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DirtyMartini
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"I bought you a Mega-Millions lottery ticket the other day as a surprise gift, and it looks like it won. I went out and cashed it for you while you were sleeping...your $200 million is in those bags over there on the floor...what would you like for breakfast btw?"
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Quote by magnificent1rascal
Congratulations to Steffanie, CK and Rascal!

To all the entrants: Thank you for making our jobs as judges so difficult. The competition was extremely close, with many worthy submissions. Selecting the top three from among them all was no easy task.


I echo Miss Rascal's sediments...it was not an easy task to judge this one, there were a lot of winners here, really...

In the end it was the size of the bribes that decided the outcome...I mean, um, hard work and talent shining through...my bad...

(Damn Auto-correct)

Anyway...a few people here have reason to celebrate...I'm talking about the mods who had to judge this thing, I for one am glad it's over, and I survived...

On a slightly more serious note...a big round of Congratulations to the three talented Stories Spacers who made it into the Winner's Circle...well deserved, and well done stuff here my friends...

Cheers,
Alan.
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Quote by gypsymoth


Need a drink - right now!



Liking that one Gypsy...we're starting to think alike...

Hard liquor would be nice.
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My word of the day is Martini...why? Perhaps because the weekend has started...

Mar·ti·ni /märˈtēnē/ :

n. pl. mar·ti·nis
A cocktail made of gin or vodka and dry vermouth.
[Origin unknown.]
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Yes, we'd like to thank everyone for their patience...and rest assured, we are using the latest, most advanced scientific methods to assure that the judging is fair and accurate...
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I came across this article recently...apparently "not much" is a very relative term...

How much does The New Yorker pay its poets?
http://www.mhpbooks.com/how-much-does-the-new-yorker-pay-its-poets/

Anyway, if you'd like to get paid such paltry minimum wages for your stories and poems, you can use their online submission form...note that they want the submissions as PDF attachments...

The New Yorker - Contact Us
http://www.newyorker.com/contact/contactus

If the pdf attachment thingy doesn't work for you...you can send your poems in the body of an e-mail, along with your contact info and bio to this e-mail address: [color=darkblue]

Here's more on fiction submissions, including the e-mail address...

QUESTIONS FOR DEBORAH TREISMAN: The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2008/12/questions-for-treisman.html
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Just got this, not sure if comments contribute to the outcome of the contest, but I wouldn't mind terribly if someone wants to leave a nice comment...note the link to my book btw...

RE: [Lascaux Flash] The Painting
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Lascaux Flash zzNmS99pXlyPWwsv via email.submishmash.com
3:23 PM (15 minutes ago)

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Dear Alan,

Your Lascaux Flash entry "The Painting" is up on the site! Go check it out and let all your friends know, too, so they can come over and cheer you on.

During the contest we invite entrants and readers to comment on the entries, to get to know one another and help each other improve in the craft of writing. We hope you'll take advantage of our writing community and participate.

Check back periodically: this year we've invited authors and industry experts to offer short bits of advice for writers on a variety of topics. These posts will be interspersed among the entries.

Thanks again for your support and participation and we wish you the best of luck.

Sincerely,
The Editors

Lascaux Flash: #36 The Painting
http://www.lascauxflash.com/2013/03/36-painting.html

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Quote by Rumple_deWriter
BTW,, this is the first novel I've come across where the chapters a numbered in reverse order, going from 10 to 0.



So, in other words, after you finish reading the book you're at the beginning?

Wow, that's deep...let me go ponder this for a bit...
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Quote by gypsymoth
Congratulations and well done, two weeks in a row. Are you going for the Triple Crown next?



Yeah, she's going to enter next week as Rascal Maggie...nobody will notice...

Congrats once again on your win Miss Rascal...you might have to build a bigger display case for all these badges...
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Interesting...and something a bit different, but big money here...

LOOKING@DEMOCRACY CONTEST FOR CREATIVE MEDIA

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NO ENTRY FEE
Tired of partisan bickering? Feel your voice is left out of our
democracy? Have a great idea about how we can all work together?
Deadline April 30, 2013.

Create and send us short digital media content that either:

(a) Tells a story about why government is important to our lives, or
(b) Tells how we might together strengthen American democracy.

Your submission can come in many formats such as short videos, audio
stories, animation, music videos, public service announcements,
infographics, graphic art, even Facebook and iPhone apps. They all
just need to be digital then Looking@Democracy is the national
competition for you! Prizes range from $5,000 to $25,000.

Looking@Democracy
http://lookingatdemocracy.org/[/size]
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