I don't much mind Christmas, you know. It's a bit like Easter only much better, I suppose, but not half as good as Summer, which is like Christmas and Easter but infinitely longer, warmer, and more illuminative.
I'm not a religious sort of fellow but I'm all for the socialist element. Not that I'm much for socialism either, but if we're apportioning political standpoints on to what is essentially a pleasant few days in which to give the people you like a present or twelve, then we might as well say that Christmas is the most kindly.
Not that I give twelve presents to people I like, mind, but there we are. I also feel for those less fortunate, and this Christmas is no exception -- on a personal level at least -- since my entirely beloved is abandoning me for three weeks to fart about in the Australian sunshine.
I am most displeased.
In terms of Leaf Books, which is possibly what this was meant to be about, we're going on our Christmas holidays between the 21st of December and the 3rd of January.
If you place an order or enter a competition or send us a novella extract in this time then we're sorry, but it won't much be processed until we get back. However, emails are probably going to remain accessible, so we'll do our best.
Did you like how I turned into We just there? A subtle narrative development.
We're turning back into Me now. I don't deserve the responsibility.
In more significant news I have bought myself a new pair of jeans, which means I'll no longer require the safety pins I'd emplaced in my last pair. Should I happen to walk past any errant magnets they will not pose me any danger. Furthermore, my new jeans make me look more convincingly like a real human adult male, as opposed to a scruffy street urchin, and I will no longer sponge up the puddles I walk through. Nor will I so readily reveal my underpants when bending over to fulfil your orders.
Sam claims to have bought me some kind of gift that involves me 'needing to wear the provided safety equipment.' Personally I am hoping for a crossbow, because combining a crossbow with these jeans would help me look very adult and flash indeed.
Sorry that this update contained nothing of importance, save those two dates.
Matt.
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At the risk of being a nuisance... will the summer short story results be announced before christmas??? I know you're working on it. And children should be quiet and patient or else santa will only bring coal instead of presents this year. (Which though useful would hasten climate change and no doubt the end of the world) But checking the website every day is making my eyes square. and things.
We are actually very much hoping that the Summer Short Story competition results will be announced later this week. Don't hold us too massively to that, but probably that should be a thing that we are able to do. And don't think that you oughtn't to look at the website on a daily basis either. People looking at the website is a thing we very much approve of. Possibly we'll quiz you on it in the new year and there will be a prize. Bear in mind that I said possibly.
Sam.
themed competitions? Again not wanting to be pushy or anything, but have recently had to have my glasses redesigned due to a severe case of squareitis.
I tried to reply yesterday but my comment was consistently consumed. January, we hope, re themed competitions. We're most terrifically busy over the next month or so with the short story anthology and launching various thrilling projects, so we do ask for a certain amount of bearing with us to take place, but yes. January, we hope, for the themed competitions (what will be going into a joint anthology with an unbelievably tasty cover).
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