Join Kerry E.B. Black for this week’s Rodeo Contest!
This year, spin a yarn as long as the Rio Grande (in 99 words, that is) to be a contender in a Western-themed Folk Tale or Fable event of the Carrot Ranch Writing Rodeo!
Yours truly is the leader for this event, so saddle up, round ‘em up, and write those words for a shot at winning a $25 Amazon Gift Card and your work immortalized at https://CarrotRanch.com/
How do you participate?
SIMPLE! Write ONE original folk tale or fable in 99 words. Exactly 99 words (not including title and byline) *Don’t publish the piece anywhere until after the contest is completed (The end of November, 2020) because we want the blind judging to be fair and uninfluenced.
Is there an entry fee? NO, Cowfolk! No Entry Fee!
Can I enter more than one story? No, one only. Sorry.
Deadline? All entries must be…
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Charli, I can’t see a reblog button to share this post. Marsha said she found one. What am I not doing?
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Don’t worry. I reblogged Kerry’s post. 🙂
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Okay! Glad you found it — it’s “Press This” in WP reblog lingo! 🙂
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The Press This doesn’t work very well. It doesn’t pull enough through. I’m wondering if the ‘reblog’ doesn’t appear because I’m also a writer at the Ranch. I was able to reblog from Kerry’s post, which is probably better anyway for these contests.
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I’ll investigate, Norah! Maybe…
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A Western folk tale or fable. This should be fun!
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It’s in your wheelhouse of tales, Norah! Just add some bush dust.
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I’ll try. 🙂 Running way out of time. I think something has caught in the wheels to stop them turning. 🙂
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Oh, no! Need to unwind what got wrapped around the axel!
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