Brush With Fame – Your Stories Wanted

07/14/10  Print This Post Print This Post    4 Comments      Written by Kate Sedgwick
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Oh my god it’s DeVito, baby. Don’t you know that I love you: erissiva

Seeing famous people is memorable, even if you aren’t a fame whore yourself. I vividly remember hearing a wild eyed film student aggressively following Christopher Walken on a Manhattan street one winter, humiliated for him, a little sorry for Walken who was obviously just trying to get somewhere and being given the mobile hard-sell.

No matter where you are in the world, a brush with fame is something you’re likely to remember, whether it’s something to be proud of or not. And MatadorNights is actively seeking your stories.

You don’t have to be a writer, either. You only have to be able to put together a few cohesive sentences about your brush with fame to get our attention and I’ll do the rest.

We want atmosphere. We want you to set the scene. We want to know how you felt. Did anything happen? Were words exchanged? No gushing. I mean it.

And need I say that you shouldn’t write if nothing happened? A little reflection – something that shakes up your perceptions or preconceived notions, that’s what we’re looking for. And you have to use your real name.

Want to tell your story?

1) If you can write, write it and we’ll pay you $25. But if I have to rewrite it, see #2. All work for Matador is on spec.

2) You must send me your phone number (or Skype ID) at kate[at]matadornetwork.com with the cohesive sentences I mentioned above and the subject line Brush With Fame. I repeat. No gushing.

3) If interested, I’ll let you know and arrange a time to get in touch with you.

4) If we run it, we’ll still PayPal you $15 for sharing your story.

Know someone with a Brush With Fame story to tell? Pass this along, and I look forward to hearing from you.

-Kate


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About the Author

Matador ID: K_Crimini

Kate Sedgwick co-edits Matador Nights from Buenos Aires where she teaches English, learns Spanish and thoroughly enjoys herself. Her art and writing have appeared in print and on-line publications and her novel in progress will be received with prurient glee by critics of American culture if it ever gets into their grubby little hands. Find out more about her than you ever wanted to know here. (Author photo by Sebastian Santana).

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  • Pamela replied on July 20, 2010

    What if it took you 3 days to think of the name of the famous person you saw? I’m bad at the whole celebrity thing. I was brushed aside by the paparazzi when I was in NYC in June for TBEX. I still have no idea who the girl was! Maybe I should google the restaurant and see if I can find out… haha

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  • Jared Krauss replied on July 22, 2010

    Thanks for the inspiration to write! I didn’t do exactly like you wanted, it was more focused around my father and my view of the whole interaction, but all the same it’s a brush with fame.

    I just posted my first draft on my blog.

    Thanks Kate!

    Cheers,
    Jared

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