Originally posted by hopscotchFour days since the last vote. Maybe a deadline is in order.
We are procrastinating about deciding on a deadline.
At the moment the votes are open until interest in this competition has waned, then we'll add a week or so on to that, and that'll be the deadline. So it'll be at least two weeks.
Originally posted by GatecrasherI think more voting is in order... we might decide on deciding on a deadline in a few days.
Four days since the last vote. Maybe a deadline is in order.
Scores SO FAR
Bits and Pieces: 13 points from 6 votes.
Midnight Special: 13 points from 6 votes.
Dealer’s Choice: 12 points from 4 votes.
Percival the Sandwich: 9 points from 4 votes.
Slime: 9 points from 4 votes.
Metal Detecting Dad’s Head: 8 points from 3 votes.
Unleashed: 7 points from 4 votes.
Entertaining St. Jude: 6 points from 3 votes.
Blight: 5 points from 2 votes.
Return Journey: 5 points from 4 votes.
Two Letter Lipo ram: 4 points from 3 votes.
Writer’s Block: 4 points from 2 votes.
The Interview: 3 points from 2 votes.
500 Words: 2 points from 2 votes.
The Hungry Hand of God: 2 points from 2 votes.
An Affair: Present and Future: 0 points from 0 votes.
Burnt Toast: 0 points from 0 votes.
Cipela (Shoe): 0 points from 0 votes.
Edgar’s Night Class: 0 points from 0 votes.
Untitled: 0 points from 0 votes.
VOTE PLEASE!!
Thanks to everybody who wrote an entry with more than 500 words - that made it much easier for me to choose because I dismissed those immediately.
1. Unleashed
I like how it hovers between dream, thought and reality. I would have dropped the last "shimmering", even though it is quite pleasing that the entry has exactly 500 words.
2. Midnight Special
Weird and disturbing. I am not sure what it's all about, but I like it.
3. Writer's Block
All too familiar...
Honourable mention to Percival's Sandwich, which almost made the list. It may sound a bit too much like a school assignment, but I found it quite entertaining and fun to read.
Winners of the previous prose competitions:
Round 1 - Guttersnipe: Starrman
Round 2 - exGuttersnipe: Ragnorak
Round 3 - Guttersnipe: hopscotch
Round 4 - ncrosby
Round 5 - permaGuttersnipe: XanthosNZ
Round 6 - abandoned
Round 7 - Guttersnipe: Starrman
Round 8 - exGuttersnipe: pawnhandler
Round 9 - ???
Originally posted by hopscotchI've never won?
Winners of the previous prose competitions:
Round 1 - Guttersnipe: Starrman
Round 2 - exGuttersnipe: Ragnorak
Round 3 - Guttersnipe: hopscotch
Round 4 - ncrosby
Round 5 - permaGuttersnipe: XanthosNZ
Round 6 - abandoned
Round 7 - Guttersnipe: Starrman
Round 8 - exGuttersnipe: pawnhandler
Round 9 - ???
What the hell is that all about then?
