I’m helping to kick off the first ever NYC Teen Author Festival (March 16-22, 2009) this Monday with the following, absolutely unmissable event:
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Juvenilia Smackdown
Monday, 16 March, 4-6pm, Tompkins Square Park branch of the NYPL, 331 E. 10th Street
Join Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Justine Larbalestier, David Levithan, Diana Peterfreund, Scott Westerfeld as they read some of their (ahem) less accomplished work from their teenage and pre-teenage years. Hosted by Libba Bray.
I don’t know if I’m going to be able to go through with it, frankly. Not because I don’t have the guts to read my old dreck, but because, as I was picking the finalists this morning, I was barely able to get through some sentences for the laughter. And I know I’ll probably already be half in hysterics from the other laughing. (Holly, I know from experience, is especially adept at reading aloud for humorous effect.)
Sadly, my high school magnum opus, a futuristic post-apocalyptic fantasy written in longhand in a marbled blue spiral bound notebook, has mysteriously gone missing from its place of honor on our living room bookshelf. And by “magnum opus,” I mean I managed to actuallyw rite some of it. What I’ve discovered in going through my paperwork is that I never actually wrote as much of these stories as what lived in my head. I had this idea I had half a hisotrical romance lying around, but when I put hands on it, I realized I only had about three pages. Again, longhand.
I am now even more impressed with myself that I have managed to complete nine whole novels. I often tell the story that I joined RWA after winning a bet with myself that I could write a whole book. Now I see that I was right to have made that bet.
Speaking of, my ninth novel (9th to be written, 4th to be published, and #8 will be 5th — if you follow all that) just arrived on my doorstep in beautiful ARC form. I would do the usual picture of me surrounded by my ARCs, but alas, my camera, she died in Ireland. Poor girl. So just trust me that Tap & Gown looks splendiferous. I really love the interior design on this one. We were able to go hog wild with the decorations and every confession is wearing a jaunty little mortarboard and tassel.
So… I’m thinking I should do a giveaway. What say you? Want to be the first person on the block to read it? (Okay, the eighth person, since Carrie, Erica, Julie, my editor, my agent, and my copyeditor have all read it, and my best friend just snatched up her copy of the ARC and was like “Awesome, now I get to find out what happens to Amy and Poe!”) But it’s unlikely that any of these people actually live on your block, so I guess that’s cool.
I think the first giveaway will be right here on the blog. Lasts until Friday. Leave a comment here, and because I’m especially evil, and spent the last week in Limerick, I’ve decided that to be eligible for entry, you must include a limerick on the subject of the SSG books (unicorns optional).
Yeah, it’s annoying. But not as annoying as that dude who made us sing for our whiskey at the local pub. Fill the comments section below with limericks, and win yourself an ARC OF TAP & GOWN!!!!
Enter as many times as you dare (Multiple limericks will count as multiple entries, so do me a favor and post them as separate comments.) You have until Friday.
See you New Yorkers at the Tompkins Square Park Library tomorrow at 4!
March 15th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
There once was a girl named Justine
who thought the word Fahrenheit was obscene
on her blog she killed that word
blamed it on the overlord
but we all thought she was being mean
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March 15th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Your trip to Ireland sounds wonderful. Sorry to hear about your cameara!
Yay for Giveaways!
There’s a guy I love in New Haven,
Who looks good when slightly unshaven.
Though Diana’s nibs
Gave Amy the dibs
It’s Poe, I can’t help but keep cravin’
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March 15th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Oh Jamie Orcutt, how I love thee.
Thinking of you, how it makes me squee!
I hope they make out,
Or else I will pout.
Diana, send Tap & Gown to me!
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March 16th, 2009 at 12:38 am
This is awesome! I’m totally going to be thinking of more for the whole week. Ok,
There once was a girl named Amy
Who thought she hated Pajamie
She went on Spring Break
The relationship was fake
But now it’s open for us to see!
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March 16th, 2009 at 7:07 am
Love it!
There once was a haughty patriarch
Who shared nothing with Amy but snark
Til they wound up in the shower
And Poe was no longer quite so dour
Persephone may have finally hit the right mark.
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March 16th, 2009 at 7:11 am
His society Poe wanted to save
Because Bugaboos just can’t behave
But she ROSE in esteem
And now may be his dream
Who knew they’d find love in the GRAVE?
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March 16th, 2009 at 9:10 am
What can I say? It’s Monday morning, and thinking these up is so much more fun than doing actual work. Historically, limericks have always been a little on the dirtier side, right? Let’s throw one of those into the mix.
‘Boo thought that she wanted a Puck
Turns out he just wanted to…err…
But Poe was the Digger
(Though you sure wouldn’t figure)
With whom she may have the best luck.
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March 16th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Karole, you are right these are more fun than work…here is the first entry
There once was a man named Poe
I really thought he was my Foe
I am shocked to behold,
My heart he does hold
And my love for him makes me glow
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March 16th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Oooo and number 2 as well
There once was a woman named Bugaboo
Her disrespect caused me to come unglued
I realized I loved her
And I don’t want another
How did my life become so skewed?
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March 16th, 2009 at 9:33 am
And number three…with unicorns
So I think I see a unicorn in my dorm
This one is not so fuzzy and warm
I think am seeing things
It is even wearing rings
Gumdrop shots are to blame as they perform
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March 16th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Five special taps in Rose & Grave
Were girls who made the save
They took on the Old Boys
Made a whole lot of noise
Poe and the patriarchs had to cave
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March 16th, 2009 at 10:53 am
There once was a girl named Jenny
Who was dubbed a Knight of Persephone
Her goals were religious
So her mess was prodigious
Lucky her society name is Lucky!
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March 16th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Coming soon is the book Tap & Gown
That will make me (hopefully) smile, not frown
I’m writing a limerick
To win the book quick
Diana, please don’t let me down!
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March 16th, 2009 at 11:07 am
There once was a girl named Demetria
And another one named Clarissa
Diggirls they became
With Odile, Jenny, and Ames
The only one who didn’t like it was Mara
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March 16th, 2009 at 11:44 am
What fun! Here’s mine:
There once was a Digger named Boo
Who thought she and Brandon were through,
Turns out she was right,
He gave up with no fight,
Then she fell hard for Jamie. Who knew?
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March 16th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I’m in!
In her study of human biology
Young Amy has quite an anthology
Of lovers and friends
Whose adventures she pens
And winds up with a freakin’ tetralogy.
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March 16th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
There once was a Digger named Amy,
Who fell for the patriarch, Jamie.
On becoming a couple
With their bodies so supple,
They did the wacky without shamie.
Okay, I will admit that is pretty bad. The first two lines popped in my head right away, and I had no idea where to go from there.
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March 16th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Hmmm.. I missed the “On the subjuct of SSG”
Durn!
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March 16th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
>> But it’s unlikely that any of these people actually live on your block, so I guess that’s cool. <<
hehehe. I don’t even live on *my* block anymore.
Yay Tap & Gown!!!
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March 16th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
A coed at Eli named Amy,
Confused about a boy named Jamie.
Are they friends or not?
Does he have a soft spot?
She kisses him and feels all tingly.
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March 16th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
A confused young coed named Jenny
Found an ally in a girl named Amy
She hated Rose & Grave,
After awhile she began to cave
And decided to uphold it’s legacy.
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March 16th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
There once was a Bugaboo,
who brought trouble to her club, and Poe too.
It followed her ’round,
Til she almost drowned,
Luckily she was rescued.
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March 16th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Amy was tapped for a secret society
Then promptly ruffled their false sense of piety
So they named her Bugaboo
And hoped she would shoo
Their actions bringing them much notoriety
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Limerick # 1 for today!
Voldemort curled around Poe’s neck
Many readers thought what the heck
It was quite toasty and warm
It caused the fan girls to swarm
‘Cause Poe saved ‘Boo by jumping off the deck
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:52 am
And #2
Jenny’s boyfriend made Poe go crazy
A powerful punch, making the jerk hazy
He defended our Amy
Before she knew him as Pajamie
Our fearless patriarch is not lazy
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:52 am
And #3
Josh and Lydia were cozy
Their romance was ever so rosy
Until Lydia found out
What his secret was about
And blamed the diggers for being nosey
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March 17th, 2009 at 10:22 am
What is up with Harun and Jenny?
Are you going to give us the skinny?
She’s feeling much bolder,
They’ve become hand holders.
I’m glad she’s no longer a ninny.
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March 17th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Josh and Lydia are very cute,
Being a Digger has become moot.
Off to Stanford they go,
Being lawyers like Poe.
Them to remain a couple I root.
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March 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am
She sure hates going to that boy for favors,
But with a toss of a pack of Lifesavers
A swim lesson or two
Plus a shower rendezvous
Crap crappity crap if her feelings don’t waver!
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March 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Ok, a little lame, but here goes:
One girl’s at an Ivy League College,
The other is cloistered for knowledge,
If Astrid gets laid
Unicorns won’t get slayed,
But Amy’s got none of that haulage.
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March 17th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Oh, how I would love to be put out of this torturous wait-and-see early!
There once was a guy named Pajamie
Who fell in love with an Amy
He thought, “At least she’s a Digger,
Oh, I’ll love her with vigor!
And I hope she doesn’t decide to hate me.”
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March 17th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
These are awesome guys. My panel of judges have been sending me their favorites all day.
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Gorgeous George stole many El’s hearts,
Around him, girls seemed to lose their smarts.
His copper colored eyes,
His soft hair and his smile.
Caused many girls to act like a tart.
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
This is my first comment ever on your site since I just discovered your books (a few months ago). Here is my limerick:
Wondering and Hoping …
What will happen with Amy and Poe?
Unless I win the ARC, I won’t know
Until the end of May,
But how can I wait
To see where their relationship will go?!
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Finding gals for D177 has seemed dire
Tapping Amy just adds fuel to the fire
Poe first tries to soak her
And later revoke her
But it only fans the flames of desire
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March 17th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I’ve now got a Word file of limericks. I’m going to try to get in 20 before the end of the week!
There once was an Amy who didn’t swim
Jamie thought this was pretty dim
He forced her to learn
And kisses he earned
She saved herself from drowning because of him
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March 17th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
There once was a girl named Lydia
Who got into Phi Beta Kappa
She went to the reception
Made a romantic connection
Now she’s in love with Joshua
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March 17th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Rose & Grave’s the name of the society
Where knights are to serve with piety
But nothing went as planned
And D176 was banned
D177 responded without alacrity
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March 17th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
There once was a tap called Bugaboo
Rose & Grave tapping girls was new
She started falling for Poe
After many angry rows
Will their love end up being true?
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March 18th, 2009 at 8:45 am
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March 18th, 2009 at 9:15 am
i love writing these things…it let me a little bit creative on a typical boring day….and for #1
Clarissa explains it all
Her father set her up to fall
The diggirls were there
And helped her prepare
A prank that hit him in the balls
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March 18th, 2009 at 9:16 am
and #2
His kisses drive me round a bend
Can Jamie even be my friend?
This relationship is new
I don’t know what to do
And yet, I don’t want this feeling to end.
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March 18th, 2009 at 9:16 am
and #3
At the meeting I thought he was fine
And soon I realized I wanted him to be mine
Josh is really quite awesome
And soon a ‘ship will blossom
My Phi Beta Kappa Valentine
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March 18th, 2009 at 10:50 am
The coupling of Felicity and Brandon
Made the latter look for a stand-in
To Amy he ran
Then the shit hit the fan
Did Felicity force the bargain?
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March 18th, 2009 at 10:50 am
We never hear much about Frodo
AKA Kevin, filmmaker with mojo
Will we learn more
In SSG 4?
Only Diana is in the know
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March 18th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Amy’s story is ending soon
And we don’t know if Poe is a boon
To her grad school admission
Or her other ambitions
Will we be mourning them in June?
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March 18th, 2009 at 11:19 am
No way can a story go wrong
When you start your book with a thong.
Then here’s what you do,
Add a footnote or two
And Annie keeps reading along.
So Amy gets a strange call.
It wasn’t her mother at all!
And despite what you think,
It wasn’t Quill & Ink
But a society with much more gall.
Our heroine’s eventually tapped.
Our attention is officially rapt.
As plot lines swell,
Everything going to hell.
My emotional energy has just been sapped.
Everything ends up just grand
When Miss Haskel takes a stand.
Then patiently I await
The next release date
For the title with the ampersand!
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March 18th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Here’s mine for today:
There once was a scribe named Diana,
Who gave readers a trip to nirvana,
Rose and G has some thorns?
People fear unicorns?
Write those books just as fast as you can-a!
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March 18th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Oh man! I soooo want an ARC! I may end up with enough limericks to create a book or at least fill a small journal! Anyway, here’s #1…
There once was a girl named Melissa (that’s me!)
She loved great books, especially these three.
She just read them again
Sad, but prepared for the end
So she simply MUST win, don’t you agree?
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March 18th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
#2…
This poster is one who did lurk
Mostly thinking, “Poe’s a jerk!”
Then she went with him on spring break
And saw how he treated Amy in the lake
Reading their ending early would be a perk!
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March 18th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
#3….
Diana sure wrote some great books
And boy can she deliver a hook!
This last one’ll make four
Then she says, “No more.”
Killer unicorns are her new lore.
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March 18th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
and #4 (and one of my favorites…)
The new book is called Tap and Gown
If I don’t read it soon, I’ll frown!
You came home from afar
and looky-thar!
A box of ARC’s were waiting to be found! :O)
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March 18th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
#5…
There once was a digger named Lucky
In book two they thought she might be yucky.
I’m wandering about that tatoo…
Did she get one like Bugaboo?
I think not….you?
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March 18th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
#6
There once was a girl named Melissa (still me!)
She really wants an ARC, can’t you see?
Please send one out fast!
She’s not sure if she’ll last.
Please put her out of this mysery!
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March 18th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
and last, but not least…
This limmerick doth make seven.
Winning Tap and Gown would be heaven!
It’s now getting late,
Only Diana’s panel can choose my fate.
Okay, now I’m begging! Until May I can not wait!
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March 18th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
#2
Amy was Jamie’s cohort
When they went to a Digger resort
Darren broke Nazi plates,
his pranks caused a crazed state
Did I mention Poe’s snake, Voldemort?
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March 18th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
#3 – Admittedly not my favorite…
Jamie wants to Amy’s beau,
but he has quite a big ego
Amy once wanted Brandon
I couldn’t stand him
I’ll shout from the rooftops: Team Poe!
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March 18th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
There once was a girl named Diana
Who writes many books I’m a fan’a
Secrets abound
Many unicorns found
Before they can eat off your hand’a
Oh, that’s weak. I’m so sorry. But I want an ARC badly enough to embarrass myself
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March 18th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
May not be able to post tomorrow, so here are another three!
There once was a girl named Odile
Who became a Digger with guile
But the initiation she orchestrated
Was unfortunately fated
To be taken with a load of bile
(I realize it’s pronounced O-deel, but I was always taught to rhyme the last three letters…)
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March 18th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
A Monet was donated by Cuthbert
So Clarissa could go to Eli for cert
He hated her past
And he acted the ass
D177 made him eat dirt
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March 18th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
There once was a teen named Darren
Who desperately needed some carin’
Our Amy he kidnapped
When his father was sacked
I wonder how he’s farin’?
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March 18th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Amy’s having a bad winter at Eli
And Dragon’s Head has a spy
They send to parley
To Amy’s dismay
It’s all about Felicity’s guy
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March 18th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Ok, I had to post this one, because I think it’s my favorite (I’m a huge literary nerd, what can I say?).
I love how SSG gives us
Obscure references like “Sublime” author Longinus
And words like grok
To increase our literary stock
It’s like a romantic, plot-happy thesaurus!
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March 19th, 2009 at 6:13 am
Who knows what the future will hold?
As Bugaboo and her fellow taps are told,
The world they will rule
Or wiping up someone else’s drool,
But as Diggers, they will never fold.
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March 19th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Sadly, Tiff, “Odile” is pronounced “Oh-DEAL.” I named her after a college friend.
Perhaps I should have included a scene like Rowling does in Harry Potter 4 where Hermione explains to everyone how to say her name?
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March 19th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Perhaps! I did have to look it up…and I also thought Rowling sneaking that in was ingenious. But she also has a few much younger fans than you do. I probably should have looked it up BEFORE I wrote the poem!
Ok, you can discount that limerick. I’ll think of another one for Lil’ Demon. Here are some more!
On a train from Eli to New York
Amy finds out Poe isn’t a dork
They don’t really balk
At the serious talk
About grad school and future work
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March 19th, 2009 at 9:55 am
I don’t know much about this
Unicorn book with a twist
The unicorns are scary
And virgins are wary?
But I trust Diana won’t miss!
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March 19th, 2009 at 10:00 am
This one’s pretty bad, but whatever…
Hey, wait! says author Diana
What about Carol, and maybe Glenda?
We never really find out
What they’re all about
But does it really matta?
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March 19th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Here’s another one:
Amy
Amy is loyal, valiant and true.
Given time, she will know what to do.
Whether kidnapped and bound
Or making lost girls found
In the end, she will always pull through!
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March 19th, 2009 at 10:30 am
And another …
Tap & Gown
Graduation has set in motion
Her boy might leave for a promotion
What will Amy do
When she has no clue
What to do with yet more commotion?
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March 19th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Holy Limericks Batman….good luck to everyone but I really do want this ARC so #1 for today
The boys longed for Elysion Fields
They thought their fate was sealed
Then all heck broke loose
They felt the hangman’s noose
As their secret group was forced to yield
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March 19th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
and #2
The patriarchs were forced to see
That the girls were not going to flee
They are rough and tough
Made of stronger stuff
Than they originally made them out to be
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March 19th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
And #3
Being a digger is groovy
Until it comes out that, you’re in a movie
Lil’ Demon must plan
How to do everything at hand
Without her life going kablooey
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March 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
There once was a girl called Amy
Who fell for a boy called Pa-Jamie.
Would she conquer her fears
Or end it with tears
Will she doom it right from the staring?
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Okay I want to get all of mine in before Friday so here is the rest…
The summer was hot and sticky
Gardening caused Jamie’s hands to be icky
Then Amy appeared
He face drew a sneer
And felt something inside that was tricky
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
The boys did something quite wrong
The Elysion did not last long
Poe ran to the gate with haste
There was no time to waste
But ‘Boo’s anger hit him like a gong
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
This group is tempting and unreal
Yet it is kinship I feel
The Diggirls are nice
But, can I pay the price
To betray the diggers for a deal
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
The goddess of this series is Diana
Her words are from heaven like manna
I wish I could win
A quick way to the fin
Because this is like a gift from Santa
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I have become obsessed with rhyme
I think of them all of the time
Another chance to win
Sure makes me grin
Because an ARC would be sublime
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Another book is about unicorns
They are not gentle and forlorn
They are killer and mean
They are not white or green
But Astrid will bear them scorn
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
There once was a digger named Graverobber
He was handsome and couldn’t be bothered
But then one day
He thought to end the frey
But became a digger we want to clobber
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
sorry if this is inappropriate but I couldn’t resist
Brandon thought Amy was great
He hoped their relationship was fate
Then Felicity came round
And his balls were no longer found
But his brain is still up for debate
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March 19th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Many students have attended Eli
Many were cunning or shy
Only a few were tapped in
But that is where our story begins
But we are not ready to say goodbye
So I hope that 21 entries is enough……
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March 19th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Rampant
Who knew that unicorns weren’t neat?
And that humans to them are a treat?
They are not much fun
With the exception of one
Who oftentimes to virgins is sweet.
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March 19th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Poe
I have given my heart to Jamie.
I hope this will not bother Amy.
I hope in book 4
Of Poe we’ll see more
But that’s up to Diana not me.
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March 19th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Virgins
Astrid best keep her virginity
To save the world from calamity.
With a cute boy around
The hope is not sound
Of her virtue staying a reality.
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March 19th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Getting in on this a little late, but I’ll give it a whirl…
Poe is by far my most loved “lit crush”
About him my friends and I do gush
He puts Edward Cullen to shame
With his dark, brooding game
And thoughts of his shoulders make me blush.
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March 19th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Well it just wouldn’t be right to let this contest wrap without mentioning one of my other faves…
Have we forgotten our good buddy Lance?
The first K. of P. to give Amy a chance?
He knows ALL about discretion
Thanks to his father’s profession
But now he’s free other males to entrance!
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March 19th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Responding to Comment #87 . ..
Oh, please, are you serious Anne?
Ed’s a vampire – Poe’s just a man!
But if Jamie got bitten
Even Bella’d be smitten,
Do you think Amy’d give up her tan?
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March 19th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Bugaboo was tapped for Quill & Ink
A writer’s society to join she thinks
At her interview she says
She’s not too shabby in bed
What’s up with the hoods where’s Glenda she thinks?
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March 19th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
A special episode of On Cavador Key
Odile arrives the Diggers filled with glee
She arranges a performance
“How very John Fawles of us”
Alas, it’s poison no fun no scene.
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March 19th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Underwater it’s black as the night,
There is no sound nobody no light.
My head hurts, my arms burn,
Which way do I turn?
I don’t want to drown I don’t want to die.
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March 20th, 2009 at 6:32 am
but if Jamie got bitten, even Bella’d be smitten.
That’s because she’s got a vampire fetish. Edward surmises as much in Midnight Sun.
Amy likes her tan, thankyouverymuch.
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March 20th, 2009 at 7:42 am
[...] is the last day to enter the contest for an ARC of Tap & Gown. Get your lImericks [...]
March 20th, 2009 at 8:57 am
(So I wrote this at 3:30 this morning when I woke up and could not fall back to sleep)
They hated each other to their core.
Fights were entertaining, never a bore.
Then a swimming date.
Maybe it was fate?
See if they last, must wait for book four.
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March 20th, 2009 at 9:02 am
LOL, Diana. I still think Jamie would be even HOTTER as a vampire. Wait, or do I mean COOLER . . . ?
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March 20th, 2009 at 9:21 am
These lymericks leave Malcom neglected.
From the fan base is he rejected?
What I want to know
And hope D.P. shows:
In Tap and Gown, how is he effected?
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March 20th, 2009 at 9:46 am
We should listen to Diana, the writer
We love Poe since he’s not a biter
He’s a warm-blooded male
Edward’s just full of fail
Sparkling only just makes him brighter
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March 20th, 2009 at 10:20 am
In response to Anne and Phyllis:
Look, all you Twi-Society fans
You should stick to the topic at hand
Write on Amy and Poe
And the Diggers’ foes
Forget Edward and the vampire clan
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March 20th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Odile’s new tap initiation
Never quite came to fruition
She worked so hard
But it wasn’t in the cards
Number Two refused his position
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March 20th, 2009 at 10:33 am
There must be some way for us all
To win this ARC windfall
We’ve worked to the bone
Our rhymes we’ve honed
How can you make just one call?
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March 20th, 2009 at 10:40 am
My pronunciation of Odile
Made my limerick lose its appeal
But I’ll use my guile
To make a comeback with style,
‘Cause with both the rhymes I can deal
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March 20th, 2009 at 10:50 am
And, the companion to #99:
Why must we always compare
One couple to another like a dare?
‘Boo and Poe are ecstatic
Stop being so Socratic!
About all couples, let’s be fair.
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March 20th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Is it bad for me to state
I’m glad Darren broke those plates?
He had the wrong intention
But I just have to mention
The Nazis I really do hate
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March 20th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I must write an ode to Poe’s shoulders
That he strengthened moving shrubs and boulders
I’m not usually partial
To power that martial
But he looked great when the weather got colder!
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March 20th, 2009 at 11:20 am
With Amy it’s always a list
Whether for decisions or who she kissed,
But when she doesn’t overthink
Makes a decision in a wink
It’s always a good one she might have missed.
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March 20th, 2009 at 11:23 am
I admit that I’m obsessed
With Amy and her duress
I really need to know
What will happen with Poe
So I’m giving these limericks my best
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March 20th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Last one, I promise! But I had so much fun writing these…thanks for making the time pass, Diana!
My favorite SSG scene
Is when Amy realizes she’s keen
To be a Digger,
Take on patriarchs with a snigger
And kick-ass like no Knight they’ve seen.
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March 20th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Here’s my last entry:
Three books that I couldn’t put down –
Now I’m breathless to read Tap & Gown,
Yet a bit melancholy
‘Cause it’s the finale,
But Rampant will start a new round!
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March 20th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Just want to say to everyone that I’ve really enjoyed reading all of your entries!!! There’s some creative fans lurking around here!
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