May 01: International Workers Day

Revive the communist May Day with stories about your efforts to make a difference with your hands and minds.

May 02: Ultraviolet Awareness Month

Yes, the outside still exists. Step away from the computer and go get a tan, and then tell us about the sunburn your main character received from this bad advice.

May 03: World Press Freedom Day

Should journalists be shot? Or put in jail? Check out the website for some scary stories on what writers face in tyrannical places.

May 04: Better Sleep Month

Skipping sleep to play Second Life? How does that affect you in real life?

May 05: Cinquo de Mayo

Put on your sombrero and write about chips and salsa and tequila and all things Mexico.

May 06: National Nurses Day

You gotta admit those stockings were a much sexier idea than the scrubs with kitten patterns stamped on them. C'mon, what do we really want out of nurses?

May 07: Correct Posture Month

You type and type and type. Does anybody smack you on the back of the head and say, "Sit up!" Should they?

May 08: V-E Day

Nothing like stamping out Naziism for emotional true stories and funny obnoxious stories. Pick one and go.

May 09: Mental Health Month

Seriously. You play Second Life. Tell us about sanity and lunacy. We'll listen.

May 10: National Barbeque Month

Are you having a virtual BBQ on your virtual property here in SL? Maybe you should. Maybe you should invite us all over to your real BBQ. Stories about your battle with the propane tank or some such thing please.

May 11: Mother's Day Stories Due

Funny yet poignant. Make your mom laugh and then cry.

(Early deadline so it's ready for mom. This contest is worth 500 linden and you may exceed the 400 word limit, but please keep your lengths reasonable.)

May 12: National Bike Month

I want one of those attachable bikes to ride around here in Second Life, but I can't find one. Maybe I'll go ride a real bike outside. Nah, nevermind. Tell me your bike accident stories.

May 13: National Postcard Week

Possibly the last venue for longhand writing on the planet. Written any good ones? Received any good ones? Do tell.

May 14: National Egg Month

Ovulating?

May 15: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

Don't writers just drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, consume whiskey, and make angry late night telephone calls to former lovers? Other than lifting the remote, what are you doing to keep your body from dying?

May 16: Arson Awareness Week

Tell us about the last house you burned down.

May 17: Ascension

If heaven exists, and you got to choose how to get there, and all your friends could watch, how would you do it?

May 18: International Museum Day

Describe a museum you know and love.

May 19: Malcolm X Birthday

Describe a radical separatist you know and love, or better yet, describe how in the heck Denzel Washington didn't win the Oscar for his performance of Malcolm X.

May 20: National Salad Month from the Association for Dressings & Sauces

Yup. There really is an Association for Dressings and Sauces. If you were a professional in the mayonaise industry, what would you talk about at cocktail parties?

May 21: Jumping Frog Jubilee

What's it like to be a frog in the jubilee? Why don't they have jubilees where I live?

May 22: Limericks

This is a bad idea to open this topic, but please be kind to the judges.

(Submit as many as you like on ONE notecard. Must be YOUR original work. Must be somehow related to Second Life! 500 linden prize.)

May 23: World Turtle Day

You know the slowest person at your job? The one who just never gets any better or any faster? What is life like for that person?

May 24: Eritrean Liberation Day

I know, you have to look up Eritrea (and if you didn't, you are too smart). See what inspires you about Africa and write about it.

May 25: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Towel Day

Always bring a towel, especially on the 25th. Share your hitchhiker love stories.

May 26: Medical Transcriptionist Week

Bet you didn't know about this celebration. What would you write if you had a transcription machine, a tape recorder, and a snootful of medical knowledge?

May 27: Pentecost

Let's got holy.

May 28: Memorial Day

Let's get drunk while we're supposed to be remembering those who sacrificed their lives to protect our countries.

May 29: Herb Week International

So you have a favorite herb? What does it do for you?

May 30: National Historic Preservation Week

There is a building near your house that should have been bulldozed ten years ago. Describe it.

May 31: Hurricane Awareness Week

Were you ready? How's the weather where you are? Have you ever been in a dangerous storm? We sit at your feet and listen.