Last judgments. (1986 Delectations Contest) (column)

From: National Review | Date: July 4, 1986| Author: | Copyright information

LAST JUDGMENTS

HERE THEY ARE: the winners of the 1986 Delectations Contest. Contestants were asked to describe their personal conception of heaven and hell on this earth. Dozens of readers sent in their entries; your three totally incorruptible and inscrutable judges--Bill Buckley, Priscilla Buckley, and myself--incorruptibly and inscrutably judged; and we are now ready to announce the results. The three winners will each receive a copy of Bill Buckley's latest novel, High Jinx, duly autographed. We have also awarded a booby prize--Vibration Cooking, or the Travel Notes of a ...

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