anything decent less than 600 words.

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on January 24, 2008
• Rewards: Gold: 100
• Final notes:
  winner left me lost for words. were other good entries; not enough points.
  
  sorry about lack of detail in comments. have arthritus.
  
  shadow.

Contest Winners

1. Mrs Protheroe

   by robert davidson 300 words, 12 comments, on Mar 16 1:41 PM 2007. In Adult, Erotica, Life, Love, Young adult
   Gold trophy winner

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Entries [26]

• The Caged Animal

  Welcome to my life. This place where I am bound to the ground and walls in a corner. I have to get out of here. I need someway to escape. I've killed two guards already. Who knows how many more will fall victim? This insanity

  by XxpooranatevkaxX 200 words, 1 comment, on Oct 27 4:38 PM 2007. In Fantasy, Fiction, First person

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• Drabble - Dilettante-ing It

  by Athena of Starlite 400 words, 6 comments, on Dec 13 4:04 PM 2007. In First person, Personal, Teen, Unedited

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• Katie's Hollow

  Katie opened her eyes. Something wet was lapping on her legs, and there was a rough feeling on her cheek, kind of like how it felt to kiss

  by J-Menz223 400 words, 13 comments, on Sep 11 1:02 PM 2007. In

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• We remain

  We are the forgotten keepers of a lost time, once proud and gleaming in the Roman sun, now fallen to shadows and ash. Our stone eyes search these ruins for a sign of the glorious civilization that once thrived within our boun

  by lovely nightmare 500 words, 5 comments, on Jun 26 10:09 AM 2007

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• The Remains of a Once Exquisite Masterpiece

  by Taylor Renee 300 words, 3 comments, on Nov 4 12:14 PM 2007. In Fiction, First person, Inspirational, Other, Young adult

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• Crooked Haircut

  by OkapiShomapi 100 words, on Dec 16 7:17 PM 2007. In , First person

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• Diary of a Serial Sadist: Entry No. 1, A Sadist is Born

  19 December 1992, Tuesday1 / I did something bad today. Something really bad. I hope my parents don't find out. They will beat me bloody

  by hllykat 300 words, 5 comments, on Dec 19 7:50 AM 2007. In , Abuse, Crime, Dark, Death, Fiction, First person, Murder, Novel, Unedited, Unfinished

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• Pink and Proud

  It's not exactly easy being a pink banana.1 / I know I may come across as rather cliched, but I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. My life is quite difficult.2 / Fi

  by Felissa 400 words, 8 comments, on Nov 24 12:58 AM 2007

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• The Midnight Concord; A Most True and Accurate Summation of the Events of August Past

  I've got people underneath my bed.

  by hunklariska 500 words, 2 comments, on Dec 17 3:05 AM 2007. In Fiction

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• Sword of Kings

  "Behold! Gladrex – King of Swords! Sword of Kings!"

  by slashinguk 400 words, 19 comments, on Dec 12 4:14 PM 2007

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• Floating Roses

  “She loves me, she loves me not …” I know, it’s a stupid game that doesn’t reveal truth, but I can’t think of anything better to do than to

  by Mr Typo 200 words, 8 comments, on May 9 4:47 PM 2007. In , Depression, Rejected love, Sad

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• Haven

  by beezy92 300 words, 23 comments, on Oct 17 2:22 PM 2007. In , Relationships, Starting idea, Young adult

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• Jump Rope

  Despite playground politics, sometimes a geeky kid can find acceptance in the most unlikely circumstances, if only for a moment.

  by HeatherRoseBrown 100 words, 4 comments, on Dec 25 1:21 PM 2007. In Drabble, First person

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• A Brief Occasion of Evil

  Jerry was sipping at his soda as we walked across the street to the music store. When he reached the gutter beside the sidewalk, he stepped in something liquid. / / "What the hell..." Jerry said and stared down at the asphalt by his feet. /

  by Delfishie 400 words, 7 comments, on May 3 2:29 AM 2007. In Abuse, Cat, Crime, Dark, Evil, Horror

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• The Wind

  The Wind / I stood on my private terrace, my hand in then cold railing as I stared at the beautiful night sky. I sighed, dreamily, enjoying

  by Ayesha Raees 400 words, 3 comments, on Jul 2 7:04 PM 2007. In , Fiction, Inspirational, Love, Other

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• The old womans laugh

  by ilove2write 200 words, 1 comment, on Jan 2 3:16 AM 2008. In Horror

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• Burning Rose

  How significant can a single red rose be to a child?

  by imaginarydarkshines 200 words, 6 comments, on Dec 29 8:50 AM 2007. In Fantasy, Third person, Tragedy, Unfinished

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• In A Blaze Of Glory

  Gregory the Great's last show.

  by The Wall 400 words, 6 comments, on Nov 20 9:14 PM 2007. In Death, Magician, Preformance

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• Chanced Encounter

  by Miss Anona 400 words, on Aug 9 1:25 AM 2007. In Fiction, Inspirational, Love, Other, Romance, Young adult

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• Theodore

  Nurse Alison worked in a physch. ward, in what was affectionately called "Children's Hall." Nobody in there was under 17, but all the adult

  by callthexylophone 300 words, 27 comments, on Sep 1 10:58 PM 2007. In , Humor

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• Heart & Soul - Prologue-

  ~Prologue~1 / Callie stood in the rain

  by LittleMama 400 words, 20 comments, on Dec 21 6:41 PM 2007

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• Frost Bite (prologue)

  by So Strange 500 words, 6 comments, on Jan 16 4:46 PM 2008. In , Fantasy, First person, Science fiction, Young adult

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• A Day in the Park

  I read about it in the paper, in the subway, on my way to work. The title was right there in big, bold type, "CEO Murders President in Cold

  by TLRufener 400 words, 2 comments, on Jan 18 1:22 PM 2008. In Dark humor, Murder, Short-short

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• The Forsaken

  Prologue:1 / As I laid there I saw the faces of my sleeping comrades, it was my fault, all my fault that we all were in mortal peril. I had unleashed the great evil onto these lands and now we we

  by Shah Z 600 words, on Jan 19 10:02 AM 2008. In , First person, Sad

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• To My Dear Brother

  ‘The sky cries for me because I cannot. These tears form behind my eyes but they will not fall. They cannot fall. No matter how much energy I push forth, they will not fall. But the rain pours all around me, crying for me. My

  by JuliaAlexandrovna 500 words, 3 comments, on Nov 26 10:13 PM 2007

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Comments

• By me, right now

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  Pudding-zilla
  December 19, 2007
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  any poetry? get back to me soon
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  Delfishie
  December 29, 2007
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  If someone can write a novel in less than 600 words, then color me impressed.
• Deiago
  January 11, 2008
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  Hi I hope you enjoy this and understand it. It is very different to what I usually write
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  So Strange
  January 12, 2008
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  I'm going to write a nice short story just for this contest. I'll be back on tomorrow to post it.
• Deiago
  January 17, 2008
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  Well you sure don't know much about poetry. Mine is a prose/poetry piece. Short story written with rhyme and it's people like you that should be taken off sites like this. Poetry is from the heart and soul. No need for the language
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  beezy92
  January 22, 2008
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  No prose. Under 600. Needs to be decent. That pretty much is all of my recdent stuff. Any preferred genres?
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  happy go lucky13
  January 24, 2008
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  jeesh, u sure are brutal for a contest with only a 100 point prize