Submissions are open until August 31st.
Write a story dealing with ONE of the ten commandments: show us the benefits of breaking the rule, the consequences of following the rule.
Another piece from Tom Swindell's channel, a poem by Lawrence Hoo entitled "Lost Voice" that comes to life on screen with jarring imagery.
Reposted by permission, another short poem found while browsing through YouTube for poetry set to animation. Quite enjoyable.
This animation of Charles Bukowski's poem, "A Little Atomic Bomb" is simply brilliant. Many thanks to the filmmaker for sharing this.
Try not to blink!
The words of this poem become the "actors" that tell the story for this animation.
The eighth issue of the free Colored Chalk zine is available now. You can read all the stories online, or download a print-your-own zine to read offline and share with others.
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- Issue 10 Submission Guidelines (2009/7/1)
- Print Version, Cover, and Editor's Note (2009/5/31)
- Blink (2009/5/31)
- Diary of a Pool (2009/5/31)
- The Fob (2009/5/31)
- Paying Up (2009/5/31)
- Woman Without Time (2009/5/31)
- Life's Natural Rhythm (2009/5/31)
- Good Times (2009/5/31)
- The Neighbor's Cat (2009/5/31)
- Google Approves (2006/8/28)
- AdPie FAQ (2006/8/23)
- Spare Time Web Design (2006/5/7)
- Becoming a Contributor (2006/2/25)
- Rules and Guidelines for Submitting "Reading Material" (2006/2/24)
- Registration is open (2006/1/29)
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to watch: Albino Black Sheep Movie Trailers
to listen: Pandora
to cogitate: Seed Magazine Huffington Post The Atlantic
to laugh: The Onion Fark Cute Overload
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