Contest Fall In Soldier by WritersEffigy

The contest is simple, Army/Navy/Marines/Air Force.

Give me combat, give me boot camp, give me whatever.

Do NOT give me something I have read already.

Give me new and original. (Pre-writes allowed, but new encouraged.)

French/Indian, Revolutionary, Civil, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Gulf, Somalia, Gulf II. Foreign wars I may not have heard of.

Give me characters with personality.

Rules:

Word limit doesn't exist, just don't make me take all day.

Good grammar/spelling, haven't had to DQ anybody yet, don't want to now.

Be careful what you write, I'm pretty open minded but I don't feel like reading a thousand word essay on the evil of the US Army and our foreign policies.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on August 23
  • Rewards: Gold: 200, Silver: 150, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you all for your entries!
    I wish I could have given all five winners the gold, but sadly it is not so.

    Thank you all again!

Contest Winners

  1. Bell Mice
    A classic Aesop fable (The Mice in Council) in the context of modern conflict and patriotism.
    by CorvusCornix 1200 words, 9 comments, on May 6 6:05 AM. In Fiction
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. The End of the Line
    by KarlineKelton 4000 words, 3 comments, on Aug 12 4:08 PM. In Adult, Fiction, Life, Other, Romance, Sad, War
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Juice Box
    The story of a soldier, and how a secret military project affects him.
    by Xineph 5100 words, 13 comments, on Apr 9 10:03 PM 2007. In Dark, Death, Fiction, First person, Life, Murder, Other, Science
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Lucky Bastard Club
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    by JJBanReo 2800 words, 2 comments, on Aug 10 5:19 PM. In War
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. The Day Before
    "Are you going to spend time with your family?" It was clear the corporal was envious. Both of the soldiers had been on tour for more tha
    by Andy Stephenson 800 words, 31 comments, on Nov 2 3:12 PM 2006. In War
    Honorable winner
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. One More I Love You
    Gone. / Alone. / Never to return again. / Never again to hold on to. / Never again to say “I love you.” / Where all the word that came into
    by Akina 1000 words, 21 comments, on Sep 16 11:35 AM 2007. In Death, Love, Romance, Sad, Short story
    Honorable winner
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Writing0Freedom
    August 12
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    Soldiers or war that aren't involving the U.S? at all or fighting against?
    What about gang wars?


    • WritersEffigy gold member
      August 12
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      Soldiers, like military soldiers, no gang wars.
      They don't have to be US soldiers.


  • Andy Stephenson Greeters member
    August 23
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    Thank You!

    Thanks for the honorable mention and points. I really appreciate them. I hope you like this story.

    Thanks for hosing this contest.

    Andy