How's it going in your corner of the world? I've been b-u-s-y lately, but with good stuff. Cooking, writing projects, some creative endeavors of the Vispo-collage-art kind, reading, researching some new ideas for our beloved Rose & Thorn Journal, (check out our winter issue -- it's fab!), collecting recipes/pics for a cookbook project, etc.
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I've also been doing some background/extras work on the set of HBO's Treme show down in New Orleans. Sooooooo much fun, and an awesome series. Check it out on Hulu if you get a chance. The second season airs starting in April. I'll let you know if I make it past the editing "machine" and actually appear in any of the episodes. haaa
Okay, enough about Gumbo Writer's world. Hope yours is twirling just as nicely as mine! :)
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It's time for a writing contest, dontcha think? This one will honor ST. VALENTINE'S day. It's simple and fun, so enter to win a fab writerly package, which naturally includes lotsa chocolate and coffee -- mainstays of the "job" description. [More on that on Friday's post.]
All you have to do is write a Valentine's haiku and leave it in a comment. Or, hey, if you're not one of those mushy, gushy, lovey-dovey types, how about an anti-Valentine's haiku? *grin*
Haiku is that Japanese poetic form that follows the 5 + 7 + 5 = 17 syllabic equation. They're fun, easy and can be surprisingly "deep" if crafted correctly. And the best part? ANYone can write a haiku!
Here's a quick example~~~~~~~~
He corrected her
drink order: "Two rums and Coke."
The break-up followed.
So get busy, have fun, and enter to win by midnight February 13! (Leave me an email address if you don't have a Blogger account profile so I can get in touch if you win!) One entry per customer.
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For another cool writerly contest of the Mardi Gras variety, check out Tere Kirkland's at her The Lesser Key of Tere writing blog. Cool prizes to be given!
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Now.....get out there and do something nice for somebody, and for yourself too! xxo
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17 comments:
Thanks, Angie! You rule!
Cool contest. I'll have to think up a haiku and come back...my brain cells are fried this morning!
You've been busy! I didn't realize you were an aspiring actress. Next you'll be rubbing shoulders with Harry Connick Jr... :O)
Can't wait to read the entries. I'll be keeping a respectable distance from this one. ;)
Oh, so tempting, and a side of chocolate too. I'll wait for free verse contest, though. Haiku is not my forte.
Well be interested to read all the entries. What an adventure you are having....and a HBO series to add to your credit! Fun!
Believe it or not, I am actually feeling rather writerly today, having had two (count 'em!) rendezvous with Dr. Wicked this morning. I've decided to enter a local (short fiction) writing contest. The deadline is March 4. Warming up, I am. Meanwhile, haiku, eh? I'll ponder that. Glad to hear you're having such fun, Angie --
Susan Girolami Kramer's attempt at Haiku:
Hearts long retreated
Our pictures fireplace kindle
Valentines smoldered
Not a cheery Valentine, but you never forget your first love and your first broken heart.
what susan said...
Keep rose, candy, heart
Give me football, beer, and nuts
Screw cupid’s dumb day
I'm entering two. If that's cheating, then just consider the first one my entry :o)
abridged intentions,
float inside crooked halos;
pierced love, anti-hearts.
No reds, no arrows—
practiced domestic efforts;
lullaby’s sing byes.
Springtime birthed you bright,
Summer's kiss on winter lips,
Autumn gentled love.
Hey Angie, my second go at a Haiku. Not sure I have the syllables right but thought I would give your competition a try.
Trying again. Found my lost syllable :)
Stiletto promise
Floral bribe, sweet chocolate kiss
February farce
Anti-Valentine haiku :D
At heart, the rosebud
Longs to drive her thorn deep
In the lover's chest.
Cut roses die, scent
Lost amongst cooking and
Bodily odours.
Here's my attempt:
The waitress smears
chocolate frosting on clean
dishes to make him late.
I think it will all hang on whether or not "chocolate" is two-syllables or three...up north it's two!
Thinking. I'll be back later if my brain isn't mush. ;)
Thanks to all who participated! You did some mighty fine haiku crafting. :D
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