EXT. STARBUCKS COFFEE SHOP — MORNING

Dick is carrying a two year old girl on his hip like he has
been doing it a thousand years. Joy radiates from his
face, as he sweeps into the store. Everyone greets him.
SARA, his favorite person and daughter, giggles in his
arms.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest February 6

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If you blog about writing or post creative writing on your blog submit a recent post to this contest by NOON EST Friday 6 February 2009. Posts must have been published on your blog between January 16 and February 6, 2009. This keeps the links fresh!

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.

On January 23^rd CMF Ads came out of Beta and became available to the general public. CMF, which stands for Changing Marketing Forever, was started by three dedicated bloggers who were frustrated with convoluted advertising programs. They strive to provide a customer friendly, transparent system for buying and selling 125 X 125 advertising space on your website.

John Marshall kept his door unlocked when he was in the office. The incident with the blonde hooker had taught him that a locked door made it too easy for people to assume you were being caught with your pants down, especially when they were. That implication had only happened once and no one could prove a damned thing.

Poetry
Web-Betty – “Diffident is spring” - A poem about the beauty of spring, using some lesser common words, found via dictionary.com and their “word of the day”.
Dilbthelame – “These words that stare” – A poem I wrote a little while ago. Messing around with the structure.
Jennifer M Scott – “Magnetism” – Just a poem about being a writer.

Fiction
Richard Perkins – “Renegade’s Door – Chapter 3” – An air mage and a healer work together to save a wounded merchant on an embattled wagon train.
H. Benjamin Petrie – “Jigsaw Puzzle” – A short piece of jigsaw-like monologues.

INT. DICK AND JANE’S BED ROOM — NIGHT

Dick and Jane move about the room in a routine. Dick is
drunk and Jane carries a big tumbler of dark liquid.

Dick frowns, walks to Jane, takes her drink and tests it.

DICK
It’s coke. You going to tell
them?

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest January 30

Go to this page for the rules and information and here to submit a post.

If you blog about writing or post creative writing on your blog submit a recent post to this contest by NOON EST Friday 30 January 2009. Posts must have been published on your blog between January 9, 2008 and January 30. This keeps the links fresh!

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.

Robert had finally begun to feel more like a manager in the club. It wasn’t just that he knew everyone and was a good guy to get along with, but recently he had become the go to guy for Victoria and by extension for everyone else. The club refit had been the thing that defined him as a defacto manager of the day-to-day doings at Power Exchange.

                                   DEMENTED WOMAN
                         You did it for your Daddy.

               Alex just sits in stunned silence.

                                   DEMENTED WOMAN (CONT'D)
                         See, you need to talk.

Lights twinkle on boughs splendid
To remind us of a star ascended
To signal a Savior’s humble birth
Bringing hope for peace on earth

Choirs singing carols, the soundtrack of this day.
One can not help not to jovial
troubles sleep if only for a day
visions of Victorian Christmases and
three ghosts reminding us through Scrooge the love of Christmas

Frosted beauty framed by falling snow
Flickering Fireplace light making her face glow
No matter the joy in the air,
Or the overflow of cheer.
The season is cracked and broken,
Empty heart for she’s not here.

Exquisite Corpse is hosted by Before I am Famous

Poetry
Dragon Blogger & Jennifer M. Scott – “The Fallen Knight” – a poem in the fantasy genre about a knight hunted in the snow.
Dragon Blogger – “Madness for Love” – Random twitter poem based on 7 words turned out to be about searching for love.

Non-Fiction, Philiosophical, Opinion Piece
Hopeful Spirit – “Reflections on Proposition 8: California’s Shame” Contains a two-part discussion, from a progressive Christian perspective, of Proposition 8. The second part is found here.
JHS, Esq. – “Monday Musings, Boxing Day” In recent years, I have done very little decorating for Christmas. It took me a long time to figure out why I was no longer getting excited about the holiday . . . but I think I finally found the answer.

Flash Fiction, Fiction
Jennifer M Scott – “Everyman” – about a serial killer.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest January 23

We are going for a bi-weekly contest to see if we can get enough entries consistently for top 5 poetry & top 5 prose!

Go to this page for the rules and information and here to submit a post.

If you blog about writing or post creative writing on your blog submit a recent post to this contest by NOON EST Friday 24 January 2008. Posts must have been published on your blog between December 26, 2008 and January 24. This keeps the links fresh!

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