To @ease 's suggestion that there otta be a twitch emoji, I figure we might just pick one, like our ancient forebearers chose Thursday as the day all twitching ends.
I give you, then, the twitch: 
I give you, then, the twitch:
I offer these:
WotF smilies section
Blue Smilies section
Default section
Pear section
Black Emo section
Writers of the Future:
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Submitted
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: -, -, -, HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -, R, -, -
Other Achievements:
2025 SWA: Crime Fiction Contest - 1st Place, The Lighthouse Prompt - 3rd Place
Todd S Jones
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
Twitching? No, not happening.
Well, maybe a little bit.
Otherwise, why would I be here in the forum making a post? Or two posts?
Got you covered. We rented out a bungalow for those working on QTR3 entries. You will find portable chargers on the coffee table along with some coolata's. Enjoy.
Enters bungalow. Enjoys a coolata while contemplating feedback on my recent Q3 draft.
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 RWCs, 8 HMs, 2 SHMs
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
Check out my new website: https://www.amyrwethingtonwriterofspeculativeworlds.com/
According to Winston Churchill, "success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm"
Somehow I lost my Guthington profile, but it's me. Amy Wethington = Guthington = Physa
I would have been shocked beyond belief if Physa wasn't twitching and clicking her heels like crazy this week... 😀
V39 Q4 - HM
V40 Q1 - SHM, Q2-HM. Q3-RWC Q4-RWC
V41 Q1-RWC, Q2-HM, Q3-P
[Now that the weekend is over, the hobbit wonders when Thurs will come.]
[She takes a walk along the sand on the beach with her phone in her jean pocket.]
[It rings. Her heart races as she answers the call.]
Hello you carriage warrenty is about to expire.
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
I give you, then, the twitch:
3 HMs
6 SHMs
Umpteen Rs
Still hoping and working toward better -
One of these days, Alice . . . POW! We're going to the moon!
Or . . .
3 HMs
6 SHMs
Umpteen Rs
Still hoping and working toward better -
One of these days, Alice . . . POW! We're going to the moon!
As a teacher, I’ve never had such a slow summer as this! 
“We're all stories in the end, just make it a good one, eh?” - Matt Smith in Doctor Who
[ The hobbit sits up on her towel at the beach to view the red, orange, and yellow bands of the sun setting. Another day over without any smoke signals. In another hour the beach will be littered with sand crabs. She packs up her things wondering if tomorrow will be Thursday.]
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
I love WoTF judgement results day! (I hope it comes before July 4th.) It's like Christmas when everyone is opening their presents and saying, "Look at what I got! I got ... "
I am tired of getting R's and RWC's but they do make me try and find out why.
I'm looking forward to everyone opening their emails. So exciting!!
Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: R, HM, HM, SHM
Vol. 38: HM, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 39: SHM, RWC, RWC, HM
Vol. 40: HM, R, RWC, R
Vol. 41: R, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 42: R, RWC, RWC, 4th qtr. Pending
Amateur published stories:
"The Army Ration That Saved the Earth" in For Glory and Honor, LTUE 2026 anthology
"The Tell-Tale Cricket" in The Murderbugs Anthololgy
"Follow the Pretrons" in Martian Magazine, and a Critters Award
"Eyes and Hands" in Galaxy's Edge Magazine
"The Last Dance" in Parliament of Wizards, LTUE anthology
"My Ten Cents" in Sci Fi Lampoon
Professional Publication:
"Invasion" in Daily Science Fiction
My head is starting to hurt from focusing my mental power on my phone to force it to ring.
The only weak minds I seem to be able to influence to call me are cold callers.
Back to writing so I can get my Q3 entry in.
Writers of the Future:
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Submitted
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: -, -, -, HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -, R, -, -
Other Achievements:
2025 SWA: Crime Fiction Contest - 1st Place, The Lighthouse Prompt - 3rd Place
Todd S Jones
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
[The hobbit looks at the sundial.
5 more hours to Thursday, but is it a WotF Thursday.
Stomach growls.
Looks to bungalo table which is empty.
The hobbit runs to get snacks.]
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
[Peeks inside the twitching tent...
...
Hmm, no emails received by the others it seems.
...
Exits the tent again]
V43: WIP,___ ,___ ,___
V42: SHM, HM, SHM, Pending
V41: HM, Finalist, HM, SHM
V40: HM, HM, RWC, HM
V39: R, R, R, HM
V38: R,
Website: https://michellejdiaz.com
Thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday, thursday.
F x 3
Writers of the Future:
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Submitted
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: -, -, -, HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -, R, -, -
Other Achievements:
2025 SWA: Crime Fiction Contest - 1st Place, The Lighthouse Prompt - 3rd Place
Todd S Jones
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
So I'm in my weekly Bible study with good friends, and I suddenly realize: It's Thursday. And it's near the end of June. Wouldn't it be marvelous if I could tell my friends I won the WotF? So I sneak over here to the forum during the study...
Crickets. Sigh.
Write so long as words keep flowing...
http://www.DocHonourBooks.com
WotF: 16 submissions, every quarter since V38
SFx1; HMx7; RWCx6
FWA RPLA: 1st place Gold story (2022); 1st place Gold novel (2023)
Thursday!
"Buh, buh, buh, bub, bub, buuuh."
Thursday!
F x 3
Another non-Thursday Thursday has passed. It was a Faux-Thursday, a Thursday mimic, an unthursday(which is fun to say fast)…
Volume 41 Q1 Illustrator Winner!
4x Finalist Illustrators
5x Semi finalist Illustrators
1x HM Illustrators
7x HM Writers
3x SHM Writers
https://clforsauthor.com
Author of the Primogenitor series: Cradle of Mars, Adaptation, Reunion, Schism: Available on Amazon under CL Fors
[ The Hobbit peaks out of bungalo.
No results. Will Friday be a Thursday or will Thursday come next week?]
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
Got a call today . . .
From Beverly Hills, Ca . . .
Left a voicemail . . .
It was my Health Insurance Co. . . .
D'Oh!
3 HMs
6 SHMs
Umpteen Rs
Still hoping and working toward better -
One of these days, Alice . . . POW! We're going to the moon!
@dragonchef well at least they'll be paying for the heart attack then? 😉
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 159 submitted 10 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Every time I get a phone call from an unknown number I think, “WotF, car warranty, a Nigerian prince, or a relative arrested in Mexico City or London or Paris…?” So far it hasn’t been WotF but I might get arrested if I don’t pay my enormous tax bill. *Sigh* 
“We're all stories in the end, just make it a good one, eh?” - Matt Smith in Doctor Who
@knyghtstyk I got an call marked potential spam. Not sure what that one was about.
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
@knyghtstyk I got an call marked potential spam. Not sure what that one was about.
It's easy.
Actual spam
POTENTIAL spam:
As this is WOTF and everything has to have a spec element, I chose pigs in space....
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 159 submitted 10 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
I guess not everyone is destined to write humor...
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 159 submitted 10 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
@gideonpsmith That's Funny I Don't Care Who Ya Are
Writers of the Future:
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Submitted
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: -, -, -, HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -, R, -, -
Other Achievements:
2025 SWA: Crime Fiction Contest - 1st Place, The Lighthouse Prompt - 3rd Place
Todd S Jones
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
@gideonpsmith love it.
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
So, that's a negative on Frithursday?
Sathursday here we come. I'll be making my own recipe sourdough starter buttermilk blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup.
F x 3
The hobbit curls up on egg chair and falls asleep.
She hasn't seen many WotF Thursdays on a weekend.
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
The hobbit curls up on egg chair and falls asleep.
She hasn't seen many WotF Thursdays on a weekend.
But q1 was march 16 which was a saturday 
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 159 submitted 10 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
