Welcome back! I know it’s been a minute since you’ve heard from me properly. Summer time is a busy time around here, and not the fun kind of “busy.” Things are finally quieting down a bit, and it’s time to play catch-up on Substack. One thing I’ve gotten behind on in particular is the Summer Smash challenge. I promised additional updates in the initial announcement, and I haven’t gotten to them until now.
First, I promised I would push back the due date, and I’ve been saying August 1st. I want you to have at least two weeks of proper reminders, though. Therefore, the new due date will be August 5th. Violet Valentine’s entry is already up, and that means it’s going to have an unusual amount of time to percolate before the other entries are up, but I think it’ll be happier with company.
Second, I promised competition and prizes! Some of Substack’s wonderful authors have volunteered prize support (read: a free month of paid subscription to their Substack and/or an ebook), and the way to win them will be through reader polls. Each prize will have a voting category assigned to it, like so:
Ultimate BDSMism (prize supporter: Chris Jackson): No sleep! No food! Just BDSMism! This entry is the ultimate BDSM story (out of the entries in this challenge), and therefore, what are you gonna do? Get on your knees, and hold out your tongue.
The Math (prize supporter: Sloane Black): They say all stories are created equal, but you look at this entry, and you can see that statement is not true. This entry is a genetic freak, and it has a 141 (and 2/3) chance of winning on the market.
The Underwear Taker (prize supporter: Violet Valentine): I think you should know that once this entry makes your fingertips enter Hell’s gates, there’s no turnin’ back, and now, as the last one slides through, your day of reckoning is at hand.
The People’s Kneecap (prize supporter: Pamela O): It doesn’t matter what this prize’s description is! The People’s Kneecap means whatever the people want it to mean, jabroni.
It’s possible there will be more volunteers for prize support before the due date, so keep an eye out for new categories!
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I love the prize name!