You may remember way back in June, I posted my 443rd blog.
Today’s post is #498…I’M ALMOST TO FIVE HUNDRED!

In honor of reaching this goal, I’m hosting a contest. My 500th post will feature a WINNER. That winner could be YOU!

Entering the contest is easy. All you have to do is leave a REPLY below, COMMENT on the FB or Twitter posting of this, or SEND your selection to my email, LiteraryMary@comcast.net with the TITLE of your FAVORITE of my blogs. Additional comments are welcome, and I do hope you actually READ a post or two, but only the title is necessary to be entered into the drawing.

Considering that there are eight years worth of posts, well over four hundred to wade through, I’m going to offer some navigational tips.

First:
You can connect to the MaryFranSays Blogs from the Home page of my website.

If you are reading this in your email, click on the title and it will take you to the web page.

Second:
Each post lists the previous and the next at the top. You can advance through the collection by clicking those titles.

Third:
Entries are Archived by month and also by Categories. Click on a date or a category for a list of those posts.

Fourth:
You will notice that there is a search bar on every page. You may enter a keyword and a list of articles containing that word will show up. Some recommended keywords that might interest you: BBs, Corgi, Favorite, Writers, Review, Love

Set aside an afternoon and get to browsing! Choose your favorite personal essay and let me know which one you liked. I will use a random selector app to pick a winner. The prize will be a collection of my FAVORITE things–many are listed in my essays. I haven’t completely decided yet, but I promise it will have a minimum value of $50 and be a prize worthy of this landmark achievement.

You have until December 18th to read, select, and submit. I will ‘draw’ a name and announce the WINNER on December 21st in my 500TH POST. The prize will go out in the mail, so I will require the winner’s mailing address. Limit one entry per person but feel free to share this opportunity!

I want to THANK YOU. I wouldn’t still be doing this Monday musings thing if I didn’t have your continued support. Five hundred publications! Pretty impressive.

Also, coming up on December 28 will be the Gifts and Gratitude stories. If you’d like to submit, click here for details. I would love for you to be part of my future posts.