The bookshop chain Waterstones has launched a contest called “What’s your story?” It’s essentially a story competition, in which you write your story on the back of a card you pick up in any shop.

Like so:

My sad story

I’m enormously tempted to launch my own competition, for those who are tempted to subvert a Waterstones story card. Unfortunately, I don’t think I can afford the subsequent lawsuit…

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