View Poll Results: Please vote for the story you like best by December 31st.

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  • The Button War

    4 12.90%
  • Just Normal

    12 38.71%
  • Unhinged

    3 9.68%
  • The Child

    3 9.68%
  • The Language of Rocks

    9 29.03%
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    Quote Originally Posted by optimisticnad View Post
    Wooo hooooo.



    Thank you to all those who voted. Great stories, I personally loved the Language of Rocks and am dead curious to know who wrote that.
    Yes, Well Scher, who wrote it? The suspense is killing me.

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    You wrote that Opti!! Congratulations. I enjoyed it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post
    You wrote that Opti!! Congratulations. I enjoyed it.



    thank you. I'm giddy. I won something!! A competition. A writing competition. Me. I won. Lol. Is there a prize? Do i get a gold certificate?

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    Here take this just in case there is no god certificate...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maryd. View Post
    Yes, Well Scher, who wrote it? The suspense is killing me.
    Mary, I think it's only up for the losers to personally volenteer to make theirselves known. So if he doesn't come forth,we'll never know. It was a tough call for me between those two stories. I also really liked The Button War.

    Quote Originally Posted by optimisticnad View Post


    thank you. I'm giddy. I won something!! A competition. A writing competition. Me. I won. Lol. Is there a prize? Do i get a gold certificate?

    Yes, there is a prize. I think it's $200 American money, unless that's changed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post
    Mary, I think it's only up for the losers to personally volenteer to make theirselves known. So if he doesn't come forth,we'll never know. It was a tough call for me between those two stories. I also really liked The Button War.



    Yes, there is a prize. I think it's $200 American money, unless that's changed.
    YOU'RE KIDDING??? That;s awesome.


    Virgil how do you know it is a 'he'??????????????????????? COme on spil....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post
    Mary, I think it's only up for the losers to personally volenteer to make theirselves known. So if he doesn't come forth,we'll never know. It was a tough call for me between those two stories. I also really liked The Button War.
    I found The Button War very good as well. It seems we have similar tastes.

    Quote Originally Posted by optimisticnad View Post
    YOU'RE KIDDING??? That;s awesome.


    Virgil how do you know it is a 'he'??????????????????????? COme on spil....
    Yes Virg, do tell........................

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maryd. View Post
    Yes Virg, do tell........................
    Er...this is a bit of a clue......

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkBastable View Post
    I forgot to read between the fine print... Thank you my good man. I love your story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maryd. View Post
    Yes Virg, do tell........................
    Oh I had no idea. I was just using the "he" generically.

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    Congratulations Mark on a fine story. You may not have won, but it deserves honors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkBastable View Post
    Sorry was so self-obsessed that I won that I missed the fine print too.

    I did vote for yours....which is....of no use.....

    It was an awesome story though. I look forward to reading more of your stuff.
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    Congratulations all, well deserved.

    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post
    Oh I had no idea. I was just using the "he" generically.
    Ha, ha, see (but let's not go there).

    Mine was "The Child". I'm not a creative writer at all, but I was glad to get to the final. Congrats again!!!!

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    Ok ...so.... so far....

    Just Normal : Optimisticnad

    The Child: Neely (welldone)

    The Language of Rocks: MarkBastable (welldone)

    Unhinged: ??????????

    Button War: ?????????

    Will the two writers come forward please? Welldone for getting to the finals and if you want to keep yourself anonymous....I....uh.....understand and will be hiring P.I's.
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    Congratulations Opti, it is a fine story.

    For the record, The Button War was mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFifthElement View Post
    Congratulations Opti, it is a fine story.

    For the record, The Button War was mine.
    Awesome, welldone for getting this far.

    Now the last story...Unhinged?
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