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May Mania | Recap

This Challenge Has Gone to the Dogs!

It’s no surprise who won the views/reads/claps/cash contest.

Nancy Oglesby
4 min readJun 1, 2023

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When Keeley asked us to write a haiku I doubt she knew the impact she’d have on my writing career. I got hooked on the haiku form and began distilling my central theme into a final seventeen syllables. There’s something about it that, for me at least, solidifies the point. I don’t think I’ll ever stop.

My Favorite May Haikus

A little girl lost
Small town minds hang onto
Outgrown dungarees

Fried chicken & fries
No meals more memorable.
My heart yearns for Mom

fearshamehurtguiltpain
a conflagration erupts
your life bursts open

Your Favorite May Mania Pieces

With 223 views, 118 reads, and 1.1k claps, my number one story, was my quirky girl, Lena. She also leads in earnings.

I decided to use earnings as the gauge since my external views and reads don’t…

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Nancy Oglesby
Nancy Oglesby

Written by Nancy Oglesby

I explore life and tell stories! Embracing the world of Drabbles. Publisher of Fiction Shorts, the Challenged, and Another Fucking Publication

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