Vegas Abides all Kinds of Sin: Gambling, Whoring, Crooning. But Vegas Will NOT Abide Bad Writing. Your Work, Smackdowners, Is Cut Out For You.
As we kick off the new and fabulous month of May in the year 2006, let us congratulate Nathan Hines of Taiwan for his April Smackdown victory. Enjoy those wasabi peanuts friend 0' friends. Enjoy them well because they are your due. (And enjoy the money you saved by not having to send them to far-off lands like, say, Decatur, Georgia.) And also, thanks go to our six April entrants in the Smackdown, and all of those who offered their measured and insightful opinions regarding those entries. Your time was well-spent, and much appreciated.So let us clear the sodden battlefield of these dead stories of hamsters and lawyers, tales of spineless men and coming storms, and let's make war anew under the azure skies of May, each armed only with a wild tale of a desert city called Las Vegas.
All right. Let's get into it.
THE LITERARY SMACKDOWN CHALLENGE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS:
"Write a short prose story set in Las Vegas, NV. The story must be dialogue-heavy, must include reference to an actual book (which you must mention by title), must include the words "Circus Circus" and "slots", and, finally, the story must center around, or feature in some way, the striking of a deal (by which I mean an arrangement, not a dealing of cards.)"And by dialogue-heavy I mean at least a 1:1 ratio of narration to dialogue. Ths rule is not hard and fast -- if tons of dialogue doesn't work for your story, don't use it, but some dialogue is required. Other guidelines. Minimum word length: 400 words. Maximum word length: 1,600 words. Deadline for submission is 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, May 30th. Wednesday, May 31st will be devoted to last-minute votes, averaging scores, and the announcing of a winner. Voting deadline is 11:59PM on May 31st.
Additionally, if it is at all possible, I request a photo of the author along with the submission of a story, (unless, of course, the writer wishes to remain anonymous). If you cannot include a photo of yourself, please send along an image that you think is appropriate to include with your story. If not inclined to do either, I'll come up with something.
(For your edification, I am also including a photo (pictured above) of Circus Circus, (known to some as Crickus Crickus), just so you know what you'll be referencing.)
Please send all entries to either literarysmackdown@gmail.com or to judgeholden0211@aol.com. The prize this month is a deck of playing cards from the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino! Yaayy!
Enough of this loghorrea. Time to write. Who among you dares enter first?!
posted by Miller Sturtevant | 12:24 PM
22 Comments:
tyler said, "those rules seem a little nebulous."
And, the story must be about Harwell.
Yes it did. I likey stories.
And about Harwell.
I can take it. Bring it on.
Ok.
Uh oh.
Hey Nathan, you must (must, must, MUST!) post that story from Brian O'Malley. You simply must! Crane won't do it -- and I don't think we should make a practice of censoring ourselves, right?
Censorship is bad! Post everything you sissies!
I give him a 10.
Me too! I give him a ten, too!
10
That's another 10 from me!
Make mine a 9... no wait... no, a ten.
10
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Saw a U.S. Marine in a pile of debris
I swam in your pools
And lay under your palm trees
I looked in the eyes of the Indian
Who lay on the Federal Building steps
BTW for those that care, Crane and Nathan (in private phonecalls and IMs and emails with me) have mentioned their purposeful intentions to NOT post Brian O'Malley's HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE story that's more than offensive... but, yet, still a submission that fits within the criteria that these Nazi cocksuckers have defined at the very fucking start...
God you two suck. And do us all a fucking favor and don't act surprised to read this.
“[Your entry] could be anything at all, and all the stories for that month must spin from that kernal of an idea in any way that the writers choose.”
“[Your entry] could be anything at all, and all the stories for that month must spin from that kernal of an idea in any way that the writers choose.”
“[Your entry] could be anything at all, and all the stories for that month must spin from that kernal of an idea in any way that the writers choose.”
Dis.
Oh well... can't get a rise out of Nate-dawg. Fucker. But, boy, did I ever get a rise out of Crane... I was going to post his email, but I won't betray his confidence. It was quite hillarious, though. Oh well... on to the next Harasshole story.
WOO-HOO! It only takes one! And, ladies and gentlemen, Harasshole has found an audience!
Yeah!
Let the harassholiness begin! And let the troglodytical reign of boredom end! Viva Brian O' Malley!
So, when are you going to post your story, Nathan? I thought you said you were done with it yesterday.
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