[donaldscrankshaw] Donald: Storyblogging Carnival LXXXVI

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Storyblogging Carnival LXXXVI
http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/posts/1207528916.shtml


   Welcome to the eighty-sixth Storyblogging Carnival. We have seven
   stories this time, including one of mine (which was submitted late,
   but I decided to allow it). Please enjoy.
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   [1]Yard Yarns
   by Madeleine Begun Kane of [2]Mad Kane's Humor Blog
   A 100 word brief story rated G.
   Story in limerick form about my adventures in non-raking.
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   [3]Food Presentation
   by Robyn of [4]Food for Life
   A 237 word brief story rated G.
   "All I hear is the ticking of my watch. I look quirky and
   idiosyncratic glancing at the clock in my classroom every three
   seconds."
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   [5]The Dumpling Queen of Wanchai Ferry
   by Edith of [6]Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.
   A 328 brief story rated G.
   A tale of dumplings.
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   [7]On the floor: first dance
   by Causalien of [8]Ultracrepidate
   A 367 word brief story rated G.
   âI am sorry, this other lady already booked me for the next dance.â I
   said as I grabbed a random girl around me for a dance. I apologized
   later for the rude behavior...
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   [9]You still have to fill out the forms.
   by Juliana of [10]It's funnier that way
   A 685 word brief story rated R.
   A lesson in correct behavior, this is the story of an obnoxious but
   otherwise harmless fat man who tests the patience of a long-suffering
   bus driver.
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   [11]The Crossing Over
   by Donald S. Crankshaw of [12]Back of the Envelope
   A 2,171 word excerpt of a 17,472 word short story rated PG-13.
   A College Roomies from Hell!!! fanfiction, in which Dave gets in
   trouble. Which is hardly surprising.
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   [13]Summer of My Blissful Miscontent
   by Wendy Tatum of [14]I'm Just Saying
   An 1,394 word short story rated PG.
   Sometimes you just got to let it all go, and laugh about it.
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   [15]Something about the Fridge
   by Andrew Ian Dodge of [16]Dodgeblogium
   A 1,954 word short story rated PG-13.
   The name of the story says it all.
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   This concludes the eighty-sixth Storyblogging Carnival.
   If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please [17]contact
   me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found
   [18]here.
   The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's
   [19]ÃberCarnival.

References

   1. http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2008/03/14/yard-yarns-limerick-and-haiku-prompt/
   2. http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog
   3. http://www.cremedelamoo.com/food-presentation/
   4. http://www.cremedelamoo.com/
   5. http://www.edithyeung.com/2008/02/29/dumpling-queen-of-wanchai-ferry/
   6. http://www.edithyeung.com/
   7. http://www.ultracrepidate.com/?p=938
   8. http://www.ultracrepidate.com/
   9. http://funnierthatway.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/you-still-have-to-fill-out-the-forms/
  10. http://www.fringeblog.com/blog.php
  11. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/posts/1207529833.shtml
  12. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/
  13. http://wendytatum.com/2008/02/24/summer-of-my-blissful-miscontent/
  14. http://wendytatum.com/
  15. http://www.andrewiandodge.com/2008/04/02/something_about_a_fridge/
  16. http://www.andrewiandodge.com/
  17. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/contact/?to=donaldscrankshaw&subject=Re:+Storyblogging%20Carnival
  18. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/storyblogging_carnival
  19. http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php