News Of The Week
Welcome to this week’s issue of the Books And Articles newsletter. Thanks for all of the quality posts. This week I posted seeking input about future writing contests. I received some positive feedback, so I have decided to hold our third writing contest in May. I will announce all of the details in the April 27 newsletter. In the meantime, please send in any topic/prompt suggestions, since I’m still undecided.
This week I am starting something new in Siggy’s Suggestions. I will pick out an old, popular post to highlight. Maybe you are new to SN and missed it the first time around, or maybe it just got lost in the flood of posts we all try to keep up with. If there seems to be interest, I’ll make it a regular thing.
That’s it for now.
I hope everyone has a good week.
Top Five Posts Of The Week
The top post of the week will be forwarded 50% of the zaps earned on this week’s newsletter post. Rankings will be determined using the SN zaprank.
Here are this week’s top posts:
Siggy’s Suggestions
At this point, @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears is producing so much great content that he could fill his own territory. Book reviews, poem discussions, essays. I should probably make a directory just for his stuff. This poem post really hit home for me. As a teenager I thought of Erica Jong as the woman who wrote the dirty book, “Fear Of Flying”. It was an international bestseller. Of course I didn’t realize the significance of the novel regarding female sexuality at the time. The idea of the “zipless fuck” became famous:
The zipless fuck is absolutely pure. It is free of ulterior motives. There is no power game. The man is not "taking" and the woman is not "giving". No one is attempting to cuckold a husband or humiliate a wife. No one is trying to prove anything or get anything out of anyone. The zipless fuck is the purest thing there is. And it is rarer than the unicorn. And I have never had one. Erica Jong- Fear Of Flying 1973
When I got to college I discovered what a talented writer she was. I suspect most people my age still aren’t aware of it. This post highlights her ability as a poet.
As usual, I picked out this post because I enjoyed it.
This week’s Golden Oldie:
I selfishly picked this out because I really enjoyed it and felt like reading it again. I hope you do too. @plebpoet consistently produces quality content. This post is one we can all relate to. It reminds us why we love to read.
Writing Contests
Stackers’ Blogs
My Bitcoin Journey
Inspired by Writing Contest #1, this is where stacker’s bitcoin origin stories will be posted for easy reference.
Book Clubs
Books
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Happy The Hippo, an absolutely wonderful children’s book written by @cryotosensei for his son.