Liberty Island has a new story contest. Their previous one was “Can You Write Better Than Maureen Dowd?” (the answer is “Yes,” BTW). This one is in reaction to the USDA releasing a kids book to promote approved dietary standards, so now Liberty Island is accepting 400-1000 word stories in the form of federally approved children’s books. Sounds like fun; I might write one if I get some time.
yes, you should write one, so i can read one.
Once upon a time there were people who ate nothing but healthy food. They died. That is all.
The End
SPOILER ALERT!
The winning entry will contain the words. . .
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“Your parent / caregiver and partner. . .”
“peas (as President Obama so correctly pointed out) . . . ”
“arugula (did you know President Obama also enjoys it?!) . . . ”
“Don’t let your parents tell you otherwise!! That would make President Obama sad. Hey, here’s a fun idea 😉 Just talk to President Obama at http://www.nsa.gov . . . “
FrankJ, in your story you might emphasize the new USDA guidelines for only cooking pork to 140 degrees…My own theory is that it is Agriculture’s assistance to HHS for a death panel thing… They’re trying to kill the bacon eaters.
I’m working on an entry titled ‘The Little Engine That Relied On Massive Federal Subsidies’