenge for you to charge into full force: The Pandemic Affair Challenge.  I'm saying it's Impromptu, just because I thought of it in a flash and, well, that's impromptu.

So, check it out HERE

These boys are waiting for you...

Another issue of Kuryakin Files is in the works.  This will be another digi-file publication, with a summer release pending adequate submissions.

Lisa Madden publishes Kuryakin Files, and you can contact her here:  lemadden52@gmail.com

Stories should be Gen, never before published.  Lisa does edit, so writers need to be open to that and possible suggestions for revision, if necessary.

A selection of color illustrations is also being sought.

A year or so ago we had a conversation about the muse, the lost muse and missing muse... you know what I mean.

I'm wondering if there's a way to jump start a muse search, perhaps track her down and talk some sense into the wayward sprite.

The poll we put up yesterday received some responses that indicated a lost muse is responsible for non-productivity where writing is concerned here in the MFU-niverse, and that a new challenge might do it for some of you.

A compelling challenge.

So, what constitutes a compelling challenge? We have weekly writing prompts here on Section VII, and admittedly a few of them have been here for a very long time.  So, the topic is open for something new and different to ignite and inspire you to write.  If you have a suggestion, please use the comments to post your ideas.  We want you to write, and we are open to new topics and prompts that will help you (all of us), to get back to the exploits of Solo and Kuryakin in a big way. 

55 Years of MFU can't be wrong.  Right?

It seems as though the fandom of MFU is less active recently, perhaps over a period of a year or more.  I hear murmurs of other fandoms pulling at writers, although personally, I have had little interest in anything other than MFU.  It was where I discovered this world of fan fiction and, indeed, fandom itself.  I guess I'm just not that curious about the after life regarding anyone except Solo and Kuryakin.
That is not to say my own preferences should apply to anyone else, just to be clear.
So, where are you these days? We've gone from a glut of stories to a handful, if that. Are you simply tired of writing, out of time and energy or no longer hanging on every adventure from our intrepid spies?
Let's talk about it. Some of the questions may not apply to you, so leave fields blank if that's the case.
Thanks!

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