tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729934308360698292023-11-16T02:54:32.478-08:00laugh at lifeSkye Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11418454320829976819noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572993430836069829.post-34649903344453381282010-05-30T19:44:00.001-07:002010-05-30T19:52:05.256-07:00Contest Postponed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">We regret that, due to lack of adequate response, we must temporarily postpone our </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Daily Bread</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> contest. For whatever reason, we simply haven't received enough submissions to make this project viable at this time. So, those of you who submitted stories, we'll refund your entry fee. But we hope you'll hold onto those great tales of workplace humor, because we still plan to run this contest again in the not-too-distant future. We still believe people have amazing stories to tell, and that the world still wants to hear them. Please check back with us from time to time––and tell your friends about us. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we haven't given up yet––hey, we all still need a good laugh, perhaps now more than ever. Thanks to those of you who did respond, and keep smiling!</span></span></span></span>Skye Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11418454320829976819noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572993430836069829.post-37738298958890277412010-02-07T19:41:00.001-08:002010-02-07T19:51:32.958-08:00Call for Submissions: Daily Bread Writing Contest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrH3roFenJFvAdDDzaOwv3ypOT8cMmkAzT0_Gdn-UdWW2jtCyMnq0YgLzqQOG0RxXw-GEkwryzCpvyD3D-4115F4F7unSEbftVJSkLJlTXgH3U5_qFPuFet8bHx6wjoyAdk7Ih4f4BIc/s1600-h/dk.+rye+bread.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrH3roFenJFvAdDDzaOwv3ypOT8cMmkAzT0_Gdn-UdWW2jtCyMnq0YgLzqQOG0RxXw-GEkwryzCpvyD3D-4115F4F7unSEbftVJSkLJlTXgH3U5_qFPuFet8bHx6wjoyAdk7Ih4f4BIc/s200/dk.+rye+bread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435712847501983922" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Daily Bread: The Anthology of Workplace Humor</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We’ve come to the conclusion recently that twenty-first century humans have become entirely too </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">serioso</span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. We just don’t laugh enough. What was once a quirky, </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">avant garde</span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> indie film, </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Koyaanisqatsi</span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> has become a way of life. Too much bad news and fear-based commentary have made us feel guilty for enjoying ourselves. Sure, we pass along the occasional lame e-mail jo</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ke, but deep down what we really long for is an over-the-top, tears-down-the-face, snot-snorking, wet-your-pants kind of laugh fest. Now </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">that</span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> would make us feel good. Not to mention we’d all like each other more and we’d get along better. We’d also be far more attractive and desirable. And there would be less war. Definitely less war. You can’t wage war and laugh at the same time.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Let’s face it, the alternate reality we inhabit for eight hours a day to earn our daily bread provides fertile ground for tales of the absurd. Some of us get paid to impersonate Colonel Sanders, wrangle toddlers, write parking tickets, or act in zombie movies. Others hand out free samples at Costco, teach driver’s ed, or stand on street corners dressed as giant tacos. Some are even </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">proctologists</span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The way we see it, we have two choices. Find the humor in what we do or spend our days stabbing ourselves in the leg with a letter opener.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So, we challenge you in 1,000 words or less to help make Planet Earth a funnier place. Share the workplace story that still makes you laugh out loud even years (or decades) later. Change the names to protect the guilty and give us your best shot. Make our day.</span></span></p><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVtoGQuJ9IEPs0zz7nhB4g1f4D_2EHazyCsvn4UhQ-2HeNpL0t3g4ecnTFrU4xF5pjitcfuCGp0SKs5Tr1QeNMTXhkPrZ7GFU6F0YzxGWR_4F0Dyk2Ar7CJ4lf6gLz2nGYO1mR_1Pj30/s320/money.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435712989672837730" /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Prizes</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We’re so eager for a good laugh that we’ll give cash awards for the best three s</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">agas: 1</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">st</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Prize $200, 2</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">nd</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Prize $100, 3</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">rd</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Prize $50.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Our goal is to publish a trade paperback book of the best stories––that way you and everybody you know can join in the fun and read about other people’s crazy experiences. But we’ll need lots of well-written, dastardly funny tales in order to do that, so get your friends and coworkers to enter, too. (If we don’t receive enough good entries to produce a book, we’ll still award prizes for the three best stories.) As the title says, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Daily Bread</span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> is about finding humor in the workplace. We’ll choose the stories we most enjoy, the ones that make us laugh ‘til our sides hurt. We’re looking for true-life tales about bizarre tasks, wacky work environments, and ludicrous predicaments you’ve gotten into while trying to earn a living.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">All stories must be original (meaning never-before-published in any form, print, electronic, audio, or video). You must be the sole author and own all rights to the material. Make sure your story is no longer than 1,000 words and written in English. You may submit up to three stories; however, we won’t publish more than one story from an author. We reserve the right to edit stories for style, clarity, and maybe stuff most people would find really offensive. Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If we select your story and publish it, you’ll retain copyright and give us one-time anthology rights. Humor, as we all know, is a subjective thing. Our panel of judges will choose the stories that make them laugh hardest and longest; their decision is final. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How to Submit</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Send a hardcopy of your story to us at PO Box 442, Ingram, TX 78025, postmarked no later than midnight June 1, 2010. Or, send e-mail submissions in Word, in a .doc format to </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><a href="mailto:laughatlifebooks@gmail.com"><span style="Times New Roman"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">laughatlifebooks@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">.</span> Submissions should be double-spaced, pages numbered, with your contact information at the top of each page. Include a nonrefundable entry fee of $5 U.S. per story payable by check or money order (no cash please) to </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Laugh at Life Books</span></span></i><span style="font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, or submit electronically and pay with PayPal through LaughAtLifeBooks.blogspot.com. Provide your name, e-mail, snail-mail address, and phone number. (If you want to use a pseudonym, let us know.) If we select your story, we’ll notify you after the contest ends. Sorry, but we won’t be able to return any manuscripts or entry fees, so make sure to keep a copy of your work.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This competition is void where prohibited or restricted by law.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Questions?</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We’ll keep you updated here, but if you have questions our blog doesn’t answer, e-mail us at </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="Times New Roman"font-family:";"><a href="mailto:laughatlifebooks@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">laughatlifebooks@gmail.com</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri;"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Skye Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11418454320829976819noreply@blogger.com0