Sponsor Me in Dzanc Books Write-A-Thon

So I'm participating in the 2009 Dzanc Books Write-A-Thon which will take place December 17th through the 20th. I'll be writing for twenty-four hours over the write-a-thon. That's like a day. Though spread over four days, so not so crazy as writing for twenty-four hours straight which would probably result in my writing even worse than normal.

You can sponsor me by going here. You'll receive updates as to my progress. And I would be grateful. And thank you.

For those that don't already know, and if not, you really should: Dzanc is a non-profit independent publishing company that supports literary magazines, small presses, and funds writing programs in public schools, as well as the Dzanc Prize, which benefits not only the writer awarded it but pays for a community based project like writing workshops in prisons or cancer centers.

If you would like to get involved in the Write-A-Thon, please email Dan Wickett at dan@dzancbooks.org.

5 Random Things from AWP

1. Joyce Carol Oates was a Phi Mu.
2. There is a thing called a haibun, a prose poem ending in a haiku.
3. I made a fool out of myself trying to meet Dan Wickett of Emerging Writers Network.
4. John Irving gave me the evil eye when I recognized him coming back from the gym in his track suit.
5. One panel made me want to write a story about a dying grandmother who was hooked on meth and LSD and dreamed of her dead dog. It would end with the grandmother dying and the dog waking up to realize it was only a dream.