Sunday, October 7, 2012

Let me get my lasso!

Woo Hoo!

I feel like Annie Oakley right now, a notable cowgirl in the wild west. I used to watch the TV show Annie Oakley when I was a little girl. When I had my own little girl, I dressed her as Annie Oakley for her first Halloween. I put yarn braids on my little two year old baldie, gave her a fringed vest and little turquoise blue skirt and a six shooter. I have a picture of her looking at the gun with an expression of HUH? And what was I thinking?! Giving a toddler a toy gun. Then again, that was forty years ago.

This morning I received an acceptance on my four sentence flash Western story from Brett Cogburn, great grandson of  Rooster Cogburn the real person, portayed by John Wayne. It will appear with other short-short Best Westerns Never Written in Cactus Country III, an anthology published by High Hill Press.

Hop on over to Pen and Prosper and show Jennifer Brown Banks what you've got. She's running a "chocolate" contest. Check out the details and read my entry. Jennifer has been widely published. I discovered her article in a writer's magazine and have followed her words of wisdom ever since.

11 comments:

Val said...

Congratulations on your western!

It looks like your Pen and Prosper link has a space between the "and" and the "prosper". I figured it out and sent in a non-entry. That's because I like to share, but I'm too wordy for the word limit.

Anonymous said...

Congrats! Way to go, Linda!

Sioux Roslawski said...

Giddyap, Linda. Congratulations.

Jennifer Brown Banks said...

COngrats, Linda! And thanks for mentioning my contest. You're as sweet as chocolate! :-)

Bookie said...

Oh, good for you, Linda! Will you be able to tell us the four sentences later? Loved Annie...remember Tad?

Tammy said...

Yeehah! Congratulations!

Pat Wahler said...

Congrats, Linda! I've always loved me a good western story...especially around a campfire.

Pat
Critter Alley

Karen Lange said...

Congratulations Linda! That is exciting! :)

Susan J. Reinhardt said...

Hi Linda -

Congrats on your flash Western story. What's your secret to so many acceptances? I'd love to see a post on that subject.

Blessings,
Susan :)

Lynn said...

Howdy and congrats!

Janet, said...

Yippee! Congratulations Linda.