Props to Dustygrein

Having been sucked into the world of Paranormal Pens, I neglected to give proper recognition to @dustygrein for the wonderful single-sentence submission he created for the 11 Random Words challenge which ended June 5th. This challenge was judged by "likes" so... I guess that says something. I'm just stoked that there were no submissions I didn't thoroughly enjoy. Here's Dusty's work of genius:

-- My father was moonstruck at a young age, and though he had a very whimsical soul, he also had great, almost psychic, intuition; in his handwritten journal he foretold the arrival of a dastardly entity at his club, the Comedy Fortress, who would be filled with both a nefariously melancholy demeanor and perversely righteous indignation. --

This entry is a mere 55 words, and since I provided 11 of them, technically, I'm responsible for 20% of the winning entry. Thank you. Thank you very much.

I recently read Dusty's novel, The Sleeping Giant, to The Boss, bit by bit, while she showers each evening. She usually turns on her radio for the occasion, but lately she's been yelling at me to "Read! Read!" before shining up. We both really enjoyed The Sleeping Giant, so it comes with the coveted BJLC Seal of Approval!

Thanks also to @Danceinsilence @Freetobeme @pchiefc @H1 and @mstewart for your submissions. I look forward to seeing your entries for my other awe-inspiring challenges, one of which will issue a big, fat, pay-it-forward award of $100 to the long-winded writer who commits to the 5k minimum story about diplomacy among the Kapok trees of the Taputini rain forest in the Amazon river basin. There is a minimum entry number on that challenge, and so far only 2 out of a necessary 10 entries have been posted by @Drsemicolon and @akitoyu --each of which I highly recommend for your reading pleasure. If there are enough entries, someone's going to walk away with a C-note! Think of it! That'll almost fill your gas tank!