2017 RHP Prose Contest

Originally posted by vandervelde
4 (four) more days to vote.
I assure that the stories are not only decent examples of literary artistry, but are also filled with murders, touching emotions, twists, dirty sex and are indeed engaged with our present time.

Good stories, all of them.

Yeah that's good! Great description of the stories!

Come on chaps, get voting.

Was it Suzianne who organized a boycott?!
Åk, Gud, nej, hvorfor det?!
Let's talk about the award.
I don't quite remember if last year there were more than 1st award, and neither what it was, but I was thinking.to send a tiny parcel or thick air envelope to the winner.
Nothing expensive, some cræp of turistical kind, maybe fridge magnet with relief city of Belgrade, some key chain, pencil, empty post cards, empty wallet with city simbols etc, I'll find something. Maybe something useful, too.

But I will have to check postal costs, and legal possibilities, you know, after Trump's new laws, maybe it is not possible any longer to send stuff into USA from Third World. Maybe a map of Serbia?! Or Serbian national peasant cap, that can be squeezed in the envelope, I think...

So, if it is legal and if I can stand the postal costs, I will ask the winner to send his land address into my inbox, all right.

Originally posted by vandervelde
Was it Suzianne who organized a boycott?!
Åk, Gud, nej, hvorfor det?!
Let's talk about the award.
I don't quite remember if last year there were more than 1st award, and neither what it was, but I was thinking.to send a tiny parcel or thick air envelope to the winner.
Nothing expensive, some cræp of turistical kind, maybe fridge magnet with relief ...[text shortened]... stand the postal costs, I will ask the winner to send his land address into my inbox, all right.

What are they waiting for...? Some people are always late, always in the last minute.

I destroyed your post, Vandervelde - here it is again:


"Was it Suzianne who organized a boycott?!
Åk, Gud, nej, hvorfor det?!
Let's talk about the award.
I don't quite remember if last year there were more than 1st award, and neither what it was, but I was thinking.to send a tiny parcel or thick air envelope to the winner.
Nothing expensive, some cræp of turistical kind, maybe fridge magnet with relief city of Belgrade, some key chain, pencil, empty post cards, empty wallet with city simbols etc, I'll find something. Maybe something useful, too.

But I will have to check postal costs, and legal possibilities, you know, after Trump's new laws, maybe it is not possible any longer to send stuff into USA from Third World. Maybe a map of Serbia?! Or Serbian national peasant cap, that can be squeezed in the envelope, I think...

So, if it is legal and if I can stand the postal costs, I will ask the winner to send his land address into my inbox, all right."

/Vandervelde

Okay coming in late:

10 Vultures
5 The Brie Encounter
7 Bill

Thanks.
2 more days, people, and we have 8 votes.

I enjoyed reading them all but I can't help feeling they are all written by the same author

Originally posted by vandervelde
Thanks.
2 more days, people, and we have 8 votes.

Ten entries and only eight voters??

Originally posted by moonbus
Ten entries and only eight voters??

Writers can enter 2 pieces. Some choose not to vote and we can't expect them to, particularly when someone accuses one of them of manipulating the voting trend to their own advantage....particularly when the critic didn't even bother to vote!

Some of us know who I mean.

Here's my vote

1. #5
2. #6
3. #3

Good job everybody! Thanks Vandervelde!

I decided not to vote, since I know who the authors are.

Originally posted by vandervelde

Deadline - March 19, 24.00 Greenwich time (*i.e. ca. 10 days from now).
Voting system is the same as last year:
1st place - 5 points
2nd place - 3 points
3rd place - 1 point.

I invite contestants to send me PM if they prefer to stay anonymous when results are published.[/b]

The deadline approaches. Any further votes?

Greenwich 24.00 19. III 2017 has passed...
Results soon to be expected.