Short, Sweet, and Sizzling

Short, Sweet, and Sizzling this contest is.
You have two weeks to dazzle me with a well written murder story. But I want a SHORT murder story..Must be exactly 100 words according to a word processing program, like Microsoft Word or Wordperfect or something like that.


RULES:
Must be exactly 100 words. and yes, I will be checking by copying into a Word Document to check the wordcount.

NO StIcKy CaPs

Must be a murder story

HAVE FUN!!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 26, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 250, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 10 people
  • Final notes:
    Hey everyone. thanks for a challenging contest! i do apologize if i didnt get around to commenting upon your piece before the contest ended, but i was running out of time to judge it.

    GOLD: +Force+
    SILVER: The Optometrist
    BRONZE: The Murder

    and ten honorable mentions.

    thanks for entering. good luck with your future writes!

    -Arc

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 79267, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. The Optometrist
    The eye is a window to the soul, revealing the secrets of the heart, I know, I am an expert in reading them, and it is because of your eyes
    by Mr Typo 100 words, 9 comments, on Apr 24 12:51 PM 2007. In , Crime, Death, Horror, Murder
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. The Murder
    by Pray For Me 100 words, 13 comments, on Apr 26 11:37 AM 2007. In Murder, Other, Young adult
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 70278, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 79525, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  6. Kate
    She wasn’t moving. Wasn’t breathing. / / I stared down at Kate numbly. / / “Kate,” I murmured, “wake up.” / / When she didn’t, I bent
    by travis34dietC 100 words, 10 comments, on May 7 6:52 PM 2007. In , Murder
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  7. Error: Unable to find finalist item 80039, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  8. Error: Unable to find finalist item 70347, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  9. Departed
    All was silent. I made my way through the house insidiously, carefully executing my well thought out plan. I crept up the stairs to her bed
    by Marv 100 words, 7 comments, on Apr 26 5:21 PM 2007. In , Horror, Murder
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  10. Error: Unable to find finalist item 79905, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  11. A mans home is his castle
    by Sarah957 100 words, 4 comments, on Apr 28 1:13 PM 2007. In , Crime, Dark, Fiction, Horror
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  12. The Dealer
    Alphonso stood on the corner at midnight to sell his last bag. He had been cutting the stuff and selling it light. He had no choice. He had a girlfriend and a wife to keep happy. He would have to dodge his supplier again because he still owed “the man”.
    by Rosemary 100 words, 2 comments, on May 4 9:32 AM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  13. Death by 100 Words
    by Chemical Imbalance 100 words, 14 comments, on Apr 24 12:36 PM 2007. In , Murder
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [17]

1 - 17 of 17
  • What Happened to Johnny Lancaster
    Johnny Lancaster was laying face-down in the kitchen surrounded by an entire pot’s worth of spaghetti noodles. The cooking water was pooling in the corner of the kitchen closest to the back door where there was a slight dip in the floor. Detective Mosely
    by katiefran 100 words, 7 comments, on Apr 24 10:26 AM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Murtyr On The Orient Express
    by Fatjambo 100 words, 8 comments, on Apr 24 1:07 PM 2007. In Murder
    • Commented on by judge.
  • needles
    Her neck had been sliced. She was dead. Her friends had been looking for her when they noticed she was gone. But it was too late. The crime had been committed, the villain left the scene. After days of searching it was a lost cause, the friends, family an
    by plurangel 100 words, 5 comments, on Apr 24 8:43 PM 2007. In Crime, Dark, Death, Horror, Pain
    • Viewed by judge.
  • Bamboo Stick Murder
    Maria Anderson was sitting in her office when there was a knock on the door. She remembered that it was Mr. Wilson, the bookeeper. She called to her secretary- Lizzy- to open the door. There was a long silence which made Mrs. Anderson want to open the doo
    by zhanna veysikh 100 words, 1 comment, on May 5 11:28 AM 2007. In Crime
    • Viewed by judge.

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Comments

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  • sodancewithsoda silver member
    May 3, 2007
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    omg great idea *is thinking things up now*


  • Fatjambo
    May 14, 2007
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    Half the stories haven't been judged yet.


  • eyeambaldman
    May 26, 2007
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    I wonder if this contest will ever be judged!!!!


  • Token Massacre silver member
    May 26, 2007
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    congrats to the winners this was a good contest.

  • Fatjambo
    May 27, 2007
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    LOL, okay I think my contest days are over. Not bothered about mine not winning, but some of the other entries were really good and weren't even commented on by the judge. That's terrible I'm afraid, and not fair on those people who entered.

    Many of the stories that didn't win were FAR better than some of the winners.


    • Arcularis
      May 27, 2007
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      i did apologize for not commenting on all of them due to time restraints. and, this is also the contest holder's opinion as to what is the best.

      and i gave everyone some sort of reward for entering.

  • Fatjambo
    May 27, 2007
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    Also, I'm pretty sure the first placed story only won because it touched on a sensitive subject matter. There wasn't anything in the actual writing that set it above the rest of the field.

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