RHP Prose Competition 2019 voting thread

So the top 3 will be announced at midnight?

@Ponderable
1. Ghost dog #6, 2. Hollywood ending #4, 3. Stray Cat #7
All were good, tough pickings.

@ponderable said
When I deleted the "start voting" post I also removed the due date. We vote two weeks, so voring ends 22nd of July at midnight (RHP Time)

You still have some time.

@Ponderable
First #1
Second #2
3rd #12

If you haven't voted yet, remember, fail to do so and the Ghost is coming to haunt you...

(Only several hours remaining).

😴

@ghost-of-a-duke said
If you haven't voted yet, remember, fail to do so and the Ghost is coming to haunt you...

(Only several hours remaining).

😴

They are all very good.

@ponderable
Just a thought (and I don't want to tell you how to run your competition).
I found it difficult to find time to read all entries, slowly, thoughtfully and critically.

Would it be an idea to have a second round of voting on the top 3?
1. everyone who votes will have a say in who wins.
2. a wider audience gets a second chance to vote.
3. more time to digest the subtleties of the entries

Just a thought!

Good job by the way! :-)

Hell no!
Maybe next year but the rules is the rules.
It wouldn't be fair to the winner.
That would only give second and third place another shot.

Controversy!
Conspiracy!
Constipation!

@patzering said
Hell no!
Maybe next year but the rules is the rules.
It wouldn't be fair to the winner.
That would only give second and third place another shot.

Controversy!
Conspiracy!
Constipation!

I agree, not this year's competition.

@Torunn
Certainly NOT this year's competition.
I should have made that clear.

Definitely a consideration for future competition.
It will give people time to really analyze the stories and the skill.
When I read these stories I was overwhelmed with how many their were and I'm sure I misjudged some of them.

@patzering said
Definitely a consideration for future competition.
It will give people time to really analyze the stories and the skill.
When I read these stories I was overwhelmed with how many their were and I'm sure I misjudged some of them.

It’s not possible to misjudge them, you just vote for the ones you enjoyed reading the most. There are no right or wrong answers and well done for taking the time out.

..and there was one anonymous vote in the last Minute:

#1
#2
#12

So the results are in:

And the 2019 winner is:

"Stray Cat" 31 points

congratulations to the author

2nd "Vincent" 21 points
3rd "The Last Metro" 17 Points

4th "Hollywood Ending" 16
joint 5th "Appartement 4420" and "Are you in there?" 15
Joint 7th "The Crayon" and "Young Man with Roses" 14
9th "Ghost Dog" 9
10th "Transcendence" 3
Joint 11th "Here be Unicorns" and "You remember?" 0

Authors may Claim their work now.

And the stage is open for discussion.

Thank you everybody who contributed and everyone who read the stories and voted.

@ponderable said
So the results are in:

And the 2019 winner is:

"Stray Cat" 31 points

congratulations to the author

2nd "Vincent" 21 points
3rd "The Last Metro" 17 Points

4th "Hollywood Ending" 16
joint 5th "Appartement 4420" and "Are you in there?" 15
Joint 7th "The Crayon" and "Young Man with Roses" 14
9th "Ghost Dog" 9
10th "Transcendence" 3
Joint 11th "Here be U ...[text shortened]... for discussion.

Thank you everybody who contributed and everyone who read the stories and voted.

First, well done to Ponderable for a well run competition (as usual) and everyone who contributed and voted.

Congratulations to the author of 'Stray Cat' a splendidly well written piece. (And a front runner from the word go).

This year, in light of the high quality of entries, I am perfectly content with taking second place with my entry 'Vincent.' 🙂

(I also wrote the more tongue in cheek 'Are you in there?' which got more votes than I expected).

Look forward to discussing all the entries shortly.