TIME TO VOTE: 1st ever Short Story Contest (UPDATE) hosted by Bunches O' and Frecks   Author:  21903  Category:(USM Events) Created:(7/5/2008 2:08:00 AM) This post has been Viewed (427 times) So now that everyone has slaved away writing their WONDERFUL pieces of fiction, it is time to start the voting! Before we get to that, I want to go ahead and congratulate everyone who entered a story for the contest because I have read ALL of the stories and they are all SOOOO good! And I also want to thank you all for participating: I think this contest has been a great success just because of the entries I have seen! RULES FOR VOTING: I am going to post the link to each of the 7 stories entered in the contest. You USMers are going to determine the winner by going and reading the stories (they are all short--less than 2000 words, so it won't take you long!). You can vote for up to 2 stories if you like. When you vote, PLEASE remember to vote in Author Only (a/o)!!--on this post or I won't know DEADLINE: will be...we'll say Friday the 4th. I won't be posting the winners until Monday as I will be out of town this weekend, but I am excited to see how you all vote! So....get to voting!! So with no further Ado, here they are: "The Vanishing" by DreamWebWeaver: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm506985.html   "Make a Wish" by ReeRun: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm506995.html   "The Bench Letter" by Bruiex: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm507040.html   "In the Silent Morning" by Callice: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm507110.html ---note: she has a second part to this story posted, it's just not in the contest   "The Snowman" by ScreenWriter: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm507119.html   "Crissy" by Kiki (mommakat): http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm507205.html   "When Angels Cry" by Texas Angi: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm507249.html ---note: she is posting a second part soon, also not part of the contest   ******************UPDATE   Not that THAT many people have voted yet but SO far we have a tie!!   NEED MORE VOTES! You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Show all stories by   Author:  21903 ( Click here ) Spring is coming