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Contest October-November 2020 Reading Thread

Discussion in 'Fluff and Stories' started by Scalenex, Nov 1, 2020.

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Which story or stories do you like best? (choose up to three)

Poll closed Nov 29, 2020.

  1. Story One: "A Place to Call Home: The Official Trailer"

    3 vote(s)
    21.4%

  2. Story Two: "A Scary Day"

    4 vote(s)
    28.6%

  3. Story Three: "Buried Memories"

    3 vote(s)
    21.4%

  4. Story Four: "Message Begins"

    3 vote(s)
    21.4%

  5. Story Five: "The Path to Salvation"

    10 vote(s)
    71.4%

  6. Story Six: "Letters of the Sea"

    6 vote(s)
    42.9%

  7. Story Seven: "We All Belong Somewhere"

    1 vote(s)
    7.1%

  8. Story Eight: "The Mind of a Huagerdon"

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%

  9. Story Nine: "The Savage Beast"

    6 vote(s)
    42.9%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. Paul1748
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    Your stories usually contain lots of dialogue and philosophical debates/questions.
     
    Paul1748, Nov 30, 2020
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  2. Lizards of Renown
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    Did not get that at all. But have never seen a mention of them before which is probably why.
     
    Lizards of Renown, Nov 30, 2020
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  3. Scalenex
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    But it is something you are good at, so you probably shouldn't stop doing it.

    Based on your like bombings, I thought you read most of the back catalog of past short story contests. I wrote The Huagerdon in April-May 2018.
     
    Scalenex, Nov 30, 2020
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  4. Killer Angel
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    Killer Angel Prophet of the Stars Staff Member

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    (dance of victory)

    First of all, thanks to everyone that joned the comp, in one way or another.
    Second... well, thanks to everyone that game me a vote. This is the third time i win the comp, and everytime it becomes harder.

    I will answer to the various reviews of my story... for now i can only say that, while i was writing and polishing it, i knew it was a good piece.... but of course it was a matter of how much good were the other stories.
    And reading pieces as "Letters of the sea" and "The savage beast", i was doing a mental comparison with mine and i was like "ouch, that will be hard".

    You guys are great. I really need to find a theme that will honor your skills and will carry the level of this comp to further heights. :)
     
    Killer Angel, Nov 30, 2020
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  5. Lizards of Renown
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    I thought it was funny you said this, as it was accurate since the two people who guessed thought I'd written other stories.

    :D
     
    Lizards of Renown, Nov 30, 2020
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  6. Killer Angel
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    ...and of course, a special thanks goes to @Paul1748 for the amazing art inspired by my story. I will treasure it, many thanks. :)
     
    Killer Angel, Dec 1, 2020
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  7. Lizards of Renown
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    @Paul1748 your picture for Killer Angel's story was totally EPIC!!! I appreciated your one for mine as well, but mid the contest I couldn't say anything as it would have given it away.

    Did you guess that it was my story? As in response to my comments on the photo, you chose story 9 to do the image...
     
    Lizards of Renown, Dec 1, 2020
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  8. Paul1748
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    Thank you. Your appreciation means a lot to me.

    I couldn't tell it is your story. I just like it a lot.:D
     
    Paul1748, Dec 1, 2020
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  9. Killer Angel
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    And with reason!
     
    Killer Angel, Dec 1, 2020
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  10. King Dust
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    Humbled to receive the Scalenex Cup. Congrats to @Killer Angel for a deserved win and thanks to everyone who participated, reviewed, or voted!

    Excellent competition as usual!
     
    King Dust, Dec 2, 2020
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