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The Summer Story contest a few years back was amazing, I thought. It not only gave a challenge to the creativity of the regulars and writers who come to your site, but it exploded with some very memorable stories. And while we all have our favorites, it's good once in a while to snap the strings and see where the chalk lines fall (sorry, yet another in a long run of construction worker humor that has not yet run its course in me).
So, I propose, if we can get some interest, a contest similar to how you ran the Summer Story program. The twist this time will be one that seems not only vexing but should stir up some very intersting discussion. As a theme for the contest, I propose that the writers who want to throw in a submission take a good hard look at their music collection, find one song that they are quite possibly embarrassed to admit is a favorite, for whatever reason may be, and base a story off the song, either the title, lyrics or just the mood and story the song brings out.
Just as a quick way of explanation, I listen to a certain morning show. They are a crew of cut-ups and wiseguys, and they often give each other hell, as good friends will. They started a friendly rivalry sort of competition, and kept each other honest about it. They made mixed CD's of their favorite guilty pleasure music. The sort of songs that everyone keeps tucked away in the back of the CD rack so that no one else will know they actually like something that might not be popular anymore or just seems lame. After all, there's no accounting for tastes. It was a funny bit on the radio, and it made me think that it could be a interesting way to get stories jumpstarted. I use music a lot myself when writing, and often put on some rather ecclectic mixes of my own, with modern and classic rock being in the fore.
So, what do you guys think? Any ideas?
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
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