June 2009

Winner 2 entries

One ---------------- Thoril remembered when his mother's wards came to Rockholm, amid much whispering and shaking of heads. He was too young still to understand what they meant: the elders who tugged their beards and shook their heads, the matrons who gossiped and declared…WinnerBlood and StoneAramel◆June 2009WinnerLessonsRied◆June 2009

Runner-Up 9 entries

"What is this...?" the child asks intrigued, reaching out... Corpulent drops of rain slid down the leaden glass panes of the window in thick,…Runner UpMemoirs of maliceQuilis◆June 2009Thunkin's heart is beating heavily. When he accepted the invitation to join the Snow arrow crew, he was hoping that he wouldn't have to…Runner UpThe great race V: Close encountersKiradawea◆June 2009O Lovely Rose Quintessence of beauty! Only yesterday You danced in the whispering wind; Today, Cupped in my hands Are your golden petals your…Runner UpImperishableNebula◆June 2009-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Quarter written by Lendren Starfall Being an account of an extraordinary day, seen from four viewpoints, none of them the whole truth. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-…Runner UpQuarter, Part III: CourageLendren◆June 2009Runner UpDweller of my dreams, SserithusMiryh◆June 2009Runner UpMother of FourSiam◆June 2009Runner UpEthereal FaeSerella◆June 2009Runner UpSynl with TreeXiran◆June 2009Runner UpUnending loveMiryh◆June 2009

Merit 11 entries

Fighting back and forth City versus Forest Battling until the dawn Forest versus City Crusades erupt on Prime Moving to Cosmic and Ethereal New…MeritTurmoilBalian◆June 2009Manifesto of the Midnight Legion ====Legionnaire’s Creed==== We of the Midnight Legion, the sovereign military guard of Magnagora, do hereby swear our allegiance to…MeritManifesto of the Midnight LegionRomero◆June 2009Chapter 1 ========= The whitewashed room was comfortably spacious and lavishly appointed with luminous pearl furniture that reflected the light with a warm halo.…MeritLove’s PlightNariah◆June 2009Chapter One of Two. She screams into the night as I make my incision, cutting deep into her lower abdomen with a single steel…MeritAt what price, Life? (Part 1)Shaddus◆June 2009Our aethership has settled into a steady orbit around the unknown, uncharted aetherbubble. For the moment, all is quiet, other than the gentle hum…MeritThe Voyage HomeAlban◆June 2009Year 543 "They are going where they shouldn't even stick their noses, if you ask me." "Kaila, dear, your being harsh, aren't you? Emperor…MeritBehind Cosmic HopeYuniko◆June 2009I was standing on Celestia, when I heard a gentle cry. The voice asked me to spread her Love, to free the Basin from…MeritWhispers to the LightLeronia◆June 2009MeritA Doll of Lady ElohoraAzula◆June 2009MeritDowapaaDowapaa◆June 2009MeritNifilhema and the AmaranthShiawase◆June 2009MeritA Simple Songbird.Anieli◆June 2009