The Dandyline
The DandyLine is contest
is open to members of SMRW. Participants enter a line from
an unpublished work, and the winner is decided by popular vote
at the Mountain
Laurel Conference. Each attendee receives a list of
the lines and votes on their favorite.
DandyLine Wall of
Fame
2007: Betty
Harrell - The grave was shallow, but it would do for now.
2005: Brenda Mott — He never would've
shot her if she hadn't missed the damned train.
2004: Sharon Robinson — It's
a real bitch waking up to find the Coroner standing on your
doorstep.
2003: Deborah Brent —
I just don't feel like planning a murder tonight.
2002: Deborah Grace
Staley — Luke shook trail dust from his hat as he walked down the
aisle of the crowded church, and with his eyes trained on the bride
he said, "Correct me if I'm wrong Reverend, but I don't believe it's
lawful for a woman to marry when she's already got a husband."
2001: Kerri Seaton
— "We might as
well bury you now Thomas, for you have surely mastered the art of
lying in state."
2000: Teresa Delaney
—"I should've
donated his corpse to Dr. Bass; the farm would've had more use for
his body than I ever did," she thought as they lowered the coffin
into the ground.
1999: Deborah Grace
Staley — The only good thing about the run down house she'd just
inherited was the man standing atop a ladder wearing a pair of
threadbare jeans, a tool belt, and a fine sheen of sweat.
1998: Deborah Grace Staley
—As
Stephen's betrothed pressed the top of her sword to his throat, he
couldn't help thinking she looked magnificent standing astride him
with her long, thick raven hair cascading across the breastplate of
her armor.
1997: Donna Wright
—"I can't believe I've gone this far," she whispered, "And, now it
won't fit."
