Five Star Friday's Edition #65
Rule one of reading other people's stories is that whenever you say 'well that's not convincing' the author tells you that's the bit that wasn't made up. This is because real life is under no obligation to be convincing.
— Neil Gaiman
Happy weekend reading!
And don't forget to pimp out your own writing in the comments. We like show-offs here.
"The Middle of the Moon" from Honea Express
"MLMcW" from LaurieWrites
"And I'm a Little Bit Angry" by Mommy Melee at Aiming Low
"An Email from 1941" from Mommy Melee
"If My Mother Tells Me to Stop Playing With My Latte, Does That Mean I Have to Make a Commitment?" from Whiskey in My Sippy Cup
"Burglar Alarm" from Gypsyhick
"I Am a Rock Under the Stars" from Sarcastic Mom
"My Mother, The 'F-ing B'" from Failure Junkie
"Four" from Is It 5 O'Clock Yet?
"Go Girl No Girl" from Miss Grace's Disgrace
"Regrets" from Overflowing Brain
"If You'll Please Excuse Me While I Take Care of This Corpse" from AmyMusings
"Ohmommy Made Me Do It" from Nap Warden
"New rule: Wear Pants" from Sarah Bellum's Tales of Wit and Charm
"Sincerely, John Hughes" from We'll Know When We Get There
"The Cactus and the Boy (Part One)" from Lemoncraft
"You Win This Round, Neighborhood Watch Program" from The Bloggess
"How to Find a Sponsor for BlogHer 2010 (Or Anything Else)" from A Very Good Year
Trigger Warning — the following story is about sexual assault:
"Nic" from Violence Unsilenced
"Mission: Money Card" from Secret Agent L
"And, Sadly, I Don't Think Cowbell Will Cure It" from dashoff
"Karma" from PooBou.com
"Doljanchi" from Poor Penmanship
"Passing the Bed" from The Extraordinary Ordinary
"My Snatch Got Stuck" from Mrs. Flinger
"It's a Mad Mad World" from LocationLaura
"Highway Robbery" from Redneck Diva
"How It Goes" from All & Sundry
"Always" from Loralee's Looney Tunes
"On a Very Special Episode of Sesame Street..." from Baby on Bored
"For a Minute, I Was the Universe's Tuning Fork" from Praying to Darwin
Please come back and share good writing with us over the coming week to be featured on the next Five Star Friday. If you have read a really good piece on someone else's weblog, submit it by Thursday at midnight CST to have it featured on Five Star Friday.
And because you are a fan of finding good new writing on the internet:
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18 comments:
Miss Grace on August 7, 2009 10:35 AM Off to read. Thank you love.Mr Lady on August 7, 2009 11:13 AM Thank you, Schmutzie! :)Erin on August 7, 2009 11:39 AM Thanks so much! And for posting that nomination from me at the last minute. Yay!Amy on August 7, 2009 11:55 AM Thank you, Miss Schmutzie!failurejunkie on August 7, 2009 1:02 PM I am new to blogging but I can follow instructions. Per your request that I "not forget to pimp out [my] own writing in the comments," I will say that my mother would DIE at the thought of strangers reading about her. So thanks for helping me embarrass her, every little bit counts.Also, thanks for collecting other people's (much better) writing. It is has been fun to read. BabyonBored on August 7, 2009 1:33 PM Thank you, thank you so much! Gosh, there are so many people to thank for this award. Let me start with my readers for knowing a funny word like Clit when they read it. I'd like to thank my twins for insisting on watching four hours of Sesame Street a day and I would like to thank candy for giving me the altered state of mind to come up with the crazy. Let's make this a regular thing!Overflowing Brain on August 7, 2009 1:53 PM I'm totally humbled. Thanks.Karl on August 7, 2009 2:10 PM Damn good stuff.cindy w on August 7, 2009 2:20 PM Wow, thanks. I'm very flattered.Heather of the EO on August 7, 2009 2:53 PM Thank you, thank you Schmutzie.shauna on August 7, 2009 3:23 PM Thank you, Schmutzie!Secret Agent L on August 7, 2009 6:32 PM OMG, Secret Agent L is blushing like crazy! Thanks for the honor of being listed here!WHOOP! *off to do more missions of kindness* xoxo, Secret Agent L Nap Warden on August 7, 2009 8:32 PM How cool is that!?!Thanks so much for posting the Sincerely John Hughes post...it is amazing:) laurie on August 7, 2009 11:55 PM Thanks Schmutzie. :) I love being a part of this good thing.Whit on August 7, 2009 11:57 PM Somebody likes me! They really like me. Thank you!Ginny on August 9, 2009 3:36 PM I'm wicked proud to be on here. Thanks so, so much!!Mrs. Flinger on August 13, 2009 5:25 PM I just saw this!! I'm so honored. You're like SOTOTALLy awesome and you listed me?:: MUWAH! :: Gypsyhick on August 27, 2009 1:57 PM Today I figured out how to read my new visitor stats page - thanks for listing me here! I feels special.post a comment · Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom] · main |



