A few people have already found this piece too, but that's all right. This one is easy. ;-)
Check back next Wednesday for the clue to the fifth piece. And don't forget the rules!
Someone has already found the piece for the clue I'm about to give you. I think that officially means the race is on.
Check back next Wednesday for the clue to the fourth piece. And don't forget the rules!
Check back next Wednesday, the 2nd, for the clue to the third piece. And don't forget the rules!
Are you ready for the first clue? We'll start you off easy. How's that?
Check back next Wednesday, the 25th for the clue to the second piece. And don't forget the rules!
Evelyn likes jigsaw puzzles. She likes them more than anything else she knows! But Evelyn does not like her nanny. She hasn't liked any of her nannies, to tell the truth, but each one she dispatches is promptly replaced by another! Always the optimistic and resourceful tot, Evelyn decided perhaps it was time to find something she could like about her latest nanny, Mrs. Nattingbottom.
So, she made a puzzle out of the woman.
Unfortunately, Evelyn has lost all of the pieces! She needs your help finding and putting Mrs. Nattingbottom back together again. If she can't, Mother and Father will hire yet another nanny, and Evelyn will have to start all over again! Here's what you need to know:
Here's what else you need to know. Listen now; this is important:
The first clue will be posted this Wednesday, 11-18-09! So, study the rules, flex your fingers, eat a sandwich, finish your chores, put the kettle on and whatever else you need to do to get ready.
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These are the top 20 entries submitted for Casilda's Hat Contest. The winners were Rena's "Casilda's Hat" in first place and an untitled poem by Mike Kolachny for 2nd. Enjoy! Note: these aren't in any particular order. (more...)
The judges for Casilda's Hat Contest have spoken! Casilda's hat has found its master.
To win this toothy hat, many of you submitted excellent stories explaining its origin. I suppose it's a cliche to say that choosing a winner wasn't easy, but it's true all the same: this was a tough one. So tough, in fact, that we've picked a first AND second place winner. "Well, get on with it!" you say. Oh, all right. If you insist.
In 1st place, winning the prized hat: "Casilda's Hat" by Rena
In 2nd place, winning a signed print of the El Despertar poster: An untitled work by Mike Kolachny (who wins bonus points for working in all those Skary references so deftly)
Congratulations, you two! If you haven't already, please send me your mailing addresses. And congratulations to everyone else as well! Each and every entry was wonderful in its own way. We thoroughly enjoyed reading them all! And now the winning entries: (more...)
The infamous Casilda hat is complete, teeth and all. Are you its rightful owner? Prove it by telling us the origin of its trophy teeth, and the hat could be yours.
What to do:
Casilda's hat bears three bloodied human teeth as sinister trophies. But whose teeth were they? What terrible thing did Casilda do to acquire them... or was it even Casilda's doing? This is your task - write a short story that answers these questions. If you need a refresher on the original tale, watch the video for El Despertar here.
You win:
A real-life hat just like Casilda's, hand-decorated by yours truly with teeth sculpted from polymer clay and painted with acrylics, bound together by red suede. The hat is sized small-to-medium but is still pretty large and should fit most heads if the winner wishes to wear it. It will be delivered by mail in a lovely scarlet hat box and comes with a signed card.
Rules:
New Deadline: 11:59 PM Pacific, June 24th, 2009. Don't be late!
*If you want to, you can even video yourself reading your story and post it to YouTube. That won't give you any advantage, but it would be pretty cool. If you do this, please post a written version somewhere else, though.
Photos of the prize (there's only one, you know):
