Wednesday stuff

Earth Fare bridge

So, popclogs Hara Kiri is official.

Will keep this up for a while on here, I like the sections, like BLogger, and kind of refuse to learn a brand new platform right now



GRATITUDES:

1) becoming interested in popclogs's fate has made me interested in SOMETHING, ffs. Sometimes as I said earlier it is hard for me to maintain inner and/or outer motivation. I was feeling a bit like there was a deficit of something to claim my attention but this has done it.

2) cycled back to human hours :D Up by 6am or so today v. the crummy bed-by-4am-up-at-noon bollocks I was stuck on for so long.  a bit jetlagged to begin with but worth it

3) my good friend from ages ago decided to contact me!! WE chatted for a while re. old times and he told me funny stories re stuff we all did that I had long forgotten. So that was fun & completely random

4) being in Black Mtn and at cafe. I really like this cray place for some reason, esp. in the AM (and muffin :D :D :D)

5) a chance to just be off TOS site - so grateful for the weird shit that happened even if it was cray bc it forced me off.

FAIL:

1) becoming interested in taking a role in popclogs transition. Don't know why.. nobody's asked me and most likely I'm not indicated, etc. Certainly no real guarantee of compensation/etc. It's just something that interests me due to my other random web dev interests and also just the site in general. So sending random emails, etc. Writing ideas. In general being available.

2) UPDATE re other odd TOS situation: low key so far, hear nothing. For the best.

3) larger failure re global fail with J and inability to have concreted a good outcome for him or us. The nice idea of collab/pooling resource was total crap, just as i feared, for the reasons I feared, too. On my end, Fail of all the times that one could have been more inclusive, generous, chill (For lack of a better word) and instead kept all real possibilities at arm's length. I guess this is regret. Especially considering that we have no clue if he's OK or not (haven't heard in a while).

Additionally larger Fails like with CB, etc. Never called, fixed that, etc. Prob not my job and will strive to feel less responsible. Still would be good if it could be managed. Seems oddly tied to above pt.

 Then thinking back to larger older fails even, like with LT. I'm pretty sure that once the sordid crap was scraped away that coulda been a very useful, fruitful, etc collaboration/relationship of a sort, but somehow was blocked by my issues (and the other parties were blocked by theirs). I wonder if any above 3 scenarios can be fixed. Would be nice.

4) issue with internet bill just.... obnoxious. Thought I'd fixed it but GUESS NOT. So tired of those fucks

5) calling RE and requesting viewing of a house in spite of low likelihood of purchase. Sounding quasi legit over phone :D

6) pertinent to 3, i DID with New Years' thing demo how it is relatively easy, or easier than I thought, to fix/mend a thing just by reaching out/trying/risk etc so good to keep in mind next time I feel all bogged down by this stuff  (in the end as long as nobody's dead, and some effort at personal evolution has been met, it's technically not too late)'

7) day delay sending out jobs' newsletter but nobody said anything (need to work on this fo sho)

BOOTCAMP - theme was set it all on fire
my ideas re that from what I recall was my main objectives are
1. enthusiasm for life, which sums up to not assuming everything's about to go to the devil at any moment (part of purpose of the Fail goal)
2. don't quite remember but it was something like will to power or committment or somesuch
3. burn thru the clutter - of the mind and the physical space


SET FIRE TO:

- all the stuff that's still extraneous and clutter
- approach - avoidance re certain relationships, etc
- the occasional or frequent dread and "everything's going to hell all the time" thing
- $ chaos

the useful ideas to me are

1. enthusiasm v apathy
2. commitment v checking out
3. Will to Power v Ressentiment
4. transforming v clutter (both for material and spiritual things)
5. some candle work
6. aerobic exercise commitment (if allowed)


today:
- shops
- call Frontier site DID BILLS INSTEAD
- JOBS: - update fb etc re new Omari stuff (emails too) + bit re raffle (get with W)
              - enter new email addresses
              - email Duarte (or even call?)
- TF ?s
- write wyverndust
- bucketlist interaction
- progress sales order (what do I need? spreadsheet? shelf? etc. Not sure what) good convo re once a month notification, also mailed a book
- edit/send Sorry.... piece
- start a woods (even if just 2 marks)
- music
- reading
- items on chore list

weekly:

• 52 weeks item: online sales order/system (only posted some so far)
• chore lists complete (not happened; too careless)
• finish 3 woods 
• post 5 things online (ebay, amazon, etc)
• 4 hours training (PHP, Joomla, routers, networking, VPN's)
• 2 hours computer general reading 43/PC stuff
• finish one book (or 1/2 a big one)
• sub one wtg  
• view next deadline  Gratitude/N Algren
• go to one event/party defo MLK thing
• meet one new person (convo)

Monthly goals -

• clean/clear one area (take to Goodwill, massive clean, throw out trash - can be living room, office, back office, bedroom, etc front porch
• send MA newsletter - good start with novel videos
• Azule newsletter and grant stuff
• finish one piece well of music
• review emails and populate pub calendar and upcoming deadlines
• host an event/party (even if just casual/few ppl) JBerh and C - line came over (separately)

52 things in 52 weeks (off popclogs site)

just a mental exercise, really

i have zero faith i can pull this off for the simple reason that i feel i can't rely on external reality remaining the same for me to allow for such a list. IE as far as I know we'll have to move again in 2 months, 4, etc. Also fact J is planning a 2nd surgery this year sometime, and just other stuff that always seems to throw monkeys in wrenches or however you say that

but I decided to go ahead and do this anyway as a mental exercise of 'what would happen if I COULD make these things come true?' and i realized that the bad crap that's bogging us down re our physical space would be resolved by late July. That would be frigging awesome. So it was good to at least see it spelled out like that.

the other problem, allowing for the suspension of disbelief enough that we CAN stay put enough to accomplish these things, is I have is to prioritize which should go in one week. All things seem either URGENT NOW or meh.... whenever, so hard to put a timer on it

already finished one today so yay! ahead of the game

1. clean, unclutter, reorganize front porch so it looks somewhat less ghetto
2. really organize and sort thru paperwork, find it a new home and put the important ones in a rational, searchable place (medic and inheritance ones)
3. get real system for selling the stuff online going (including where to store)
4. finish really old box of receipts (or did I already do that???? if so, freebie :D)
5. reinvigorate various art promo newsletters etc campaigns for our wood art (including plan for making it sustainable) - what's needed here is a tutorial on best way to mailchimp


(feb 3) - NOTE: contingent on if J decides to Part 2 re hip surgery at this or another time
6. eliminate kitchen pests part 1 (mice) FEB 3
7. go thru clothes conveyances in bedroom, clean out, eliminate stuff, etc FEB 10
8. eliminate kitchen pests BUY THE SHIT!!!  FEB17
9.  serious clean/declutter my desk area (including better usage for storage and eliminate or fix nonworking printer)  FEB 24


(march 3) NOTE: online sales going throughout
10. serious clean/declutter kitchen desk area (possibly eliminate? Have only one desk area WOULD be desirable)
11. come up with credible list of new art selling prospects (venues, galleries, fairs, etc)
12. EVALUATION: how things have gone, how things look going fwd (including how life has gone or liable to go) by know I will know if in fact the rest of year is doable
13. actually contact the motherfuckers re item 11
14. scour art media and credible list of who to contact (press)

(apr 7) - NOTE: Poss begin art market at this time and other sale ventures
15. contact above folks (emails, press releases, etc) - also with the one bloke
16. finally print promo materials Vistaprint or somesuch
17. clean art shed Part 1
18. plan sthg credible for J b-day

(may 5) NOTE: poss have one or a couple yard sales
19. some sort of J birthday greeting
20. follow up as needed items 13 and 15
21. credible J birthday experience
22. clean art shed Part 2

(june 2) NOTE: supposedly have been having $ to pay off cc by now
23. semi aggressive sale push for remaining stuff
24. cull stuff from in house (toss, give away, organise, etc PART 1 (bedrooms, living room)
25. cull stuff from in house (toss, give away, organise, etc PART 2 (kitchen, JH area)
26. cull stuff from in house (toss, give away, organise, etc PART 3 porch, outbuilding)
27. go thru boxes of papers in screened area PART 1

(july 7)
28. go thru boxes of papers in screened area PART 2
29. get rid of ALL THE CRAP that was not eliminated online or otherwise
30. revisit long-dead Patreon thing (hopefully grounds have been made already for something like a relaunch)
31. revisit and rephoto 93 paintings thing; see if any need touching up, fixing, etc

(aug 4) NOTE: by now supposed to be saving $ in other account
32. some sort of nephew birthday greeting
33. begin remarketing/reintroducing 93 paintings thing
34. send postcard to last few patrons of 93 paintings (hilariously late)
35. some sort of bro birthday greeting

(sept 1)
36. find or plan xmas/bday gifts
37. whatever wasn't finished in boxes of paper, or fix art shed, or culling, or any other in-house declutter processes (or touch up)
38. ibid. Part 2
39. begin a computery study PART 1
40. follow up various art comm things (34, 20)

(oct 6)
41. computery study PART 2
42. some sort of mum birthday greeting
43. computery study PART 3
44. computery study PART 4

(nov 3)
45. real estate study PART 1 (weird idea)
46. some sort of niece birthday greeting
47. real estate study PART 2
48. plan sthg credible for my b-day

(dec 1)
49. finish whatever gifts
50. send xmas cards!!!!!
51. do sthg credible re my b-day
52. big evaluation re year
Saturnalia: Dec 29 - 31: do whatever the hell

Fire Posts from Jan Bootcamp

since PC is going down I will move over the stuff I actually liked on there 

This was Fire posts

you know I should really find this triggering because 4 or 5 years ago we actually had that house fire 9 days before New Years which did essentially set the year on fire for us, lol

the reason I don't is in the end nothing bad happened to any of us and the fact is that house and life situation was and had been a millstone round our neck (it was just way too cluttered and chaotic) and the fire facilitated burning through a lot of that. It was a fire in the upstairs unit so we didn't even suffer any notable damage to our important belongings; just a lot of smoke and water damage. We were 'homeless' for a few weeks which just meant living with mum and then moved on from there. Had a storage unit for 2+ years then found a solid place that we are somehow still at. Who knows for how long; hopefully for a while or at least till we can make a graceful transition

anyway the moral of the story is, sometimes a real fire (IE outside catastrophe) can lead to good things

it will be interesting to see how i can use this imagery to my benefit currently. 

I need a fire under my arse in regards to energy level, will to do things, decisino making, and what I said last bootcamps re closing the gap between my fancies and what I actually DO do

SET FIRE TO:

- all the stuff that's still extraneous and clutter
- approach - avoidance re certain relationships, etc
- the occasional or frequent dread and "everything's going to hell all the time" thing
- $ chaos

IF THERE WAS ONE THING
I guess it would be that gooey viscous membrane of inaction, apathy, uninvolvement, pessimism, dread, whatever you want to call it, that stands between me and living a life in a lived way and sort of stains everything I undertake. Something like that. I feel I have invested a lot of time and energy trying to get rid of that and now in some ways I DO feel closer but still not really there

i think it is there to keep me from having certain feelings about things and myself so the only solution is to just tolerate the feelings and have it all burn off me that way. Can't think of anything more

so, pursue mroe things that actively make me feel like garbage. Hence, the 'fail' goal in many ways




The pic is from a different time when things seemed different, more 'fiery', even though it ended up all being bullshit - but also the sun is a giant fireball so why not


still trying to come up with a conceptual framework for this 'fire' business

maybe I go have a smoke and that inspires me :-D :-D :-D

--

OK I'm back

mainly for me the idea is 'what is fire' in a symbological/philosophical/practical sense?

what is 'fire'

1. enthusiasm 
2. committing 
3. I want to say 'passion' but that word kind of irks me - to me either it's romance novels or this, both which make me kind of want to throw up in my mouth a bit. So maybe forget 'passion' and stick with BRIO which is what they say in music when they want you to play a certain way, 'con brio'
4. emotions 
5. focus
6. faith
7. will to power (Wille zur Macht, for the initiated)
8. transforming the old, useless, broken thru destruction/repurposing
9. rising again after being beaten down, improved
10. group contagion, stampede, mob mentality
11. assertiveness; striking down oppressors


and here's 'anti fire'

1. apathy
2. checking out
3. lethargy
4. cerebralizing
5. vagueness
6. irony
7. Ressentiment
8. wallowing in clutter, nostalgia, the past
9. staying down after a beating
10. isolation, critical distance, remaining unmoved by the lives of others
11. tolerating others' misdeeds so as to 'not create waves'

OK that was thoroughly useless. Sort of interesting, though. I look at the fire list and sort of scoff at myself 'yeah right'. But some things are good. Items 1, 7, 8, 9, and 11 have much to recommend them. 

But items 4, 6, and 10 on anti-fire list do too. Also item 11 on anti fire list is sometimes useful/appropriate (espcially when you're the one who stuffed it up). And sometimes you can't help being at 3 becuase health or whatnot. 1, 7, and 9 are really the villains of this anti fire list. 

And all my practical life goals revolve around 8 in regards to my personal space, and around 1 and 2 in regards to my spiritual space.

other ideas:

1. specifically burning something albeit symbolically (IE some old writings) might be good. Not easy to manage since no fire pit and someone told me the other day it's illegal to burn paper, cardboard, etc (oops)

summer '17 I burned a ton of old journals from HS on thru college (some of them were actually water damaged) and on the one hand it is possible for me to construct the belief that it did something for me (opened me up musically more, oddly) but on the other hand i actually regretted it. I didn't expect that. This was a record as to my state of mind at that time and would have been helpful in a possible future. Now it's all GONE. People on here congratulated me for doing it and of course I can't take it back so I have to live with it but I realise it's not that simple to just burn thru stuff

also in May i murdered my other PC account that had TONS of content. Same thing. Didn't really save any of it. Some regret there as well, mainly because it prob depleted the site of content. BUt also the historical record

so I really am not a stranger to 'burning things away' but am wondering if there's a use in doing it now in spite of 'fire' theme

2. some spiritual meditation discipline with candles - this seems OK and doable enough

3. exercise or exertion in some way - always a welcome thing but not always practical. Maybe mini trampoline if my knee allows it

4. a bonfire once - very impractical. As said, we don't have a pit. It would have to work out that I go to a thing where that's happening. Possibly this weekend, though

In conclusion

the useful ideas to me are

1. enthusiasm v apathy
2. commitment v checking out
3. Will to Power v Ressentiment
4. transforming v clutter (both for material and spiritual things)
5. some candle work
6. aerobic exercise commitment (if allowed)

so that will be my framework

fireball thru the tree near Baton Rouge, LA, another old fiery time

breaking it down more

1. enthusiasm v apathy -
part of this is 'courage' stuff of last month, as well as 'failure' goal. I notice that big impediment to enthusiasm is constant fear of bad ends, and fear of failure, and fear/expectation of disappointment

I think it's too much to ask of myself to actually harbour honest unwavering Enthusiasm towards life so I will ask for:
a) suspending disbelief that everything i like and will undertake is destined to go down the shitter
b) more commitment to Failure goal (I actually DO feel enthusiastic about this, oddly enough)
c) just having more fun in general by doing random fun things IE social, etc, especially after suffering a setback or being stuck in frustration/dissappointment (whether bc something sucky happened or I procrastinated and thus feel down). Flip that script and go have fun instead and thus inhabit more a state of Enthusiasm than Funk.

2. commitment v checking out - this is where you commit to specific goals/modalities:

a) writing career for J and I: IE I am forcing him to write a 60,000 novel by Jan 11th because of a deadline. Literally threatening to withhold nourishment unless he does it. If I didn't believe he could do it I wouldn't. But he MUST.
As well am committing to my own writing things, sub. stuff when a deadline occurs, etc. Begun working on a 2004 to present memoir and also Uber Diaries
Part of committment here is to read more. I am as an adult a rubbish reader because it's more fun to Cupcake Wars and social media. But it is important
b) fix $ disaster: This needs some MAJOR FIRE to come through. There's the whole not overspending and actively beating bushes to make more $. And all attendant noxious bullshit involved in those. Specific goal is to pay off a $900 clandestine credit card. Another specific goal is to begin a clandestine savings account. THis is a year-long goal BTW
c) set a fire sword to clutter: Can dovetail with 2 because I'm not above extracting every last penny out of whatever random household crap I have before passing it on (it's how we survived 2010, yo) but at some pt it becomes a bit of a cost-benefit analysis IE if something else is more remunerative then one can take all to Goodwill. Another year-long goal that intersects with above
d) music: my only real goals are for personal practice and learning specific pieces. No real committment to performance or $ save for possibly busking and the one open mic I owe David Bowie (long story; will not go into). But music as daily life
e) job: doing the best I can in timely manner and producing results for those ppl
f) computer/IT: have wanted to get good at something in this realm for ages. Want to commit to learning more re networking/internet generally to be able to do more interesting stuff, and to learn a language. Poss PHP because some direct application to things I've had to be doing. Also clean up tech/learn more Windows maintenance tasks, etc
g) creative production: includes JH+AA art, other art I may undertake
(h) creative promotion/sales: things to do with grant seeking, Poatreon (fi we even do this), going to sell, prospecting with shops and galleries, 'networking', newsletter, 'social media', etc. This always seems the hardest/most hopeless, because So Much Hate.) Putting this in parenthesis because if I can find a way to make some other person do this or if we can make do without it then it can GO FUCK ITSELF. But I can also see how with the right gaming mentality it could be fun. So who knows
i) a productivity process of accountability: to know you actually accomplished things
j) social/relationships: and all that entails

3. Will to Power v Ressentiment - prob need to read up more on what these specific things mean. The little I saw resonated though

4. transforming v clutter (both for material and spiritual things) -
a) selling whatever can, online or yard sales, part of this
b) burning things if appropriate (though as stated elsewhere prob not practical)
c) taking to Goodwill
d) weekly/daily committment to Chores
e) filing/consolidating/discarding papers
f) Kon Mari type things
g) making ugly things not ugly IE icky chair in porch that i like bc comfortable but looks like hell so do something with that
h) any spiritual processes for releasing old fears or resentments, as applicable
i) confronting ppl/asserting v. holding it in (procrastinating oddly fits in here somehow)

5. some candle work - thinking of doing LHay again, or at least a morning prayer.

6. aerobic exercise commitment (if allowed)

Popclogs is down again

popclogs is a ghost ship with nobody at the helm

Apparently our beloved Popclogs is down again, and this time almost looks to be for realsies. Tres sad. Some PHP error or something

Got together with the loyal followers on FB and what emerged was, for me, at least, a list

1. draft some sort of draft to send to Jon Hibbins, the last known person, to some alternate address (A G will help with this)
points to address are
- what's up
- what's the holdup (the error message, is it a hosting thing?)
- evince gratitude & whatnot
- we would like to not have him bear the burden of it alone
- at th very least get an answer, is it going down or not?
- if so can we at least get our data

2. find said alternate email address

3. contact Joey who is computer savvy, and poss. our own Betty who knows something re PHP, just for a sense of what's wrong and what it would entail to have it be fixed

Aside from that, I want to continue my own main pursuits on this site which was

- the 5 daily (or close) gratitudes
- the process known as Bootcamp
- the be an utter failure goal

GRATITUDES
yesterday
1. though we lost a great man 2 years ago, his spirit is still with us. Taking a small moment of time (too small) to celebrate that
2. interesting thought-provoking exchanges on that other site I waste so much time on
3. called the credit cards and got $100 literally, of late fees reversed from when i lost the plot with bills back in Nov. YAY!!!
4. finished the filing system (so, my 52 tasks in 52 weeks for this week!) which involved finding That Birth Data to murder that last illusion
5. feeling more focused and accomplished than I did even a week ago due to the wins


today
1. We finished and submitted Jimbo novel!! At the very last minute
2. Some interesting developments on that other site I waste so much time on (not particularly as fruitful as I'd fancied but interesting nonetheless)
3. things and ppl seem to be doing well at jobs
4. bro coming to town next weekend and saw C - line today
5. the sense that having a big goal like a crazy deadline (even if not fruitful and wholly arbitrary) really helped to rally the troops and focus the efforts

THE DAILY FAILS
1. the funny bit re the house next door
2. the inherent FAIL which is participating on that other site I waste so much time on (henceforth, TOS) but how I persist in it for no foggiest idea why - did manage to moderate though
3. still committing to daily process/list though effort is a FAIL when you, you know, go to bed at 7am and other cray stuff
4. THE NOVEL. EPIC FAIL. Trying to write a novel in a week (!!!) 60k words, and possibly fucking up the formatting at the last minute so they did not receive the final 2k words and the inherent hubris in submitting for a contest  a first draft of a novel that was possibly incomplete. STill, we wrote the bugger, submitted it on deadline, and that's all that matters.
5. the way the g - d word processor kept crashing and probably contributed to the submitting Fail

BOOTCAMP - theme was set it all on fire
my ideas re that from what I recall was my main objectives are
1. enthusiasm for life, which sums up to not assuming everything's about to go to the devil at any moment (part of purpose of the Fail goal)
2. don't quite remember but it was something like will to power or committment or somesuch
3. burn thru the clutter - of the mind and the physical space

tomorrow:
- draft email and get with A. G.
- call real estate re house next door
- do autopay for Frontier site
- JOBS: - update fb etc re new Omari stuff (emails too) + bit re raffle (get with W)
              - enter new email addresses
              - email Duarte (or even call?)
- post 5 things for sale for reals this time (10)
- start a woods
- music
- reading
- items on chore list

weekly:

• 52 weeks item: filing
• chore lists complete
• finish 3 woods 
• post 5 things online (ebay, amazon, etc)
• 4 hours training (PHP, Joomla, routers, networking, VPN's)
• 2 hours computer general reading
• finish one book (or 1/2 a big one)
• sub one wtg JH novel counts
• view next deadline Sorry ... story
• go to one event/party c - line came over... counts? Also NYE thing
• meet one new person (convo)

Monthly goals -

• clean/clear one area (take to Goodwill, massive clean, throw out trash - can be living room, office, back office, bedroom, etc front porch
• send MA newsletter - good start with novel videos
• Azule newsletter and grant stuff
• finish one piece well of music
• review emails and populate pub calendar and upcoming deadlines
• host an event/party (even if just casual/few ppl) JBerh and C - line came over (separately)

Organizing PRocess

1. Submittable - has deadlines and ways to save drafts and submit https://www.submittable.com/

2. most recent draft is this doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kRk6owxK4ikNu-rE7tqA-9JzmZC5_pVpfvTufAjgovw/edit

3. this old spreadsheet has old resources, opps, contact info, etc https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fgxbTws-yAUkMRNvDEfMRIaloVp2IBrOLyzZFcj7obE/edit#gid=6

4. google calendar is supposedly going to send updates etc https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/month/2019/6/1?tab=mc

5.  https://www.authorspublish.com/40-literary-journals-that-pay/ LIT JOURNALS THAT PAY! useful to harvest

6. https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/36-magazines-blogs-that-pay-writers-1000-per-article/ BLOGS ETC THAT PAY! useful to harvest

New Pub Possibilities

1. https://overland.org.au/2018/11/seeking-a-new-fiction-editor/ - Please submit a brief writing and editing CV (up to two pages) via this Submittable link, and a few paragraphs addressing the criteria above, and outlining your visions for fiction at Overland. We would be particularly interested in hearing your thoughts about contemporary Australian fiction and the role that fiction plays in culture and literature.

In keeping with Overland’s foundational principles, we encourage applications from editors from underrepresented backgrounds. (JH) NA

2. https://fountainmagazine.com/about/the-fountain-essay-contest-2018 - The question is: Why do we feel grateful? What should be we grateful for? And even, should we still be grateful when we’re depressed or when our lives are a mess? For this year’s Essay Contest, we want to hear from you. What are you grateful for? Who are you grateful to? Are you grateful? We can’t wait to read your responses. DO IT!!!!!

• Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2019 
• 1500 - 2500 words
• essay: well-developed argument
• model is Aristotelian, beginning, middle, end
• intro exposition conclusion
• THESIS - intro should end with thesis
• ARGUMENT - middle, illustrate your thesis
• CONCLUSION - obvious

3. http://www.benningtonreview.org/submit/

For fiction and creative nonfiction, please send no more than thirty pages per submission; any excerpts from a longer project must work as self-contained essays or stories.

November 1, 2018 to May 15, 2019.

(JH: I want to play too)

For film writing (and/or television writing), we are not looking for evaluative “reviews”; rather, please send essays  that engage with cinema in a unique and/or personal way. We want writers who are aware of the greater cultural, aesthetic, and social significance of their subject, be it domestic, international, avant-garde, classic, or contemporary cinema. We will also consider pieces on television, video art, viral videos, Vines, or any of the other alternative forms that moving images might take. Our preferred length for film writing is 10 to 20 pages. Pitches are welcome and encouraged.

(AA could be many things)

4. https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/nelson-algren-literary-awards-3500-short-story-prize-submission-guidelines/

Stories should be 8,000 words or less.

Writers are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 entries. There is no submission fee.

The deadline for submission is January 31st, 2019.  DO IT!!!!!

Nelson Algren was a novelist famous for books such as A Walk On the Wild Side, and The Man with the Golden Arm.  According to Wikipedia, Algren portrayed the world of “drunks, pimps, prostitutes, freaks, drug addicts, prize fighters, corrupt politicians, and hoodlums.”

5. https://themastersreview.submittable.com/submit/26106/new-voices-free

Submissions for our New Voices category are open year round. New Voices is  open to any new and emerging author who has not published a work of  fiction or narrative nonfiction of novel length. You must not have a  novel forthcoming at the time of submission.

• New Voices submissions are open to new and emerging writers only (no novel-length published work forthcoming at the time of submission).
• We accept fiction and narrative non-fiction. We do accept a variety  of genres and styles, our only requirement is that you show excellence  in your craft. We want to be wowed. Bend genres, experiment with structure, and write your heart out. But please, send us polished work.  Our aim is to showcase writers who we believe will continue to produce  great work. Send us only your best.
• We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us if your work is picked up elsewhere.
• All submissions must be less than 7,000 words.
• We do accept multiple submissions.
• Please include a cover letter with your publication history (AA: chicken soup thing)

6. http://www.sps.com/poetry/

As many as you can by Dec 31

7. http://www.futurescapes.ink/#contest

For 2018, the Futurescapes Contest theme is “Cities of Promise.” We’re seeking stories set in a near-future city where significant strides have been made toward addressing the complex intersection of homelessness, mental health, and drug and sex trafficking.
Dec 31st

up to 8k words   DID IT

working on it

8. https://www.shortstoryaward.co.uk/awards/2019/
for future: only to a person who HAS been pub in UK

9. https://litmag.submittable.com/submit
for future: FEb

10. JH Novel Mystery http://mysterywriters.org/about-mwa/st-martins/ DID IT

selling stuff

selling, converting to cash, getting rid of stuff, etc

Stuff

* - big mac (?)
* - Big mac software (?)
* - mac keyboard (?)
* - J leather jacket (?)
* - A leather coat (?)
* - old camcorders (?)
* - Marantz (?)
* - large scanner (?)
* - large printer (?)
* - Printer paper (?)
* - dehydrator (?)
* - wheatgrass juicer (?)
* - DT speakers (?)

* - leather skirt
* - clothes, general
* - computer bags
* - car tyre thing
* - old digital camera (no lens)
* - old analog camera
* - guitar pegs
* - Kindle HD
* - Kindle
* - old phone
* - USB headphones/mic
* - London Fog coat

- suits
- iPad pro
- curio cabinet CL
- 2 nitestands CL
- nitestand CL
- sundry CDs'
- sundry decor
- table in carport CL
- law stand CL
- end table with casters CL
- watch
- sewing machine (?)
- Narnia set (?)
- hat (?)