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Okay, here’s my competition.
I’ve decided your stories should be based around/feature this item: the Mask of Markopan. Now I don’t know what that conjures in your minds – perhaps something creepy or classical, something comical, gothic or bizarre (I like bizarre)… I don’t know, but that’s what I’ve come up with.
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The Rules.
One entry per person. I want to read the best that you can do. So take your time. Paradox, take note.
No word limit, but try to make it short-ish. You can name your story The Mask of Markopan if you wish. I don’t mind.
Put SSC5 in the title, and I’ll pick the top 3 – when? – on the 14th of June. That’s two weeks.
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I might adopt the Meka Dragon way of judging – i.e. cut and paste each entry and then read them all in one go when I’ve long forgotten who wrote what, but if that's not possible I'll comment when I see/read them.
So there you go. An invisible trophy brimming with invisible tenners will be awarded to the winner.
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Result
There were many entries - some good, others very good - and it was genuinely tricky for me to pick a top trio. Several stories were on the fringe of making it in – so merit to all who took the time to write.
But choose a Top 3 I must, and here is my final judgment, in reverse order:
Third
One Hell of a Battenberg (Meka Dragon): A humorous tale – entertaining and nicely constructed.
Second
Herbidie’s True Love (Grix Thraves): A wonderful fairytalesque yarn.
The Winner
Eyes That See (FinalFantasyFanatic): I really like FFF’s stuff. Reading his abstract weavings is like accessing the mildly unhinged machinations of a peculiar webspinner - you can quote that on the back cover of your forthcoming book ;-) - and his entry is a prime example of this poetic-prose goodness. Well done, squire. Keep it going.
I’ve decided your stories should be based around/feature this item: the Mask of Markopan. Now I don’t know what that conjures in your minds – perhaps something creepy or classical, something comical, gothic or bizarre (I like bizarre)… I don’t know, but that’s what I’ve come up with.
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The Rules.
One entry per person. I want to read the best that you can do. So take your time. Paradox, take note.
No word limit, but try to make it short-ish. You can name your story The Mask of Markopan if you wish. I don’t mind.
Put SSC5 in the title, and I’ll pick the top 3 – when? – on the 14th of June. That’s two weeks.
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I might adopt the Meka Dragon way of judging – i.e. cut and paste each entry and then read them all in one go when I’ve long forgotten who wrote what, but if that's not possible I'll comment when I see/read them.
So there you go. An invisible trophy brimming with invisible tenners will be awarded to the winner.
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Result
There were many entries - some good, others very good - and it was genuinely tricky for me to pick a top trio. Several stories were on the fringe of making it in – so merit to all who took the time to write.
But choose a Top 3 I must, and here is my final judgment, in reverse order:
Third
One Hell of a Battenberg (Meka Dragon): A humorous tale – entertaining and nicely constructed.
Second
Herbidie’s True Love (Grix Thraves): A wonderful fairytalesque yarn.
The Winner
Eyes That See (FinalFantasyFanatic): I really like FFF’s stuff. Reading his abstract weavings is like accessing the mildly unhinged machinations of a peculiar webspinner - you can quote that on the back cover of your forthcoming book ;-) - and his entry is a prime example of this poetic-prose goodness. Well done, squire. Keep it going.
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Wakka wrote:
> the Legend of Zelda: Majorca's Mask
Where Link goes to a Spanish holiday resort to save the princess?
> the Legend of Zelda: Majorca's Mask
Where Link goes to a Spanish holiday resort to save the princess?
Harahahrar.
I prefered Orinoco of Time, to be honest.
I prefered Orinoco of Time, to be honest.
Para + FFF = +500 points each.
Enter, enter.
Markopan is a silly name, but with a little imagination it can become legendary... oh yes. I'm drunk
Markopan is a silly name, but with a little imagination it can become legendary... oh yes. I'm drunk
You don't drink!
You'd better enter my competishunnnn
Will I win?
It's a 99.9% certainity, cos I know you're amazingly creative... for a policeman
All policeman are. We have to be.
"I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth now help me Townsend"
"I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth now help me Townsend"
Hoo
Enter, enter. Markopan, markpan, I can feel the epicness growing like, like - somethin
I don't know what im writing it's all going a hazy
hazzee
Enter, enter. Markopan, markpan, I can feel the epicness growing like, like - somethin
I don't know what im writing it's all going a hazy
hazzee
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