One thing I've noticed since coming back is that there's an avalanche of challenges here at Steemit now.

That's interesting @allyinspirit. My experience is the opposite. Or maybe it is just that a lot of the old ones I used to regularly participate in have either gone very quiet or died completely.

You're right though. There are tons of new ones now I come to think about it. Some seems to create a new tag most days.

I miss the old, reliable contests where you could actually win something. 😁