![]() Before I reveal it, however, I opt for a public service announcement to underscore the main idea behind the Challenge: Regardless, after a bit of prodding, John (yes, I discovered his name finally) produced a theme for this month’s Challenge. Or, could it be as simple as the fact that the Russians have hacked this Challenge, due to its overwhelming popularity, hoping to deprive all from quality wine writing? Or else it could have been a result of the collective fatigue that the current election cycle has caused? Sure, that is a rather lame excuse, but it seems that is the way this country is headed-why blame yourself when there is at least one other person who you can “tag” with the blame? Was it the fact that I berated Beth of Traveling Wine Chick to produce a theme that was not quite as dark as the theme she had submitted for her previous win? (It was “Solitude” for those of you scoring at home-or even those of you who are alone.) Perhaps it was some sort of karma-induced retribution for my flippant (but good-natured ribbing? During the last couple of weeks, I have done a bit of soul-searching in order to try to ascertain the reasons therein. We had ten submissions last month’s theme “Smile” which was a bit of a drop off from previous months. ![]() The thought was that we get caught up in tasting notes, winery visits, and the occasional food porn and we soon forget that part of the reason we put in all the hours that we do on these silly blogs is that we love to write! Last week, John of Pairs With: Life won Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #28 (#MWWC28) and just like all previous winners of the Challenge, his “reward” was to choose the theme for the following Challenge (in this case #MWWC29).Ī few of us started the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge a couple of years ago with the desire to promote more creative wine writing.
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