Before I announce the winners, I would just like to tell you what fun Aryn and I had reading all of the entries to NICE BRAIDS. You made us laugh and gasp and cringe and want to cry a little. It was amazing to see what can be done in only 25 words. It was not just hard to choose; it was impossible to choose. Aryn was so enchanted by the entries, for a second, she considered letting everyone win...
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If we (me + Aryn) somehow = Oprah, well, then, that is in fact what we would do. We'd also throw in a free flight to Australia flown by none other than the very famous pilot John Travolta and all sorts of impressive electronics.
But, sadly, we can't. So, without further ado, here are the WINNERS!
FIRST PLACE: Jeff Kramer
Chocolate haired, jade eyed, red sneaker-ed Johanna. We traded
pop-tarts, swishy wind pants and beginner trombone etudes. She stole my hamster
and moved to Georgia.
SECOND PLACE: Maggie Murray
Ski-slope-nosed soccer prodigy Tyler, featured in all our
phone-booth-in-the-rain make out fantasies, steals a Fruit Gusher from my desk.
BEST DAY EVER.
THIRD PLACE: Kiki Tarkhan
One was a blond Irish prick and star Accelerated Reader, the
other was a black Irish sweetheart and star Accelerated Reader. I hated that
program.
HONORABLE MENTION: Liz Bartucci
Thurman Munson. Catcher. Yankees. Secret signals between
his legs. Before he knew my love, he died. Men cried on the field, at home
beside me.
FINALISTS:
All I managed to do was hand her a note containing lyrics to
a George Michael song, which I said was a poem I'd written.
By Brett Fletcher Lauer
He asked me not to tell anyone his middle name: Vernon. A
secret too good to keep — my best friend told everyone. He dumped me.
By Jennifer Harlan
Buck-toothed, baby-faced neighbor with the crab apple fists, you
had me at “trampoline.”
By Kendall Poe
Come hear the winner read, alongside Aryn and myself at the "I Like Your New Glasses" reading/party/mixer tonight. Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe. 7pm. If you do not consider being on time a virtue in itself, then you should be informed that the first 50 people receive the gift of a free beer,
Check back here at Other Things for more contests and giveaways in the not-so-distant future.
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