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The winners of Accentuate Services “Reality” Theme contest were announced Friday afternoon.

First place was filled by Lindsay Maddox.

Second place went to Terrie Schultz.

There were three thirds awarded

Chris Williamson, Robert Arend, and Gillian. I am unable to find Gillian’s last name to announce it, my apologies for that.

Congratulations to all these fine authors! I am looking forward to reading their stories when the book is in hand, and anticipate many more from each of them.

Thomas H. Forthe

Michy, announced the winners of the Accentuate Services short story contest’s “reality” theme tonight.

I will be giving a complete list of all the winners tomorrow here on the blog. Congratulations to all of them!

I am honored to have been given the editor’s pick on my own story, and will be included in the anthology that will go to print in December I believe, I will have to check the date to be sure but December is sticking in my mind at this point.

Until tomorrow,

Thomas H. Forthe

How did we ever survive without the cell phone? What happened to the days of blissfully wandering off without a care in the world or ties to it?

I once caused my mother a conniption fit, traveling around the country, at the ripe old age of seventeen, looking for a job, seeing the world, and generally driving her crazy with worry.

I traveled Colorado and Wyoming. I saw people lighting fires under the oil pans of their vehicles to get them to start. (Not a great idea by the way.) I don’t remember the exact temperature, but forty below zero seems to stick out for some reason… Wyoming has no sense of decency when it comes to temperature.

The ol’ car gave up the ghost in Wyoming and I was forced to leave it and many of my earthly possessions behind and hitch hike home. Riding with a very drunk couple in a blizzard will give you a whole new outlook on walking long distances let me tell you.

Now to a teenager a month is not a long time, but to the mother of said teenager it is a whole other story! I walked up to the house, happy to be home, and got to see a whole new side to my mom… right after she made sure all my fingers and toes were still there.

If only cell phones were around then, she could have spread that shredding out over the entire time I was gone, instead of having to wait for me to show up to vent it all away!

Thomas H. Forthe

Ouch! Yes that is right, I need my head examined… I became a roofer today. Well maybe not became one… more like became a learnee, or a trainee of sorts.

Mostly what I learned was that I really got out of shape since I have been unemployed! Right now I’m hoping the adage that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is true, but I might consider cremation….

I had forgotten about certain body parts being attached. Don’t worry though, they reminded me that they are still attached today, and I am sure they will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

I have to get up at 3:30 am to make it to the job site by 5:30 am, so I may be posting late if at all until I acclimatize myself to this torture. Did I say torture? I thunk that compared to what I did today the detainees at Guantanamo should all face the rising sun and be very thankful that they aren’t eligible for training….

Tom