The Answer and a New Question

Someday I will get the hang of this contest idea.  I keep trying new approaches.  I will quit eventually if it never works, but we all know that persistence is essential to fiction writing and mine is measurable close to, if not at the psychotic level.

In last week's contest--my third attempt--no one was able or cared enough to win a copy of Blood Tango by coming up with the PUNch line of a pretty bad joke.  Not even with hints and begging from yours truly.

The answer is:

....carp-to-carp walleting.

If you never saw the question, I won't tell you where to find it because you'll not only groan (as those in the know just did) , but you will hate me.  Not what I had in mind.  This pathetic behavior is actually my attempt to win friends by being amusing.

So the autographed copy of Blood Tango is still on offer to anyone who can identify the thing in this picture and write its name in the comments.  I wish us all luck.  I know I am going to need it.
 

PS: I took the picture myself!

Annamaria Alfieri

Win-an-Autographed-Book Contest

This is your opportunity to win an autographed copy of the absolutely delightful Edge of Ruin by Irene Fleming, also known as Kate Gallison, my friend and blogmate on this blog.  “Delightful,” is not just my word; it is also what Publisher’s Weekly called the book.  And you can have your own copy inscribed to you by Irene/Kate herself.  All you have to do is be the first to say the name of the city where this photo was taken:

My family and I have taken MANY joke photographs of statues over the years.  This is one of my daughter pretending to kiss a statue of a very famous man.  Over the  coming months, I will post other similar contests.  For now, tell me, either by commenting here, or by emailing me through my website www.annamariaalfieri.com. Where were we when I took this picture?