🎉 Weekend Edition Vol.099

Another week, another weekend. Our second annual prompted writing contest kicked off, but it's not too late to enter! If you're interested in trying your hand at writing a short story over the course of ten days, now's your chance! We are one entry away from our goal of 75, which will unlock five honorable mentions in addition to the three winners.An ordinary contest (year ii)truly extra-ordinaryThe Week That WasDeer XingCliff AlipertiThis week's story was a smaller and softer one than what folks might be used to around these parts. No magic or sci-fi, but a reflection on newness, sameness, and deer.Solar SaleAllison BurrisThis week's poem is a doozy about the sun, the stars, and human attention from Allison Burris.Artificial BotanyZack RhodesZack returned to continue his "It's not crazy, it's capitalism" cartoon series with us. Who needs plants and oxygen when you can have electricity and neon.Cliff AlipertiAn interview with the author of Deer XingThen Cliff was charitable enough…