SHORT STORY WRITERS CONTEST for January 2019 - GOING HOME [GH2019]

Thanks NightStar!

This is your "Last Call" for new contest entries folks...
This Contest will be closing in the next 24hrs or so.


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a reply to: Gordi The Drummer

With last call comes the last drink of the night in a bar or club. Just sayin'.

Great story entries! I hope more decide to enter.

This Month's Contest is Now CLOSED Folks.
So... No More New Entries After THIS POST Please!

There now follows the usual ONE WEEK for reading and voting.
Votes are cast by giving a flag to your favourite story thread(s) and a star to your favourite story post(s).
Flags are worth 2pts, Stars are worth 1pt as outlined in the OP of this thread.
Please do not add Stars or Flags for any other reasons.

Let the voting commence!

The VOTING period is now Over!

I'll get on to tallying up the scores ASAP - PLEASE DON'T ADD ANY FLAGS or STARS from now until after the Contest Result is announced.
Thank You!
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...and The RESULTS ARE IN!

Fanfare of Trumpets...

The Winners of This Months Contest "GOING HOME" [GH2019] are as follows:



and for those of you reading this on a potato....


WRITERS SECTION:
1st I'm Filthy and I Stink by SprocketUK
2nd This Is Your Home by zosimov
3rd The Ultra Secret Agent by Highvein

Non WRITERS SECTION
1st The Hard, Easy Trip Back Home by Finspiracy
2nd Everyone Needs A Home by SeaWorthy
3rd POW by 727Sky

Congratulations to our Winner SprocketUK who now gets to choose next months theme (PM me!)
And to Finspiracy & SeaWorthy who have both earned their ATS WRITER's status this month!
A Huge Well Done to all who finished on the podium, and as always - a hearty Thank You! to everyone who entered, read, voted and helped out in the background. It is very much appreciated.


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a reply to: Gordi The Drummer

Wow, I didn't see that one coming when I wrote it.

Some great stories in there. Massive gratz to everyone and extras for our new writers.

Thanks Gordi for once again, giving us all something to do other than get mad at each other in politics threads, you are a bloody diamond, mate.

originally posted by: SprocketUK
...Thanks Gordi for once again, giving us all something to do other than get mad at each other in politics threads, you are a bloody diamond, mate.

What... Cold, Hard and Easy to See Through??? LOL
Cheers and Huge grats bud!

a reply to: SprocketUK

Congratulations !

Gordie is a tough judge ( among other things )..

So ..

Well done !

a reply to: SprocketUK

Loved your story Sprocket, it really conveyed this feel of freedom. Don't know what it is about motorcycles that do that (Easy Rider type stuff).

Congrats, you deserved it!

And highvein--- we were practically tied. Great story.

Congratulations to the new writers and glad everyone's writing!

Thanks to Gordi and DTOM!!! Great job running this contest every month!

Congratulations to everyone!

a reply to: zosimov

a reply to: Timely


Thanks folks

Oh my... This feels good! Thanks to all the readers and voters.

Now i am waiting what SprocketUK comes up with! Let's keep this going!

Another great writing contest, guys!!!!

CONGRATS!!!

to all the winners, and the two new WRITERS!
Kudos to all who entered, read and voted.

a reply to: SprocketUK


Congrats Man! That was a great story.

Thank you that was fun! I might start writing like I used to when i was a kid!

a reply to: zosimov


Zos, you are an inspiration to most of the people who contribute to the short story forum.

Congrats to everyone who participated.

a reply to: Finspiracy


I see great things coming from you. You deserve it.

Congratulations!

a reply to: Gordi The Drummer


Thank you Gordi for putting all of these together.
You do a great job and deserve a medal.

a reply to: highvein

Thanks high!
That is very much appreciated.

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Once upon a time there was a fairy, he found life cruel an unforgiving.

People stopped and stared, but he accepted that as it was a shared experience amongst others of his ilk.

He assumed that all fairies shared this blight, until one day another fairy just so happened to buy a beer and settle next to him.

A casual conversation ensued, both of them chewing the fat on the highs and lows of fairy life.

All of a sudden a loud raucous noise erupted from the ambient noise of the people in the pub.

" You " was all the fairy heard before a thundering beer wench came forth, two massive steins full of lager
casually toted in one of her masculine hands.

"You !" She exclaimed as she plonked down the steins.

"Are you the one who parked in my spot ?"

Twas me I replied meekly.

She then demanded that I move my car immediately !

Since she was huge and I am just a fairy, I replied ...

Fairy Nuff .

The end.