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Thanks ~15 For 15~ Players!

Today was the last prompt for Legerdemain 's 15 For 15 contest. I have had a blast challenging myself and reading some truly amazing entries. A wonderful group of writers competed this time around, and even more than the entertainment their entries provided me each day, I was touched by the number of people who contacted me regularly, just a quick email, to say how much they liked my short or to congratulate me on a daily win. I feel much closer to mystic_writer, Hyperiongate and 🌕 HuntersMoon -- all of whom were recognized over and over for their outstanding entries. Their emails have meant so much to me in the past two weeks.

A contest like this one really brings people together while challenging us to keep the writing bar ever higher for ourselves. I want to thank the following people for cheering me on during the round: LJPC - the tortoise , Annette , alfred booth, wanbli ska , LdyPhoenix , Winchester Jones , Winnie Kay , Kate - Writing & Reading , KimChi , and Joy . If I've forgotten someone who sent me encouragement -- remind you so I can thank you properly!

As I look around for more avenues to keep me and my daily writing practice on our toes, I've started playing along in Acme 's "Invalid Item" . So much fun -- you should click and participate, you aren't already. I'm working on my Prompt 2 limerick right now, but for fun, here's my winning entry for yesterday The prompt was write a poem about a vampire but don't use the word "blood" or any of its derivatives:

I'm A Vegetarian Vampire


I’m a vegetarian vampire
Cursed with eternal life
Roaming the night in search of food
I can cut with a butter knife

My skin crawls, my stomach churns
at the thought of sinking my teeth
into the flesh of an animal’s neck
and sucking what runs beneath

From sundown to dawn, I dig around
in gardens and grocery trash
Collecting delectable, edible bits
to add to my sarcophagus cache

Strawberry juice runs down my chin
Beets stain my fingertips
Pomegranate rocks my world
Cherry Kool-Aid smile on my lips

Alas, a vegetarian vampire does
indulge in one lament
For I’ve been told how delicious is
tomato sauce with a garlicky accent.

I'm A Vegetarian Vampire  (E) ~Just some Halloween fun~ #1604248 by NickiD89

Happy October, everyone!