POLL: APHELION FLASH FICTION CONTEST:July 2015

[kailhofer]

Sounds to me like everybody was good on word count. Even if there was an issue, Ed's running this contest, and he allowed it, so there is still no issue. A final ruling is just that, final.

BTW, even when I ran the contest, I gave everybody one story where they could break the rule a little in a "first one's free" sort of way. There is precedent for this, so relax, everybody. We're ok here.

[Lester Curtis]

My votes are in ... I almost didn't make it.

[Lester Curtis]

Yeah, that was me. Sorry; I've sent the missing score by PM if it'll help.

[Lester Curtis]

Congrats, Joey!

Eddie, you did well too, placing second. My top vote went to Michele this time. Here's how I marked 'em up:

Waste Management
1) Overall: 7
2) Characterization: 5
3) Plot: 5
4) Setting: 7
5) Dialog: 9
6) Challenge: 10

total: 43

comments: Difficult to follow; felt like pieces were missing. I'm guessing that indicates cuts to make the word count; I've turned out a few myself that felt that way for that reason.

The Beast, Within
1) Overall: 5
2) Characterization: 6
3) Plot: 4
4) Setting: 4
5) Dialog: 6
6) Challenge: 10

total: 35

A Fairy Familiar Tale
1) Overall: 7
2) Characterization: 7
3) Plot: 8
4) Setting: 6
5) Dialog: 4
6) Challenge: 10

total: 42

Twenty Questions
1) Overall: 9
2) Characterization: 7
3) Plot: 10
4) Setting: 7
5) Dialog: 7
6) Challenge: 10

total: 50

The Case of the Calendar Jar Crimes...
1) Overall: 7
2) Characterization: 7
3) Plot: 8
4) Setting: 6
5) Dialog: 5
6) Challenge: 10

total: 43

Flash Suppressor
1) Overall: 5
2) Characterization: 4
3) Plot: 8
4) Setting: 4
5) Dialog: 3
6) Challenge: 10

total: 34

comments: Heavy info-dump via dialog—and the narrator is dead.
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Sorry I didn't take the time to come up with more (and better) comments; I've been busy with a personal obsession for a while and it's cut into all sorts of stuff.