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Littledaylight
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jennifer.quail thank you! I appreciate all the help. Lol... 'orange man bad'... To be fair, it would've been entertaining to write one of those satires myself, although I can't claim to agree with the argument.
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Littledaylight
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Hahaha... Political satire can be fun to read/write no matter which side is taken. Anything can be satirized, after all. Thanks so much for the help!
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Mystic Platypus
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Thank you so much! I'm proud of that story. I definitely think it's an example of this comp challenging us to create work we didn't know we had in us! |
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OnyxLily
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It doesn't have to specifically about politics, more just about a societal issue. I was worried about whether mine fit the genre in SSC R1 last year, and then won my heat! So I wouldn't stress about it too much.
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Littledaylight
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Thanks, OnyxLily! I'm trying not to stress:)
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lisafox10800
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So I’ve gotten pol sat three times here.
The first time I goose-egged with a trump fairy tale mashup. The second time I just missed short story finals with an hm. The last time I took first place in my heat. The latter two stories have since been published. I’m including links here just to give you examples of how you can potentially address polsat. Hope it’s helpful! Population Management (FFC semifinal 2018, published in The Satirist, original prompts were dog biscuit and childbirth center) The Twinkie Fitness Aptitude Test (Short Story semifinal 2018, published in Unlikely Stories Mark V, original prompts were cheerleader and junk food, this was for ssc) |
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Littledaylight
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Thanks Lisa!!
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Littledaylight
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LadyReeseKightkens
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Just read these two and now I'm more thankful than ever that I didn't get Political Satire for R1. However, now I'm really terrified of what might come my way for R2
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lisafox10800
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Each genre has its challenges. The one thing I remind myself (And the thing my husband tells me when I’m tearing my hair out) is that this is supposed to be fun! What did you get in challenge 1?
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Schrifty
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So, no idea if this helps, but this is the post I wrote a couple years back on the subject. There's usually a ping in views this time of year so I doubt you're the only one who has trouble with it: To sum up, you basically want to use a humorous situation to make a broader point about a political topic. There's lots of ways to do it, and I don't know that it matters what stance you take on what topic as long as it functions as commentary.
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