{"id":1068,"date":"2024-09-27T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2024-10-02T16:10:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:10:28","slug":"desiree-bustamantes-takes-2nd-place-in-the-desert-exposure-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/desiree-bustamantes-takes-2nd-place-in-the-desert-exposure-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Desiree Bustamantes Takes 2nd Place in the Desert Exposure Writing Contest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-desert-logo-1024x307.jpg?resize=640%2C192&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-desert-logo.jpg?resize=1024%2C307&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-desert-logo.jpg?resize=300%2C90&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-desert-logo.jpg?resize=768%2C230&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-desert-logo.jpg?resize=850%2C254&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-desert-logo.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/new-desert-logo.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applause and plaudits for Las Cruces Writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/author\/desireebustamantes\">Desiree Bustamantes<\/a> for her 2nd place win of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desertexposure.com\/index.html\">Desert Exposure<\/a> writing contest! Her story, &#8220;The Brothel,&#8221; is set in Old Mesilla and involves a young man getting &#8220;exposed&#8221; to a little more than he was ready for and reacting honorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desertexposure.com\/stories\/desert-exposure-october-2024,95029\">October issue<\/a> with Desiree&#8217;s story and others!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As LCW&#8217;s Effrem Carrasco (a multiple contest winner himself!) points out: this is the 5th year in a row that LCW has won or placed in this esteemed writing competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applause and plaudits for Las Cruces Writer Desiree Bustamantes for her 2nd place win of the Desert Exposure writing contest! Her story, &#8220;The Brothel,&#8221; is set in Old Mesilla and involves a young man getting &#8220;exposed&#8221; to a little more than he was ready for and reacting honorably. 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