So I participated with a non-fiction entry from this site, and some entries from my Poetry blog.  I didn’t win this week but did like some of the other stories very much.  This is one of my favorite online contests to submit to weekly.

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

Poetry

Romeo - “The Natural World” - A short poem about nature and its beauty.

Jennifer M Scott - “Seeking Sun” - An avant garde poem about fall.

About Words / Writing

Kimota (Jonathan Crossfield) - “Time, Productivity and the Writer” - A look at how writing isn’t necessarily as quick to produce as many outsiders believe. Taking three hours to produce 100 words might seem odd, but is perfectly legitimate to produce quality copy.

Fiction

Ferox - “Is that a Dragon?” - Things must be observed to exist. Otherwise, they can be anything.

~willow~ - “it’s all a matter of perspective…” - …where a young girl knocks a new perspective into an otherwise downcast boy on a bright autumn day…

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

Other WOOF Contestants for 10/24/08

Poetry

Chungyen Chang - “last night” - Memories from a survivor.

Mary Graziano - “Our Little Game” - My post is about child abuse that I went through growing up.

Penelope Anne Bartotto - “Equality” - An Acrostic poem on equality in the world today.

Dragon Blogger - “Cherish” - Appreciate the ones you love.

Dragon Blogger - “Breaking the Mold” - About a woman so perfect.

Dragon Blogger - “The Fork” - Playful poem about a simple dining fork.

Dragon Blogger - “The Chef - Part 1” - Poem written for my wife while she was in Culinary School.

exquisite corpse - “Halloween Magick” - A collabrative poem about Halloween.

About Words / Writing

Amritbir Kaur - “Brevity is the Soul of Wit” - This post is about the origin of the phrase ‘Brevity is the soul of wit’, the change in its meaning over the years and its implication. Read and enjoy!

Writing Nag - “Why I’ll Continue to Journal” - How journaling can benefit your daily writing habit. Includes a “found” poem on journaling.

Non-Fiction /Philosophy / Essay

Harneet Singh - “Have We Changed?” - We, as human beings are losing our humane qualities and moving backwards to being animals again. Let us analyse the situation a bit.

Justin Germino - “Why Does Life Have To Be So Hard” - Thoughts, Insights and Belief in Friendship.

Jennifer M Scott - “Edge of Equality” - A 100 word essay written for the 100 word challenge about equality and the need for war
-Justin Germino

I have become a regular contributor and regular blogger of the online magazine Ya’Sou Magazine which is dedicated to publishing the work of up and coming poets.  This is a great opportunity to connect with my readers and share my insights into the world of blogging as well as to help promote and put out the wonderful poetry that comes from fellow bloggers in the community.

Thanks to A Poets View for running a great poetry blog and putting together Ya’Sou magazine which features some really great poetry and nice bio’s about the authors.  It even has a games section and a links section where you can play some online flash games, or have your link added for promotion.

-Justin Germino

So I submitted some entries to the WOOF Contest, I did not get in the Top Picks for this week, but I have plenty more to submit and try for.

My Congratulations to the winner’s of this weeks top Picks, I especially liked the Poem “Let Me Love”

WOOF Contest – Top Picks:

Fiction/Short Story/Serial Fiction/One Act Play

Romeo - “A Boy of Doubt” - A short story about a boy trying to come to terms with himself, and love.

Jennifer M Scott - “Goodbye Baby” - A young woman tells her boyfriend she is pregnant, is he happy?

Henry Petrie - “Social Networking” - A second-person account of killing time by trying to meet people over social networking sites.

Poetry

Penelope Anne Bartotto - “The Moral” - 100 words in haiku format on good versus evil.

Sanjay Chhabria - “Let me Love” - Ever fell in love; had a crush or engaged in any kind of infatuation… If yes, then this is a must read.

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

Other WOOF Contestants for 10/03/08
Fiction/Short Story/Serial Fiction/One Act Play

Penelope Anne Bartotto - “Where Have All the Children Gone?” - Short Story, Part I in which an entire town’s children disappear.

Jennifer M Scott - “Firefly Chapter 21” - The last chapter of Firefly.

Jennifer M Scott - “Legolas’ Destiny” - A story about Legolas, a character from the Lord of the Rings.

Poetry

Dragon Blogger - “Excaliber I am Not the One” - Poem I wrote while thinking about how the other knights felt when trying to pull excaliber from the stone.

Dragon Blogger - “Connect the Heart” - Poem I wrote for my wife several years ago.

Dragon Blogger - “Sets me in Motion” - Love Poem.

Jennifer M Scott - “September” - A poem about September.

Jennifer M Scott - “Sweet Infringence” - First line: wild flowers grow through the garbage/ a blue splashed sky sinks into a black ground.

Jennifer M Scott - “Bejeweled Leaves” - Abstract poem of fall.
Dragon Blogger - “Two Lovers in a Tree” - Another Love Poem by Dragon Blogger.

-Justin Germino

I decided to start my very first contest today on my Wanderer Thoughts blog.  This is a poetry contest that I will do weekly if I get participants.

Each week is a Poem based on a theme, to learn more and to enter the contest click on the logo below:

PS.  I am going to have to get creative, Entrecard has a limited number of credit transfers per week, so I am going to figure out how best to accomplish giving out these prizes, and still using EC transfers to cover advertising and whatnot.

-Justin Germino