Winners of THE GRAVEYARD BOOK Epitaph Competition
It wasn’t easy choosing the “winners” from among everyone’s final words, but our crack team of ghouls, goblins, shades, and other denizens of the land beyond have sifted through the entries and come up with the following four winners:
R.I.P.
Our Dear Stacy
1979-2008
Stacy was kind.
She was beautiful and just.
If only she hadn’t
Let her tongue ring rust.
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Douglas Warren
1967-2012
Holy Crap!
The Mayans Were Right
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Jim Grayson
1976-2013
It was pitch black.
He was eaten by a grue.
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Susanne
1765-1838
Here lies Susanne.
Finally.
1845-1880
Here lies Susanne.
Hopefully.
1887-1953
Here lies Sus—
DAMMIT!
1975-2067
Here lie—
ARRRRGH.
2085-2176
This time we used a stake
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Thanks to everyone who entered. Winners, if you’ll drop us a note at thegraveyardbook@gmail.com and we’ll get your Advance Reading Copies of The Graveyard Book out to you.
Susanne July 3rd, 2008 at 9:54 am
Oh… Oh wow. Thank you! Thankyou-thankyou-thankyou!
*jig*
Stacy July 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 am
Hot damn!
I won me a book.
g. July 3rd, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Well, I haven’t won.
Grumble, I could, on
About how these do not
Sum up lives or real lot.
True, they were fun
And all are well done -
yet no, I won’t grumble!
I’m human yet humble -
and perhaps… a liar?
The grape… is not sour?
No, I must say it’s not.
And the Sun - it ain’t hot.
So, may you rest in peace and have a good read.
Congrats to all the happy, book-winning dead.
g. July 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
And now without the stupid verse and the bad humour (forgive me, I could not resist it in my previous comment):
Congrats to all the winners!
Emily July 11th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I have to keep from laughing because I’m in a library, but I am not doing very well. I think I had better leave the site.
(Congratulations!)
~Emily