Pens and pencils down! Quite literally.
I’d like to thank everyone who entered, and hope you had fun writing with a pen on some paper, especially if that forced you to change up your writing routine a little bit.
The hard part is done. Now we get to read all the wonderful entries from all the wonderful writers who scribbled these inken mini-masterpieces.
Voting will be open for one week; you only get one vote, so make sure you read all of the entries (they’re all well worth it!) and choose wisely.
I’ll announce (with much pomp and fanfare) and feature (with much respect and admiration) the two winners next Wednesday, July 24.
The stories (in the order they were received):
Beast of Burden – by JH Mae
The Virus – by Stuff and Things
My Blood for your Thoughts – by JC
Bereavement’s Brew – by Regina LaValley
The Grownup – by Phillip McCollum
The Wonderful Cost of Climbing – by Exist for Zen
The Writer – by John W. Howell
Dmitri – by Tkipsky
Cheers and enjoy!
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Literature and Libation 
A lot of really fun and well put together pieces. On any given day, at least 4 of them could have been my favorite. Today, though, I’m going with Bereavement’s Brew.
Yea, Regina did an amazing job. I’m still unsure where my vote is going to go…so much great writing.
Agreed – Bereavement’s Brew was great! Loved it 🙂 It got my vote too
I didn’t have time to enter this, but I’ll be sure to read and vote! Looking forward to some good reads. 🙂
I’ll get you next time 🙂
Read all and voted. Good turn out, everyone! 🙂
Agreed! Thanks for reading and voting.
Thanks for hosting this fun contest, Oliver! I read and loved all the stories for different reasons–the hard part was choosing just one! Please do this again soon, as it’s not only a great exercise for writers, but great fun to read talented writers’ work!