I really need your help, guys.

I am looking to attend the New England Young Writers Conference. Why? It's on the campus of the college I'd really like to attend (Middlebury College). It would sincerely help my creative writing and would probably look pretty damned nice on a college application.

However, it's a rather selective process that is hard to get accepted into. One of the things that an applicant must do is send in a sample of their writing.
That's where you guys come in!
Can you help me pick which piece I should polish and send in as an example of my writing?
I'd really, really prefer not to send in "I'm Coming Out." If you guys sincerely think that is my best work, however, then please, do tell me.
I'm thinking that it's a tie between I'm Coming Out, I A M C R A Z Y, Eight Ball, i thought to myself, 5 letters to you, i guess my answer is yes, or My Zombie Girlfriend. I picked these as my, uh, final count downs because it shows a pretty good view of my writing "styles" that I've tried out and many of these pieces have been "favorites" among friends and you guys.
So, I'd appreciate it if you could wrack your brains and remember these pieces or at least glance them over and tell me which you think I should submit. It would mean the world to me. <3






"I'm Coming Out: I'm Straight" is a year old today.

Wait...what!? What!? A - a whole year - has gone by? What are you talking about. You're lying to me. It's impossible that a whole year has gone by since I wrote that piece. It feels like a month. No.

But, alas, a whole year has come and gone, and the count is at 399 favorites. I wonder if it has been submitted for a Daily Deviation and has been denied, or what exactly. It's not so much that I think it deserves it; more or less that I think it'd be amusing if it did wind up getting a DD. I don't know.

I can hardly remember writing it. I can only remember sitting and watching with awe as favorites piled in my inbox, and feeling giddy every time more piled in. I started to get annoyed, too - What the fuck makes this piece better than everything else!? - but I think I'm mostly settled at contentment. Obviously, my writing resonates more when it's simple and quick. I will remember that for when I finally hunker down and finish Deadwalk.

I just wanted to thank you guys for the sucess that ICO:IS has experienced. I'd like to thank you guys for encouraging me to continue writing and to give me hope that perhaps, if all else fails and psychology proves to be a subject I cannot handle - then maybe writing can sustain me. Who knows? All I know is that I'll never forget you guys.

Thank you for remaining reading my stuff, even after I had a hissy fit, even after I said I'd never post on dA again; even after all of my little emo attack rants and after my shit pieces of work. Thank you for having faith in me. You all will never know how much it truly means to me!

<3

So much love for you guys ~