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December 2016

Winner 2 entries

She came alive in a library, nerves awakening with a fiery blaze as awareness flooded her mind, and she screamed. Birth is never easy, often bloody and is defined by pain, and hers was no different. From blank nothing to sentience and stimuli -…WinnerThe Brave Little FailingBreandrynDecember 2016Come, to the Torturer, by ArimisiaWinnerCome, to the TorturerArimisiaDecember 2016

Runner-Up 2 entries

I heard the pigeon knocking on my window a few hours before sunrise. Itknocked seven times, and then it paused. That was the signal.…Runner UpThe Illithoid ExtractionPortiusDecember 2016Flying Wiccan, by PhoebusRunner UpFlying WiccanPhoebusDecember 2016

Merit 4 entries

96   ------- Act I ------- The scene is dark and indistinct, like a hazy deep blue twilight, still as a winter's eve. Slowly, it…MeritA Collaborative CorrespondenceAramelDecember 2016*The author wishes to clarify that the poem was written prior to the Aesthete's return. And so Dynara's thoughtful handsDid form Her canvas, three great…MeritSong for Three ArtistsXeiiDecember 2016The Basin’s number one delivery service, by GeroMeritThe Basin’s number one delivery serviceGeroDecember 2016Orion, the Celestial Cat, by AeralMeritOrion, the Celestial CatAeralDecember 2016