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June 21, 2011

Mojonauts: Let Us Amplify My Glory!

Dear Mojonauts and Mojoketeers, As you are doubtlessly already aware,...

Posted in PMjA News - Wee(k)ly Hype. Posted by the Giant Squid at 04:22 PM | Permalink

August 28, 2008

YET BUT ONLY THREE DAYS REMAIN TO BITCH ABOUT WORK AND WIN MONIES

URGENT ALERT TO ALL MOJONAUTS! Just three days hence is the deadline of our latest $33-and-a-third Meritorious Boon rant contest: Bad Job, Good Times; Good Job, Bad Times. Yet but only THREE DAYS remain for you to:

Write a rant about either a) the best experience you ever had while working an otherwise terrible job, or b) the worst thing that ever happened to you as a part of an otherwise great job
Be sure you are following the rules
Submit your rant online (be sure to choose "GOOD JOB BAD RANT" as the "Submission type"!)
Win!(?)

the small print:

The Winner receives $33.33 and publication on Poor Mojo's Almanac(k).
There is NO entry or "reading" fee for any Thirty-Three-and-a-third Contest.
Entries must be less than 3000 words long, and comply with our normal Submissions Guidelines.
All entries are due NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2008.

Posted in PMjA News. Posted by the Giant Squid at 12:54 PM | Permalink

August 20, 2008

Your Final Opportunity to Bitch About Work and Win Some Money is Fast Approaching!

Dearest Loyal Readership, I am pleased to remind you, on behalf of Poor Mojo's Almanac(k), of the existence of our latest $33-and-a-third Meritorious Boon rant contest: Bad Job, Good Times; Good Job, Bad Times.

Write a rant about either a) the best experience you ever had while working an otherwise terrible job, or b) the worst thing that ever happened to you as a part of an otherwise great job
Be sure you are following the rules
Submit your rant online (be sure to choose "GOOD JOB BAD RANT" as the "Submission type"!)
Win!(?)

the small print:

The Winner receives $33.33 and publication on Poor Mojo's Almanac(k).
There is NO entry or "reading" fee for any Thirty-Three-and-a-third Contest.
Entries must be less than 3000 words long, and comply with our normal Submissions Guidelines.
All entries are due NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2008.

Posted in PMjA News. Posted by the Giant Squid at 12:23 AM | Permalink

June 13, 2008

"Bad Job, Good Times; Good Job, Bad Times": Poor Mojo's Latest $33-and-a-third Contest

Dearest Mojonauts, We are pleased to announce our latest $33-and-a-third...

Posted in PMjA News. Posted by the Giant Squid at 08:59 PM | Permalink

May 27, 2008

Giant Squid to Read in Chicago

Dearest Mojonauts, It is with greatest pleasure that I remind you that on Saturday, May 31 -- less than five days hence! -- I shall be reading in Chicago, Illinois, on the occasion of the release of the print version of Mr. Noah Berlatsky's Gay Utopia symposium, to which I am a humble contributor. As I am personally unavailable for the engagement, Mr. David Erik Nelson -- Noted Writer of Things and co-editor of Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) and associated media services -- shall read in my stead. Please extend to him the full faith and credit that you would offer me, a murderous denizen of the crushing deeps, displaced to this airy and alien space for lo these many years.

WHAT: The Gay Utopia Reading, Featuring Poor Mojo's Giant Squid (David Erik Nelson, official proxy)

WHERE: Quimby's
1854 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
quimbys.com

WHEN: May 31, 2008, 7-8 pm

Posted in PMjA News - SquidUpdate. Posted by the Giant Squid at 12:16 PM | Permalink

March 26, 2008

You MUST discuss your Bad Sex before MONDAY!

The deadline for the "$33-and-a-third Bad Sex Rant Contest" is THIS MONDAY! We are looking for rants (i.e. personal essays) on the topic of MONSTROUSLY BAD SEX. * The author of the finest such rant will receive thirty-three-and-one-third dollars and publication on Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) as a "$33-and-a-third Meritorious Boon Winner." * There is NO entry or "reading" fee for any 33-and-a-third Contest. * Entries must be less than 3000 words, and comply with our normal Submissions Guidelines. * All entries are due NO LATER THAN MARCH 31, 2008. Full contest info: http://www.poormojo.org/contest.html Questions?: http://www.poormojo.org/contact.html Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) is a weekly online magazine offering fine prose, poetry, and advice from the Giant Squid: www.poormojo.org

Posted in PMjA News. Posted by the Giant Squid at 12:34 PM | Permalink

January 21, 2008

I Have Found My Niche in the Gay Utopia

As our dear Mojo did make to mention on Friday,...

Posted in PMjA News. Posted by the Giant Squid at 09:22 AM | Permalink

January 15, 2008

Announcing a New Writing Contest with a CASH PRIZE!!!

My Dearest Mojonauts, On behalf of Poor Mojo's Almanac(k), I am proud to announce the advent of a new system of perpetual writing contests: the "$33-and-a-third Meritorious Boons." Henceforth, these shall occur in series with deadlines thrice yearly, shall be free of entry fees, and shall pay out in cold, hard cash. The current contest seeks rants on the topic of "MONSTROUSLY Bad Sex", and accepts entries from now through March 2008. The winner shall receive recognition, publication, and thirty-three-and-one-third American dollars, to do with as he or she so chooses. Learn more: http://www.poormojo.org/contest.html Looking Forward to Your Tales of Bad Tail, Your Giant Squid Editor-in-Chief PMjA http://www.poormojo.org

Posted in PMjA News. Posted by the Giant Squid at 01:19 PM | Permalink