Your Ordinary Folks Story

*The guidelines for submitting your ordinary folks story are simple:

----Email your story and photographs to the webmaster. Please, no snail mail.

----Content should be 1,500 words or less.

----Content should be engaging and tell an interesting story about yourself, a friend, or loved one, but with a Sioux City or Siouxland angle. The story may be happy or or sad, but its overall message must be positive.

----In addition, add a short author's bio about yourself, about 100 words.

----In your submission, please include your contact information (name, address, telephone number, and, if applicable, your website URL--don't worry; we won't post your contact information, nor will we ever sell your information to a third party).

----You may attach up to three .jpeg photographs, 5x7 (or less), ready for posting. All photographs must present their subjects in a neutral or positive light. Before submitting photos, ask permission from the photographer and the folks in the photograph.

----Your story should be pasted into the body of the email and the photograph(s) attached to your message.

----Eligibility: Current or former Sioux City residents; visitors and tourists to the Siouxland area.

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Why are we offering to post your story, no strings attached? Quite frankly, we're a young start-up company, and your ordinary folks stories will help our website grow into a world-class community portal that features the best of Siouxland businesses, resources, and everyday folks. As a native of Sioux City, the webmaster, who graduated from St. Boniface and Bishop Heelan High School, has fond memories of her childhood in Sioux City and would to read the stories of others who love Sioux City.

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*We reserve the right to refuse submissions for the following reasons: story is too long, does not focus on the Sioux City/Siouxland experience, and does not offer a positive message. In addition, we will not accept stories that denigrate and/or defame other people. In addition, content that contains hate speech, pornography, and/or vulgar language will not be accepted.