Wm says: and now more entries from the Bedlamites contest — today, two from Terrance V. Mc Arthur.
Entry 1:
“SONG OF THE BEDLAMITES
(tune: Men of Harlech)
Men of Bedlam[1] rise and holler[2]
Roll around in mud and waller[3]
Frighten off the unsought caller
Make them think you’re mad[4]
Men of Bedlam graze on grasses
Horrify the Gentile masses
Caw like crows and bray [...]
Wm says: the Bedlamites contest is over, but the fun continues as we reveal more of the submissions we received — starting with this gem from Laura.
The Ballad of the Bedlamites
by Laura Hilton Craner
The story’s told at family nite near e’ry twenty-fourth of July.
The Miller clan remembers them with ice cream and dried apple [...]
Here is Heather Harper’s winning entry in the Monsters & Mormons Bedlamites contest.
hppt://www.fake-url-snopes.com/bedlamites
Claim: A group of men, chosen by Satan and made immortal to do
his work on Earth, attack and/or seduce the unwary.
Status: FALSE
Example (collected from the internet): “Holy cow, you guys, the
Bedlamites are REAL! My roommate’s cousin was visiting and shared
this warning from her [...]
Here is Adam K. K. Figueira’s winning entry in the Monsters & Mormons Bedlamites contest.
For months now, reports have been circulating online of the discovery of a document attributed to Emma Smith discussing certain passages from the Book of Lehi, which of course was written on the 116 manuscript pages infamously lost by Martin Harris. [...]
Many thanks to all who entered the Bedlamites contest. Theric and I have each selected a winner. Congratulations to Heather Harper and Adam K. K. Figueira! You each win an electronic copy of the Monsters & Mormons anthology as well as fame, honor and glory. In fact, we’ve written awards citations for you. But first [...]
So here’s the deal: I’m confident that we’ll have enough entries to pick winners and surprise and delight you. But people are putting some real effort in to these entries so Theric and I have decided that an extra weekend is in order. So the new deadline for the contest is 10 p.m. CDT, Monday, [...]
4/13/2011 Update: We have decided to let you have two weekends to work on your submissions – the new deadline for the contest is 10 p.m. CDT, Monday, April 18, 2011.
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Like many of you, we were quite taken with Elder Holland’s use of the word “bedlamites” in the Sunday afternoon session of conference. It was an [...]
Theric and I are pleased to announce nine more works — and the final set of works — that we will be including in Monsters & Mormons. Everyone who has submitted should now have a decision in hand. If not, email us. But I’m pretty sure we’ve replied to all of our ~70 submitters. Thanks [...]
