It’s time to giveaway the book! Education expert Hal W. Lanse donated copies of his latest book, READ WELL, THINK WELL!

WOOF Contest – Top Picks:

Non-Fiction
Mike Fried – “Off the Deep End — AGAIN!” – A diatribe against PETA.
Amritbir Kaur – “Honesty – Still the best policy” – We have read the English proverb – Honesty is the best policy – very often ever since we were children. But it began to change meaning with the passage of time. Let’s find out its implications now.

Poetry
Sanjay Chhabria – “Tears” – A little touchy kind poem on tears. Walks you through describing the feelings undergone whenever you would cry.
Kayla – “Who is Your Star?” – How to recognize your guiding light.
Penelope Anne Bartotto – “The Gift” – A poem about Mother Nature’s gift.

Sara had lived in Seattle before and knew that corporate coffee stores in Seattle are more prevalent than homeless people.  Other shops almost tagged along as afterthoughts to the coffee commerce.  Tourists could wander down any major street and buy a single shot of espresso, start drinking the shot at the door and be able to step into another coffee store before they could finish the first shot.  As often as not, following this pattern, a stoic drinker would find the third or forth coffee store down the block would be owned by the same company that provided the first shot.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest October 3

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We accept posts with original work – fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

INT. TREATMENT FACILITY MAIN ROOM — MORNING

               Jane is escorted into the main treatment office, which has
               seen its share of pain and puke.  The desk is a huge barrier
               to protect those behind it.  The chairs are barely above
               prison safe and the wall decorations are a mix of drug and
               alcohol propaganda and daily treatment tools.

Non-Fiction
Matthew R. Usner – “Natural Selection By Beer Glass” – A rather horrifying anecdote from one of the first jobs I ever had.
Matt Gamble  -  “Cool World” – A review of the Ralph Bakshi film Cool World, a film that somehow manages to do everything wrong, yet still results in a truly terrible movie.

Fiction
Penelope Anne  – “The Divide” - When love is lost, how do you cope?

Poetry
dragon blogger – “Love of a Lifetime, In a Moment, Ancient Song” – There are three love poems from a guest blogger.

Robert slid his chair closer to his desk and tried to concentrate on the club’s web page. Not long ago, he had been able to easily cut and paste even the most graphic images and text without the slightest twinge of sexual desire. One of the reasons he had taken this job was that bondage and its assorted sexy sisters had no real interest to him. It was a job and nothing more. Frankly, he would have had a harder time doing a web site for his personal hobby of motorcycles.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest September 26

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               INT. "BABY BARE" STRIP BAR — AFTERNOON

               Dick and Carl walk in.  A neon light, "BABY BARE" glows over
               a worn but cared for bar.  This is not a gentleman’s club.
               Neon lights, smoke, bottles of beer and breasts abound.  

                                   DANCING GIRL

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

About Writing
Writing Nag – “The Art of Journaling” – How writers can use daily journals as another outlet for their creative writing.
Nicholas Powiull – “Conscious Flex: Universal Knowledge” – Anybody can write, following this example.

Non-Fiction
Mike Fried  – “Coney Island Date of Death 9-7-08” – A lament on the passing of something from my childhood.

Poetry
Penelope Anne – “Love forbidden” – A poetic tribute to interracial love in haiku form

Fiction/ Serial Fiction
Jennifer M Scott  – “Train Number 9” – Fictional story based on a true story of a beating on a subway train in Philadelphia, PA.

Eddie couldn’t be more content that he and Sara both shared a lack of commitment to culinary excellence. A white and red bag of Chic-fil-A, Eddie called it, chicken fries, sat crumpled and tired after the power eating fest the couple had undertaken post sex. It couldn’t get lots better than this, thought the fully sated man. He had even just heard a small burp from Sara, after she had finished a decidedly unladylike sized slug of soda. Sara had actually taken such a large drink, that he had, by habit nearly gotten up to give her a Candy squeeze. While it had been beneficial to let Candy pop off the planet, he had no intention of letting this perfect woman follow the same path. Candy could let the drink kill her, but Eddie would go to the end of the planet to save Sara. The moment of near PTSD awareness shook Eddie to his core. Jesus Christ. He was in love and he loved the thought. He reveled in it, in her beauty, in their near prefect compatibility.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest September 19

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               INT. DICK AND JANE BEDROOM AT HOME — THAT SAME NIGHT

               Jane leads Dick into the bedroom, she’s wearing the same
               clothes she was wearing with the Senator.  She begins to
               undress.

                                   JANE
                         Talk to me while I shower.

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

About Writing
Justin – “Sentence Length” – Advice on sentence length.
Writing Nag – “What Don Freeman Taught Me About Story” – Corduroy is a children’s book but this favorite celebrated 40 years this year. What makes this book so good and what can today’s writer learn from it.
JHS, Esq. – “Signs of the Times” – American’s print media face unique challenges that threaten the very survival of not just small, hometown newspapers, but periodicals serving larger markets, as well.  How does this crisis impact current or aspiring professional writers?

Fiction/Drama/Monologue/Serial Story
Penelope Anne – “Sweet Fortunes, Bitter Truths” – Love found, love lost, futures told, a 1000 word prompt inspired short story.

Poetry
Jennifer M Scott – “Before Today” – First line: Can you imagine a world
of new green and blue?

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest September 12

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Cars of all types, filled with a few singles, mostly couples and a few brave groups, slowed along Pike street, near Seventh Avenue looking for either parking or assurance that even if they had found the right address, that they were still in the right place.

Babeland, a prominent, high end, sex toy store, had an acclaimed reputation for putting on sex workshops for the experienced as well as the uninitiated. The store took great care to entice those who trolled the streets wondering if they were the kind of people who would attend this type of event.

INT. SENATOR’S HOME OFFICE — DAY

The office exudes power. The Senator reclines with a scotch.
He hands one to Jane. She moves close.

SENATOR STEWART
When does treatment start?

JANE
Next week. Alan, I wanted to
say…

cool nights extending
farmers harvest summer’s fruit
lazy fun days end

bringing out colors
another season coming
endless summer wishes

Winter shadows dancing
in fading summer sunlight
young days, aging nights

Sweet scents fade in breeze.

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WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

Fiction
Jenn H. – “In the Morning Light (Part One)” – A fictional short story about a man who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and his regrets.  Based upon a visual prompt from A Thousand Words.
Henry Petrie – “Kestrel” – What a person thinks as they gaze at a girl in a coffee shop

Non-Fiction
Mike Fried – “The Weight Loss Chronicles – Introduction” – A chronicle of my weight loss adventures

Poetry
Penelope Anne – “Faster” – A poem of the passage of life
Kayla – “Last Chance” – A poem