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Caption Contest III

Posted on July 8, 2012 by wendywelch

This contest is open to anyone and everyone who visits this blog (even if this is your first time). Winner receives a free copy of The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: a memoir of friendship, community, and the uncommon pleasure of a good book. Books will be mailed to winners.

This is one of the foster kittens currently resident in our bookstore. Have at! Put your (family-friendly) caption in the comments; contest closes July 20. St. Martin’s Press is sponsoring seven contests in all between now and Oct. 2.

CAPTION II WINNER: James Ryan

Posted on July 5, 2012 by wendywelch

I hope everyone is enjoying the 4th! Caption Contest II’s winner is James Ryan, with his brilliant “Damn those romance novels.” James is a poet and writer retired from the military. He receives a signed and pawtographed copy of my forthcoming book.

Second place (which doesn’t get you a book but should give some satisfaction) was Lara Maynard’s “You may be a crazy cat lady, but I am a crazy lady cat, lady.”

Honorable mention goes to Laura Taylor’s “Oh, great, you’re here!” instructions to the hapless catsitter.

All the entries were hysterical. Thanks to Pam Lucas (winner of caption contest I) and a couple of friends who judged these entries. James will join two other judges selected randomly from people who can’t dodge fast enough, to judge Caption Contest III, sometime toward the end of July. There will be seven contests in all between now and Oct. 2, when The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap will be released.