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BIG thanks, Sol. Contests are always a good thing  :-)

A horror contest with SPAM being the medium of evil. Maybe the Devil tricks many with SPAM and a super group of anti-spammers is called in. I agree this sounds Scooby-dooish, but more plot points can be added. Not sure 'bout the minimum of words, but the max could be 2500 to 3000, maybe.

Too, everyone who participates in this contest gets 25 points. YAY!

Or comedy horror: people get cursed and become like Ken and Barbie. One-dimensional, too perfect in some ways, but not good for much, overall. Or maybe it's just a case of young, good-looking people being hypnotized and made into mindless lackeys.

Good one, Vern. In fact, your idea might go well with my bizarre one about a centaur being captured by suburbanites. Maybe the centaur, when it's pissed, could fire off those kinds of cuss words, lol.

That's a pretty cool idea, George. There's essentially no limit to what could be done with that. And I'll toss in something of a curveball: maybe a centaur is spotted and captured in a small suburban town.

Congratulations to each of you!! Good job. Contests are not easy, as we know, but if enough effort, imagination, and thought are poured into the stories, they'll do well.
CHEERS!!
Mike

Sorry to hear this, J P. Well, even if you can't retrieve it, I'd encourage you to try and take it in stride. I know what it's like...yeah, it's a seriously bad hair...yet I'm confident you can do as well or even better with a rewrite. Still, I do hope you get it all back; that'll be much easier, of course.
Peace always,
Mike

Let's make this year, in every part of our lives, the most radical, phenomenal, quaking, rocking year in our lives!!
Party onnnnnnnn!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!
Mike

Again, thanks for the invite! Let's introduce ourselves and then see if we can draw in other folks.

I'm 59 years old. Live near Chicago, Illinois. Am an ex-Marine. No college degree; only some credits from a community college. I've been writing with serious intent since 2008, or so. I joined this site, the Next Big Writer, in mid-2013. I'm very glad I did so because I've received a LOT of help!!

My hobbies: exercising, playing with animals, namely dogs and cats. Reading. Writing. Gaming(Lumosity is a favorite site of mine). Conversing. Watching Youtube. I'm also an avid boxing fan.

I work at a grocery store(Jewel Foods). I'm probably going to be looking for another job soon, depending on whether or not my situation at the store improves.

I live in a condominium by myself and I'm not really much of a people person, at least not publicly. I converse over the phone, texting, and thru email, mostly.

Hope many more folks join!!

Mike

I might be interested. Maybe I could write a straight thriller? Westerns and Historical fiction: I've very little, if any experience with. Please keep me posted regarding this contest:-) Mysteries and mystery/thrillers, I think, are pretty much out of my league; again, very little, if any, experience. We also need to discuss word limit, deadline, etc. Maybe smaller amts of prize money...? Just throwing these things out there.

Thanks, Norm. I'll see what's the best option and go with it.
Mike