Holidays with the Picards

Christmas and other holidays can always be a fraught time for families. Whether you argue like the Picard brothers, or the Feemans, or are still figuring it out like the Riker twins (clones) the chances are there’s some drama when a family gathers for the holidays. From a Frontier Day truther for an uncle, or a grandmother who won’t stop talking about accidentally going back in time to meet Eisenstein, the future of families could be chaotic.

Whether it’s Christmas, Passover, or a Trill celebration of bacteria that we’re not aware of yet, write a scene with one (or more) of your characters returning home for the holidays. How do they relate to their families, who do they return to, or do they make time with their found families aboard their ship?

Criteria

• Stories must be submitted through the BFMS and your entry should link to that story. Stories should be between 1,000 and 2,500 words.
• Stories will be graded using the Bravo Fleet Fiction Rubric, which marks on the following criteria: Language, Style, & Mechanics; Adherence to Canon; Perspective; Characterization; Originality; Use of the Prompt.
• Stories must be written during the competition period and should not be a reuse of an existing story. Stories written before or after the competition begins will be disqualified. The BFMS publication date will be used.
• The story must be a single author post in BFMS and not a joint post with another author.