therealljidol | Apr. 8th, 2019

Tonight is the deadline to get in your entries: https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1056795.html

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We ended up making a last minute trip to the Atlanta Pen Show on Saturday. Well, by the time we got to Atlanta it was late, so really we only ended up with one day there.

For those who have never been to a pen show - it's like any other convention. But with pens. No cosplay either. ;) I kind of wish there had been. It makes me wonder what people would have dressed up as!

It reminded me about how when I went to pagan festivals, I'd call them "dirt cons" - because they had everything from the vendors tables selling merch to the panels. They even had the cosplay!

It ended up being a lot better than I thought it was going to be - I actually enjoyed myself and ended up getting a (relatively) cheap pen for myself!

It was really awesome though getting to see my wife take her first steps amongst "her people" in the pen community! :)

Finding your tribe is always an awesome thing to be able to do.

A few words from Gary:

The topic was “Rancor” - and I’m going to admit it, I was shocked to not see a single entry about the creature that Luke fought at Jabba’s in Return of the Jedi!

Instead, we have 6 distinct voices, fighting for one of 5 spots in the next stage of the waning weeks of this competition.

There’s not much to say at this point, other than make sure to read, comment and vote for your favorites - and tell other people to do that as well. Because every week has been tight voting wise, and the coming weeks could very well be the same. It’s up to you to ensure the best finale - so make sure the writers you love will be a part of it!

We will be losing 1 contestant from this poll.

The poll closes Thursday, April 11th at 9pm EDT

Good luck to everyone!

Poll #21774 Week19

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The Ballot

bleodswean's entry
21 (48.8%)