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2023 Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge Week #4!

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Happy Memorial Day!

For some, today is about solemn and grateful remembrance.

For some, it’s also about parades and barbecues and family get-togethers, trying to get the kids to hold still long-enough to baste them with sunscreen, checking to see if you can get one more year out of that bathing suit (or if everyone’s favorite activity – bathing suit shopping! 🤣 – is required), reminding the kids that corn-holders are not for poking each other with, and hoping your better-half won’t set their eyebrows on fire lighting the grill!

BUT. . .!

It is also time for Week #4 of the 2023 Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge!

Yippee!!!

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It’s Practically February! Announcing The Guidelines For The 8th Annual Valentiny Writing Contest!

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I know. It’s Saturday.

Not only is it Saturday, it’s Saturday NIGHT!

I should NOT be in your inbox.

But January went by so fast! And suddenly here we are at five minutes to February!

And if I don’t pop into your inbox now you won’t have as much time to write your entry for. . .

The 8th Annual Valentiny Writing Contest

~ for children’s writers ~

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The 12th Annual Holiday Contest Finalists Are HERE!!! – VOTE For Your Favorite!!!

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“Oh my fur and whiskers! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!“

Okay. It was really the White Rabbit who said that first, but it is very true for me, too, so let’s just go with it!

Due to the fact that it is December 20, and we have 15 finalists because there are 15 fabulous and generously donated prizes, and the Holiday Contest entries are a bit longer than the Halloweensie ones, we will skip all the joking around and get straight to the finalists!

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