Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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On the fourth day of Hogswatch, your Seanan gave away...

...a copy of Carniepunk!

Welcome to the fourth of the Twelve Days of Hogswatch. I am starting a new giveaway every day between now and January 6th (the day after my birthday). Each giveaway has different rules, and a different deadline, although all prizes will be mailed on January 9th, because I am bad at going to the post office.

The fourth giveaway is for a shiny new copy of Carniepunk, an awesome anthology I participated in this summer. This is going to be a random number drawing with a twist, because I am sleepy (that's been happening a lot lately) but still silly. So...

1. To enter, comment on this post.
2. If you are international, indicate both this and your willingness to pay postage.
3. Tell me what position you are applying for on the Midway. Impress me.
4. That's it.

I will choose the winner at 1PM PST on Monday, December 30th.

Game on!
Tags: giving stuff away, short fiction, silliness
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yoritomo_reiko

December 29 2013, 12:35:59 UTC 3 years ago

International, completely willing to pay postage!

I'll be the one taking the money for the tickets. I'm good with money and can work out most prices in my head, including sales tax.

Somebody has to make sure everybody gets their fair share, after all.

madam_atom

December 29 2013, 12:59:58 UTC 3 years ago

I'm a U.S. resident.

I write the fortunes for Ornontha, the fortune-telling machine I've brought with me. Do they come true? Oh, probably not. But the owners of THIS machine have always taken pride in NEVER giving out the same exact fortune twice. I've got record books going back well over a century, to make sure. And the strange thing is that, despite her age, Ornontha never seems to need any maintenance or even cleaning. The story is that as long as the fortunes are new, the machine will also be new.

anna_sinistra

December 29 2013, 13:37:14 UTC 3 years ago

Snake tamer!

l_o_lostshadows

December 29 2013, 13:48:13 UTC 3 years ago

Dragon tamer. Like lions, but a bit warmer.

droewyn

December 29 2013, 14:39:43 UTC 3 years ago

(US)

I'm the shill for the fortune teller. I exclaim how her fortunes changed my life, and convince the rubes to part with their money.

fwtbc

December 29 2013, 14:44:39 UTC 3 years ago

International, but have a US postal address.

I ride a unicycle while juggling grand pianos. If you drop something shiny in my hat, I might play chopsticks for you while I juggle. If your gift is the kind that folds, then you might get some Chopin.

vincentursus

December 29 2013, 14:54:23 UTC 3 years ago

Ringer in the audience.

"Wow! How did he do that?"

beccastareyes

December 29 2013, 15:09:24 UTC 3 years ago

US resident.

I'm a Lightning Calculator: give me numbers and I can do simple (or not so simple) arithmetic in my head. Perhaps not so quick as lightning, but being able to handle math without a calculator seems to impress people under 30.

Plus, I can also keep the books. (Everyone needs a good accountant.)

willibald

December 29 2013, 15:15:04 UTC 3 years ago

Oooo shiny.

UK and willing to pay

Would want to be the Ringmaster, but some bloody Hobbit pinched it, so I'd probably end up as the Hole in the Elephant's Bottom

rickvs

December 29 2013, 15:22:13 UTC 3 years ago

1) Commenting.
2) Not international.
3) I am best qualified to play the Missing Link. Seriously -- that user pic of my face over to the left shows about forty percent of the total area of my body that isn't covered in hair, and that's only because I shave my cheeks and neck. My stage name would be The Flammable-American.
4) Done and done.

prefixmancer

December 29 2013, 16:56:32 UTC 3 years ago

Ventriloquism + sword swallowing, because lots of people can throw their voice when they don't have a sharp piece of metal in their throat.

druidspell

December 29 2013, 17:18:55 UTC 3 years ago

(US local) I preside over the Funhouse. As you enter, I warn you that although there is only one door, no one ever leaves the same way they went in. Inside, the Funhouse contains all the standard accoutrements--creaky stairs, disembodied voices speaking just too quietly to fully hear, the occasional trap room that doesn't exit into where the floor plan would suggest it should... But it also contains the warped mirrors that show you standing rooms that don't exist, with people and creatures you've never seen. If you walk through certain doors, you'll be confronted with all the yous you could or should have been, if you'd only made another choice at the crossroads. You will fight your double. Only one of you will win.
As you leave, you find yourself humming your favorite song--one that no one else has ever heard or known.

yaaronet

December 29 2013, 17:30:39 UTC 3 years ago

International and able and willing to pay postage.

I'm the human foghorn -small of stature but loud of voice.

lady_venn

December 29 2013, 17:35:31 UTC 3 years ago

The Bearded Lady!

boobook_owl

December 29 2013, 17:41:34 UTC 3 years ago

I'm going to run a hoop toss, but instead of offering doomed goldfish as prizes, I'm going to have prizes of spay/ neuter certificates, stuffed toys, pet food, and doses of Frontline. My first dozen or so pets were won from a midway: Swimmy One, Swimmy Two, Swimmy Three, etc ( yes I could have had more imagination as a kindergartener :-) I'll do it in the honor of all those poor doomed fish.

Van Pham

December 29 2013, 17:58:38 UTC 3 years ago

US resident.

A maestro of singing lions!

museclio

December 29 2013, 18:10:22 UTC 3 years ago

I am not international. I'd be applying for the fire spinner position. I'm happy to use fans, staves, or poi. I'll make smart ass comments to the turkeys as they go by, and never miss a beat.

elektra

December 29 2013, 18:17:41 UTC 3 years ago

Shiny!

Alyssa Delgado

December 29 2013, 18:41:30 UTC 3 years ago

1. Comment!
2. Domestic.
3. Professional cat herder. Though if that didn't work out, I hear there might be a nice janitor position open.

klwilliams

December 29 2013, 18:57:14 UTC 3 years ago

I'm going to run the Merry-go-round, because that's the best place to people watch. Everyone ride the Merry-go-round. Everyone.

lilisonna

December 29 2013, 19:14:41 UTC 3 years ago

I'm in the US and am applying for the position of Bouncer. Sometimes even the Carnies need backup.

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offcntr

December 29 2013, 20:20:32 UTC 3 years ago

I'd have to say juggler: juggling a pottery business, radio show, various other volunteer gigs and hobbies. Oh, and lots of reading.

(US)

mindyjoschmid

December 29 2013, 20:55:22 UTC 3 years ago

I'm a behind-the-scenes kind of girl. I'd be cook for the rest of the crowd. I can cook for any one (or thing)!

I am in US. So far, I think this is the drawing I'd like to win the most. I haven't ordered Carniepunk yet.

FunIsReading

December 29 2013, 21:07:08 UTC 3 years ago

I am in the US.

I would be a mermaid. I would entice people to see my show with promises of my wonderful singing and shiny tail.
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