Call For Submissions — Your Name Has Meaning

Call For Submissions — Your Name Has Meaning

Names are such a strange thing. I was born in Trinidad, where the name Kern is fairly normal. When I moved to Canada, I’ve only met one other person with my name and I’ve been living here since I was five years old.

My last name is Carter, taken from my dad, though my mom and him never married. My maternal grandmother despises my last name. I should be a Douglas she says. It’s a history of tension and dislike between her and my father that fuels her disdain for the Carter name.

That’s a brief summary of my name. For this writing prompt, tell us the meaning, history or importance of your name.

Same rules as always:You can submit to this or ANY of our past writing prompts. Just scroll through our previous newsletters. They’ll be marked “Call for Submissions.”If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.Be as creative as you want in your submissions. As long as you stick to the topic, we’ll consider it.Just because you submit doesn’t mean we’ll post. If you haven’t heard back from us in three days, consider that a pass.[image error]

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