June 1, 2007: Big Ape

A giant monkey arrives to terrorize Manhattan. What in the world will happen?

June 2, 2007: June Bride

Marriage is in the electronic breeze. Weddings in real life and weddings in Second Life … will this rage over pro-monogamy never cease?

June 3, 2007: June Cleaver

If you were going to engineer the perfect woman, would she be June Cleaver, or something a little more exotic?

June 4, 2007: June Bugs

Creepy crawly oogies. Tell us your best bug encounter.

June 5, 2007: What is Second Life to Me

Maybe a philosophical treatise, or a comedy sketch, we really want to know: When you come home and turn on your computer, what does this "game" really mean to you?

June 6, 2007: D-Day

The Battle of Normandy began on the beaches of France. What say you, shall we make fun of the French today? This competition is in English right? Let's do it. French fries, French maids, Mr. French. Something positively un-politically correct is desperate to escape from your ink pen.

June 7, 2007: Virtually Dating

Describe your romantic flings in your second or first life. The bad experiences make the best reading. Treat us!

June 8, 2007: Best Friend's Day

Who is yours? Why?

June 9, 2007: 4.) Unique Businesses

There's a store in Manhattan that only sells rice pudding, and yet, some of the businesses in Second Life are even weirder. Tell us a story about unique business experiences you've seen, you've had, you've designed. Yadda yadda.

June 10, 2007: Vacations

I'm on vacation this month. Where are you going, where have you been?

June 11, 2007: Hugging Awareness Day

Seems like that little script where two avatars hug is the cutest thing ever. How about a little story about your hugs gone wrong, your hugs that led to something noteworthy, your hug techniques. You know, squeeze me.

June 12, 2007: Sunsets

In the Second Life blog, I read recently we're getting better sunsets and wind soon. Tell us about a great sunset, moonset, breezy romantic walk on the beach, or something deliriously romantic where nature helped you along the way.

June 13, 2007: Bees

Science is worried too many of the bees are dying. Research the problem on the web and then tell us where the bees have gone.

June 14, 2007: Golf

The United States Open golf tournament begins today. How's your golf game?

June 15, 2007: Fly a Kite

You're running through a field pulling it with a string. It leaps into the air and is free, tugging against you and riding the wind. Tell us about it.

June 16, 2007: Queen's Birthday Sort Of

Last year the Brits celebrated the Queen's birthday on June 17. What will you do this year to make yourself feel English, feel royal, feel like you need to take a ride in a coach with fourteen horses, you know, feel like a princess?

June 17, 2007: Father's Day

For Mother's Day, you could have won a big prize for your entry. For Father's Day, we're having a plain old regular contest. Why do fathers get the short straw when it comes to celebrating their existence on Earth? What can we do to make dad feel the love? (I know your writing can make your dad cry, do it!)

June 18, 2007: Waterloo

Don't you hate losing? How about a story about a lovable loser ... maybe you? Maybe Napolean?

June 19, 2007: Comics Day One

You know your avatar is a cartoon character, right? Are you too?

June 20, 2007: Comics Day Two

You're alone on a stage with a microphone, a stool and a bottle of water. We're hoping you'll make us laugh.

June 21, 2007: Summer, er Winter, Solstice

Here in Second Life, where we all get together on a global basis, it's hard to know when it's summer or winter, but it's definitely some type of celestial event today. How are your stars and moons aligning?

June 22, 2007: Most Embarrassing Moment Ever

Go ahead. We're listening.

June 23, 2007: Xenophobia

So you're sitting in your own country. You think of other countries where you might like to live, but you don't move there. You see people visiting your country and you think, "They better not screw anything up here." What makes where you live the best?

June 24, 2007: Make Love Not War

You meet a hippy on the street. How does that conversation go?

June 25, 2007: Frank Lloyd Wright's Birthday

What does it take for an architect in Second Life to stand out? Describe your dream house.

June 26, 2007: June is Busting Out

You can escape from jail, but you can't escape from Second Life. If you were going to commit a crime, what would it be and how would you get away with it?

June 27, 2007: Amusement Parks

One day not so long ago, Sammie Pippen and I went to a Second Life Amusement Park. I had ice cream and we rode the log ride. Tell me about your real or simulated trips to amusement parks far and near.

June 28, 2007: Rose Month

You've read the poems; you've sniffed the petals; you've cursed the thorns. What makes the rose the enduring symbol it is?

June 29, 2007: Dreams

Rewrite one of your recent dreams in a way that it makes literary sense. Okay, we'll grant a little latitude for wet dreams.

June 30, 2007: Pet Peeve Day

You know you have them. Admit them, love them, embrace them. Now describe them.

Thanks to Nebbisk Oh, Deeter Decosta, Lizybeth Henley, Oboe Riederer and probably a couple others of you who contributed to the topic list this month.