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I wrote Hollywood Ending. In looking for an ending I remembered some cartoon character using a vacuum to suck up the ghost. When I went on the internet I ran the key words and the Oreck vacuum cleaner add (as mentioned in the story) was quoted verbatim. Who woulda thought?!
Anyway thank you Ponderable for running a great contest. I'm not a big ghost story person but I can see everyone else was. Great jobs all and to Moonbus for two of the top three!
@mike169 saidI know Mike, I know.
@Ghost-of-a-Duke
I wrote Hollywood Ending. In looking for an ending I remembered some cartoon character using a vacuum to suck up the ghost. When I went on the internet I ran the key words and the Oreck vacuum cleaner add (as mentioned in the story) was quoted verbatim. Who woulda thought?!
Anyway thank you Ponderable for running a great contest. I'm not a big ghost story person but I can see everyone else was. Great jobs all and to Moonbus for two of the top three!
Think I give you top marks every year. 😆
@ghost-of-a-duke saidHow do you know who wrote what? I'm amazed by these stories and those who created them.
I know Mike, I know.
Think I give you top marks every year. 😆
@torunn saidWell, I never 'know' exactly, just think I know.
How do you kno who wrote what? I'm amazed by these stories and those who created them.
This year, for example, I thought I had guessed Paul's entries, but was incorrect.
(I hope the author of 'Crayon' comes forward).
@kevcvs57 saidI did enjoy Ghost Dog!
Likewise well done to all who submitted an entry and / or voted.
Congrats to the top three and special congrats to the author of ‘stray cat’ for a clear win.
I’ll hold my hands up to submitting ‘Ghost Dog’ a process I enjoyed very much, and thanx to anyone who gave it a point.
As always extra special thanx to Ponderable for doing all that hard work again.
😀
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@Ghost-of-a-Duke Thank you for the kind remarks. Can never tell if people recognize the way I write. Just a rookie. The only time I write fiction is in this contest. Glad it's there for those of us who, if we come in the top 3, can claim success in an international competition!
@kegge saidHey, nice job.
Thank you Ponerable for the work and time invested it took to have the competition. I really liked all stories and am amazed there is so much talent around. Thanks to the people who voted for my story: The Crayon.
Yours was the only story that inspired me to go to google for more info. (To discover who Adolf Diekmann was). Love that it had a historical undercurrent.
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidThanks for the compliment, much appreciated.
Hey, nice job.
Yours was the only story that inspired me to go to google for more info. (To discover who Adolf Diekmann was). Love that it had a historical undercurrent.
@mike169 saidYour writing style has an easy-going yet engaging rhythm to it that I really like.
@Ghost-of-a-Duke Thank you for the kind remarks. Can never tell if people recognize the way I write. Just a rookie. The only time I write fiction is in this contest. Glad it's there for those of us who, if we come in the top 3, can claim success in an international competition!
I hope, at some point in your life, you are minded to type out a whole novel. I genuinely think your writing ability could adapt to that.
@kegge saidThe Crayon...Was wondering who wrote that.
Thank you Ponerable for the work and time invested it took to have the competition. I really liked all stories and am amazed there is so much talent around. Thanks to the people who voted for my story: The Crayon.
I was impressed, really meant as a compliment!
Good Job!
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I'm a painter actually. The writing that I do is mostly in a journal that I've been faithful to for 30 years now. This contest is a nice chance to do something that only takes 800 words but that's the challenge as well. Thanks for your kind words. Send me your email and I'll send you examples of my artwork.
Stray cat was written the best I feel and so do a lot of others. I hope moonbus is a chick 🤗
I instantly knew "Are you in there?" Was Ghost of a Duke and I thought it would win easily.
The plot was genius.
I also think the top 5 vote totals could have been shown and that would have been fine.
No reason to let everyone know that some stories didn't do well.