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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: My Walk

    Hey again! I'm not stalking you, I promise. :) From the very beginning I was left a little annoyed by your excessive uses of adjectives and adverbs: Glowing like a ...

    Jul 25, 2011
  • Other Re: Emptiness

    Hey, Kyaira! Welcome to YWS! You should introduce yourself in the welcome mat - we'd love to hear a bit about you. :) I have to say, I had no ...

    Jul 25, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: deleted

    Hullo. :) You could definitely do a lot more with this. At the moment, it reads like a rather curious shopping list of poetical ideas: Freedom freedom Spreading wings Butterflies ...

    Jul 24, 2011
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Agree or Disagree: Student should be fined for cutting class

    I agree with MMM. I only ever skip lessons where I know I won't learn anything in them. Then I'll go up to the library and read the textbook or ...

    Jul 14, 2011
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Kindle

    Art, philosophy and science have never been the same since we stopped using wax tablets... Amazon is the enemy.

    Jun 30, 2011
  • Lounge, The Re: Books You Want To Read

    Great idea! I'll be coming back here annoyed if I've not read at least one of these in the next few weeks. :) A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes Apparently ...

    Jun 24, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: Flash 500 Fiction Competition

    Welcome to the Flash 500 Competition! When it comes to prizes, it often seems as though flash fiction is the poor relation of writing competitions. The time seems right to ...

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: Flash 500 Humour Verse Competition

    Welcome to our new Humour Verse Competition! We have noticed a scarcity of humour verse competitions with decent prize money, even though there are huge numbers of people who like ...

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: Riddle Fence Short Fiction Contest

    Aged 19+ Riddle us with your most brilliant writing. Rattle us with great characters and unexpected verbs. Win big prestige, and a little prize money, too! The winning story will ...

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: 2011 Family Circle Fiction Contest

    ENTRY: Submit an original (written by entrant), fiction short story of no more than 2,500 words, typed, double-spaced, and page numbered on 8-1/2-x-11 paper. Entries must be unpublished and may ...

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: Western Short Story Contest

    Western theme 3,500 words maximum Typed Double-spaced Must involve a cowboy or two - or other western character(s) Fiction only This year the story MUST BE a SUSPENSE, MYSTERY, THRILLER, ...

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award

    Link: Deadline: 1st September 2011

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: The 8th Annual Gival Press Short Story Award

    Looks good. Here are the basics: Guidelines: Submissions of a previously unpublished original (not a translation) short story in English must be approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words of high literary ...

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: The John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award

    $10 entry fee - Canada only. ~ "Friends of Dutton-Dunwich" are accepting short stories, Canadian Fiction, in English, neatly typed, in an easy to read font 12pt, double spaced, on ...

    Jun 22, 2011
  • Writer's Market Re: Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contests

    Bot are open to everyone. Contests and Prizes (US $) Poetry Contest: on any theme, maximum 30 lines, typed or written, single or double spacing. First Place... $250.00 Second Place... ...

    Jun 22, 2011


Almost all absurdity of conduct rises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
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