I have had a lot of things distracting me lately. Just now I looked up and saw we have 89,500+ comments.
Normally I’d have a contest for No. 90,000, because it’s a milestone. But I’m late, I’m late!
So I’ll set the goal at 91,000. We can say it’s eccentric.
And so… the lucky reader who posts Comment No. 91,000 will win a) an autographed copy of one of my books, or b) this cool T-shirt that says “If they have to kill us, they’ve lost” (I’m wearing one just now), or c) a little bag of plastic army men, suitable for decorating a cake or scaring off gremlins.
Everyone can play, everybody’s eligible–we only rule out comments that are abusive to others on the site, profane, or just too inane to bother with. I don’t mind a bit of piffle, but one does have to draw the line somewhere.
The contest officially begins…. now!
I would like to have one of your books with your autograph.
Well, first you have to win the comment contest. Unless I go all softy and send you one anyway. I’ve been known to do things like that.
Oh, Mr. Lee Duigon, I would love that. It would be an immense joy to receive one of your books.
You’ll have to pick one, but not Bell Mountain, I don’t have any more Bell Mountains. I have a feeling I’m going to send you one.
I would like to choose The Thunder King, your third book. Because that way, if you want, I could start translating it when I finish The Cellar Beneath the Cellar.
Okay, you’ll get The Thunder King. Email me your address–and please don’t expect me to act too quickly, I’m stuck.
Mr. Lee Duigon, I sent you the email with my address. If you need me to do anything else, just ask me, and I’ll do it.
Yes, I know, Katheleen. I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I seem to be a bit overworked lately.
No problem, Mr. Lee Duigon.
No piffle? That sounds discriminatory and pifflephobic to me. 😛
I used to play with plastic army men just like the ones pictured.