More Joy Day

Event
Event:	More Joy Day
Participants:	SDWolfpup
Date(s):	annual, January 2008-present
Type:	celebration
Fandom:	multifandom
URL:	sdwolfpup's more joy day tag works tagged "More Joy Day Fest" on AO3
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More Joy Day is a concept thought up by SDWolfpup in January 2008. It is an annual day devoted to spreading JOY. SDWolfpup's suggestions for celebrating that day include:

Write a fic, make an icon, make a vid, or make a fanart for someone. Buy someone paid time or userpics. Leave someone a nice comment. Say something nice about something fannish someone else loves. Say something nice about something fannish you love and encourage squee (and squee on someone else’s post if they make one!). Offer to beta for someone. Offer to donate five dollars to the charity of someone's choice. Send flowers to an online friend in a different city. Buy someone you know online a present. Or a virtual present. Plant a tree or a flower in someone's honor and take a picture of it and post it to your LJ. When somebody cuts you off at work, wish them well and hope they get where they’re going safely. Make somebody a friendship bracelet. Or a construction paper heart. Call someone you love and tell them so. Or anything else you can think of!

2008 #1

The first More Joy Day was January 10, 2008.

"In the interest of spreading more joy, I’m proposing that a week from today, Thursday, January 10th, we each engage in one act, either here on or outside of LJ, which brings joy to another person, in the hopes that that person will spread that joy further, and exponentially onward."

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• 20thcenturyvole made a a rec set
• akamine_chan wrote Due South drabbles
• brynnmck posted vid recs and fic recs
• counteragent made Destiny Calling, a vid celebrating vidding
• Countess Mary made Big Time a Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure vid
• kernezelda wrote a due South fic, Fraser In the North
• kuwadora made a Stargate SG-1 vid, Outer Space, a Torwood vid, Steady As She Goes, and wrote fics
• meresy made a series of picspams
• nos4a2no9 hosted an anonymous love meme
• simplystars made a music mix
• sdwolfpup shared a music mix
• snoopypez made icons
• spuffyduds wrote several ficlets
• voleuse made a picspam
• zelliehstories offered drabbles

2008 #2

In the first year, there were two More Joy Days. The second took place on July 3, 2008.

"The goal of today is for us to seek out and give joy to others, in the hopes that it will expand outward into the world. We're giving ourselves a booster shot of joy to make it through the rest of the year with a little bit of our sanity intact. :)"

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• aingeal8c wrote ficlets[1][2][3]
• akamine_chan wrote drabbles in several fandoms
• danegan posted favorite vid moments
• daybreak777 posted Felix Gaeta recs
• dessert_first posted vid recs
• fan_eunice offered free hugs
• heresluck made a More Joy Mix
• keerawa wrote a Due South fic, Violets at Christmas
• malnpudl sent fic snippet postcards to people
• meresy posted a Due South picspam
• pipsqueaky posted a Mix of Joy
• primroseburrows posted a picspam
• sage posted a Stargate Atlantis fic, Spin and Parity
• sansets posted comfort fic recs
• sassyinkpen shared music

2009

More Joy Day 2009 Banner

In 2009, More Joy Day was held on January 15.

From SDWolfpup's LJ:

"The ultimate goal is to do just one joy-filled thing for someone(s) today; either something small, like letting someone in front of you in line or in traffic, or something big, like writing a fic or making a vid for someone. The smallest amount of joy helps, and is a kindness that wasn't there when you started. You're further encouraged to then post about it and comment here with your link for further joy-sharing."

Other comments:

"You cannot have a bad attitude upon this day, this wonderful day that comes but once a year. It’s simpler than Christmas, because there’s no commercialism. It’s better than Easter, because the chocolate sellers aren’t as pushy and all the good stuff is still in the store. It’s more fun than ANZAC Day (I’m an Army Brat, it’s Happy ANZAC Day), because the stores are open and you can go shoe shopping if you like."

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• akamine_chan wrote drabbles
• attempt_unique made a playlist
• belmanoir wrote part 1 of a due South fic, Million Dollar Moment
• charmax remastered her BTVS/ATS ensemble vid, Smile]
• counteragent made a vidlet mashup, She Blinded Me with Science
• cofax7 offered drabbles
• deird1 mailed postcards
• e_juliana offered limericks and haikus
• flurblewig wrote a Prison Break fic, The Creation of Alternate Universes
• j_s_cavalcante wrote a due South fic, Class
• lizamanynames posted a picspam
• malnpudl offered podfics
• meresy posted a picspam
• milly made a Merlin vid, Soldier
• sansets shared art recs
• sionnain wrote a due South fic, Hat Trick
• snoopypez offered drabbles and pictures
• stultiloquentia wrote a Stargate SG-1 fic, Fluff
• waltzforanight started a friending meme
• wishfulaces shared music
• zabira offered podfic

2010

In 2019, More Joy Day was held on January 14.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• belmanoir wrote a Twitch City/X-Files crossover, I Was Abducted By Aliens
• daybreak777 posted Felix Gaeta recs
• cofax7 wrote for prompt requests[4][5][6]
• crevanfox took fic and icon requests
• danegan shared music
• fizzyblogic wrote two fics
• flurblewig wrote a Prison Break fic, A Good Plan
• j_s_cavalcante offered due South fic snippets
• leanwellback made a multifandom vid, Feels Something Like
• lucifuge5 wrote ficlets[7][8][9]
• mizface wrote a Due South fic, A Typical Conversation
• movies_michelle wrote a House fic, The Pink Elephant in the Room
• musesfool shared music recs
• nicole_anell took drabble and icon requests
• no_detective posted an Adam Lambert picspam
• podfic_lover posted podfic recs and offered free DVDs
• ro_mm_ck wrote two BTVS fics, It Doesn't Hurt and Uncomplicated
• snoopypez took drabble requests
• talitha78 made a Sherlock Holmes vid, Fever
• stultiloquentia made a Slings & Arrows playlist
• thedothatgirl made a multi-fandom vid, If It Gives You Joy, recced vids, and offered to create icons
• thisficklemob recced a BTVS fic
• waltzforanight wrote a Due South/Durham County crossover, Sometimes You're Up, Sometimes You're Down
• were_duck posted vid recs
• zvi wrote a Star Trek fic and a Psych/Chuck crossover, Two Butch Guys Sit at a Bar

2011

In 2011, More Joy Day was held on January 13.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• cindergal wrote an As the World Turns fic, Reid Oliver and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day That Actually Turned Out Kind Of Awesome
• cofax7 wrote fic snippets
• dessert_first wrote a White Collar fic, Company, and a Supernatural fic, Working Man
• gorgeousnerd wrote a Supernatural fic, Bracelet
• lucifuge5 wrote ficlets[10][11][12][13]
• omens drew Bandom fanart
• pennyplainknits wrote snippets
• podfic_lover offered free CD, books, and DVDs and podficlet recordings
• rubynye wrote a Star Trek fic, Occultation
• sansets made a joy-themed playlist
• shadowhuntress made icons
• shatnerific shared hi-res images of Paul Gross and Callum Keith Rennie
• thedothatgirl offered to create banners and icons

2012

In 2012, More Joy Day was held on January 12.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• akamine_chan posted a MCR fic, and this world tonight is mine
• belmanoir posted 7 fics [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
• dessert_first made a multifandom vid, Improper Dancing
• fizzyblogic wrote a Sherlock Holmes fic, Unwritten Pieces and squeed about BtVS
• isagel set up a Lewis prompt meme
• kernezelda made a Farscape vid, Email To Berlin
• phoenix64 shared cute animal pictures
• pipsqueaky donated to charities
• ratcreature offered drawings
• sadiane shared music recs
• sage posted a Slings & Arrows picspam
• sansets posted comfort fic recs
• zabira shared a video playlist of music

2013

In 2013, More Joy Day was held on January 10.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• cofax7 wrote ficlets
• hazelwho wrote a Due South fic, Roadside Assistance, and a Flashpoint fic, Pink
• heresluck posted a mix of 26 cover songs
• kass made a Doctor Who vidlet, Cloud
• kiki-eng wrote a Bomb Girls fic, Victory: Coffee!
• omens gifted drawings
• podfic_lover offered free DVDs
• rukbat3 wrote a Firefly fic, What a Tangled Web
• seascribble wrote two Due South fic, Joy Cometh and Anything Like Normal
• speranza wrote a Due South fic, Locked Room Puzzle

2014

In 2014, More Joy Day was held on January 9.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• belmanoir wrote an Arrow fic, I like watching you do that
• cofax7 filled fic prompts[21][22]
• fan_eunice offered free hugs
• ifreet took fic requests and mailed postcards
• lilly_the_kid made a post about Men in Black
• malnpudl recorded four podfics
• musesfool took fic prompts
• podfic_lover took requests for podfic covers and mailed postcards
• scribe wrote a Due South fic, Ray Vecchio, Sixty-Four, in Canada in the Summertime
• seascribble wrote a Due South fic, Four Visits From the Spirit of Curling
• shell wrote an Avengers ficlet
• soupytwist wrote a post about the band Pulp
• ThisAintBC wrote a Due South fic, Mesnée d'Hellequin and made a Due South graphic

2015

In 2015, More Joy Day was held on January 15.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• ajhall wrote ficlets
• brumeier wrote two fics and made a Due South manip
• ifreet wrote a Slings & Arrows fic, all apologies
• muccamukk wrote prompt fills[23][24][25][26][27][28]
• ride_4ever made and gifted fannish jewelry
• scribe wrote a British Comedian RPF chapter
• shell wrote an MCU fic, You Pick

2016

In 2016, More Joy Day was held on January 14.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• brumeier wrote a Hawaii Five-0 fic, Everything He Wanted

2017

In 2017, More Joy Day was held on January 20.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• brumeier wrote a SGA fic, Emergency Protocols, and made a fic title card for nagi_blue for their series Blood and Water
• daybreak777 recced vids set to Simon and Garfunkel songs
• dorinda wrote prompt fills
• gaboloange posted a Call the Midwife fic, The Best of What Might Be
• lannamichaels took writing prompt requests
• marginaliana wrote a Top Gear RPF fic, The Brake is on the Right
• nagi_blue wrote a Hawaii Five-0 fic, So, That Was Weird
• naraht took fic and rec requests
• ride_4ever sent fannish gift packages to due South fen
• sadiane "adopted" two wolves in Benton Fraser's name
• sdwolfpup made a post encouraging people to squee about their ships in the comments
• such_heights made a Disney vid, Life in Technicolour
• tielan wrote an MCU fic, A Beautiful Death

2018

In 2018, More Joy Day was held on January 25.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• beer_good wrote a BTVS/Hansel & Gretel crossover, Crumbs
• brumeier wrote three fics
• gabolange wrote a City Homicide fic, Two to Whisper Quietly
• mresundance wrote a Star Wars fic, Coming Home
• nagi_blue wrote a Stargate fic, Strut Your Stuff
• ride_4ever commission personalized custom zine copies from Requiem Publications of fics by china_shop and mergatrude as gifts for them
• sdwoldpup offered gifs of people's choosing
• smallhobbit wrote a Sherlock Holmes fic, In the Small Ads Column

2019

In 2019, More Joy Day was held on January 17.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• beer_good wrote a BTVS fic, Yukon Ho!
• brumeier wrote a multifandom crossover fic and made an SGA manip
• gwenfrankenstien offered personalized book recs
• kangeiko took prompts for drabbles or ficlets
• minim_calibre took short writing prompts
• muccamukk wrote ficlets
• musesfool wrote an Avengers fic, Butter, Sugar, Flour, Salt
• petra wrote fannish drabbles and limericks
• smallhobbit wrote a Sherlock fic, 'Bargain Hunt' Looks Good
• sweetestdrain made a Buzzfeed The Try Guys vid, The Bad Touch
• thenewbuzwuzz made icons and commented on a fic with no comments
• tielan posted cat pictures

2020

In 2020, More Joy Day was held on January 17.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• avrelia wrote a BTVS fic, This is Forty
• brumeier wrote four fics and made one manip
• moth2fic wrote an original fic
• musesfool wrote a Star Wars fic, similar, if not the same
• ride_4ever sent fannish gift packages
• sdwolfpup wrote A Song of Ice and Fire prompt fics

2021

In 2021, More Joy Day was held on January 15.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• amedia left detailed comments on several fics
• beer_good wrote a BTVS fic, Eat the Rich
• brumeier wrote two fics
• musesfool wrote a Batman fic, we'll fill our mouths with cinnamon
• ride_4ever promoted a first time fic writer

2022

In 2022, More Joy Day was held on January 14.

Things Done/Made for More Joy Day Include:

• brumeier wrote a Stargate fic, The Road So Far
• goodbyebird recced fanart and icon makers
• goss offered drawings
• lannnamichaels wrote a Vorkosigan Saga fic, Ask An Emperor!
• marycrawford offered drawings
• minim_calibre hosted a writing chat
• pennyplainknits recorded a Star Wars podfic Ephemeral Extracts from the Archives
• petra wrote ficlets and poetry
• ride_4ever commented on LJ aDW posts and mailed cards and buttons
• vesperregina created a Galileo fanvid, Always a Woman