We often hear-tell that there isn't enough exposure for literature on deviantART. While we tend to agree, 2007 saw a sharp rise in the number of prose texts featured as Daily Deviations--texts that some people, somehow, still seemed to miss! In celebration of a year in prose, and as one final nod to these fine pieces, please join us in congratulating 2007's Daily Deviations (separated by word count):



100 Words or Less
He stood there, stunned... by *Iscariot-Priest
Six Words by *Itti
You've been on my mind... by *Iscariot-Priest
Geisha by ~vix0r


101-300 Words
Church Incident by ~ladygekko
What we are by *lost-angle
First Time by ~fidrich


301-500 Words
Confesiones by ~lady-corinthia^*
Mother by ~MeadowCress
La Caja^* by ~Alimari
Tribute by =BornBlitzed
Sucker by ~KampfVerein
Blagged by *ebony66136
Deus Ex Machina by ~ConcreteSins
Channel Zero by `alienhead
Beauty isn't Skin Deep by *poprocksandcharlotte
The Last Art on Earth by `bananaprincess


501-750 Words
Arthur Is Dead by *wordworks
The Deviant's Dictionary
I. Jenny Dwayne by *SpokenAubade
Travel by Television by ~silenceinnumbers
The Things We Never Say by `GeneratingHype
22 - 23 - 22 by `triptychr
Bad Poetry by `GeneratingHype
2669-B by ~Dibujando
Thank You, deviantART by =stormyblueyz
The Scar by ~EveningDownpour
Addicted to Self-Righteousness by =darkdescartes
Why Coyotes Cry at Night by ~nashoba-hostina
Cannibal Cafe Rocks Town by =WineWriter


751 - 1,000 Words
Cigarettes, Lust by ~finger-trap
Claustrophobic by =MaskedVengeance
In lieu of a Subpoena by *sammehsweet
Sand and Cement by *Amberlouie
Seppuku by ~barnabus
Water of Life by *SRSmith
A word about haiku by =MSJames
The Twenty Peso Picture by ~rhinestone062085
Delhi Between Buses by *Remedies
When Your Heart Stops Beating by ~MyMidnightLove
Na Zdravi by =Chillinvillain


1,001 - 1,500 Words
Two-Shot by =kaujot
Magnolia by ~alice-ophelia
Night Snow by *Negated
During Murder in the Dark by *BerylAlexandros
The Knife Falls by ~dto-collective
Red Dress by *Queen-of-Marigold
Moon River by ~TheKingfisher
my friend friday by *jimboistic
Surviving Her by *lefttowrite
Three by ~scurveydog
Keeping the Faith by ~ConcreteSins
The Eyes of the Night (Teaser 3) by ~ShaperOfForms
Dry Clean Only by ~silenceinnumbers
Three Minutes by *sartre-erise
Four Skies by ~niceparabola
Bravery and the Sleepy Heart by ~xonlyindreamsx
A Lament by *KilikaMel
The Value of a Second by ~Arkhein


1,501 - 2,000 Words
Good Old Uncle Jeff by ~ivannikolayevich
Conforming by ~xsyntheticsmile
I, For A Muse Of Fire by ~AngelicAzriel
Fine Print by *underwaterview
The Salter Room by ~jackamalo
Dear Diary by ~happygoatguy
Harry and Me by *ThornyEnglishRose
Browsing: All you need to know (Tutorial) by `lazybutt
The Plastic Soldier by ~Diaster
Abnormal, but unspecific by *diamondie
Mama by *ThornyEnglishRose


2,001 - 3,000 Words
250 christians can't be wrong by ~missedpoints
Toilet Paper by *apocathary
Metre Learning Guide by `darkcrescendo
The Rose of Hitler by ~neek-zique
E.D. D.E. by *crystalclearink
Uncle Jimmy's Suicide by ~jlar
Jump by ~offhand-apostle
Bodies by ~IfrozenspiritI
The First Epiphanical by ~Twyce
The Thing at the Bottom of the Stairs by ~QueenAlatariel
Hermes the Pig by *apocathary
sparrow by *jonzoiplu
Isaac. by =yourpleasantdarkness
Out of Control by ~Eiszapfen



3,001 - 5,000 Words
Broken Horse by *honeybuzzard
Dinosaurs by ~are-bee-s
Looking Down On Me by `Jon-Law
Understanding Graffiti by `newklear
The Quilt by *simeberg
The House by ~anjaleck
Eden by *fallenidle


5,001+ Words
The Greenery by ~Atagamay
Sweet Honeymoon by ~Iron-Kitten
The Easter Journal by ~Term-the-Schmuck
Satan McMurphy Issue 1 by =distortified
paper-thin by `Bringa
Master of Ravens by ~ladyjaida
The New Fucking Old Testament by ~deviantkupo and ~barry-havoc


<sub>= WC team suggestion
= previously featured
= recipient on our team
* = deviation not written in English</sub>



The Top Ten Most Popular Prose DDs of 2007


10. (Fictional Perspectives) The Rose of Hitler by ~neek-zique

The saying goes: sticks and stones can break your bones but names can never hurt you. Whoever thought that up never shared a name with Hitler.



9. (Biographies) When Your Heart Stops Beating by ~MyMidnightLove

A perfect example of how emotion can transcend age, When Your Heart Stops Beating acts as the internal monologue of a collective tragedy.



8. (Married Romance) The Things We Never Say by `GeneratingHype

Faith, strength, and the ability to put pride aside to persevere. This is what love is. This piece of writing holds the simplest and easiest cure to the modern dilemma of relationships and why they don't last. Gay, straight, poly, single, married--the message is the same. Love is worth it, and so too is this read.



7. (Fictional Life Stories) Uncle Jimmy's Suicide by ~jlar

"One winter, Uncle Jimmy went out to the side of our house and bit a bullet with his brain." From the very first line to the very last, this psychological journey grips you and refuses to let go.



6. (Humor/Satire) The New Fucking Old Testament by ~deviantkupo

The old testament, according to a British nut case. Way too long, way too silly, way too good to miss. Don't read all of it at once; your brain may fall out.



5. (Humor) You've been on my mind... by *Iscariot-Priest

Eleven words can tell so much more that they seem to do. You've been on my mind... has proven that, and made me laugh. A lot.



4. (Fantasy) Master of Ravens by ~ladyjaida

This deviation was suggested by so many deviants it made me swoon, and when I finished reading the piece I knew why my inbox was choked with the suggestions!



3. (Humor/Satire) The Deviant's Dictionary by ~leftomaniac

Daily Deviation - An act in which a deviation is soaked in gasoline and put three feet away from a flame war. See Also: News Heart Wars, and many more in The Deviant's Dictionary.



2. (Mature Romantic) Bad Poetry by `GeneratingHype

A letter, a lament, and a love story, as well as a poignant piece of sort-of-metafiction. This text embraces the devices we attach to our experiences, and the words that never get written for living them.



1. (Humor) Dear Diary by ~happygoatguy

An unusual diary of funny and downright bizarre thoughts and events. Find out how Dean Wright met God, climbed Mt. Everest (again), and the fate of Steven the turkey. No, really.




Past Recognition

The following titles have moved on from dA to find a better home, but at one time they were our Daily Deviations, too:

Shame by ~q365
for the boy I try to forget by *Negated
Something Under the Bed by ~CailinLiath
An Hour Ago She Was Naked by !skybluegoodbyes
Courage of Fathers by *Adeimantus



But wait!

We have one more small request. Please join as at *WordCount's Journal Forum to discuss this very important question:

What Do YOU Want to See in Prose DDs?

The WC Team loves suggesting Daily Deviations and featuring new, unknown, or underexposed writers, but we're a community project at heart. With that in mind, we'd really like to hear your thoughts on this past year's DDs (both WC suggested and otherwise) and what improvements can be made in suggesting features for the future.

We also invite general commentary about DDs, such as opinions about quality, standards, and any other thing you'd like to discuss related to prose DDs.

Thank you so much for taking the time!