Greetings, Earthlings!
Crowd favorite
This week you had seven votes apiece, and you put them to good use. The number one spot goes to Rowan at textwall for her gritty, raw piece Seemed Like a Fair Trade at the Time.
It’s all the little shit you take for granted that I miss the most, like knowin’ if there’s a spider on you before it’s practically on your junk. They gave me a medal; I’d sure as hell rather have my fuckin’ legs.
The thing I love about this piece is the utter sincerity in the narrator’s voice. The bitterness bleeds straight through the words, and we all understand a little more about what sacrifice really means. Fabulous job, Rowan. Pick up your badge – it’s not a medal, but we hope you wear it with pride.
Editor’s pick
If Rowan’s post is hard and gritty, this week’s editor’s pick is completely the opposite, though both speak of loss. Jennifer Knoblock’s poem The Sixth Age is wistful and nostalgic. You can almost feel time sliding against your skin.
Dust motes falling in silence Sun slanting through afternoon Clock hands unmoving Neighbors driving straight into their garages Ice cream truck passing by, street echoing empty where children once played Piano stool vacant Framed photos fading Mirrors, unwanted, turned to the wall
Beautiful poem, Jennifer. I’m pleased to award it the editor’s pick badge! Go grab it from the sidebar.
Top row seven*
Seven votes, and seven winners in the top row. You should all be proud of yourselves – only a handful of votes separated first place from seventh. Congratulations to Rowan plus James for Anatomy, Karen for Goosebumps, Angie for Is Something Crawling on Me?, Ryan for Survivor, Forty and Fantastique for Gargleblaster 161 – Is Something Crawling on Me?, and Jen for Salvation. Don’t forget to add the badge to your post.
The gargleblaster grid is now sorted in order of votes from most to fewest. It’s always a tight race and a wonderful opportunity to learn from your fellow grid-mates. * I realize that your browser may not display the grid in neat rows of seven, but mine does. Therefore, the Top Row 7.
Hitchhiker’s prize!
And because it’s my birthday, and because this one made me smile, I’m awarding a hitchhiker’s prize this week! It goes to Claudette, a newbie who missed the grid, but linked to her poem Gaia and Luna in the comments. Her poem is a little tongue-in-cheek and a lot social commentary.
Gaia, earthbound beauty, bathed all in light speaks softly to Luna, her pale sister of night “I’ve a horrible feeling all over my skin I’ve just heard of Humanity, can you look and see, if something hideous is crawling on me?”
Congrats, Claudette, and welcome to yeah write! There’s a snazzy badge for you over there to the left.
There’s more to life than gargleblasters
Hard as it is to believe, there are other challenges out there at yeah write! Go ahead — take a few minutes to check out this week’s challenge grid (for personal essays and traditional blog anecdotes) and the speakeasy (for fiction). Read, comment, get to know the community. And if the mood strikes you, submit your own post: the challenge grid and speakeasy are open until 10:00 PM Eastern on Wednesday. We know you won’t all make the grid every week, but don’t panic! The moonshine grid opens on Friday and we’d love to see you there.
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I’m very happy to have found a community of such strong writers! Congrats to all of the participants for all of the solid work. And thanks for having me!
Whoops, still getting the hang of this. Congratulations to all the fabulous winners. I enjoyed all the entries, and loved the picks: )
I’m a bit slow getting here to post my congratulations and salutations but I want to say “Great job everyone and, this weeks winners were well chosen. I am over the moon that I get to play with you guys!”
A tip of the old hat to everyone given the Winner’s nod. All were well-deserved. 🙂
Congratulations to all the winners, some fabulous writing and ideas there. Wow, thanks so much for picking me for the Hitchhiker – feeling very happy (doing little dance). Will be trying to get in on time next week, as this challenge is such a lot of fun. Hope everyone has a fantastic day.
Congratulations to the winners, and I enjoyed reading all the entries. Rowan’s piece is a very worthy winner.
Congratulations everyone!
Congratulations to all the winners. With so many good and varied submissions it is hard to choose who to vote for each week. I enjoyed reading them all.
Congratulations to all the winners. 🙂
Congrats to this weeks winners 🙂
I would also like to say congrats to Rowan and all the winners! Wow! What an honor for a newbie like me to be included in such an elite group! It’s very encouraging. I love the challenge of just a few words, and I love seeing what everyone chooses to do with their 42! Thanks Christine 🙂
Oh, wow, astonished and thrilled. I’m so excited to have found this fabulous community of talented writers!
Congratulations to all the winners! I enjoyed all of the unexpected takes on the prompt.
Congratulations Rowan, Jennifer, Claudette and the top SEVEN. I’m excited to be up there with you all! And thanks Christine for the birthday gift, I wouldn’t have made it up there if it wasn’t for the extra votes. 🙂 I enjoyed everyone’s pieces!!