It’s time for our second writing contest. This will be a pinned post. Submit your entries by replying. The contest will end at midnight, GMT, Friday, February 23rd. A winner will be announced in next Saturday’s newsletter. The winner will be zapped all of the sats generated by this post, which will be pinned here until Friday, and obtain the priceless glory of winning the Books and Articles Writing Contest. There are a few additional rules this week. We will not accept links to articles posted previously on Stacker News or on other sites as submissions to this contest. Submissions cannot be longer than what can be accomodated by the Stacker News current reply character limit, which is 10,000.
Prompt: Discuss how your personal experience has shaped or changed your political beliefs.
Rules: I will use zaps in selecting a winner, unless I notice any suspicious activity. In that event, I will give weight to the quality of the content and the opinions of the community expressed through comments.
Good luck!