S.P. Oldham's Blog, page 22
May 20, 2021
Competition Time! Silent Wing/The Feathered Nest
COMPETITION TIME!
These beautiful notecards are very special to me. They are a depiction of a character in a story I wrote for a defunct online competition (find out more about that here: https://solostinwords.com/home/mari-on-the-mountain) But the special bit is that my talented friend Mike Steward illustrated them for me. This modest man has a beautiful gift. Take a look at his work and see for yourself. His lovely partner Tina Estall is also very creative and makes some wonderful things. Check them both out!The competition then: to be in with the chance of winning ONE of these beautiful notecards as well as a signed copy of the story it comes from, The Feathered Nest, simply comment 'Silent Wing.'
Only comments left here at So Lost in Words or on my Facebook page will be counted as entries. A winner will be chosen at random. Competition not in any way associated with Facebook. Competition closes Midnight GMT Monday 31st May. Good luck!
May 15, 2021
Prize Received - Thank you!
Always good to know prizes have reached the winners safely and that the winners are happy with them! Thanks Kazzy, keep checking in at So Lost in Words for more competitions and other stuff too!
May 11, 2021
BumperCompetition Winner #2
The winner of Bumper Prize Competition #2 is...
Kazzy MintonCongratulations Kazzy, I loved your story!I will be sending out a little something for the Runners Up who areJohn Naylorand Hazel Rea
I will be contacting winners soon. Thank you everyone for entering. Keep coming back for more competitions, freebies and horror content. If you like it here then please like and share my page.
Thank you!
May 4, 2021
Bumper Competition #2
Okay, same prize, same rules, different photo prompt! I had great fun reading the last entries, so looking forward to reading these, too. Have fun and good luck!
Competition ends Midnight Sunday 9th May 2021 GMT
BUMPER COMPETITION TIME!
(UK only due to prohibitive postage costs, sorry, but I do have a couple of other competitions about to run worldwide, so keep looking out for them!)
The Prize:
A unisex Regatta 'So Lost in Words' themed jacket in blue or black (one or the other will come to you, lucky dip on the colour) Size UK Large/EU 52-54 (I am not responsible for the sizing!!)
A tote bag
A pen
A bookmark
A bottle opener/trolley token key fob
Desktop planner
* Mystery bonus prize!
I will make a separate post with photos of the prizes so you can see what's up for grabs, but you won't be able to comment there.
The Competition: tell me something about this picture. Who used the life ring? Who did they try to save? Where did they go? Why did they do it? You tell me.
The most original, creepiest, funniest or imaginative answer (according to me) wins! Have some fun with this one and feel free to share. Please note that only entries posted here on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords or on my website https://solostinwords.com/.../bumper-...
will be counted., so if you share, make sure you tell your friends that! You can enter as many times as you like, just get creative!
Rules: Competition in no way endorsed by or associated with Facebook. Judge's (my) decision is final, no discussion or argument. There is no cash alternative. If the prize is not claimed within one week of announcing the winners and after reasonable effort is made to contact them, it will be awarded to a runner-up. Competition closes Midnight GMT Sunday 9th April 2021. Please consider posting a photo of yourself/your prizes on my page/webpage when they arrive, to prove I am real and this is a genuine competition (although no obligation to do this.) Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these rules. Good luck!
Competition ends Midnight Sunday 9th May 2021 GMT
BUMPER COMPETITION TIME!
(UK only due to prohibitive postage costs, sorry, but I do have a couple of other competitions about to run worldwide, so keep looking out for them!)
The Prize:
A unisex Regatta 'So Lost in Words' themed jacket in blue or black (one or the other will come to you, lucky dip on the colour) Size UK Large/EU 52-54 (I am not responsible for the sizing!!)
A tote bag
A pen
A bookmark
A bottle opener/trolley token key fob
Desktop planner
* Mystery bonus prize!
I will make a separate post with photos of the prizes so you can see what's up for grabs, but you won't be able to comment there.
The Competition: tell me something about this picture. Who used the life ring? Who did they try to save? Where did they go? Why did they do it? You tell me.
The most original, creepiest, funniest or imaginative answer (according to me) wins! Have some fun with this one and feel free to share. Please note that only entries posted here on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords or on my website https://solostinwords.com/.../bumper-...
will be counted., so if you share, make sure you tell your friends that! You can enter as many times as you like, just get creative!
Rules: Competition in no way endorsed by or associated with Facebook. Judge's (my) decision is final, no discussion or argument. There is no cash alternative. If the prize is not claimed within one week of announcing the winners and after reasonable effort is made to contact them, it will be awarded to a runner-up. Competition closes Midnight GMT Sunday 9th April 2021. Please consider posting a photo of yourself/your prizes on my page/webpage when they arrive, to prove I am real and this is a genuine competition (although no obligation to do this.) Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these rules. Good luck!
Bumper Competition #2
Okay, same prize, same rules, different photo prompt! I had great fun reading the last entries, so looking forward to reading these, too. Have fun and good luck!
Competition ends Midnight Sunday 9th May 2021 GMT
BUMPER COMPETITION TIME!
(UK only due to prohibitive postage costs, sorry, but I do have a couple of other competitions about to run worldwide, so keep looking out for them!)
The Prize:
A unisex Regatta 'So Lost in Words' themed jacket in blue or black (one or the other will come to you, lucky dip on the colour) Size UK Large/EU 52-54 (I am not responsible for the sizing!!)
A tote bag
A pen
A bookmark
A bottle opener/trolley token key fob
Desktop planner
* Mystery bonus prize!
I will make a separate post with photos of the prizes so you can see what's up for grabs, but you won't be able to comment there.
The Competition: tell me something about this picture. Who used the life ring? Who did they try to save? Where did they go? Why did they do it? You tell me.
The most original, creepiest, funniest or imaginative answer (according to me) wins! Have some fun with this one and feel free to share. Please note that only entries posted here on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords or on my website https://solostinwords.com/.../bumper-...
will be counted., so if you share, make sure you tell your friends that! You can enter as many times as you like, just get creative!
Rules: Competition in no way endorsed by or associated with Facebook. Judge's (my) decision is final, no discussion or argument. There is no cash alternative. If the prize is not claimed within one week of announcing the winners and after reasonable effort is made to contact them, it will be awarded to a runner-up. Competition closes Midnight GMT Sunday 9th April 2021. Please consider posting a photo of yourself/your prizes on my page/webpage when they arrive, to prove I am real and this is a genuine competition (although no obligation to do this.) Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these rules. Good luck!
Competition ends Midnight Sunday 9th May 2021 GMT
BUMPER COMPETITION TIME!
(UK only due to prohibitive postage costs, sorry, but I do have a couple of other competitions about to run worldwide, so keep looking out for them!)
The Prize:
A unisex Regatta 'So Lost in Words' themed jacket in blue or black (one or the other will come to you, lucky dip on the colour) Size UK Large/EU 52-54 (I am not responsible for the sizing!!)
A tote bag
A pen
A bookmark
A bottle opener/trolley token key fob
Desktop planner
* Mystery bonus prize!
I will make a separate post with photos of the prizes so you can see what's up for grabs, but you won't be able to comment there.
The Competition: tell me something about this picture. Who used the life ring? Who did they try to save? Where did they go? Why did they do it? You tell me.
The most original, creepiest, funniest or imaginative answer (according to me) wins! Have some fun with this one and feel free to share. Please note that only entries posted here on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords or on my website https://solostinwords.com/.../bumper-...
will be counted., so if you share, make sure you tell your friends that! You can enter as many times as you like, just get creative!
Rules: Competition in no way endorsed by or associated with Facebook. Judge's (my) decision is final, no discussion or argument. There is no cash alternative. If the prize is not claimed within one week of announcing the winners and after reasonable effort is made to contact them, it will be awarded to a runner-up. Competition closes Midnight GMT Sunday 9th April 2021. Please consider posting a photo of yourself/your prizes on my page/webpage when they arrive, to prove I am real and this is a genuine competition (although no obligation to do this.) Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these rules. Good luck!
April 13, 2021
FREE Download - Sleep, Think, Die
As a little thank you to all my new page followers, download Book One in The Mindless Trilogy 'Sleep, Think, Die' free. Limited number so get them while you can! If you feel like leaving me an honest review when you've read it, that would be great! Hope you enjoy.
Here's the blurb: Picture this: you’re sitting in a bar minding your own business, having a quiet drink or two, when trouble steps in off the street. A shambling wreck stumbles over the threshold, bloodied clothes torn, muttering incoherently. Just another idiot who doesn’t know when enough is too much... It’s okay, security can handle it.
Before you know it, you’re shoulder to shoulder with security, fighting a wave of undead. Someone throws you a cue – a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘killer pool.’ When it’s over, there’s only four of you left; you, two hard men and the terrified girl you find hiding beneath the corpse of her boyfriend.
So begins the story of a new kind of world; where the dead are far more ambulant than they should be, and the living must walk among them, fighting to survive.Prolific Works - Sleep, Think, Die
April 12, 2021
Bumper Competition Time #2!
Okay, same prize, same rules, different photo prompt! I had great fun reading the last entries, so looking forward to reading these, too. Have fun and good luck!
Competition ends Midnight Sunday 9th May 2021 GMT
BUMPER COMPETITION TIME!
(UK only due to prohibitive postage costs, sorry, but I do have a couple of other competitions about to run worldwide, so keep looking out for them!)
The Prize:
A unisex Regatta 'So Lost in Words' themed jacket in blue or black (one or the other will come to you, lucky dip on the colour) Size UK Large/EU 52-54 (I am not responsible for the sizing!!)
A tote bag
A pen
A bookmark
A bottle opener/trolley token key fob
Desktop planner
* Mystery bonus prize!
I will make a separate post with photos of the prizes so you can see what's up for grabs, but you won't be able to comment there.
The Competition: tell me something about this picture. Who used the life ring? Who did they try to save? Where did they go? Why did they do it? You tell me.
The most original, creepiest, funniest or imaginative answer (according to me) wins! Have some fun with this one and feel free to share. Please note that only entries posted on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords
or on my website https://solostinwords.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/145...
will be counted, so if you share, make sure you tell your friends that! You can enter as many times as you like, just get creative!
Rules: Competition in no way endorsed by or associated with Facebook. Judge's (my) decision is final, no discussion or argument. There is no cash alternative. If the prize is not claimed within one week of announcing the winners and after reasonable effort is made to contact them, it will be awarded to a runner-up. Competition closes Midnight GMT Sunday 9th April 2021. Please consider posting a photo of yourself/your prizes on my page/webpage when they arrive, to prove I am real and this is a genuine competition (although no obligation to do this.) Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these rules. Good luck!
April 3, 2021
BUMPER COMPETITION - WINNER (AND HONOURABLE MENTIONS)
BUMPER COMPETITION PRIZE - WINNER!
I have had a great time reading through all of your creative, inventive responses to the picture prompt, but I could only pick one winner. Congratulations to...
Chris Bell!
Honourable Mentions go to Hannah White and Heather Haigh - there will be a little something in the post for you, too
I will be running a competition for the same prize, different photo prompt very soon, so if you enjoyed this one and want to be in with a chance to win, keep your eyes open!
Well done and thank you to everyone who took part and who took the time to write a response - much appreciated.
March 16, 2021
Bumper Competition Time!
BUMPER COMPETITION TIME!
(UK only due to prohibitive postage costs, sorry, but I do have a couple of other competitions about to run worldwide, so keep looking out for them!)
The Prize:
A unisex Regatta 'So Lost in Words' themed jacket in blue or black (one or the other will come to you, lucky dip on the colour) Size UK Large/EU 52-54 (I am not responsible for the sizing!!)
A tote bag
A pen
A bookmark
A bottle opener/trolley token key fob
Desktop planner
* Mystery bonus prize!
I will make a separate post with photos of the prizes so you can see what's up for grabs, but you won't be able to comment there.
The Competition: tell me something about this picture. Who put the bottle on this wall? Why? Did they drink the contents? Steal it? Is it a secret message to someone? You tell me.
The most original, creepiest, funniest or imaginative answer (according to me) wins! Have some fun with this one and feel free to share. Please note that only entries posted here on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords or on my website will be counted., so if you share, make sure you tell your friends that! You can enter as many times as you like, just get creative!
Rules: Competition in no way endorsed by or associated with Facebook. Judge's (my) decision is final, no discussion or argument. There is no cash alternative. If the prize is not claimed within one week of announcing the winners and after reasonable effort is made to contact them, it will be awarded to a runner-up. Competition closes Midnight GMT Friday 2nd April 2021. Please consider posting a photo of yourself/your prizes on my page/webpage when they arrive, to prove I am real and this is a genuine competition (although no obligation to do this.) Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these rules. Good luck!
The Prizes:
Please note: you will win EITHER the blue jacket or the black one, not both. You will win one key fob, not two. Image is to show both sides only. Thanks and good luck!
March 15, 2021
Dark Narratives - T L Bodine on Tumblr
If you feel like taking part in interesting and intelligent horror discussion, I highly recommend signing up to Dark Narratives, a monthly blog by T L Bodine on Tumblr. Some thought provoking stuff that I am sure many of you will have strong opinions on. Just let's keep the conversation civil, please. We're all grown ups, after all.
Dark Narratives - T L Bodine on Tumblr
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