She ripped our hearts out with her words and we love her even more because of it.

The Most Tear-Jerking Post Speakeasy Award goes to…

Lorraine,

for her post, Never Pick Up the Phone.

Here’s a heart-wrenching snippet of her tear-jerking post:

“There wasn’t a boy,” Pink breathed, face flushing. I bet she was feeling every squeeze of her heart at that moment too. “I mean… she says… she says she was raped.”

 

Thank you for sharing your story with us, Lorraine.

Want to win a Speakeasy Award? Nominate yourself for Best Furry Friends Post.

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This award is for the BEST FURRY FRIENDS POST.

The internet loves cats, but it also loves dogs, bunnies, hedgehogs, pigs, fish, hamsters, and rats. Which post dedicated to animals made you want to cuddle?

Fine print:
Nominations are open from May 23 to May 29, 2013.
You may nominate multiple posts… but be reasonable!
You may nominate yourself for a Speakeasy Award.
Feel free to campaign for nominations!
Posts must be from within the last 12 months.

 

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Blogging Prompt: A Day in Your Life

May 21, 2013

Walk us through a day in your life. This could take the form of a timeline, photo diary, pie chart… whatever your fancy is! — Sharing your answer to this prompt on Twitter? Use #20sbprompt and let us know! Have a prompt you’d like to share? Send it to blogs@20sb.net.

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Final voting for Most Tear-Jerking Post Speakeasy Award

May 18, 2013

Grab the tissues. You may vote for yourself. You may campaign for votes. You can only vote once. Voting remains open until Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

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The Most Inspirational Post Speakeasy Award goes to…

May 16, 2013

Not feeling inspired? You will once you read this post! The Most Inspirational Post Speakeasy Award goes to… Kelly for her post, This is Where We Start. A short snippet of her brilliance: I WAS trying too hard. I was trying to be cool and hip and funny and witty and outgoing and trend-savvy and [...]

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Nominations are open for BEST RANT Speakeasy Award!

May 16, 2013

This award is for the BEST RANT. You’re so glad someone hates Twilight (or vegetables or snow or Chicago drivers) as much as you do, you only wish your hate was as succinct and eloquent as this post. Fine print: Nominations are open from May 16 to May 22, 2013. You may nominate multiple posts… [...]

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Final voting is open for MOST INSPIRATIONAL

May 11, 2013

We got some good ones here, y’all. Voting is open until Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Loading…

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The Funniest Post on 20sb is…

May 9, 2013

We laughed until we cried, but only one post wins the award of Funniest Post. The Speakeasy Award for the Funniest Post goes to… Jorge for his post, Pitfalls of the Spanish Language (Or: How I Inadvertently Propositioned a Supermarket Employee).   A snippet of the hilarious brillance: Naive and clueless as I was, I turn to [...]

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Nominations are open for MOST TEAR JERKING POST!

May 9, 2013

This award is for the MOST TEAR-JERKING POST. Oh dear, bring on the tissues. My face is flooding. What gets your water works working? Soldier homecomings? Puppies? Babies? Really really delicious ice cream? Nominate the post that gave you misty eyes. Fine print: Nominations are open from May 9 to May 15, 2013. You may [...]

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Come See What’s New At 20SB!

May 6, 2013

Over the weekend, 20SB received a bit of an upgrade. While most of the changes are design related, there are a few things we thought our members should be aware of: Updated Profiles In addition to an improved homepage experience, we’ve cleaned up our profile pages a bit. There’s now more of a balance between [...]

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