-the-gushing torrents type. But whatever it is, there has to be some of that wet
stuff falling out of the sky. And no matter if the story is dark and hard,
pelting, painful, wet, and cold or gentle and warm, cleansing, sprinkling, and fresh,
it must have hot sizzling sex in it.

 We want your original, erotic stories, and we want it to have something to
do with the rain. Be sure to keep the word count under our 1000-word umbrella,
and drop it off, still wet and dripping.

 Desdmona's Sex in the Rain Contest is an erotic short story contest. Stories
must be 1000 words or less. There is no entry fee. Only two stories are
allowed per author. Stories must be received by Monday, March 31, 2008. Prizes will
be awarded to the judges' three favorite stories:
 First prize: $250
Second prize: $150
Third prize: $75
 Honorable mention prizes of $25 will be awarded at the discretion of
desdmona.com and the judges.

 Winners will be picked by our judges and will be based on quality of
writing, erotic appeal, originality, and adherence to contest theme. Please, be
imaginative! The winning stories and honorable mentions will be displayed on
desdmona.com on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

 Contest Rules:

 1. PURPOSE. To encourage authors to write new erotic literature, and to
promote the art of erotic literature on the Internet.

 2. AWARDS. $250 First prize - $150 Second prize - $75 Third prize.
Honorable Mention prizes of $25 may be awarded at the discretion of Desdmona.com and
the contest judges. Prize money will be awarded in US funds, in the form of a
postal money order or a bank draft drawn on a US bank. Alternative payment
methods will be permitted if agreed to by both Desdmona.com and the winning
author.

 Winning authors agree to have their winning stories published at
Desdmona.com indefinitely. Stories that do not win a prize will not be displayed at
Desdmona.com.

 3. ENTRY FEE. None.

 4. ELIGIBILITY. Entrants must be at least 18 years old. Employees of
Desdmona.com and their families, and contest judges and their families, are not
eligible to enter this contest.

 5. SUBMITTAL. Stories must be submitted by email. We can accept Microsoft
Word documents (DOC or RTF files) as attachments, and we can accept plain text.
Section breaks should be marked with a line of asterisks. Plain text entries
should be single-spaced with a blank line between paragraphs. Other formats
will not be accepted.

 At most two stories are permitted per author.

 The subject line of the submission should include the words "Sex in the Rain
Contest." The submission email must include a valid reply address. Upon
receipt of the story and acceptance by the contest pre-screener, Desdmona.com will
email the entrant that the story has been received and accepted.

 IMPORTANT! All entries must include the ENTRY TEXT which appears at the end
of these rules. Copy this ENTRY TEXT and paste it into the body of the entry
email. Entries without this text will not be accepted.

 The entrant must be the story's author. The author must own the copyright of
the story. The submission must include the author's name or pseudonym to be
used should the entry become a winner. The submission must include an email
address at which desdmona.com can contact the author.

 The story must have a title.

 The story must be 1000 words long or less.

 Our provider does not permit child pornography; please, no underage sex.

 All characters must be fictional. Stories representing real persons, alive
or dead, are not permitted.

 The story must not have been published, in whole or in part, prior to the
contest deadline. The author agrees not to publish the story, or permit the
story to be published, before the winners are announced on Tuesday, April 15,
2008. After the announcement of winners, all entrants, including winners, are free
to publish their stories in any venue they desire.

 Stories must be received by 11:59 PM EST, Monday, March 31, 2008. No late
entries will be accepted.

 6. JUDGING. A pre-screener will check all stories for adherence to contest
requirements. The pre-screener will remove the author's name and format the
story as an HTML document before passing the stories to the judges.

 The judges will decide the best stories based on each judges' estimation of
the story's worth, use of the contest theme, and erotic appeal. The decision
of the judges is final.

 7. NOTIFICATION. The prize money will be awarded by Desdmona.com in
accordance to the decision of the judges. Desdmona.com will notify contest winners by
email prior to Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in order to verify author information
and to make payment arrangements. If a winning author can not be contacted
prior to Tuesday, April 15, 2008, the winning story will be published at
Desdmona.com, and it will be the author's responsibility to contact Desdmona.com to
make payment arrangements.

 After the winning stories have been chosen, but before they are published on
the website, winning stories may be edited for style and content. No
modifications will be made without the explicit consent of the author.

 All contestants will receive an email on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 (or as soon
as is practical afterwards) announcing the winning stories. In addition, the
winning announcement will appear at http://www.desdmona.com. All winning
stories will be published at http://www.desdmona.com.

 8. ADDRESS. Email stories with your name, email address, and the following
ENTRY TEXT by Monday, March 31, 2008 to contest@desdmona.com.

 ENTRY TEXT. (must be included in contest entry email):
I am the original author of this story. I own
this story's copyright. I am legally entitled to
enter this contest. I confirm that this story
has not been previously published, online or in
print.   I agree to withhold the story from all
publication prior to the announcement of the
contest's winners on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
If this story wins a prize, I agree to allow the
story to appear indefinitely on the desdmona.com
contest pages.

END ENTRY TEXT

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inception, a progress, an attainment. The recognition of truth by experience.
 
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