Monday, March 5, 2012

The Writing's Done, Let the Voting Begin!!!

Here we are on March 5th, 2012 and we have reached the end of the 1st Annual (did I say Annual? Well, who knows?) Breaking Up to A Beat contest. All total the site presented 14 different stories (excluding my own) by 11 different writers (again, excluding me). All of us hope that at least some of our tales tickled your funny bone, plucked at your heart strings, or sent chills up your spine. We also hope that not too many of them made you think, “I totally have experienced that.”
Now’s the point where we ask you to tell us what you enjoyed. Specifically, what story you liked the most. Go to this survey, select your favorite, and encourage other like minded folk to do the same. The writer who gains the most votes wins a fabulous prize that will greatly expand their buying power at Amazon.com with a snap of my fingers. (It’s a gift card, if that was not clear). As implied above, my stories are not part of the contest. If you liked what I did, thanks, drop me a note in the comments or via e-mail or Twitter. But please, take the time to vote for one of the stories of these authors that were nice enough to let me play the part of their opening act.
The poll will close on Saturday March 10, 2012 at 11:59 PM (2359 for you military types) so make sure you vote quick. The winner will be announced a week from today, on the 12th, and perhaps will be nice enough to write a little thank you letter to the voters.
Thanks to all of you for reading and thanks in advance for voting,


Timothy G. Stevens
I’m the MC, They’re the Writers

P.S. Bone up on the stories by clicking the links below. Remember: an educated voter is a good voter!

Sleep All Summer by Emily Brown
Against All Odds by Tim Sheridan
Gravity by Laura Wirpsza
Don’t Go by Heather Weinberg
Invisible by Megan Inbody
At the Bottom by Karla Kale
The Commuter by Tochi Onyebuchi
Ashes and Wine by Laura Wirpsza
Customer by Jeff

Monday, February 27, 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

February 23, 2012: Four Conversations and One Kiss About a Tape With Stairway to Heaven On It

Title: Four Conversations and One Kiss About a Tape With Stairway to Heaven On It
By: Emily Brown
Song: Stairway to Heaven
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin IV (alternatively: ZoSo, The Hermit, or The Runes)


Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

February 15, 2012: Intergalactic Space Girl, Chapter 32

Title: Intergalactic Space Girl, Chapter 32
By: James Hatton
Song: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
Artist: The Flaming Lips
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Monday, February 13, 2012

February 13, 2012: Don't Go

By: Heather Weinberg
Song: Don’t Go
Artist: Bring Me The Horizon
Album: There is a Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There is a Heaven, Let’s Keep It a Secret.

 


Tuesday, February 7, 2012

February 7, 2012: Sleep All Summer

By: Emily Brown
Song: Sleep All Summer
Artist: St. Vincent and the National (Crooked Fingers Cover)
Album: SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers


Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome

It’s almost February and you know what that means: time to contemplate failed relationships!
Ok, perhaps not universally. But for many, the month that contains Valentine’s Day can be a reminder not of love, but of love lost. I’m a V-Day fan, personally, but as an introspective fella, I understand the impulse.