May 10th, 2010 / 5:03 pm
 Contests & Random

lokes in damp 3 hotos

1. Neil from ESPN has been emailing me. And he says, “In short: We’re inviting folks to submit (to fictioncontest@espnthemag.com) sports-themed short stories of up to 3,000 words, and the best story (as picked by me and the editor of Stymie) will run in a future issue of ESPN. Then comes the fame and fortune, naturally.”

If you have a sports story, send it. Deadline is June 1st.

2. I just got an iPhone. Why should writers care? What can I do now besides take notes and commit “Douche baggery in a mesmerizing false flame.”

3. This invisible bookshelf is like emo-in-a-seatbelt badass.

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19 Comments

  1. May 10th, 2010 / 5:17 pm Justin Taylor—

      I feel like I can totally empathize with the kid in this picture–either kid, actually. And maybe the mom, too? This picture makes me feel Christ-like. It inspires me to levels of empathy and kindness that are all-encompassing, and larger than time.

  2. May 10th, 2010 / 7:48 pm David—

      this picture is fantastic, i keep coming back, it’s art-in-itself

  3. May 10th, 2010 / 9:17 pm Justin Taylor—

      I feel like I can totally empathize with the kid in this picture–either kid, actually. And maybe the mom, too? This picture makes me feel Christ-like. It inspires me to levels of empathy and kindness that are all-encompassing, and larger than time.

  4. May 10th, 2010 / 10:17 pm Ryan Call—

      sean, you need a few more phones:

      httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilEdroh3uzM&feature=player_embedded

  5. May 10th, 2010 / 11:43 pm osmon steele—

      what about sports poetry!

  6. May 10th, 2010 / 11:48 pm David—

      this picture is fantastic, i keep coming back, it’s art-in-itself

  7. May 11th, 2010 / 2:10 am zuysa—

      casey at the bat ftw

  8. May 11th, 2010 / 2:17 am Ryan Call—

      sean, you need a few more phones:

      httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilEdroh3uzM&feature=player_embedded

  9. May 11th, 2010 / 3:43 am osmon steele—

      what about sports poetry!

  10. May 11th, 2010 / 3:53 am Stephen—

      Yeah because real emo bands like Mineral, Christie Front Drive, and Sunny Day definitely looked like that pathetic little kid.

  11. May 11th, 2010 / 7:25 am Sean—

      The Smiths rule.

  12. May 11th, 2010 / 7:53 am Stephen—

      Yeah because real emo bands like Mineral, Christie Front Drive, and Sunny Day definitely looked like that pathetic little kid.

  13. May 11th, 2010 / 10:54 am osmon steele—

      Only poem about sports.

      Just like Field of Dreams is the only novel about sports.

  14. May 11th, 2010 / 11:25 am Sean—

      The Smiths rule.

  15. May 11th, 2010 / 2:54 pm osmon steele—

      Only poem about sports.

      Just like Field of Dreams is the only novel about sports.

  16. May 12th, 2010 / 11:30 am TracyLucas—

      The carseat in this picture is the best thing I’ve ever seen.

      I’d bet it doesn’t understand him.

      Fucking Fisher-Price sellouts.

  17. May 12th, 2010 / 11:31 am TracyLucas—

      Also, I was that kid.

      Only with boobs.

  18. May 12th, 2010 / 3:30 pm Tracy Lucas—

      The carseat in this picture is the best thing I’ve ever seen.

      I’d bet it doesn’t understand him.

      Fucking Fisher-Price sellouts.

  19. May 12th, 2010 / 3:31 pm Tracy Lucas—

      Also, I was that kid.

      Only with boobs.