{"id":292,"date":"2014-04-29T06:55:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T11:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/?p=292"},"modified":"2014-04-29T06:55:20","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T11:55:20","slug":"the-bet-part-iv-fresh-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/the-bet-part-iv-fresh-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bet Part IV: Fresh Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, if you&#8217;ve been around these parts before, you know the basics. Every year, three other writers and I (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catherineryanhyde.com\/\">Catherine Ryan Hyde<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimberlypauley.com\/\">Kimberly Pauley<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/ghostmedicine.blogspot.com\/\">Andrew Smith<\/a>) place a wager on the Kentucky Derby. We each pick a horse and w<span style=\"color: #000000;\">hoever\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s horse comes\u00c2\u00a0in closest to first gets\u00c2\u00a0to supply the person whose horse comes\u00c2\u00a0next with a title from which they must\u00c2\u00a0write a short story. The person in second supplies\u00c2\u00a0a story title to the person who comes\u00c2\u00a0in third. Third place gives\u00c2\u00a0title to fourth and fourth doesn&#8217;t\u00c2\u00a0get to give anyone a title. To quote Nelson Muntz: &#8220;Ha ha!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the Derby approaches this weekend, we&#8217;ve added a new twist: a fifth player. Pun-ist extraordinaire <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlubar.com\/\">David Lubar<\/a> is joining our festive group. In the past, we&#8217;ve provided readers with three new short stories. This year we&#8217;ll offer FOUR. \u00c2\u00a0We post these stories on our respective web pages, free of charge for all to see. \u00c2\u00a0It&#8217;s a fun little writing exercise and, boy, should you hear the trash talk on Twitter leading up to the race. (OK, it&#8217;s not the BEST trash talk, but we try.)<\/p>\n<p>The horses we chose this year are:<a href=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/derby2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-293\" src=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/derby2014-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"derby2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/derby2014-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/derby2014.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Catherine<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">California Chrome<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">David<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Wicked Strong<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kimberly<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We Miss Artie<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Andrew<\/span>: \u00c2\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Hoppertunity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Me<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Dance with Fate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about past bets, check my previous posts <a href=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/the-bet\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/2012\/05\/the-bet-part-deux\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/bettin-on-the-ponies-or-la-bet-trois\/\">here<\/a>. Links to last year&#8217;s winning (losing) stories can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/free-short-stories-from-amazing-authors\/\">here<\/a>. (Last year was an especially good year.) Tune into the Derby this weekend to see who comes out ahead and then check back in June for a fresh new batch of free fiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, if you&#8217;ve been around these parts before, you know the basics. Every year, three other writers and I (Catherine Ryan Hyde, Kimberly Pauley, and Andrew Smith) place a wager on the Kentucky Derby. 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