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JAMES J. KILPATRICK
Univenal Prtu Syndicate
You may recall the Great Simile Contest of 1993. It produced an overwhelming response, notably from schoolchildren all over the country.
Here we go again. It’s time for the Great Simile Contest of 1994. Boot up your computers and sharpen your pencils, all you students of the writing art, and try your hand for fame and fortune. Not much fortune, but abundant fame.
This year we seek original similes in two general fields: solidity and laughter. By “solidity,” we mean things that are hard as rock, or solid as mush. A politician’s support could be solid. Marriage could be solid. A bowl of grits is not solid.
By “laughter,” we mean to embrace similes for the giggle, the guffaw, the belly laugh, and the smile in all its infinite variations. As funny as canned laughter? A giggle like a solo for flute? Who or what lacks a sense of humor?
Here are the rules for 1994:
• Your simile must be contained within a sentence, e.g., “She gave him a look that was as hard as a burned biscuit.”
• Every contestant may submit ii only one simile for something solid and only one simile involving laughter. It would be a convenience if these were on separate sheets of paper, but we run a loose ship and no one-will be disqualified on a technicality.
• Send you entries to The Writer’s Art, in care of the Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747.
• the deadline: Nov. 26,1994.
• Prizes: For individual contests (non-students), $100 for the best
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