Welcome to the Don Quixote Deathmarch, Week 1. This is our fourth ‘march, and I’m so excited, well, I honestly just can’t hide it. So I won’t even try.
\nWe’ve got a potentially huge crew along for the ride, including some first-timers from around the country. We may even have a few high schoolers amongst us. To all of youse newcomers, let me encourage you to dive right into the comment-stream. (Just hit the “Whaddya think?” link on the lower-right of each entry — any questions on that, drop me a line at vortex@mediajunkie.com.)
\nOther words of wisdom? Well, don’t sweat it too much if you fall behind. Everyone does at one point or another. And of course, if you’ve read the book before, be kind to the rest of the crew by focusing comments on what we’ve read to-date. Sure, you say. That’s all fine and good. But what about…
\n…prizes?<\/B>
\nExcellent question! On the very first Deathmarch, we tantalized weary wanderers with visions of “I Survived the Gravity’s Rainbow Deathmarch” mugs. And at this very moment, said mugs are winding their way through the countryside, en route to the lucky winners. OK, so it took me a year. But these are fabulous<\/i> mugs.
\nThis go-around, we’re offering genuine 2.25″ “I Survived the Don Quixote Deathmarch” magnets for folks who make it through and comment every week. No need to write essays to qualify — any old shout out will do.
\nUPDATE:<\/b> Amazingly, two<\/i> patrons of the arts have appeared and offered to help underwrite prizes. So we’re upgrading those magnets to genuine DQDM mugs [capped at, let’s say, 30 winners] for folks who finish the book during the DM and post on every entry, every week!
\nThanks a lot for coming along. Have fun out there. Stay frosty. And I’ll see ya at the next bend in the road.
\nNext Wednesday<\/b>: Let’s meet up at the end of Chapter VI, just before “the second sally.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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