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 Nominations for "The Quills"  are now officially closed for 2025! Over the next several days, the Quills Admin Team will be doing what they do best (admin-ing!) to select finalists, get the genre categories set up for voting, etc. If you're interested in serving as a judge this year, please reply to this newsfeed post and let me know so I can reach out and discuss next steps. Looking forward to getting these awards sorted and announced as soon as possible!  |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Blogocentric Formulations" : "2025 Reading List" |
lbidler  - A combination... I almost always have a print book in physical form or on my Kindle that I'll read at night before bed, or when I'm sitting around on the weekend, and then I have audiobooks that I'll listen to during the commute, a workout, etc. in between all my podcast listening. I've tried the method Jayne  hinted at in her GIF, but unfortunately I've found retention to be a challenge that way.  |
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| It's everyone (except the Quill Admin Team's ) favorite time of the year! The "Quill Self-Submission Forum" is now open for anyone who would like to advertise up to three of their as-yet-to-be nominated works from this year. Please mind all of the rules in the forum. There are [Refresh to load countdown.] left to get those self-nominations in!
Seriously, post those items, people... Jayne needs something to do.  |
Amethyst Snow Angel  - There are no outstanding nominations. Everything is up to date. You should definitely check out "2025 Quill Nominees" before self-nominating something. |
| By popular demand, we're back for an encore year! Updated branding, improved prizes... 2026 is an all-new opportunity to get paid for writing some short stories! Just click on the fancy new logos below to visit the activity pages:   |
Mousethyme  - I wish I had the energy. I've had years where I averaged 2/day; but these days... just too worn out. |
| Mousethyme - You may have convinced me. If I fail again, the only thing it would hurt is my pride. And maybe my confidence as a writer. But if I write even two stories, then I did better than last year. Plus, that's two more short stories than I'd probably write otherwise. So maybe I will join in, with realistic expectations that I probably won't be doing all 52. Jeff  - Is there any rule against using the same Bradbury notebook as last year? I can make it clear that the first story isn't part of this year's challenge. |
This wasn't something that I planned in advance, but pretty cool to discover my daily achievements for New Year's Day also happen to be the 200th day of my current streaks for reviews, forum messages, newsfeed posts, and blog entries/comments.   |
| First we enter a new year (2026) and also get to celebrate this achievement with you...Congrats Jeff   |
| Hey, Jeff. Just wondering if there will be any Bradbury Challenge in 2026. I messaged you here because.my inbox is full. Happy New Year and have a great 2026! |
As we approach the end of the year, don't forget that we have an official contest running!
There are fewer than 10 entries at the moment, which means your current odds of winning are probably the best they're ever going to be for an official site contest! You have [Refresh to load countdown.] left to get your short stories written and submitted for this picture prompt:  |
I've submitted my entry!
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| I've added a new entry to my book, "Blogocentric Formulations" : "Six Things About Me" |
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