.4K Writing Competition: Vote the Winner
- dubhlinn
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Congratulations to Carol on a well deserved victory.
Hers was a lovely little piece of great charm and grace,just like her good self.
I cast my vote for John because apart from the quality of the writing ,the story of the Dad looking down on the boy from the wrongside of the tracks is one that I know all about from my younger days in Dublin and it brought back many memories.
With regard to my own placing ,well......
To end up third in such talented company is something I am having great difficulty in comprehending,it will take an awful lot to make me feel this good again.
Of course,in this situation ,the participation is
everything so mucho respecto to all who joined in and had the crack .
Finally, a BIG thank you to Bloomfield for all of the time and effort he put into this and for giving us all so much fun.
Slan,
D.
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
- Nanohedron
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Well, I'm just relieved that the restraining order on my submitting literary works had been lifted by the time this contest rolled around. (That New Yorker thing was a long time ago, you know. Oh right...like you've never written a poem that has the words lambent lily in the last line??? We were all young once, for heaven's sake.)
Seriously, this thread was a great pleasure to take part in and read, and I'm honored more than I can express to have been chosen among such very fine entries. The variety was wonderful, and FJohnSharp's comparison to musical styles and tastes very apt. It occurred to me that being in the presence of all the other entries enhanced each one, as if they were all somehow facets of the same gem. It certainly enhanced my story, that I know.
Thank you all very much!
Bloomfield, congratulations again on your milestone. And Susan, take heart. At least you were not a runner up in the same contest as Bloomfield. (Scroll down a bit.)
Carol
PS Personally I feel that my agreeing to drop the lawsuit re: lost wages had no bearing on Bloomfield's decisions. --C.
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Seriously, this thread was a great pleasure to take part in and read, and I'm honored more than I can express to have been chosen among such very fine entries. The variety was wonderful, and FJohnSharp's comparison to musical styles and tastes very apt. It occurred to me that being in the presence of all the other entries enhanced each one, as if they were all somehow facets of the same gem. It certainly enhanced my story, that I know.
Thank you all very much!
Bloomfield, congratulations again on your milestone. And Susan, take heart. At least you were not a runner up in the same contest as Bloomfield. (Scroll down a bit.)
Carol
PS Personally I feel that my agreeing to drop the lawsuit re: lost wages had no bearing on Bloomfield's decisions. --C.
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Hey all, thanks for the votes. I loved reading everyone's entries and non-entires.
Congratulations to Carol, Dub and Susan. The real winners were the people who read them.
Congratulations to Carol, Dub and Susan. The real winners were the people who read them.
"Meon an phobail a thogail trid an chultur"
(The people’s spirit is raised through culture)
Suburban Symphony
(The people’s spirit is raised through culture)
Suburban Symphony
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Oh yeah, kudos to Bloomie for thinking of and administering this. Reading and judging stories is a big job.
"Meon an phobail a thogail trid an chultur"
(The people’s spirit is raised through culture)
Suburban Symphony
(The people’s spirit is raised through culture)
Suburban Symphony
"and a good time was had by all.."
All the entries and discussion on this thread made my computer significantly more interesting; is that a good thing? It’s interesting that a thread containing allegedly discrete bits (itsy-bitsy stories) ended up having so much community life. Thanks, bloomfield. I feel the mists of lurk gathering but I need to go ask blackhawk a question on the political thread before they do.
"There is nothing but trouble and desire."
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I'm relieved to hear it. No, really!Nanohedron wrote:Good Lord. I may be excruciatingly vain, but when I said "posthumous", I wasn't exactly feeling in a hurry about things, you know!Wombat wrote:...(Now put that razor away please Nano, you've just been recognised.)
Not to worry, all. You're not shed of me yet. Not by a long shot.
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Let me add my warmest congratulations to the winners...they wear their deserved laurels with grace. (I'd say elan, but that was for emmline and I'm sticking with it).
(Yeah, I'm late, as usual. And since I'm an anti-alchemist--reliably turning gold into lead--this thread will now swiftly sink into the silt beneath the bottom of the page, like...well... a lead....ummm.... sinker. )
(Yeah, I'm late, as usual. And since I'm an anti-alchemist--reliably turning gold into lead--this thread will now swiftly sink into the silt beneath the bottom of the page, like...well... a lead....ummm.... sinker. )
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