IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Starts: now

Deadline: Dec 10

Theme: geometry

more info inside...

In which the author calls for a vote.

There are lots of really good stories this time. Go read them, enjoy them, and then vote.

Ah, drugs! Where would modern music be without them? So many songs would have never been written without them... and so many artists would still be alive if it weren't for their seductive allure and fatal results.

The theme for MFC thirteen is drugs. But please note you don't have to do them to participate. Read on...

Update [2007-11-14 23:53:9 by 606]: Extension! One week only! Now due on Monday, Nov 19.

Update [2007-11-23 20:19:28 by 606]: It's time to vote! VOTE HERE!.

It's nearly October, and you know what that means...

Update [2007-10-2 22:31:42 by ana]: Now, with upload site link!

Update [2007-10-21 16:39:53 by ana]: Now, with new slightly delayed deadline!

Yet again, it's time to dip into the bulging mailbag and see what our devoted listeners have sent us this week.

sorry guys had a lot on and forgot about this. I was even too busy to write a WFC entry. I'm busy doing pre-production for a short film for this

BUT ON WITH THE PFC

The theme is "friend". Rules over the fold Update [2007-9-26 19:46:10 by fleece]: EXTENDING THIS TIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER SO I'VE GOT TIME TO TAKE A PHOTO FOR IT. THIS IS WHY TRADITIONALLY THEY DON'T LET EMPLOYEES ENTER COMPETITIONS BECAUSE THEY'LL DIDDLE THINGS TO ADVANTAGE THEMSELVES

Oh. My. God I hate politics.

Update [2007-9-8 20:53:1 by blixco]: Time Extension! In the long standing tradition of *FCs, we're extending the deadline to September 18th.

Update [2007-9-19 4:55:22 by blixco]: Vote here!

VOTING COMMENCES NOW, SEE INSIDE

so here's the thing: aside from our mutual love of pornography and whiskey, there's really just one thing that connects us all. hmmm... well maybe not one thing, because it's a plural and--if i had just blurted it out a sentence ago--it would sound weird, but one collection of things: roads.

i can walk out my door, turn my heel to Hoge Naarderweg, and follow the roads all the way to your house (unless you live in australia or north america or on an island or zeppelin or something, but you get the idea).

when i sit and think about how amazing is the world we have created for ourselves, it is the incredible network of roads that awes me the most.
EXTENSION UPDATE: apparently, the upload site has not been working properly. i've been in ireland, so i was not aware. the original deadline was arbitrarily set to coincide with my return to Canada. that date has now been pushed back by two weeks, so it seems fair to arbitrarily push back the WFC deadline by the same margin. i will try and fix whatever is wrong with the WFC site in the next day or two. silly me for not testing it after doing the server re-install. cheers.

In which the organizer calls a halt to this Classical Music Fun Challenge, the first.