Originally posted by StarrmanYou mean 1 point for 3rd.
Okay, vote for your top 3. 3 points for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd. Please wait till all entries are in. I will post after I have finished pasting them to let you know you can go ahead.
Authors should vote, but not for themselves.
The identities of entrants [b]must remain secret till after a winner is announced.[/b]
1. Durga
2. Untitled 4
3. Diary
I'd just like to say that I've tried my hardest to vote on the prose and not on the authors, since I know who you all are. It wasn't easy because I've realised that knowing someone can uncover depth in their creations. I think my conscience can rest though, there's some good stuff here. Well done all.
Originally posted by Starrmanthe wine had corked?
[b]Sh;t story
Setting it down in front of him, he savoured the anticipation.
Soon. Just a little longer. No point rushing this.
He'd open it and pour it out into a long glass. How many would he have? Stringing it out into lots of small ones - or enjoying the fullness of just a couple of large glasses?
This was a bottle to savour. A real rarity ...[text shortened]... ing, retching, collapse again - this time sideways and hard against the floor.
Silence.[/b]