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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (2) Thanks(2)   Quote Patagonia Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2021 at 6:51am
This is such a great idea!

MF500 2023: 
R1 Ch1 G9 Comedy/Stacking Firewood/A casserole Dan and Sophie (judging now)

FF 2023:
R1 Ch1 G30 Sci-Fi/A Prison/A Beard The Magic of VRR (12th place - 4 points)
R1 Ch2 G30 Comedy/A Speakeasy/A Kettle Cotton Club Brew Ha Ha (10th - 6 points)

MF 100 2023: 
R1 G9 Ghost Story/Channel Surfing/Clutch Love Doesn't Die (14th)
R2 G6 Sci Fi/Tickling Someone/Gold A Surprise for Susan (nada)

RC 2022: 
R1 G78 Sci-Fi/Transplant/Hopeful To Correct Every Sin (5th)
R2 G16 Action-Adventure/Entitlement/Unhappy Meet Bobby Breen (zip, zilch!)

FF 2022:
R1 G 69 Thriller/Galley/Beehive I'll Bee Seeing You (2 points)
R2 g 69 Mystery/Chain Gang/Cotton Candy The Sweet Taste of Freedom (13 points)

MF 100 2022:
R1 G24 Fantasy/Fairy Tale/Feeling Dizzy/Sail  The Prodigal Daughter (nothing)

FF 2021:
R1 G88 Fairy Tale/A Tree Farm/An Owl: The Owl King (5 points)
R2 G88 Suspense/A Used Car Lot/A Barbell: Now and Zhen (forgot to update this when scored . . . I think I got 7 points??)

MF100 2021:
R1 G56 Horror/Looking at the Stars/Digital: Fallen Stars (4th place)
R2 G21 Action-Adventure/Taking off a Cast/Real: Casting Call (nothing)

Running Tally of genre assignments:

Action/Adventure         2

Comedy                        2 (and that's enough, thankyouverymuch)

Crime Caper                 0

Drama                          0

Fairy Tale                     1

Fantasy                        1

Ghost Story                 1

Historical Fiction          0         

Horror                          1

Mystery                        1

Political Satire              0

Romance                      0

Romantic Comedy       0         

Sci-Fi                           3       

Spy                              0

Suspense                     1

Thriller                         1



Edited by Patagonia - 21 Sep 2023 at 7:32am
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Why not?

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Short Story 2021

Microfiction 100 2021

Flash Fiction 2021
Ch1 Stage Magic (Comedy) (13th 3 pts)
Ch2 Maize (Horror) (11th 5pts - finish 12th total)

Microfiction 250 2021
Final House of Cards (3rdStar)

Short Story 2022

Microfiction 100 2022

Flash Fiction 2022
R2 View from a Prison Cell (Ghost Story) (15th 1pt 15th overall)

Rhyming Story 2022

Short Story 2023
R1 Rebuilding (Drama) (HM2)

Flash Fiction 2023
R1 The Cancun Caper (Spy) (11th 5pts)
R2 How the West was Lost (1st 15 pts - finish 3rd total)

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Screenwriting 2021

Short Screenplay 2021
Ch2 Moving On (Ghost Story) (1st 15pts  - finish 1st total)

Short Screenplay 2022
Ch1 Arrival (Drama) (7th 9pts)
Ch2 Team GB (Spy)  (9th 7pts - Finish tied 5th but other writer advanced)

Screenwriting 2023


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (2) Thanks(2)   Quote Justin_Creps Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2021 at 12:13pm
I love the idea of consolidating and summarizing our work.  Thanks for this!

Short Story Challenge 2021
Round 1
Genre: spy, Character: an adviser, Subject: vulnerability
Word limit: 2,500, Dates: 1/23-1/30
Pawn - 1st place out of ~28

Round 2
Genre: ghost, Character: a cosmetologist, Subject: selfishness
Word limit: 2,000, Dates: 4/9-4/11
Trapped - No place out of ~25

100 word Microfiction 2021
Round 1
Genre: science fiction, Action: blushing, Word: churn
Word limit: 100, Date: 5/15
Targeted Marketing - 1st place out of ~63

Round 2
Genre: ghost, Action: losing a coin, Word: field
Word limit: 100, Date: 7/24
Ghosts on Machines - 5th place out of ~35

Final Round
Genre: open (chose drama), Action: chasing something, Word: grow
Word limit: 100, Date: 9/4
A Dream of Family - No place, out of 200 finalists

Flash Fiction 2021
Round 1
Genre: political satire, Location: a press conference, Object: a champagne glass
Word limit: 1,000, Date: 7/10-7/11
America, The Beautiful - 11th place out of ~34 (5 points)

Round 2
Genre: drama, Location: an airport baggage area, Object: a coconut
Word limit: 1,000, Dates: 9/11-9/12
A Father's Advice - DQ'd for location, out of ~34 

250 word microfiction 2021
Round 1
Genre: Comedy, Action: Unplugging something, Word: gear
Word limit: 250, Date: 10/16 
The Copier of Theseus - No place, out of ~48

Short Story Challenge 2022
Round 1
Genre: romance, Character: an appraiser, Subject: a membership
Word limit: 2,500, Dates: 1/15-1/22
April's Sapphire - No place, out of ~28

100 word Microfiction 2022
Round 1
Genre: Comedy, Action: roasting a marshmallow, Word: vague
Word limit: 100, Date: 4/23
Miscommunication - 13th place, out of ~59

Round 2
Genre: Romance, Action: Adding sugar to something, Word: Dare
Word limit: 100, Date: 6/18
Saccharine Kindness - No place, out of ~66

Flash Fiction 2022
Round 1
Genre: romantic comedy, Location: a climbing wall, Object: a keg of beer
Word limit: 1,000, Date: 6/11-6/12
I Remember My First Beer 4th place (12 points), out of ~35

Round 2
Genre: political satire, Location: a market, Object: a spider
Word Limit: 1,000, Date: 8/13-8/14
Guy The Fly's Food Supply Bill - 8th place (8 points) out of ~35

overall, 5th place with 20 points out of ~35

Round 3
Genre: science fiction, Location: a trawler, Object: a pigtail
Word Limit: 1,000, Date: 10/8-10/9 
Live bait No Place out of ~24

250 word microfiction 2022
Round 1
Genre: Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy, Action: sipping, Word: reserve
Word limit: 250, Date: 11/19
The Martyr's Gift - 1st place out of ~44

Round 2
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Action: clinking glasses, Word: ooze
Word limit: 250, Date: 1/14
In Sickness and in Stalls - 3rd place out of ~50

Round 3 
Genre: Open (Drama), Action: shushing, Word: blur
Word limit: 250, Date: 3/4
Lost and Found - No Place out of 125 finalists

Short Story Challenge 2023
Round 1
Genre: spy, Character: a professor, Subject: war game(s)
Word limit: 2,500, Dates: 1/21-1/28
Threat Detection - 5th place out of ~28

Round 2
Genre: Political Satire, Character: a journalist, Subject: old school
Word limit: 2,000, Dates: 4/14 - 4/16
The Interview - No Place out of ~25 (didn't post to forums)

100 word Microfiction 2023
Round 1
Genre: Science Fiction, Action: wheezing, Word: fund
Word limit: 100, Date: 4/29 
Profit Margins - HM (20th) out of ~60 (didn't post to forums)

Flash Fiction 2023
Round 1
Genre: Spy, Location: a retirement party, Object: blank check
Word limit: 1,000, Date: 6/10-6/11
No Names (A prequel to "Spy" from the '21 short story comp) - 3rd place out of ~40 (13 points) 

Round 2
Genre: Mystery, Location: a pharmacy, Object: a plunger
Word limit: 1,000, Date: 7/29-7/30
Better  - 7th place out of ~40 (9 points) 

Overall, 2nd place out of ~40 with 22 points

Round 3
Genre: Fairy Tale, Location: a bicycle repair shop, Object: a broken mirror
Word limit: 1,000, Date: 9/23-9/24
Mirror Mirror - No Place (didn't post to forums) out of ~25

500 word Microfiction 2023
Round 1
Genre: Historical Fiction, Action: pouring milk, Object: a marble
Word limit: 500, Date: 8/25 - 8/27
Pure Hearts - 5th place out of ~ 43 (didn't post to forums)

Round 2
Genre: Romance, Action: Basking, Object: A postage stamp
Word limit: 500, Date: 7/29-7/30
Postage Stamps - HM (10th) out of ~40 (didn.t post to forums)

Rhyming 2023
Round 1
Genre: Comedy, Theme: Gridlock, Emotion: Offended
Word limit: 600, Date: 10/20-10/28
Gridlocked -3rd place out of ~34 (didn't post to forums)

Round 2
Genre: Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy, Theme: Under the Weather, Emotion: Adrift
Word limit: 500, Date: 12/15-12/20
A Chill in Spring -___ place out of ~33 (didn't post to forums)

250 word microfiction 2023
Round 1
Genre: Drama, Action: Squeezing a lemon, Word: Disagree
Father of the Year- ___ out of ~43

Short Story Challenge 2024
Round 1
Genre: Scifi, Character: A Decorator, Subject: Immortality
Word limit: 2,500, Dates: 1/20-1/27
The Decision to Leave - ___ out of ~27



Edited by Justin_Creps - 30 Jan 2024 at 2:44pm
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MF100 2020 

R1 Birthday (ghost) 
 
Flash Fiction 2020 
C1 Blood on the Cotton (hist fic) - 3rd 
C2 Pule Me Once (mystery) - 8th 
C3 Rocked Out (drama) 
 
MF250 2020 
R1 Frank's Home (drama) - maybe 7th? 
R2 When the Snow Came (horror) 
 
Short Story 2021 
R1 Emerald Eyes (ghost) - 2nd 
R2 Quadruple or Nothing (suspense) - 3rd 
R3 How Long Will You Need Me? (SF) - 2nd 
R4 Swept Off Her Feet (open - romance/adventure) 
 
Flash Fiction 2021 
C1 Holo Victory (SF) - 7th 
C2 The Shopkeeper and the Witch (fairy tale) - 3rd

C3 First Communion (rom com) - HM2


MF250 2021
R1 Drifting (SF) - 1st

R2 Left in the Dark (ghost) - 4th

R3 Coming Home (open - drama)


Short Story 2022

R1 End of the Line (ghost) - 4th
R2 And Again and Again and Again and Again (drama)


Flash Fiction 2022

C1 Thin Ice (horror) - 11th

C2 Looted (A/A) - 10th


Rhyming Story 2022

R1 The Beluga and the Cougar (rom com) - 3rd

R2 The Innkeeper's Daughter (hist fic)


MF250 2022

R1 The Climb (A/A) - 4th

R2 Did You Know (romance)


Short Story 2023
R1 The Queen Will See You Now (horror) - 1st 

R2 Unauthorised (A/A)


MF100 2023
R1 Bombshell (drama) - 1st

R2 A Really Long-Distance Relationship (SF)  - 2nd

R3 Something New (open - drama)


500 Words 2023

R1 Unloved Things (drama) - HM4


(Rhyming Story 2023 failed to submit - A/A)


MF250 2023

R1 GRACE the Emotional Support Robot Gets an Upgrade (SF) - 8th

R2 Rules Were Made For Breaking (A/A)


Five times: drama, SF, A/A

Four times: ghost, 
Three times: horror
Twice: hist fic, rom com
Once: suspense, fairy tale, romance, mystery

I've never yet had fantasy, pol-sat, crime caper, spy, comedy or thriller, and in micro fairytale/fantasy or suspense/thriller. 



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MF100 2020
1. Safe Route (action adventure / drawing a map / "encounter") 
2. Son of Mine (suspense or thriller / pouring a glass of wine / "honest")

Flash Fiction 2020
1: Pu'u Ma'eli'eli (ghost / bunker / cigarette) - 3rd
2: Time to Vote (political satire / arena / neon lights) - 1st
3: Guardian Aida (ghost / police station / flag) - HM

MF250 2020
1: Thunderstruck (rom com / stretching / "rare") - 1st
2: Ptolemaic Roads Diverged (romance / getting a manicure / "after")

MF100 2021
1: Petra (fairy tale or fantasy / changing an outfit / "glide") - 3rd
2: Presenting Sober Sue, the Mirthless Marvel (historical fic / trying to make someone laugh / "date") - 8th
3: Parched (open genre / chasing something / "grow")

MF250 2021
1: Kingdom of the Pearly Moon (fairy tale or fantasy / eating and oyster / "flight")- 3rd
2: Better Luck (suspense or thriller / getting an oil change / "crack")- HM

MF100 2022
1: A Mother (fairy tale or fantasy / sleeping in a tent / "slow")- 3rd
2: After the Farewell (romance / hanging wet clothes to dry / "mine")

Rhyming Story 2022
1: S.S. Sarcoma (drama/ make believe/ guilt)- HM

MF250 2022
1: Midnight Heist (romantic comedy / disabling a security alarm / "rule")- 1st
2: An Archdiocese of Cells (ghost / trading / "suspense")- HM

MF250 2023
1: Deathocracy (horror / voting / "local")- currently judging


Edited by momjourno - 11 Dec 2023 at 12:07pm
2023 MF250, round 1: Deathocracy
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Just putting this here to add the story links later

Flash Fiction 2019
C1 Three Hundred and Sixty-Two - (Thriller / A log cabin / A satellite dish) - 3rd 
C2 Shark Teeth (Comedy / A cage diving expedition / A toothbrush) - 4th 
C3 The Apotheke of Auschwitz (Horror) 
 
MF250 2020 
R1 Clear Broth, Clear Mind (Hist Fic) - 6th
R2 Anastasia (Hist Fic)

 
Flash Fiction 2020 
C1 The Grey Sea (Drama) - 2nd
C2 Seven Minutes In Purgatory (mystery) - 6th 
C3 Forged In Forty Nine (Hist Fic) - 1st

C4 The Perfect Sixth

Short Story 2020
R1 Kind To Be Kind - (Fairy Tale) - 3rd 


MF100 2021
R1 Two minutes Too Late (Ghost Story) - 7th
R2 Windows To The Sole Eye (Comedy) - 3rd

R3 Bàn Thờ - The Altar


Flash Fiction 2021 
C1 The 6:46 Bus To White Plains (crime caper) - 3rd
C2 Chrial-sa, the last of Rong Vua - 2nd


MF250 2021
R1 If there’s water, there’s fish - 1st



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MFC 2019 C2:Clear Broth, Clear Mind
FFC 2020 C1:The Grey Sea
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Bump ;)
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I haven't done many, but they've all been really fun!

Short Story Challenge 2019
R1 CRASH - (romance) - First
R2 THE SOMEDAY DOG - (thriller) - Honorable Mention

250-word MicroFiction 2019
R1 RECOVERY - (romance)

100-word MicroFiction 2021
R1 VIEWS - (historical fiction) - First
R2 APART - (historical fiction)

250-word MicroFiction 2021
R1 Chort's Suds - (comedy) - 9th


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Micro23 R1 G31 The General (Sci/Fi)

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Hello everyone Smile

Great idea! Thanks for setting this up. I was just wondering where I could keep track of them for myself. 


Short Story 2022:


250 Microfiction 2021:


Flash Fiction 2021: 



Edited by mjcarey - 25 Apr 2022 at 12:21pm
SSC 2022 - "Astroburger" - Action/Adventure|Food Chain|A Smart Aleck

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