just so you don't think your old eyes are betraying you on this wonderful still-winter-but-spring-is-near day: i did change the rules since yesterday, making them a little less restrictive - see charter on right. the main change is that you must use at least one of the words
Patrick
Paddy
Irish
Dublin
Joyce
padding
pad
Padawan
patron
saint
pope
spring
that should leave you wide open, padawan learner!
i'm adding 'clover', 'bloom' and 'guinness' to the list but that's it, that's absolutely it. bad habit.
ok, just two more possible words (remember: you don't use ALL of these, unless you absolutely want to, but at least ONE of them): 'green' (for obvious reasons) and 'pal'.
...and 'Catholic', of course, how could i forget that. it occurred to me twice: yesterday on the street during a heated debate with an old jew on my being catholic, and today when reading gary's great piece 'Giacometti'. i am due for a swooning confession any time soon.
Finnegan, are you already accepting stories for the St. Paddy's Day Challenge? I was under the impression that we had to send on St. Paddy's day -- please verify
thanks susan for asking - my mistake indeed - i'm not too good on dates plus i really do want people to submit early on so that i won't have to spend all of 17 march reading stories...that would seriously undermine my own pleasure. hope you agree. from what i see kevin over at the april fool's challenge also allows pieces any time up to the end of april 1. is the (new) formulation "All pieces are due by 17 March, 11:59 p.m. (your) local time." clear?
Created for the Fictionaut St. Patrick's Day Challenge.
"Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17th of March." (Wikipedia)
THE RULES
* Your story or poem must contain at least one of the words 'Patrick', 'Paddy', 'Irish', 'Dublin', 'Joyce', 'padding', 'pad', 'Padawan', 'patron', 'saint', 'pope', 'spring', clover', 'bloom', 'Guinness', 'green', 'pal', 'Catholic'.
* All pieces are due by 17 March, 11:59 p.m. (your) local time.
* By participating, you pledge allegiance to Irish coffee.
This challenge stands under the patronage of James Joyce, whom I contacted during a séance. (His exact words were: "Does nobody understand?". Very blurry pictures available on demand.)
Go n-éirí an t-ádh leat! Ádh mór ort! Eireann go Brach !
http://www.st-patricks-day.com/This is a public group.
Anyone can see it and join.