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WOOF Contest – Top Picks (11/20/2009)

Zorlone — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:56 +0000

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WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Poetry

Jena Isle – “Terminus” – “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”

dragon blogger – “Last Great Battle” – Fantasy poem about the battle of Ragnarok.

Zorlone – “Twin Souls” – Finding the other pair of an otherwise incomplete soul.

Jennifer M Scott – “Excuse me While I Unload” – A stream of conscious poem.

About Writing

RasoirJ – “Johnny Mercer and the Art of Reticence” – What fiction writers can learn from the great lyricist Johnny Mercer.

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Suspense Screenplay “Intervention”

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the November 20, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends November 27. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 11/20/09

Poetry

Roy – “Chapters” – “A short poem about different chapters in our life.”

Sire – “The Child Of God” – A poem of religion and zealots.

Jennifer M Scott – “Thanksgiving” – A poem for thanksgiving written in acrostic.

Jennifer M Scott – “Excuse me While I Unload” – A stream of conscious poem.

WOOF Contest – Top Picks 10/302009

Zorlone — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:10:36 +0000

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WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Poetry
Zorlone – “Short Visit” – Traveling to a place down under, but only finding out that it was meant something else.
Jennifer M Scott – “Beyond the Yellow Brick Road” – A painting of ink and water color and a poem inspired from it, surreal work.

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Suspense Screenplay “Intervention”

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the October 30, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends November 6. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

My apologies for those of you looking for the links to the entry forms this contest. I found out when I published the next week’s contest that I somehow lost the code for the start of my “Request” post. Thanks to a loyal reader for pointing that out, and it is correct this week.

Please check out the great entries from some of our more prolific and consistent writers this week!

WOOF Contest – Top Picks 10/23/2009

Zorlone — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:51:09 +0000

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WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Poetry

My site was down for the past few days. I wasn’t really sure if the other participants saw my entry, nevertheless, I am extremely grateful to all the winners of the weekly WOOF contest.

My congratulations to Dragonblogger, Jennifer M Scott, Roy, and Lauren Salkin.

Zorlone – “Storm” - A voice to the storm’s awesomely destructive power. This was written in admiration and respect to its might.

Dragon Blogger – “Ghost Whispers” – Poem about ghosts of the past, read aloud by the author.

Jennifer M Scott – “Open Book” – Losing oneself.

Fiction

Roy/Angel – “Modern day Cinderella story” – An original adaptation of my 11-year old daughter of the Cinderella story.

Lauren Salkin – “Dead Mice Don’t Eat Cheese” – This post is based on a true story. So, what is actually true? The mouse, the cat, and me, of course. I did grab the cat with the mouse in its mouth, tried to shake it from the cat’s mouth, succeeded in doing so, then subsequently stepped on the mouse, killing it.

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Suspense Screenplay “Intervention”

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the October 23, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends October 30. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 10/23/09

Prose / About Writing

Roy – “How do you prepare for death?” – How do we want death to come to us? Can we really be prepared for it?

Fun and Fearless – “We Filipinos Are…” – It is about an encounter with someone who thought negatively about Filipinos and how a Filipino writer helps me gain pride for my people.

Fun and Fearless – “Have You Got Style?” – It is about a person’s comment on how writers should write.

Poetry

Roy – “Dreams do come true” – We just have to keep the faith… cause dreams do come true.

Dragon Blogger – “The Intruder” – Poem about an invading virus and defensive measures, crafted with random words.

WOOF Contest – 10/09/09 Number 1!

Zorlone — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:59:24 +0000

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Congratulations to Dragonblogger and Jennifer M Scott for taking second third place respectively.

Poetry

Zorlone – “The Battle” – A poem about Man vs. Nature as the he struggles to save himself from a flood.

Dragon Blogger – “My Son” – Poem dedicated to my son on his 6th Birthday.

Jennifer M Scott – “Dance with Autumn” – Took my poetry challenge and wrote 5 haikus about autumn.

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Suspense Screenplay “Intervention”

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the October 9, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends October 16. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 10/09/09

Fiction

Jennifer M Scott – “Thursday Night” – A long waited new story for Weekly shorts. About a man who has a chance encounter with an alien woman supposed to be funny.

Poetry

Zorlone – “Sick in Bed” – Feeling sick, so did the pattern in the rhymes of this poem.

Jennifer M Scott – “Transformation in Color” – A poem about life in autumn.

Dragon Blogger – “Gorgeous Frustration and Stoic Warrior” – A pair of Haiku’s written including 8 random words provided by twitter, includes audio reading.

Bagged the first two places in poetry!

Zorlone — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:39:36 +0000

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WOOF Contest – Top Picks

We missed our good friend Dragonblogger in this week’s contest, maybe next week? I am very honored that both my entries in poetry were ranked first and second.

Congratulations to the winners and participants of the contest!

Fiction / Drama / Short Story

Roy – “I’m sorry, Matthew“ – How long must one carry the guilt for something that was done in the past?

Jennifer M Scott – “Best Friends and the Meaning of It” – The beginning of a new series called Dr Simon’s Velvet Couch Monologues of Everyday People. In this one September Don confesses she wants to kill her best friend but finds something more important.

Anne Bender – “… the world faded away” – A woman’s memory of a morning with her lover.

Memoir

Jena Isle – “I Survived Raising My Teen” – A memorable episode in my life as a mother. The most challenging “career” in life is being a mother.

Poetry

Zorlone – “Ideal Teacher” – An example of Jenanian poetry about the essence of a teacher.

Zorlone – “Brick Wall” – Nothing hinders emotions than a cold and unfeeling brick wall.

Roy – “When the flame is dying…” – Do not let hatred burn forever in your heart… it will pass… let it die… let it be… so you can live in peace.

Deeptesh Sen – “An Evening in mercury” – Love in Kolkata.

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Suspense Screenplay “Intervention”

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the October 2, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends October 9. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 10/02/09

Fiction / Drama / Short Story

H. Benjamin Petrie – “A Couple Paragraphs of Sci-Fi War” – A very short description of war in the future.

About Writing

H. Benjamin Petrie – “Why We Would Read Something” – There’s two reasons we would read something: i) it’s well-written ii) it has an interesting story.

Poetry

Roy – “Let Go, Let God” – A poem about letting go of past pains, hurts and worries… and letting God take care of all our concerns.

Deeptesh Sen – “Parting at Park Street” – Love drifts away at the crossroads of a throbbing city!

Jennifer M Scott – “Autumn” – A poem about autumn written in acrostic form using the word autumn.

WOOF Contest – Top Picks (Sept. 4, 2009

Zorlone — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:30:12 +0000

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WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Poetry

Dragon Blogger – “Burning Alive” – A dark poem about burning alive.

Roy – “I cried again…” – Crying for no reason at all… but later, I found out why.

Zorlone – “Unafraid to Love” – A dialogue between extraordinary characters about love, sacrifice, and loyalty.

Creative Non-Fiction / About Writing

Holly Jahangiri – “Interview: Thoughts on Blogging” – I decided to throw a relaxed little virtual get-together with some of my “Jedi Blogger” friends, just to have a chat about blogging… So although we live oceans apart, imagine us gabbing at a little table in an open-air café, enjoying a beer, a cup of tea, or maybe sharing a great big bowl of Bulalo.

Fiction

H. Benjamin Petrie – “The New House” – A boy meets a girl he knows in town and shows her his new house.

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Thriller Web Novel “Dead Play”

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the September 4, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends September 11. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 09/04/09

Creative Non-Fiction / About Writing

Jennifer M Scott – “Bull Fighting with the Vortex” – My current woes with writing.

Poetry

Roy – “I’m out of rhyme” – A poem about the time I don’t know what to write…

Zorlone – “A Wizard’s Sympathy” – Taking Jenn Scott’s poetry challenge: Use the line “On salvation’s road laden with lavender lollipops” in a poem.

Jennifer M Scott – “Soul’s Contentment” - A love poem.

WOOF Contest – Top Picks for August 28, 2009

Zorlone — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:08:05 +0000

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Another fulfilling result at the WOOF (Writer’s offering our finest) contest for this week. Thank you for voting me and congratulations to the participants in this writing project!

Fiction / Short Story

Zorlone – “The Night Duty” – A night like any other night at the Emergency Room, but not for Madelin. She is an extraordinary nurse with a generous heart.

Poetry

Jennifer M Scott – “A Night with Jupiter” – Another surreal poem on life.

Dragon Blogger – “Vagabond Murder” – A dark night where a homeless person’s life is taken.

Roy – “This Too Will Pass” – A short poem about holding on…

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Suspense Screenplay “Intervention”

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the August 28, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends September 4. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 08/28/09

Fiction / Short Story

Roy – “So close…” – About a son’s search for his mother…

Poetry

Zorlone – “The rat was a goner” – Finally, a clean house! Find out how a pest was rid of by a determined boy.

WOOF Contest – Top Picks August 21, 2009

Zorlone — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:29 +0000

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WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Non-Fiction / Book Review
Holly Jahangiri – “Book Review – Daniel X: Watch the Skies” – Holly Jahangiri and her teenage son, William, offer conflicting opinions on James Patterson’s latest young adult novel, Daniel X: Watch the Skies.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Malicious Appetite” – An earthly desire for a bodily need. A transaction between seller and consumer. However, the body is being sold.
Dragon Blogger – “Broken Law” – Random twitter poem including 21 random words that is about corrupt judges and someone wrongfully sentenced.
Jennifer M Scott – “Summer Fortitude” – Dreaming of cooler weather.

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the August 21, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends Aug 28. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 08/21/09

Poetry
Jennifer M Scott – “Summer” – A poem about summer in acrostic using the word summer.
Jennifer M Scott – “Haiku Series #20” – A haiku series about summer.
Zorlone – “A Hermit’s Reward” – A hermit who was preoccupied with himself found something different in a dark, lonely night and claimed it as his own.

Number one in my new home!

Zorlone — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:28:07 +0000

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For the third time, I was fortunate to be included in the WOOF (writers offering our finest). This time in my new site. To Dragonblogger and Jenn Scott congratulations and to the participants of this week, thank you very much for joining!

WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Poetry

Zorlone – “Train Heart” – A conversation that occurred between a man who have just been reunited with his not so ordinary best friend.

Dragon Blogger – “Dinner Mishap” – Comical poem about spilling food at the dinner table, uses the great phrase “Murderous Meatball”

Jennifer M Scott – “Censor Me” – A poem celebrating the freedom of speech for my poetry challenge found on thevoicesinourheads.com .

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the August 14, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends Aug 21. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 08/14/09

Poetry

Redrogue – “Autumn Poem: Depressing When September Comes” – Anticipating the gloomy season coming soon…

About Writing

Paulnatic – “True Joy and Happiness” – True joy and happiness are valuable. If one does not survive, no joy and no happiness are obtainable

WOOF Contest – Top Picks July 24 (Late, but worth it!)

Zorlone — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:20:00 +0000

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This post was a week old late, but, it is so worth it. The poem of yours truly was the top pick followed by my dear poet buddies online Dragon Blogger and Jennifer Scott.

Congratulations to the winners of the Woof (writer’s offering our finest) and more power to Plotdog!

Poetry

Zorlone – “After Thought” – A poem of regret.

Dragon Blogger – “Sweet Songs of Youth” – Poem about childhood love and innocence.

Jennifer M Scott – “Among Lilac” – A poem of decisions.

About Writing / Creative Non-Fiction / Non-Fiction

Greg Freed – “Garden Part One” – A story about a man and his dog and a question about animal ethics.

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the July 24, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends Aug 7. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 07/24/09

About Writing / Creative Non-Fiction / Non-Fiction

Writing Nag – “7 Questions for Creative Writing Accountability” – Are you achieving your writing goals? Why or Why Not? Questions to ask your self and a freewriting prompt.

Greg Freed – “What we talk about when we talk about the economy” – Opens with a short essay about how we divide numbers from stories, so that it’s “9.4% unemployment,” not “Mr. Soandso, father for four and devoted husband for twenty years, got laid off.” Moves into a narrative about how the economy is impacting my family, an attempt to reinject personal stories back into newsworthy topics.

Poetry

Jennifer M Scott – “Morning Minuet” – A poem of weird surrealism.