With eBear's help, I've got my unofficial play outside of the sandbox challenge (I was having trouble identifying my sandbox... so I had to beg for help).

Write an SF story with a *straight* male protagonist.

The wheels are turning as my brain tries frantically to find a personality with a story to tell. Then it'll be up to me to find the time to write it in amongst all the other stuff I don't have time for. *smiles*