text: # Happy Weekend, serialists! Welcome to Serial Saturday... ish! \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ***New here?*** If you’re brand new to and thinking about participating in Serial Saturday, welcome! Feel free to dip your toes in by writing for this challenge or any others we have listed on the handy dandy! \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ # Top picks from last week’s assignment, The Off-Season Part 2: **Fan favorite with the most votes:** /u/ChineseArtist, with a tender story that takes us on a journey full of sweet changes. This week the **Smoking Hot Challenge Sash** goes to an author that nailed the spirit of the assignment: /u/JohnGarrigan, with a bizzarely different story that you've gotta read to... appreciate. Great job, you two! But don't just take my word for it, go check out these awesome stories and give 'em a ! Serial Saturday is officially in the off-season and will return at the start of the year with a full schedule posted in the first couple weeks of January. Check back on the discord server for updates. In the meantime feel free to check out the spotlight threads for Serial Saturday authors and go down the rabbit hole of seriously great stories. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ There’s a *Super Serial* role on the Discord server, so make sure you grab that so you’re notified of all Serial Saturday related news! **Join the** **to chat with prompters, authors, and readers!** Have you seen the? No? Oh boy! Here's the current cycle's challenge schedule.