Crying is Good for you

Ok, I'm here with another one of my "awesome" contests... and if you read the title, you prolly know what it is about.

Making me Cry.

Oh yeah, it's possible, but only with select stories. Here's the thing. I can't really cry over a story unless I can begin to know the characters... so I would actually prefer a longer story... but not like a chapter book or anything. sorri!

Anyways, I like ANY kind of story that is depressing, but brownie points that can make the story scary as well.

Things I love:

Romance

Deaths

Vampires

Friendships being destroyed


Things I DO NOT appreciate in stories (which pretty much means don't put these in their unless you want to LOSE)

Bashing

swearing

erotica

copywriting

Typ1nG l1K3 ThIS

Just a horrible storyline in general

Storys under 500 words long

Stories OVER 20,000 words long

Chapters


Um, I think that's it! Enter whatever you like as long as it doesn't have the things listed above in them!

Have fun and tell your friends XD

Oh, by the way, any story that does make me actually CRY not just sad, will automatically be a finalist and will automatically get massive amounts of points

Enter as many stories as you want!

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on May 24
• Rewards: Gold: 250, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50
• Final notes:
  omo im so sorry that this took FOREVER for me to read and judge. Thanks to Kevan for deleting the stories that I wasn't able to read, and thank you all for entering!

Contest Winners

1. The Human Fruit

   It was a morbid gamble every time he setfoot into her chamber just to see her eyes flutter open. Someday those eyes wouldn't open.

   by Ghost of a Siren 6200 words, 22 comments, on Sep 1 1:05 AM 2008. In Dark, Romance, Sad
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
2. Guardian Angel

   Love means giving up your own desires for their well-being.

   by moonwriter 1500 words, 41 comments, on Jun 17 3:27 PM 2008
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. Savage Butterflies

   He called again, this time outstretching his hand. "It's Daddy, remember?"

   by SilentMoonDance 2800 words, 71 comments, on Feb 6 7:28 AM. In Contest, Fantasy, Fiction, Short story
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [31]

• Nugget

  There once was a beautiful picture named Nugget. Then one Wednesday, an evil little boy named Tommy came and colored on it with Sharpie! Amber brought Madison some Sharpie remover, and everything was okay. But then, next week

  by Mads 100 words, 1 comment, on Apr 9 1:53 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• {.Never Forgotten.}

  JUST READ!

  by Rose Hathaway 500 words, 86 comments, on Jan 14 11:28 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Colors

  by Forgotten Anomaly 2000 words, 57 comments, on Jun 26 10:49 PM 2008. In Death, Depression, Fiction, First person, Life, Love, Pain, Sad, Tragedy, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Crimson 6

  The vampire of the 21st century. Forced to be what he should not be.

  by His.Golden.Eyes 800 words, 19 comments, on Feb 19 12:06 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Handprints and FingerPrints

  I never stopped needing you -1
  

  by Writing0Freedom 1200 words, 4 comments, on Mar 31 7:58 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• The Bookcase

  I never forgot a word I read in those books.

  by elenii 600 words, 24 comments, on Apr 11 9:56 AM. In Dark, Fantasy, First person

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Thank You For Shopping At...

  Everyone is safe inside a department store--until the lights go out.

  by Matthew-Maldonado 3400 words, 28 comments, on Jun 4 5:52 PM 2008. In Dark, Horror, Other, Strange, Weird

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• City Lights

  Romance, muerder and mayhem! What if you discovered the one you love only to have them ripped away from you by another?

  by Rose Hathaway 600 words, 19 comments, on Mar 9 12:10 AM. In Dark, First person, Life, Love, Romance

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Your Guardian Angel

  She leaned against a blossom tree during the warm spring morning. It could've been the middle of December for all she knew. Her small body

  by Artificial.Smiles. 2200 words, 14 comments, on Mar 8 10:01 PM. In Dark, Death, Life, Love, Sad, Teen, Tragedy

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Do You Believe? (Part 1)

  Suicide looked so good to Demi right now. Ever since her mum died her life was one losing battle after another. Demi’s mum Lizzy died a few

  by Stolen memories 1200 words, 5 comments, on Apr 7 6:17 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Walking away

  by rinzu 1300 words, 4 comments, on Mar 14 8:05 AM. In Contest

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• will he ever love me?

  Fourteen year old Joanne Dzieczko was sitting at her dressing table blow-drying her beautiful brown hair when her phone rang. Rolling her

  by citcat 1600 words, 21 comments, on Jan 10 10:27 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I thought I knew you

  I thought I knew you. 1
  

  by citcat 500 words, 50 comments, on Feb 8 6:19 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Man Who Loved Me

  AN: This is my first entry here. It is a love-story based in India, where homosexuality was legally still a crime till July 2009.

  by tshreyu 1300 words, 50 comments, on Mar 2 9:08 PM. In Gay, Love, Romance, Short story

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Love Asunder

  What happened to us? I thought, as he raised the sword above his head, the point aiming towards my heart.

  by sberendt 800 words, 35 comments, on Apr 9 5:21 PM. In Dark, First person, Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Nothing Can Wash That Away

  by Night Terrors 700 words, 12 comments, on Mar 23 6:43 PM. In Dark, Real life

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Tragic Love

  by Tricia3 1000 words, 8 comments, on Apr 2 1:23 PM. In Crime, Death, Depression, Pain, Tragedy

  • Viewed by judge.
• Helplessness

  It was a warm, sunny afternoon but her body was cold. Her mind was frozen, she couldn't think. She collapsed against a tree trunk because s

  by citcat 1200 words, 57 comments, on Jan 8 10:48 AM. In Love, Romance, Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Distraction.

  I closed my eyes and pretended the rest of the world didnt exsist.

  by Maggie Kay 300 words, 12 comments, on Feb 5 9:30 PM. In First person, Short story, Tragedy

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Till Death Do Us Part

  by August Rein 1000 words, 26 comments, on Jun 20 4:56 AM. In Depression, First person, Romance, Young adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Just not strong enough

  by Maggie Kay 1200 words, 5 comments, on Mar 25 1:23 AM. In Dark, Depression, First person, Life, Young adult

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Violet Eyes

  PROLOGUE
  Most people don’t believe in ghosts, zombies, vampires. They dismiss the supernatural as a story told to scare. To terrify children into behaving, to keep teenagers in line.

  by Shadow Pixie 3500 words, 12 comments, on Feb 8 12:37 PM. In Life, Love, Romance

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Jake

  My version of an old Welsh story about a man and his dog.

  by Rorshach 1100 words, 26 comments, on Mar 21 9:45 AM. In Death, Fiction, Sad, Short story

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Ending

  I have been waiting and preparing for this day since I got the news, but I didn't know it would be so soon. That was all I was thinking at

  by kalikat9616 600 words, 3 comments, on Apr 8 5:11 PM

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• Free Throw

  I was just like any other 14 year old, I loved to play basketball, I hung with my friends, I listened to music and I thought the lead cheer

  by Stolen memories 1200 words, on Apr 7 6:03 PM

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• Friends Forever

  If you were watching her now, you would see an 8-year-old girl, sweet and naive, staring longingly at the lake as if waiting for a friend.

  by elenii 600 words, 14 comments, on Apr 13 10:08 AM. In Death, Fantasy, Sad, Third person, Tragedy

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• A Long Road Home

  by deadpixie020 5200 words, on Apr 13 7:22 PM

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite

Comments

• By me, right now

  Adding your comment:
• 
  Eddie
  March 31
  Edit | Reply
  Oh no! My story has one swear word said twice, but it adds to the power of it (at least that's what I've been told). Would you like me to change the word?
• SilentMoonDance
  April 1
  Edit | Reply

  Hey...

  Um...do you know you have your contest settings on 20 stories per person? Just wanted to let you know, 'cause I'm sure you don't want that, otherwise you'll soon end up with a million entries and won't be able to read every one.
• 
  Stolen memories
  April 9
  Edit | Reply
  Umm In my Friends to the End which fit's in well with your description has a kissing point and chapters each chap is like 400 words long, I did this for organizational purposes and I won't change my story for you, no offense but that's how I write so there it is.
  
  My other three; Report Card, Free Throw and Do you believe I should explain a bit XD
  
  Report Card:
  
  This is basically as it stands and is about an abusive father, it takes place in one scene basically.
  
  Free Throw:
  
  This is a biography so I purposely made it Tell-Tale, so it's better if you read it to someone then you will get the whole affect. It does not show, because of the affect i was going for, everything is TOLD to you.
  
  Do You Believe:
  
  This is going to be a book so this is only the first chapter, basically my book is about Demi a young suicidal girl who witnessed her mother die in a hit and run accident. Demi keep's getting flash backs of a life, but they can't be her's she had never been a fairy. Nor was she ever beautiful, she soon realizes that these memories all link to something. Her.
  
  OK So basically those are my other stories XD
  
  Have fun reading my work!