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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bookblather

December 29 2013, 21:29:04 UTC 3 years ago

I shall be the Starving Girl! I stand at the front of the gates and solicit passerby leaving the Midway for their last few coins as contribution to the Starving Girl Fund. The SGF takes cash, credit, checks, or small children. Donations occasionally taken by force. Half the take goes to management, naturally.

The Starving Girl (not really starving) lives in the US.

gammelor

December 29 2013, 22:26:30 UTC 3 years ago

I am applying for a job as the Puppet Master. I don't really have puppets, but I do happen to be She Who Makes No Sense to my colony of Aeslin mice. Their ritual costumes hide them completely and look mostly like either daleks or old British call boxes, so to audiences, they appear to perform esoteric Dr. Who adventures. They don't mind being carnies, because no one ever sees them, just their outfits, and there is a never-ending supply of crackerjacks, funnel cakes, and cotton candy. In fact, one of their rituals involves a whole lot of pink sticky fluff--audiences usually believe it's meant to be some sort of alien ectoplasm, but it's just stale cotton candy. My role is to look like I'm terribly busy with sticks, gears and strings controlling the "puppets" so no one will guess they're actually costumed mice. And pretending to be a phenomenal ventriloquist who can create multiple tiny voices all at once. Pay us with cake and ham, and we'll travel with you anywhere.

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tazlet

December 29 2013, 23:08:49 UTC 3 years ago

The smell of a carnival is the thing that lures people off the streets and through that turnstile. Therefore, I'm applying for the job of the food concessionaire - I can roast peanuts to perfection, coat crisp red apples with smooth hot caramel, dust fry bread with drifts of white powdered sugar, and magically spin that same sugar into puffy pink bolsters of sweet candy delight.

US

lefantz

December 29 2013, 23:30:10 UTC 3 years ago

Im in New Zealand and i will ay postage
I would be the animal trainer.
No whips or rings of fire though just treats and praises.

Greg Rheam

December 30 2013, 00:02:53 UTC 3 years ago

I'm applying to be a Barker

USA

estelendur

December 30 2013, 00:18:32 UTC 3 years ago

Is there a position for "does stage fights on stilts"? If not, can there be?

shiyiya

December 30 2013, 01:11:38 UTC 3 years ago

I'll apply for firebreather!

deire

December 30 2013, 01:12:49 UTC 3 years ago

I'm applying for the position of fortune teller. I have 20 years experience reading Tarot cards and runes, a great sense of color and design, and a background in medical science, neurolinguistics, profiling, and chemistry. I can guarantee a reading they will never forget.

controuble

December 30 2013, 02:20:06 UTC 3 years ago

Commenting. In US.
A position on the midway? I will be a mermaid sitting on a rock combing my past-waist-length silver hair.

angel_vixen

December 30 2013, 02:28:40 UTC 3 years ago

Come one, come all, to see the lady and her amazing troupe of skunks! Yes, folks, that's right, skunks. No, no, don't be shy, they won't spray you*. These little show-offs love to play their best tricks for a willing audience, so come a little closer! Watch the one in the front play some bossa nova on a tiny Casio keyboard! Feast your eyes on the one in a tutu, riding a unicycle whilst balancing a rubber ball on its nose! Gape at the mama skunk with her babies who make a truly dazzling pyramid... on their tiptoes! What's that you say? Show us more? Certainly! Over in this corner, ladies and gentlemen, we have a truly talented skunk who will play whatever tune you desire on a Muppa-phone, while another juggles wooden skittles with its back feet in time to the music! Something for all tastes! All whims! Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, step right up!

(US domestic)

*Unless you insist on paying in livestock. The current exchange rate of chickens these days, you know.

princess_kessie

December 30 2013, 02:59:24 UTC 3 years ago

I am applying for the position of Arachnid Research Officer and Little Top (he's too small for the Big Top) Arachnid Wrangler (even though they terrify me), as evidenced by This.

I thought this gorgeous little Aussie spider would be relevant to your interests ;)

(Aussie, Aussie Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi!, more than happy to pay postage *grin*)

Dayle Dermatis

December 30 2013, 03:12:26 UTC 3 years ago

I would love to be an aerialist, but I'm not that flexible or in good enough shape. I'm not mechanical enough to fix things. All I'm really good at is storytelling (but not aloud...at the computer) and organizing. So I'm either ending up behind the scenes as an organizing, or writing stories/scripts for skits and whatnot. Doesn't every carnival need a story?

mkinthehouse

December 30 2013, 04:17:53 UTC 3 years ago

I'm applying to be a food vendor. Creative crepes. I can tell a person's secret flavor fantasies as they walk down the midway and cook up a treat to entice a person before she even knows she wants something. Some of my more common combinations are date jam with bacon and pumpkin butter with melted chocolate, but people sometimes pose a challenge. My greatest successes have been orange marmalade and olives, apricot jam with basil, and apple butter with lavender. Savory favorites are salmon with goat cheese and chives, and spinach with pesto and cloves. You'll discover a craving you never knew you had.

bzarcher

December 30 2013, 05:16:56 UTC 3 years ago

Oh, lady.

What I am is a Barker, and I've got 20 years of choir lungs to back me up on that, plus a healthy vocabulary, a gift for some effective exaggerations, and above all, a healthy dose of flexibility to roll with the marks!

shandralyn

December 30 2013, 08:10:58 UTC 3 years ago

Oooh, I am definitely the fortune-telling librarian, seeking answers to people's questions through the power of research and a crystal ball, I mean laptop... :D

anoccaic

December 30 2013, 08:34:58 UTC 3 years ago Edited:  December 30 2013, 19:34:10 UTC

Hi! (US)

I used to want to be an aerialist, until I discovered that I really hate being upside down. Maybe I'd be the one to supply the games with stuffed animal prizes, and thus be in charge of hug-testing each one in order to make sure that we had high-quality toys.

Sheila OKeefe

December 30 2013, 09:04:49 UTC 3 years ago

In the US. I'd like to operate the ferris wheel, please. It's my favorite ride. I'm only a little bit of a wuss.

Marian Skupski

December 30 2013, 10:47:30 UTC 3 years ago

Gadgetologist...putting random bits of machinery together and making wondrous claims about all the things they can do. But no demonstrations allowed due to liability issues.

hvideo

December 30 2013, 13:22:38 UTC 3 years ago

I shall apply for the position of GEWS (Groo Early Warning System). For a small premium, I will endeavor to provide the OPPORTUNITY for the carnie contest-booth operators to save their booths (and maybe their lives). Should an evil scientist accompanied by 3 adorable little girls decide to let the girls play in a rigged game (especially one involving shooting), I will provide a warning in sufficient time for them to run their games in a non-rigged manner. (Of course, if they fail to heed the warning and keep the game rigged, I will not be responsible for the consequences.)

Liz Cromwell

December 30 2013, 15:00:31 UTC 3 years ago

Awesome!

jennihalpin

December 30 2013, 16:11:02 UTC 3 years ago

stable master for the carousel

sirriamnis

December 30 2013, 16:16:43 UTC 3 years ago

Barker. I am really, really good at the sweet sell. A little thigh, a nice tight corset, a dipping neckline... I can charm honey from bees, and panties off of virgins of all genders. With a look I can see what you want, and spin what I have to make you want it just as badly. I'll be your friend, lover and confidante... until you get inside. Then you're on your own, kid.

Emma Bardon

December 30 2013, 17:42:31 UTC 3 years ago

Another behind the scenes-type - costumer/engineer/architect! Think grand-scale costumes with structural elements (more Carnival than Barnum & Bailey). Skills extend to structural engineering for rides, attractions, booths, and more! Cross Ethan Barris and Tante Padva from The Night Circus with Tinkerbell, and you're getting close.

In Canada, happy to pay postage.

evieeros

December 30 2013, 19:07:03 UTC 3 years ago

*squeaks in before deadline*

I very seriously considered applying to the local Midway here in Tampa, FL as a mermaid! (It showed up on Craigslist and I was looking for a job and I LOVE to swim, also MERMAID!)
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