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Wednesday, March 23rd 2005

3:00 PM

CONTEST! FIFTY FIVE WORDS! CONTEST!

Time once again for the prestigious and pretentious


Turner Rothwell Award 
For Literary Excellence

IT'S TIME TO SHOW YOUR EXCELLENCE
in only FIFTY FIVE WORDS.
Suggested ideas:

Mythical creatures
AND/OR
 - to celebrate our local conditions -
MUD SEASON

Remember, these are only suggestions.

How to play: We want a whole story/essay in just FIFTY FIVE WORDS!
Post your entry below, clicking on "write it"
Contest ends Tuesday, MARCH 29, so HURRY!!


For more details . . . check out our previous contests: HERE, HERE, and HERE. (remember not to enter at these example sites! Only entries posted below will be accepted.)

Three winners will receive Fame, the Eternal Admiration of their Peers, A Book, and one of many neat-o buttons [see above and other entries] to show off in their blogs/webpages, or print out and paste on a magnet for their refrigerators.

The GRAND prize winner also gets socks.
44 People Say.

Posted by Mamacita:

The children trooped inside, leaving a trail of mud. The children panicked. Finally, they decided to open the door and let the unicorns run through the house. “Oh, those pesky unicorns!” said Mom. “They’ve tracked mud all through the house! And it’s all over your shoes, too!” The kids smiled. It had worked, once again.
Thursday, March 24th 2005 @ 9:15 AM

Posted by Kara Lennox:

I cannot go another day without cleaning the oven, though I haven't cleaned it for three years. Halfway through the scraping I lose interest. I wander to the fridge, locate the leftover pizza, and eat two pieces while standing with the fridge door open. Meanwhile, my half-finished manuscript languishes in my office upstairs.
Thursday, March 24th 2005 @ 10:24 AM

Posted by sleepingmommy:

Candlelight flickers and his touch makes my flesh quiver with the rough skim of his callused fingers. His question triggers overwhelming emotion. I take a deep breath and kiss him softly, tasting the smooth sweep of his lips for a long moment before peering down into his flame-graced features. Still shaking, I whisper, “Yes.”
Thursday, March 24th 2005 @ 11:35 AM

Posted by Gary M:

The catch

She had fished with her father for years, but she'd never seen a creature like this. It lay before her, their fates intertwined. Its gaze made her giggle and blush, like a school girl, like the first time. She trembled. What a wonderful gift to share with her lover over a fine bottle of wine.
Thursday, March 24th 2005 @ 3:16 PM

Posted by Laura:

Her mouth opened in a soundless scream. She couldn't believe her eyes. Fear clutched at her, briging forth the most primal of all emotions. Sweat dripped into her eyes, and she blinked hard against the sting. Before her stood sheer evil--both in appearance and odor. Then the Ogre spoke. "Wanna buy some chocolate, lady?"
Thursday, March 24th 2005 @ 10:16 PM

Posted by Twyla Toews:

I stood before the dragon, watching breath from its nostrils curling soundlessly. It was waiting for my fear, watching until I would notice the way its scales rippled over muscles and its wings shimmered red in the sunset. But there was no need to fear - I am in Tolkien's realm and it is only Smaug.
Friday, March 25th 2005 @ 1:25 AM

Posted by cheryl b.:

Criminal trespass
-----------------
Coming home to find their home had been broken into they franticly searched the house. Nothing appeared to be missing but the home they had worked so hard for had been ransacked, violated. Upstairs they found that the criminal responsible was asleep in one of their own beds. The bears smiled, time for lunch.
Friday, March 25th 2005 @ 4:47 AM

Posted by bertha hey:

The griffin rolled her eyes as she preened her mud flecked wings, anticipating, with chagrin, the task of cleaning her mud caked pads.
Vernal hunting was barely sport, it was the cleanup that challenged. Was 120 pounds of man really worth the mud you have to clean? And how dirty it got running!
Friday, March 25th 2005 @ 5:03 AM

Posted by Jennifer:

So white, so pure, his wings surround me, embrace me. So tender, so loving, his hands caresses me, console me. So light, so gentle, his lips touch me, comfort me. So dark, so intent, his eyes watch me, study me. So quick, so soon, his body leaves me, abandons me. Fly away my fallen angel.
Friday, March 25th 2005 @ 2:10 PM

Posted by Alexander:

So God made horses. Then he went to a huge party. A wild one. The "Jesus-making" one. Up at heaven, he felt the effects. Blacked out right onto his horse formula. And his narwhal formula. They both fell into one bubbling mix. He groggily got up. He stared at his creation. "Oops."
Saturday, March 26th 2005 @ 2:46 AM

Posted by Jade:

I stood there next to him for what seemed an hour.
I found myself mesmerized with the way the rain ran in trails down his sun kissed skin.
I noticed how strong his hands were, and yet, they were smooth at the same time. Knowing hands. Then,he made love to me with those hands.
Saturday, March 26th 2005 @ 3:37 AM

Posted by Rockchild:

Some mean kids use to call Sally a cyclops, but that's not what I saw when I looked into her crossed eyes, because they was beautiful! Sometimes it was hard to tell if Sally was looking at me, or trying to look left, or right, but I loved her anyways.
Saturday, March 26th 2005 @ 4:54 AM

Posted by Elizabeth Sanchez:

Nightfall … the room is dark. The only light source is a single candle sitting on the mantle. Thunder booms! Julie jumps! “Only thunder, from the impending storm.” Scratch….Scratch….Scratch, but what is that! Julie walks across the room, swings open the door! Lucky! You old dog! You scared me! Come in out of the storm.
Saturday, March 26th 2005 @ 5:46 AM

Posted by Nicole:

The hippogriff lifted its head from the mud and glared at me. “Oh, so you think you’re hot stuff, do you?” His voice reverberated inside me. He reared up and spread his wings wide, flinging mud all around. Oh, I wasn’t in Iowa anymore. What I’d do to see a cornfield right now…oh sh*t…
Saturday, March 26th 2005 @ 6:01 AM

Posted by Anonymous:

Screams woke me from slumber deep; rising, rubbing the dust from my eyes, reality came crashing home: fire. Screams from other rooms meant kids in trouble. Oh God, help me! Running out of my room, discovering a worse truth: this was not home, but Hell. What have I done to deserve eternal life in Hell?
Saturday, March 26th 2005 @ 7:56 AM

Posted by Robert A. Dugger:

Sorry, but I entered as a BraveJournal member, and for some reason it did not pick up my name. I wrote the "Screams woke me from slumber deep" piece.:-?
Saturday, March 26th 2005 @ 7:57 AM

Posted by Rob:

Prometheus slapped the vulture ripping at his liver. The game had gone too far. Sure he told everyone that Zeus had crucified him for giving fire, but the real fire came from Aphrodite. If she didn’t get here soon, he was going to pull up stakes and go home. He shivered. Way kinky.o:)
Sunday, March 27th 2005 @ 2:22 AM

Posted by D.Mahan:

Small, green, with pointy ears and curly toes. The hobgoblin peared at her from behind the TV cabinet. She could tell it was annoyed. It muttered at her and skittered across the floor and vanished. The next day, her milk had soured, her bread had moulded, and her dogs were naughty. Next week, she would make sure to heed his warning and make sure to watch "American Idol" all the way through.
Sunday, March 27th 2005 @ 2:33 AM

Posted by Rob:

Doc Loved Snow White. Happy Loved Snow White. Sleepy Loved Snow White. Even Bashful loved Snow White. But not Grumpy. Grumpy hated sloppy seconds.
Sunday, March 27th 2005 @ 4:05 AM

Posted by cheryl b.:

I.Love.Rob.
That was amazing.
Sunday, March 27th 2005 @ 3:37 PM

Posted by Dream Dragons News and Gazette:

I just had to give this contest a try, even in my wounded state.

Barth in wonderingly stared, faceted eyes sparkling as the soft licking warmth of sun bathed his scales. He daintily plucked the vision and lifted it gently for examination and a pleasant sniff. Smiling in a magical way, Barth the wee baby dragon of only 103 marveled at another newly discovered treasure of spring, the daffodil.
Sunday, March 27th 2005 @ 10:33 PM

Posted by Dream Dragons News and Gazette:

With my wounded ways right now, a word I deleted...or thought I had, did not delete....so, putting this back up....do apologize.

Barth wonderingly stared, faceted eyes sparkling as the soft licking warmth of sun bathed his scales. He daintily plucked the vision and lifted it gently for examination and a pleasant sniff. Smiling in a magical way, Barth the wee baby dragon of only 103 marveled at another newly discovered treasure of spring, the daffodil.
Sunday, March 27th 2005 @ 10:56 PM

Posted by Grandpa Chuck:

“Grandpa”, Lori said in her bored voice. “What can we do?”

He smiled at his two grandchildren and told them to get their coats on to go outside. Outside they walked to the backyard, which had turned to mud from the recent rains.

"Let’s make some mud pies!" Grandpa said.
Monday, March 28th 2005 @ 4:33 AM

Posted by Lareign:

OK, giving this a shot...

The Surprise
-
His parents hit the roof when they found out Susie was pregnant.
“How could you have let this happen?” his mother asked.
His silence only made her angrier.
“How many times do I have to tell you to think with your head?” she demanded.
“I was,” he replied. “Just not the one on my shoulders.”
Monday, March 28th 2005 @ 11:25 AM

Posted by Kate Rothwell:

[from diva]
Darkness approached the skies. The warriors metagrobolized by the sonance that had bellowed over them; the portending shadow that lurked. There was susurration that the great dragon of Rothwellshire was slain, but could it be she was alive and reverted to claim her prize? The jewels of Archaic!
Monday, March 28th 2005 @ 10:15 PM

Posted by Izrael Zonich:

Let me tell you a secret. Last night, I killed a mermaid. Yeah, a mermaid. I shot her head with a bullet while she was playing hide-and-seek with her sister. What? You ask me why I shot her? Well, I can't help it. I was hungry. Afterall, she's a fish. Amen.
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 12:17 AM

Posted by Dream Dragons News and Gazette:

A second entry if I might?

I do remember.

A child hiding beneath the mulberry bush smiles in mirthless glee. Atop the altar, and orange crate found along rivers edge, sits the treasures from the day. Some flowers in a bottle, three crayons, two pennies and a rubber band.

I hear Mom calling, “Dinners ready!”

Oh, the times were simpler then.
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 1:32 AM

Posted by Ozone Ferd:

The warm orange glow he passionately despised melted into the horizon. Another night of hunting began. Hunger pains convulsed his body, reminding him of his curse. Her open window was an invitation. He begged forgiveness as her thick warm liquid of life oozed down his throat, barely quenching his hunger. He would need much more.
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 2:15 AM

Posted by Ozone Ferd:

“John, remember that Valentine’s Day evening last month?”
“Yeah, what about it?”
“I’m pregnant.”
“What? Pregnant? I thought you were on the pill. Are you sure it’s mine?”
“You asshole, yes it’s yours. What are we going to do?”
“I’m sorry, we’ll have it of course and get married.”
“John …”
“What?”
“April Fools.”
“Bitch!”
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 2:28 AM

Posted by Hula Doula:

It was quiet outside. That is never a good thing with children.
There the two of them stood with the dog up to her knees in mud pies. They had taken their sand castle buckets, filled them and formed little mud humps on her back.
"Macy Dirty!" innocence beaming from his muddy cherub face.
"REALLY??!!"
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 3:28 AM

Posted by hyde:

testing 123
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 3:49 AM

Posted by hyde:

sorry kate.... my computer is crazy was just seeing if it would work. ok my entry is above.... thanks for posting it "DIVA"... xo
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 3:50 AM

Posted by Andrew Davis:

Then two enemies stared at one another. All their allies were dead. It was just them. The final confrontation.
"So, we finally..."
"Wait. Unicorns."
"What?"
"I mean, there isn't a point. We're in a contest story that must be fifty five words or less. We don't have time to fight."
"what word are we on?"
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 5:06 AM

Posted by Andrew Davis:

If I win, will you give me five bucks instead?
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 5:08 AM

Posted by SandyO:

Huw wrapped his strong arms around me. "When Trahearn took you, it was with hate. That is what blinded you. But now," he whispered in my ear, "you know love."

And there in the glen stood the unicorn. He lifted his head, its horn glistening in the sunlight. Yes, now I knew love.
Tuesday, March 29th 2005 @ 1:08 PM

Posted by nanza:

it was mud season:

"huuuuummmmmm" said the exhausted God....this is that seventh day of rest so waited for but i feel that all is not finished.....there's something else i need to do.....something else i need to make....something that man will NOT have dominion over

quick as a wink he reached into the mud and made a dragon
Thursday, March 31st 2005 @ 9:12 AM

Posted by nanza:

Sledding:

"wish we could go sledding but it never snows here" Snippy said to her friends......"we have our garbage can tops and plastic trash bags just waiting for some snow and all it does is rain" !!!!

"wait a minute...it's mud season" !!!!......and down the hill they slid to be turned into dark brown sloppy messes with eyes
Thursday, March 31st 2005 @ 9:23 AM

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