“Saying No” [3 sentence mixtape writing contest winner*]

May 14th, 2010 by Anna Brones - writing contest

An old man sits on the park bench, paintbrush poised in hand. Behind him, a dog sprints away from its owner. I have a hard time saying no.

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Anna Brones is a writer and the co-founder of Under Solen Media. She writes for various green blogs and travel magazines including EcoSalon, Planet Green, Matador, and Huffington Post. She maintains a blog at je vais où.

*For notes and analysis on this story, as well as a link to the mixtape based on this story, please check here.

http://www.rebeccakinsella.wordpress.com Rebecca

i love the idea of this contest and your analysis – thanks!
http://annabrones.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/mixtape-writing-contest/ Mixtape Writing Contest « je vais où?

[...] The full disclosure on this is that I don’t necessarily remember having this thought while I watched this scene. It is a thought that I do have often enough however, and it’s usually had at very random times, so I felt like it fit. David picked it as the winner and gave it a wonderful analysis as well as a pretty kick-ass mixtape. Check it out here. [...]