In order to boost readership, I sometimes spam all my friends and relatives reminding them to stop here daily. Thankfully, they either love me, are able to put up with me, or simply block all messages from my address! Here is the most recent request:
"I am accepting contributions! I will post your material on my blog. Perhaps you have some creative writing, poetry, or a brilliant limerick! Would you like it to live happily on my server and become available in Internet searches?"
A friend, Tim Conklin, provided a writing on January 16th. Click the link below to see if it's still at the top of Google's listing six months later:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=tim+conklin+creative+writing