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Delighted to have finished something today for this on time - have submitted google doc via email - hopefully got it right. does it also have to be posted on substack to qualify too?

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No Nick! You did the right thing! Let me check in with Jon T to make sure we got it!

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Hi Shaina- Is a Word Doc OK for the entry?

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grand! can i post the full version on substack in the meantime? had to chop 300 words out if it...

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I think the contest rules asked that it not be published prior to the judging. After the unveiling there’s no problem at all!

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ah yes, sorry! shall keep it in the box

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Aww, too bad I started my Halloween piece in September! That will teach me to plan ahead. Ah well. Looking forward to seeing what everybody comes up with.

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This is not part of the challenge, but I wrote something spooky with a heavy dose of nihilsm. It was originally a piece I wrote a few years ago that I completely revised over the past few weeks.

https://open.substack.com/pub/rgarron/p/sermon-on-the-sands?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=336zru

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Man keep finding out about these events after I signed up for one that has taken over 89% of my writing time...

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