Stories Please

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on June 16, 2008
• Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
• Final notes:
  Thanks to everyone for such good entries. You made it very difficult to judge. I enjoyed many hours of good reading as a result, so again, thank you all.
  
  Congratulations to all of you.

Contest Winners

1. Charlie The River Boy

   1 / In the days before pre-school was popular I learned my lessons on my mother’s linoleum kitchen floor from the coffee clutch. The coffee

   by Rosemary 1000 words, 49 comments, on Oct 27 12:18 PM 2007. In Family, Humor, Love, Memory
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
2. Forgetting to Remember - Prologue

   Katherine Matthews awakens from a summer's night sleep to find that not everything is as it seems.

   by tallblondie 1100 words, 27 comments, on Jun 6 6:20 AM 2008. In Drama, Fiction, Mystery, Other
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. Entwined

   by Tiger-Lily 3600 words, 149 comments, on May 29 6:48 PM 2008. In Dark, Depression, Fiction, First person, Romance, Young adult
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
4. Barking Dog

   The final thoughts of a suicide bomber.

   by slashinguk 800 words, 193 comments, on Dec 1 4:25 PM 2007. In Dark, Fiction, First person
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
5. The Downtrodden: A Tale of Aven

   In the slums of Uniciv, one man tries to make life worth living. But the society he lives in hardly allows for that.

   by WritersEffigy 2700 words, 23 comments, on May 30 8:48 PM 2008. In Drama, Fantasy, Novel, Society, Third person
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
6. The Lady or The Tiger {Ending Only}

   by Frozen Angel 1700 words, 28 comments, on May 29 8:33 PM 2008. In Dark, Drama, Love, Other, Romance, Short story, Tragedy
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
7. Just a Dream

   by Viola.King 1000 words, 45 comments, on May 26 7:02 PM 2008. In Child, Fantasy, Fiction, Friend, Girl, Third person, Young adult
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [33]

• Lullaby (complete)

  by StarOfDreams23 2100 words, 14 comments, on May 15 11:20 PM 2008. In Dark, Death tunes, Horror, Pain, Sad, Vampires, Young adult

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• The Howling- Chapter Four: Midnight

  Friday evening came slower than I could have ever imagined. Two days, two full days of not even seeing Kallan were ahead of me. Two days no

  by TheFemmeFatale 900 words, 6 comments, on May 6 9:19 PM 2008. In Fiction, First person, Love, Romance, Werewolf

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Vows In Love And Death

  by Peachy 1600 words, 12 comments, on Mar 30 4:58 AM 2008. In Dark, Love, Murder, Sad, Tragedy, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• "Firefly"

  by iBubbles 2900 words, 26 comments, on Mar 26 6:29 PM 2008. In Contest, Fantasy, Novel, Romance, Teen, Third person, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Steven

  1.Steven was there for me when I was born he wanted to hold me and would always beg to. As I got older we would play games, I miss those da

  by VainfulSideEffects 300 words, 2 comments, on Mar 10 3:53 PM 2008. In Family, First person, Life, Sad, Teen

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• a flicker

  by storyofmydeath 100 words, 3 comments, on Jun 10 12:01 AM 2008. In Death, Love, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge.
• SHOGO - Era of the New Beginning

  A story I worked on for two years. Original, and very unique.
  But, nobody wants to read it, because it's long...
  

  by SaitoKojima 10500 words, 50 comments, on Sep 23 7:56 AM 2007. In Dark, Depression, Fiction, First person, Romance

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• We swear to face everything, even Death.

  "From the moment we start on this journey we swear to face what ever comes our way. Be it peace, be it war, be it love or hate. What ever i

  by Forgotten Tink. 400 words, 5 comments, on Jun 9 6:33 PM 2008. In , Death, Love, Pain, Yoai

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Urges

  by demonp3n 800 words, 10 comments, on Jun 2 10:30 PM 2008. In Dark, Death, Fiction, Horror, Short story, Third person, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• World Without Men

  WORLD WITHOUT MEN1 / By Robert Davidson2 / For thirty years now the world had been without any births of male children. F

  by robert davidson 3200 words, 36 comments, on Mar 14 11:09 PM 2008. In Dark, Science fiction, Short story

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Angelic Disguise

  by checkmate- 200 words, 14 comments, on Jun 10 3:48 PM 2008. In Hope, Inspirational, Life, Short story

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Unexpected

  by galliechan 3600 words, 4 comments, on Jun 12 11:01 AM 2008. In Drama, Ed, Fanfiction, Fullmetal alchemist, Roy, Vampires, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Forgivness is bullshit

  Forgiveness Is Bullshit 1 / “How the fuck could you do this to me again,” I screamed throwing my hands up in the air, knocking my chair ba

  by Prodigious.Mirth 300 words, 14 comments, on Jun 11 8:09 PM 2008. In Drama, Family, First person, Life, Other, Pain, Personal, Sad, Teen

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Little Black Book Chapter One

  -Little Black Book- Chapter One: Dead On Arrival1 / “This is your captain speaking, we will be landing in New Metronome Flats in about twen

  by Azzy Bear 1500 words, 13 comments, on Mar 3 7:14 AM 2008. In Gay, Humor, Love, Romance

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Kenji the Avenger,Chapter 1

  1 / Kenji the Avenger2 / Chapter 13 / The Journey Begins4 / Kenji held a bamboo sword(wooden sword)

  by Kyoshoro Wolf 700 words, 10 comments, on Jun 9 8:53 PM 2008. In Action, Anime, Fantasy, Fiction

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Life Lessons of Woodland Creatures.

  Kaboom! At last Faerie McFahren was created! A beautiful mix of breeds, part pixie, part nymph and of course a little bit of farie, just enough for a discreet shimmer of turquoise glittery wings, they didn’t work very well th

  by Teena-Faerie 500 words, 1 comment, on Jun 10 12:51 PM 2008. In Fantasy, Fiction, Humor

  • Commented on by judge.
• My Fairytale( The Magic Violin)

  The Magic Violin1 / Once upon a time, there was a fair maiden named Maria. She was very beautiful and lived in a huge white castle, complete with turrets and windows that looked like they touche

  by SparklingMoonlight 900 words, 8 comments, on Jun 10 4:05 PM 2008

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Another Empty Apartment

  by evelynrose 1800 words, 4 comments, on May 5 5:53 PM 2008. In First person

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Jezebel's Room-Full Story

  It was May 14,2004. That date sickens Rahab Taylor, who won't dare go into her dead sister's solomn room...

  by Glow in The Dark 1300 words, 4 comments, on Jun 8 9:07 PM 2008

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Night

  by IxLovexElphiex 2000 words, 14 comments, on Mar 20 8:14 PM 2008. In Fiction, First person, Love, Romance, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Brothers of Heart

  They were brothers in every way. They killed together, they laughed together and they cried together. And now, they died together.

  by Moonchaser 800 words, 5 comments, on Jun 7 8:54 PM 2008. In Death, Emotional, First person

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Wall Chapter Two

  by Paperflowers80 1900 words, 6 comments, on May 18 3:35 PM 2008. In Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Dark, Prologue

  Prologue1 / A soft giggle escaped her dirtied lips. Long, slender fingers—slathered with grime and muck—raked over her tall, crème colored

  by Lovlie 900 words, 6 comments, on Jun 10 7:50 PM 2008. In Crazy as shit, Dark, Death, Murder, Novel, Sad, Starting idea

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Appreciate

  It wasn't fair. It really wasn't fair. I'd had my entire life ahead of me. My entire life. I don't understand why it had to be me. It wasn

  by moonwriter 800 words, 1 comment, on Jun 9 9:24 PM 2008

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• All Mimsy Were the Borogroves

  Allison couldn't imagine why she had felt the need to follow him here. To this mysterious place where she knew no one and everything was un

  by Rainy.Day.Kisses 300 words, 6 comments, on Jun 13 5:17 PM 2008. In Fantasy, Fiction, Other, Weird

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The KCl Killer

  What twists the mind of an ordinary human into a serial killer?

  by daza07 7700 words, 3 comments, on Jun 13 12:56 PM 2008. In Crime, Death, Drugs, Fiction, Murder, Serial killer, Third person

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

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