RHP Prose Competition Voting Thread Round 2

@wolfe63 said
I've avoided it for, as Wolfgang has indicated elsewhere, fear of having some degree of "counter-influence". 😀

But, I will stick my neck out and guess that "Victoria's Wedding" was written by a wonderful female. 🙂

I think the votes ahve been cast

If it's a tie they can settle it with a chess game!

@the-pickled-walrus said
If it's a tie they can settle it with a chess game!

Provided that their ratings are competitively balanced.

@the-pickled-walrus said
If it's a tie they can settle it with a chess game!

Or both be proud to have won this year, along with every entrant being pleased to have put in amazing stories to entertain and beguile us.

@wolfgang59 said
Yes, but the Scotch ghostwriter he is talking about is English.

Ah yes, a Sassenach. 😲 😉

@great-big-stees said
Ah yes, a Sassenach. 😲 😉

A simple Sassenach,
with a head like a block
went to the colonies
and bought him some stock.
He bought very high
and sold very low
and now lays outside
drinking his scotch from the snow.

@wolfe63 said
A simple Sassenach,
with a head like a block
went to the colonies
and bought him some stock.
He bought very high
and sold very low
and now lays outside
drinking his scotch from the snow.

Bite your tongue. Scotch should only be consumed at room temperature, never in cold snow. 😠 😉

@ponderable said
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You can find the stories here: Thread 185267.

After long last we have Joint winners:



A reason to live and This little piggy, having been placed third and fourth in the first round.

Congratulations to the authors!

In which thread do you want to discuss the entries? So we all go to the correct one.

@paul-a-roberts said
In which thread do you want to discuss the entries? So we all go to the correct one.

I would do that in Thread 185267 where the stories have been posted.

@ponderable said
I would do that in Thread 185267 where the stories have been posted.

As always, thank you kindly Ponderable for running the competition and everyone who took the time to read and vote.

Am happy to share first place with my entry 'This little piggy.'

Was a lot of fun to write.

@Ghost-of-a-Duke

I hope the duchess64 is the other co winner 😉

@ghost-of-a-duke said
As always, thank you kindly Ponderable for running the competition and everyone who took the time to read and vote.

Am happy to share first place with my entry 'This little piggy.'

Was a lot of fun to write.

Congratulations. A worthy co winner.

Do you have an x rated version of the story? I felt that extra digit could come in useful in untold circumstances.

Were you responsible for any other offerings?

@neilarini said
Congratulations. A worthy co winner.

Do you have an x rated version of the story? I felt that extra digit could come in useful in untold circumstances.

Were you responsible for any other offerings?

Thank you kindly. (Yes, there is an adult version floating about somewhere in my head).

My other (more sensible) entry was 'Lockdown.'

@ghost-of-a-duke said
As always, thank you kindly Ponderable for running the competition and everyone who took the time to read and vote.

Am happy to share first place with my entry 'This little piggy.'

Was a lot of fun to write.

Congratulations on regaining your title.

I wrote "Release", so thank you to all those who voted for the story over the two rounds. After a poor showing last year, I was ecstatic to win round 1.

I will discuss the stories in the thread that Ponderable mentioned above.