Here's another link that's up to date, and potentially rather useful my friends...
BookTweetingService.com: Like a Free Review?
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This one might be of interest to some of my friends here..."25 quotes that will inspire you to become a fearless writer"...some good stuff here, check it out my fearless friends...
25 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be A Fearless Writer
http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliapugachevsky/quotes-that-will-make-you-want-to-take-more-risks-with-your[/size]
25 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be A Fearless Writer
http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliapugachevsky/quotes-that-will-make-you-want-to-take-more-risks-with-your[/size]
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Some good advice right here...
eBooks can't use this line apparently...
And one more...apparently witches can't ride vacuum cleaners btw...
eBooks can't use this line apparently...
And one more...apparently witches can't ride vacuum cleaners btw...
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This might be of interest to some of my friends here...
Twitter Hashtags for Authors and Book Marketing Pros - Useful Hashtags to Help Connect with Readers and Fellow Writers
http://publishing.about.com/od/BookMarketingAndPublicity/a/Twitter-Hashtags-For-Authors-And-Book-Marketing-Pros.htm[/size]
Twitter Hashtags for Authors and Book Marketing Pros - Useful Hashtags to Help Connect with Readers and Fellow Writers
http://publishing.about.com/od/BookMarketingAndPublicity/a/Twitter-Hashtags-For-Authors-And-Book-Marketing-Pros.htm[/size]
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This one should be a piece of cake for my friends here..."April is the National Poetry Month. The NAMI New Jersey Expressive Arts Poetry Program is hosting a Poetry Contest, and we will ask you, our readers, to vote on the top 10 poems! The winners will be announced at the end of May, Mental Health Month. The top three poems will receive cash prizes of $100, $75 and $50 respectively."...check it out my mental health poetry writing friends...
NAMI NJ - Poetry Corner
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NAMI NJ - Poetry Corner
http://www.naminj.org/programs/ean/poetry-corner/[/size]
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Early grammar police had a tough time in the days before word processors...
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An 80 yr Old lady was marrying for the 4th time newspaper asked if she would mind talking about her first 3 husbands & what they did for a living.
She smiled & said "My first husband was a Banker, then I married a Circus Ringmaster. Next was a Preacher & now in my 80's, a Funeral Director."
When asked why the 4 Men had such diverse careers. She explained, "I married one for the money, 2 for the show, 3 to get ready & 4 to go."...
She smiled & said "My first husband was a Banker, then I married a Circus Ringmaster. Next was a Preacher & now in my 80's, a Funeral Director."
When asked why the 4 Men had such diverse careers. She explained, "I married one for the money, 2 for the show, 3 to get ready & 4 to go."...
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Nice to know this, especially after I just bought MS Office a few weeks back...
Microsoft launches updated FREE version of Office online to take on Google Documents
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597860/Free-version-Microsoft-Office-easier-find.html[/size]
Microsoft launches updated FREE version of Office online to take on Google Documents
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597860/Free-version-Microsoft-Office-easier-find.html[/size]
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I just hope this isn't the case with any of my friend's writers' groups...
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Just in case anyone here was wondering what different styles of writing actually look like...
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BUZZY MAG
http://buzzymag.com/submissions/
--- Buzzy Mag is looking for original science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories up to 10,000 words. Thriller, suspense and paranormal tales that cross into traditional speculative fiction are welcome. Pays 10 cents/word.
10 cents a word is not too shabby btw...think about it, $500.00 for a 5k story...I could live with that...check it out my friends...
http://buzzymag.com/submissions/
--- Buzzy Mag is looking for original science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories up to 10,000 words. Thriller, suspense and paranormal tales that cross into traditional speculative fiction are welcome. Pays 10 cents/word.
10 cents a word is not too shabby btw...think about it, $500.00 for a 5k story...I could live with that...check it out my friends...
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THE BIG CLICK
http://www.thebigclickmag.com/guidelines/
--- The Big Click is a bimonthly electronic journal of crime fiction. We are interested in publishing quality work under the broad umbrella of crime, though of course, like anyone, we have our sweet spots. We’re especially interested in noir, tales of the criminal lifestyle, confessional fiction, peculiar literary specimens, and great characters. Pays $100.
http://www.thebigclickmag.com/guidelines/
--- The Big Click is a bimonthly electronic journal of crime fiction. We are interested in publishing quality work under the broad umbrella of crime, though of course, like anyone, we have our sweet spots. We’re especially interested in noir, tales of the criminal lifestyle, confessional fiction, peculiar literary specimens, and great characters. Pays $100.
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WIELDING POWER ESSAY CONTESTS
http://www.wieldingpowerpublishing.com/submit/
--- NO ENTRY FEE. Wielding Power is reviving the art of the political essay. You may submit up to 10 entries per question. Submissions cannot be the work of multiple authors. The winner will have their answer published, receive ten free PDF copies of the issue, and $1,000. There will be one winner. The finalists will be published and receive ten free PDF copies of the issue. There will be two finalists. All entries should be between 500 and 2,000 words. You must address the theme. The next themes are: Should Leakers of Classified Government Wrong-Doings be Punished? Deadline April 6, 2014. Should Marijuana Be Legal? Deadline May 4, 2014.
http://www.wieldingpowerpublishing.com/submit/
--- NO ENTRY FEE. Wielding Power is reviving the art of the political essay. You may submit up to 10 entries per question. Submissions cannot be the work of multiple authors. The winner will have their answer published, receive ten free PDF copies of the issue, and $1,000. There will be one winner. The finalists will be published and receive ten free PDF copies of the issue. There will be two finalists. All entries should be between 500 and 2,000 words. You must address the theme. The next themes are: Should Leakers of Classified Government Wrong-Doings be Punished? Deadline April 6, 2014. Should Marijuana Be Legal? Deadline May 4, 2014.
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I think parents need to know the signs...and have a long talk with their kids before it's too late...
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Good thing he didn't say "Poet"...she would have walked right out...just sayin'
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Call For Submissions
Best Lesbian Erotica 2015
Editor: Laura Antoniou
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: April 1, 2014
Payment: $100
Fiction only. Short stories or self-contained novel excerpts. No essays, memoirs, poetry. Unpublished and published material may be considered, so long as the author has the rights to sell the work to an anthology.
Erotica only. That means make it sizzle. Passionate. Sexy. Powerful. Dynamic. Romantic. Frightening.
Lesbian only. Women for women. Femmes, butches, tops, bottoms, partners, strangers, new women, older women, first-timers, rakes and scoundrels. Stout women, athletic women, studly women and seductive women, women with toys and women with words. Get the drift?
Don't: Under 18, , non-consent, beasts. Just don't.
Do: Surprise me. Make me feel. Go solo, or more than two. Push the boundaries. Include those usually unseen.
The Nitty Gritty
Please use standard manuscript formatting. This is a Best Of anthology, you should know the drill.
Each submission should be a maximum of 5,500 words . Micro-fiction of 1000 words or less may be considered at a lower remuneration. This collection will be acquiring the non-exclusive right to publish stories in print, e-book, audio and other subsidiary formats as part of an anthology.
Submit via e-mail to by April 1, 2014
The e-mail text and a cover sheet for the file must contain: Author's Name, Pen Name (if applicable) Title of Submission, Word count, Address, Phone, and Email Address, and a 50 -100 word bio. If your work has been published elsewhere, please note complete publishing history on your cover sheet.
Files must be .doc or .rtf Do not send PDFs unless requested. One submission per document, although you may send up to two documents attached to your e-mail. Name your file StoryTitle_AuthorLastname
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Forbidden Fruit: stories of unwise lesbian desire
Editor: Cheyenne Blue
Publisher: Ladylit
Deadline: 15 May 2014
Payment: US$40.00 plus a copy of e-book and paperback
Rights: First worldwide digital rights and print rights.
Forbidden Fruit. She's off limits but the attraction burns so bright it's impossible to resist.
Cheyenne Blue is seeking stories of lesbian passion on this theme. Think teacher and student. A best friend's ex—or current—lover. A monogamous couple tempted by a threesome. A traveler leaving on the next plane. A much younger—or older—woman. A straight woman. The bad girl heartbreaker. The attraction between characters should scorch the pages and sexual tension is as important as the actual sex. As for the sex, think hot and desperate. Think once-to-get-it-out-of-our-system sex. Or this-really-is-the-last-time sex.
Please note the usual no-nos still apply: no / / / necrophilia / / scat. No poetry please.
Preferred length: 2500 ' 5000 words
Unpublished stories strongly preferred, although a couple of reprints might be used. Reprints must be solely owned by the author.
US English. Please submit a double-spaced Microsoft Word document, using a 12-point serif font, such as Georgia or Times New Roman. One inch margins. If using a pen name, include both real and pen name on the manuscript.
Send your story as a .doc or .rtf file attachment to Cheyenne Blue at . Please include Forbidden Fruit and your story title in the subject line.
In the body of the email please include your legal name, pseudonym, a short bio, and previous publication information if the story is a reprint.
Established authors welcomed, newcomers encouraged. I look forward to reading your work.
All submissions acknowledged within 3 days and acceptances notified by 15 June 2014.
About the editor: Cheyenne Blue's erotic fiction has been included in over 90 erotic anthologies since 2000. Under her own name she has written travel books and articles, and edited anthologies of local writing in Ireland.
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Best Lesbian Erotica 2015
Editor: Laura Antoniou
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: April 1, 2014
Payment: $100
Fiction only. Short stories or self-contained novel excerpts. No essays, memoirs, poetry. Unpublished and published material may be considered, so long as the author has the rights to sell the work to an anthology.
Erotica only. That means make it sizzle. Passionate. Sexy. Powerful. Dynamic. Romantic. Frightening.
Lesbian only. Women for women. Femmes, butches, tops, bottoms, partners, strangers, new women, older women, first-timers, rakes and scoundrels. Stout women, athletic women, studly women and seductive women, women with toys and women with words. Get the drift?
Don't: Under 18, , non-consent, beasts. Just don't.
Do: Surprise me. Make me feel. Go solo, or more than two. Push the boundaries. Include those usually unseen.
The Nitty Gritty
Please use standard manuscript formatting. This is a Best Of anthology, you should know the drill.
Each submission should be a maximum of 5,500 words . Micro-fiction of 1000 words or less may be considered at a lower remuneration. This collection will be acquiring the non-exclusive right to publish stories in print, e-book, audio and other subsidiary formats as part of an anthology.
Submit via e-mail to by April 1, 2014
The e-mail text and a cover sheet for the file must contain: Author's Name, Pen Name (if applicable) Title of Submission, Word count, Address, Phone, and Email Address, and a 50 -100 word bio. If your work has been published elsewhere, please note complete publishing history on your cover sheet.
Files must be .doc or .rtf Do not send PDFs unless requested. One submission per document, although you may send up to two documents attached to your e-mail. Name your file StoryTitle_AuthorLastname
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Call For Submissions
Forbidden Fruit: stories of unwise lesbian desire
Editor: Cheyenne Blue
Publisher: Ladylit
Deadline: 15 May 2014
Payment: US$40.00 plus a copy of e-book and paperback
Rights: First worldwide digital rights and print rights.
Forbidden Fruit. She's off limits but the attraction burns so bright it's impossible to resist.
Cheyenne Blue is seeking stories of lesbian passion on this theme. Think teacher and student. A best friend's ex—or current—lover. A monogamous couple tempted by a threesome. A traveler leaving on the next plane. A much younger—or older—woman. A straight woman. The bad girl heartbreaker. The attraction between characters should scorch the pages and sexual tension is as important as the actual sex. As for the sex, think hot and desperate. Think once-to-get-it-out-of-our-system sex. Or this-really-is-the-last-time sex.
Please note the usual no-nos still apply: no / / / necrophilia / / scat. No poetry please.
Preferred length: 2500 ' 5000 words
Unpublished stories strongly preferred, although a couple of reprints might be used. Reprints must be solely owned by the author.
US English. Please submit a double-spaced Microsoft Word document, using a 12-point serif font, such as Georgia or Times New Roman. One inch margins. If using a pen name, include both real and pen name on the manuscript.
Send your story as a .doc or .rtf file attachment to Cheyenne Blue at . Please include Forbidden Fruit and your story title in the subject line.
In the body of the email please include your legal name, pseudonym, a short bio, and previous publication information if the story is a reprint.
Established authors welcomed, newcomers encouraged. I look forward to reading your work.
All submissions acknowledged within 3 days and acceptances notified by 15 June 2014.
About the editor: Cheyenne Blue's erotic fiction has been included in over 90 erotic anthologies since 2000. Under her own name she has written travel books and articles, and edited anthologies of local writing in Ireland.
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Call For Submissions
Sex Toy Erotica
Editor: Rachel Kramer Bussel
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: April 1, 2014
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel is looking for your hottest sex toy erotica stories. Sex toys can include items such as vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, as well as items like handcuffs and other restraints, nipple clamps, paddles, cock rings, whips and canes, sex furniture, etc., but feel free to get as creative as you can with the definition of "sex toy" and its use in your stories. The story can focus on the sex toy or simply incorporate the use of a sex toy into the narrative. Sex toys should be given context and description, but shouldn't read like catalog copy. Let the story you're telling drive the detail used to convey exactly what the sex toy/s is/are and their purpose within the story.
The final book will contain a wide range of characters, scenarios, sexualities, locations, motivations and toys, from the types listed above that you'd find at a sex toy retailer, to everyday household objects, to fictional sex toys. The sky's the limit! All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No , scat or . No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to . If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you'd like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: April 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I've been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at
About the editor: Rachel Kramer Bussel is the editor of over 50 anthologies, including The Big Book of Orgasms, Baby Got Back: Anal Erotica, Serving Him, Best Bondage Erotica 2011, 2012 and 2013, Irresistible, Gotta Have It, Women in Lust Orgasmic, Fast Girls, Passion, Peep Show, Bottoms Up, Spanked, The Mile High Club, Do Not Disturb, He’s on Top, She’s on Top, Tasting Him, Tasting Her, Crossdressing, and Dirty Girls. Her writing has been published in over 100 anthologies, including Susie Bright’s X: The Erotic Treasury, Best American Erotica 2004 and 2006, and Zane’s Purple Panties and the New York Times bestseller Succulent: Chocolate Flava II. She has written for Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, Fresh Yarn, Inked, Mediabistro, Newsday, New York Post, Penthouse, The Root, Salon, Time Out New York, xoJane, Zink and other publications.
Sex Toy Erotica
Editor: Rachel Kramer Bussel
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: April 1, 2014
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel is looking for your hottest sex toy erotica stories. Sex toys can include items such as vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, as well as items like handcuffs and other restraints, nipple clamps, paddles, cock rings, whips and canes, sex furniture, etc., but feel free to get as creative as you can with the definition of "sex toy" and its use in your stories. The story can focus on the sex toy or simply incorporate the use of a sex toy into the narrative. Sex toys should be given context and description, but shouldn't read like catalog copy. Let the story you're telling drive the detail used to convey exactly what the sex toy/s is/are and their purpose within the story.
The final book will contain a wide range of characters, scenarios, sexualities, locations, motivations and toys, from the types listed above that you'd find at a sex toy retailer, to everyday household objects, to fictional sex toys. The sky's the limit! All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No , scat or . No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to . If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you'd like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: April 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I've been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at
About the editor: Rachel Kramer Bussel is the editor of over 50 anthologies, including The Big Book of Orgasms, Baby Got Back: Anal Erotica, Serving Him, Best Bondage Erotica 2011, 2012 and 2013, Irresistible, Gotta Have It, Women in Lust Orgasmic, Fast Girls, Passion, Peep Show, Bottoms Up, Spanked, The Mile High Club, Do Not Disturb, He’s on Top, She’s on Top, Tasting Him, Tasting Her, Crossdressing, and Dirty Girls. Her writing has been published in over 100 anthologies, including Susie Bright’s X: The Erotic Treasury, Best American Erotica 2004 and 2006, and Zane’s Purple Panties and the New York Times bestseller Succulent: Chocolate Flava II. She has written for Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, Fresh Yarn, Inked, Mediabistro, Newsday, New York Post, Penthouse, The Root, Salon, Time Out New York, xoJane, Zink and other publications.
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I have a feeling that some of my friends here may appreciate this one...
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Dorothy Parker, an American poet, short-story writer, screenwriter, critic and satirist, was born in New Jersey, in 1893. She was a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table and often wrote book reviews, poetry, and short fiction for The New Yorker. Parker died in 1967, leaving what remained of her estate to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Parties: A Hymn of Hate
by Dorothy Parker
I hate Parties;
They bring out the worst in me.
There is the Novelty Affair,
Given by the woman
Who is awfully clever at that sort of thing.
Everybody must come in fancy dress;
They are always eleven Old-Fashioned Girls,
And fourteen Hawaiian gentlemen
Wearing the native costume
Of last season's tennis clothes, with a wreath around the
neck.
The hostess introduces a series of clean, home games:
Each participant is given a fair chance
To guess the number of seeds in a cucumber,
Or thread a needle against time,
Or see how many names of wild flowers he knows.
Ice cream in trick formations,
And punch like Volstead used to make
Buoy up the players after the mental strain.
You have to tell the hostess that it's a riot,
And she says she'll just die if you don't come to her next
party--
If only a guarantee went with that!
Then there is the Bridge Festival.
The winner is awarded an arts-and-crafts hearth-brush,
And all the rest get garlands of hothouse raspberries.
You cut for partners
And draw the man who wrote the game.
He won't let bygones be bygones;
After each hand
He starts getting personal about your motives in leading
clubs,
And one word frequently leads to another.
At the next table
You have one of those partners
Who says it is nothing but a game, after all.
He trumps your ace
And tries to laugh it off.
And yet they shoot men like Elwell.
There is the Day in the Country;
It seems more like a week.
All the contestants are wedged into automobiles,
And you are allotted the space between two ladies
Who close in on you.
The party gets a nice early start,
Because everybody wants to make a long day of it--
The get their wish.
Everyone contributes a basket of lunch;
Each person has it all figured out
That no one else will think of bringing hard-boiled eggs.
There is intensive picking of dogwood,
And no one is quite sure what poison ivy is like;
They find out the next day.
Things start off with a rush.
Everybody joins in the old songs,
And points out cloud effects,
And puts in a good word for the colour of the grass.
But after the first fifty miles,
Nature doesn't go over so big,
And singing belongs to the lost arts.
There is a slight spurt on the homestretch,
And everyone exclaims over how beautiful the lights of the
city look--
I'll say they do.
And there is the informal little Dinner Party;
The lowest form of taking nourishment.
The man on your left draws diagrams with a fork,
Illustrating the way he is going to have a new sun-parlour
built on;
And the one on your right
Explains how soon business conditions will better, and why.
When the more material part of the evening is over,
You have your choice of listening to the Harry Lauder records,
Or having the hostess hem you in
And show you the snapshots of the baby they took last summer.
Just before you break away,
You mutter something to the host and hostess
About sometime soon you must have them over--
Over your dead body.
I hate Parties;
They bring out the worst in me.
About This Poem
"Parties: A Hymn of Hate" is one of Dorothy Parker's nineteen satirical, free-verse "Hymns of Hate." Parker's other topics include men, women, relatives, movies, books, summer resorts, and actors.
Parties: A Hymn of Hate
by Dorothy Parker
I hate Parties;
They bring out the worst in me.
There is the Novelty Affair,
Given by the woman
Who is awfully clever at that sort of thing.
Everybody must come in fancy dress;
They are always eleven Old-Fashioned Girls,
And fourteen Hawaiian gentlemen
Wearing the native costume
Of last season's tennis clothes, with a wreath around the
neck.
The hostess introduces a series of clean, home games:
Each participant is given a fair chance
To guess the number of seeds in a cucumber,
Or thread a needle against time,
Or see how many names of wild flowers he knows.
Ice cream in trick formations,
And punch like Volstead used to make
Buoy up the players after the mental strain.
You have to tell the hostess that it's a riot,
And she says she'll just die if you don't come to her next
party--
If only a guarantee went with that!
Then there is the Bridge Festival.
The winner is awarded an arts-and-crafts hearth-brush,
And all the rest get garlands of hothouse raspberries.
You cut for partners
And draw the man who wrote the game.
He won't let bygones be bygones;
After each hand
He starts getting personal about your motives in leading
clubs,
And one word frequently leads to another.
At the next table
You have one of those partners
Who says it is nothing but a game, after all.
He trumps your ace
And tries to laugh it off.
And yet they shoot men like Elwell.
There is the Day in the Country;
It seems more like a week.
All the contestants are wedged into automobiles,
And you are allotted the space between two ladies
Who close in on you.
The party gets a nice early start,
Because everybody wants to make a long day of it--
The get their wish.
Everyone contributes a basket of lunch;
Each person has it all figured out
That no one else will think of bringing hard-boiled eggs.
There is intensive picking of dogwood,
And no one is quite sure what poison ivy is like;
They find out the next day.
Things start off with a rush.
Everybody joins in the old songs,
And points out cloud effects,
And puts in a good word for the colour of the grass.
But after the first fifty miles,
Nature doesn't go over so big,
And singing belongs to the lost arts.
There is a slight spurt on the homestretch,
And everyone exclaims over how beautiful the lights of the
city look--
I'll say they do.
And there is the informal little Dinner Party;
The lowest form of taking nourishment.
The man on your left draws diagrams with a fork,
Illustrating the way he is going to have a new sun-parlour
built on;
And the one on your right
Explains how soon business conditions will better, and why.
When the more material part of the evening is over,
You have your choice of listening to the Harry Lauder records,
Or having the hostess hem you in
And show you the snapshots of the baby they took last summer.
Just before you break away,
You mutter something to the host and hostess
About sometime soon you must have them over--
Over your dead body.
I hate Parties;
They bring out the worst in me.
About This Poem
"Parties: A Hymn of Hate" is one of Dorothy Parker's nineteen satirical, free-verse "Hymns of Hate." Parker's other topics include men, women, relatives, movies, books, summer resorts, and actors.
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I guess I'm a member of AuthorStand...anyway, this might be of interest to some here...don't know if anyone here ever joined...just got this e-mail, and I put the link to the new site at the end...
AuthorStand is Going Away... What's Next?
Inbox
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AuthorStand Store
12:45 PM (4 hours ago)
to me
Hello AuthorStand Members!
My name is Joe Niewierski and I am the Founder of AuthorStand.com. Some time ago the folks at Book Country contacted me because they were impressed with the community we’ve put together on AuthorStand and wanted to work together somehow. After getting to know them and realizing how much Book Country’s vision matches that of mine here at AuthorStand, I decided that the best way we could work together is if I personally joined Book Country and invited each of you to come with me.
First and most important to me is that you understand how much I appreciate the work you’ve put in to make AuthorStand the amazing and positive community that it is. I wouldn’t recommend that you join Book Country if I didn’t think it was an amazing opportunity for each and every one of us.
AuthorStand is a place where authors can meet authors and help each other toward the goal of becoming published. Book Country does the same thing, and is led by Penguin employees in New York City. This means a better connection to the literary industry, state of the art technology built into the site and a larger platform to connect more authors to each other.
Hopefully you will all decide to make the switch and join the community at Book Country. The Book Country team understands that it is each and every one of you who have truly made AuthorStand great and they want you to be a part of what they are building. I’ve already joined and look forward to continuing our conversations at Book Country.
So now it’s time to say hello. Hello to Book Country. Hello to its thousands of author members. And hello to the expanded opportunities that it offers.
I am here to answer any questions you may have and soon I’ll introduce you to some of the great folks from Book Country and they’ll be able to help you as well. You can create your Book Country membership here.
With the utmost gratitude,
Joe Niewierski
AuthorStand Founder
Helpful Links:
Book Country Registration Page just for AuthorStand Members
FAQ about Switching to Book Country
My Profile on the Book Country Site
Welcome to Book Country - A Penguin Community
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Hello AuthorStand Members!
My name is Joe Niewierski and I am the Founder of AuthorStand.com. Some time ago the folks at Book Country contacted me because they were impressed with the community we’ve put together on AuthorStand and wanted to work together somehow. After getting to know them and realizing how much Book Country’s vision matches that of mine here at AuthorStand, I decided that the best way we could work together is if I personally joined Book Country and invited each of you to come with me.
First and most important to me is that you understand how much I appreciate the work you’ve put in to make AuthorStand the amazing and positive community that it is. I wouldn’t recommend that you join Book Country if I didn’t think it was an amazing opportunity for each and every one of us.
AuthorStand is a place where authors can meet authors and help each other toward the goal of becoming published. Book Country does the same thing, and is led by Penguin employees in New York City. This means a better connection to the literary industry, state of the art technology built into the site and a larger platform to connect more authors to each other.
Hopefully you will all decide to make the switch and join the community at Book Country. The Book Country team understands that it is each and every one of you who have truly made AuthorStand great and they want you to be a part of what they are building. I’ve already joined and look forward to continuing our conversations at Book Country.
So now it’s time to say hello. Hello to Book Country. Hello to its thousands of author members. And hello to the expanded opportunities that it offers.
I am here to answer any questions you may have and soon I’ll introduce you to some of the great folks from Book Country and they’ll be able to help you as well. You can create your Book Country membership here.
With the utmost gratitude,
Joe Niewierski
AuthorStand Founder
Helpful Links:
Book Country Registration Page just for AuthorStand Members
FAQ about Switching to Book Country
My Profile on the Book Country Site
Welcome to Book Country - A Penguin Community
https://www.bookcountry.com/welcomeauthorstand.aspx?cat=as[/size]
Rest in Peace
A big congrats and shout out to my friend Christena Williams, aka Christena here on Stories Space, who has really gone incredibly far in the last few years, now a nominee in the Arts & Culture section here for the PMYA awards in her home country of Jamaica...amazing stuff for a 21 year old, and I truly expect we'll all be reading about her much more in the future...
National Centre For Youth Development - 2013 PMYA Nominees
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National Centre For Youth Development - 2013 PMYA Nominees
http://www.youthjamaica.com/content/2013-pmya-nominees-0[/size]
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Anthology Seeks Authors' Tales of Rejection
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Finally, an anthology we can all submit to! Cairn Press LLC is
seeking stories, essays or poems from authors on the theme of being
rejected as a writer. They are looking for "humorous, sarcastic and
pithy" entries rather than depressing ones.
Work must be submitted by March 31 2014. To find out more read the
guidelines here:
http://cairnpress.com/rejection
Author compensation:
All contributors will receive two copies of the anthology, plus the following payment immediately upon acceptance:
For nonfiction and fiction, authors will receive $10-$100 depending on word count.
For poetry, authors will receive $10 per poem.
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Finally, an anthology we can all submit to! Cairn Press LLC is
seeking stories, essays or poems from authors on the theme of being
rejected as a writer. They are looking for "humorous, sarcastic and
pithy" entries rather than depressing ones.
Work must be submitted by March 31 2014. To find out more read the
guidelines here:
http://cairnpress.com/rejection
Author compensation:
All contributors will receive two copies of the anthology, plus the following payment immediately upon acceptance:
For nonfiction and fiction, authors will receive $10-$100 depending on word count.
For poetry, authors will receive $10 per poem.
Rest in Peace
NEW HAVEN REVIEW
http://www.newhavenreview.com/index.php/print-editions/submissions/
--- A literary journal that publishes essays, fiction, poetry, and occasionally photojournalism. Word length 1,200 words for prose. Pays $500 for prose pieces, fiction or nonfiction; and at least $25 per poem.
http://www.newhavenreview.com/index.php/print-editions/submissions/
--- A literary journal that publishes essays, fiction, poetry, and occasionally photojournalism. Word length 1,200 words for prose. Pays $500 for prose pieces, fiction or nonfiction; and at least $25 per poem.
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THE CAPILANO REVIEW
http://www.thecapilanoreview.ca/submissions/
--- The Capilano Review publishes venturesome experimental writing and art. For poetry submissions, send up to 8 pages; for fiction, a maximum of 5,000 words. We buy First North American Serial Rights and limited, non-exclusive digital rights. Copyright reverts to the author upon publication. Contributors are paid $50 per published page to a maximum of $200.
http://www.thecapilanoreview.ca/submissions/
--- The Capilano Review publishes venturesome experimental writing and art. For poetry submissions, send up to 8 pages; for fiction, a maximum of 5,000 words. We buy First North American Serial Rights and limited, non-exclusive digital rights. Copyright reverts to the author upon publication. Contributors are paid $50 per published page to a maximum of $200.