This is the voting poll to decide the winner. I will also invoke judge's discretion and award an Audible.com gift card to my personal favorite. The card can be used for two Audible titles, including Mainspring [ Powell's | Amazon | Audible ] or any other title, including Old Man's War, A War of Gifts: An Ender Story or any of the Dune books.
Of course, you can always pre-order Escapement your own personal self...
Which limerick or haiku is most deserving of an Escapment ARC?
goulo: your fiction appeared / in print in esperanto / translated by me! // via fikcio / esperantiĝis de mi / kaj eldoniĝis! // nie wytłumaczę / na polski bo to trudniej / niż esperanto3(8.6%)
paulcarp: There once was a writer named Joseph / Who I was a big fan of the prose of / So once on a lark / I contested for ARC / But I just couldn't seem to come close of1(2.9%)
paulcarp: juggling citrus fruit / airplanes too low to the ground / yummy lemonade1(2.9%)
tbclone47: There once was a fellow named Patrick / Who read books by Lake the eccentric / A Mainspring he got/ For Escapement he fought / And a third book will make it a hat trick.2(5.7%)
thewylddream: desperate writer / seeks steam punk inspiration / she lost at MisCon0(0.0%)
khaybee: Jay had an ARC of Escapement. / I asked him just what A-R-C meant. / He lowered his tone, / Whispered into the phone, / It means I’ve the cash now to pay rent.3(8.6%)
jackwilliambell: Rather buy the book / Prefer Jay read Potter post / And leave a comment1(2.9%)
jetse: A young clockpunk in search of atonement / Got lost in an intricate Escapement / No: don't touch that thing-- / The tight-wound Mainspring / Or we'll all end up down in God's basement!4(11.4%)
brni: there is no reason / you should give me anything. / no, not even that.4(11.4%)
etcet: Limerick? Haiku? / Jedi do not crave such things. / Nantucket beckons.2(5.7%)
etcet: Lake dangles a prize; / Cavorting words hope to win. / "Dance for me, bitches!"7(20.0%)
katster: There once was a con by the Bay, / Where I met an author named Jay. / The host with the most, / He mastered that toast, / And I've been a fan to this day.0(0.0%)
nethspace: Call me a reviewer who likes Mainspring / What does a review by me bring / Another place for a link / But in the end I think It’s just more excrement to fling1(2.9%)
leesmiley: There once was a man from Kentucky, / Who hoped that your book wasn't sucky. / Thought he'd give it a try / So he'd not have to buy, / But then he's never been that lucky.1(2.9%)
justinbarba: Sharpen your steak knife / Please don’t forget my cloned beef / Pass me the gravy.1(2.9%)
saveswhat: There once was an author named Lake / who for pure entertainment's sake / hosted a showdown / of little renown / to award "saveswhat" with free books and cake2(5.7%)
farmgirl1146: There was an young man at the party / who liked to say things rather darty / he worked very hard / defining vanguard, / and his timing made him so arty.1(2.9%)
farmgirl1146: There was an old woman of Seattle / who knew her art from her chattel, / Flowers rorschach / Mainspring pibrock / without Escapement for prattle.0(0.0%)
abennettstrong: a winter snowstorm / retire to read Jay Lake books / clockwork punkish fun1(2.9%)
