Showing posts with label Veronica Jordan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Veronica Jordan. Show all posts

Friday, May 3, 2013

#ThursThreads - Week 69 - Winners

 

Week 69 Dude of #ThursThreads had some terrific tales! Thanks to all who came to write yesterday. I'm honored to see all of the returning writers and read your stories. Thank you for coming back again and again to write. And I'm delighted to see new writers stopping by. Great thanks go to Scott Roahrig for reading the stories.

Entries:
  • Angelica Dawson | @AngelicaDawson
  • Kelly Heinen | @Aightball
  • Kay Phoenix | @KayPhoenix_
  • Antonio Angelo | @AntonioAngelo21
  • James Marshall | @JMwandering
  • Mark Ethridge | @LurchMunster
  • Sheilagh Lee | @SweetShiel
  • Silver James | @SilverJames_
  • Cara Michaels | @caramichaels
  • Susan Hayes | @capricia13
  • Siobhan Muir | @SiobhanMuir
  • Dr, Magoo | @drmagoo
  • Sandra Bunino | @SandraBunino
  • Lizzie Koch | @Lizzie_Loodles
  • Goran Zidar | @GZidar
  • Kayla West | @bookwormattack
  • Robby Hillman | @redshirt6
  • David A. Ludwig | @DavidALudwig
  • Veronica Jordan | @RevolutionaryVJ


Winners Announcement:

Honorable Mentions
 
Lizzie Koch | @Lizzie_Loodles
Scott says: I really liked your story. I'm divorced now, but I get the whole joy of the in-laws thing. Also being a firefighter and hearing some of the stories the cops have, it made me laugh to hear about the flirting girl. You'd be surprised what people will do!

Goran Zidar | @GZidar
Scott says: With all that's going on in society and being in the Emergency field I can relate to this story on more of a personal level and have the utmost respect for this down on their luck, probably doesn't have all that they want character.To be a HERO on that bus for a day is worth more than any amount of money you could ever have. Good work!

Week 69 Winner


Scott says: I chose this story as my winner based on a couple things. From the second I started reading I felt as though I was walking down that tunnel. I loved the descriptors and liked the use of 250 words. Not too much detail and not lacking in detail. Also I'm a sucker for suspense. Good Job, Revolutionary VJ!

The pungent smell of death punched Max in the face. This was definitely the place.

Flipping on his flashlight, he headed down the tunnel towards what he knew was going to be another body. About a hundred yards down, the tunnel widened into a large room. Sodium lamps buzzed at regular intervals on the walls, casting a dim, hazy, yellow light over everything.

He found what he was looking for, propped up against the far wall. Dead body, tied up, but with no visible physical injuries. And that stupid, glassy eyed grin. That’s how they found them all, dead as a doornail, sitting there in euphoric repose, wide-eyed and smiling. That grin scared the crap out him the first time he saw it, now it just made him want to be sick.

Max called back up the tunnel, “Get the M.E. down here, we got another one.”

A few minutes later the silver-haired Orange County medical examiner stood hovering over the body.

“You have got to be kidding me. How the hell are we going to get him out of here?”

The sheer size of the victim was impressive, fake tan and over-sized biceps screamed body builder.

“C’mon doc, this makes eighteen. Find me something.”

Max climbed the ladder up and out of the maintenance tunnel and back out onto the street. Eighteen bodies in six months, no leads. He closed his eyes, and for the first time in his ten year career, prayed to God for a clue.

Congratulations TWO TIME Winner Veronica, Lizzie, and Goran! Don't forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it! :)

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Friday, October 26, 2012

#ThursThreads - Week 44 - Winners


Week 44 of #ThursThreads had some great tales! Thanks to all who entered this week. I'm honored to see all of you and read your stories. It was great to have our returning regulars and some new "faces". Great thanks also goes to judge Amanda Stevens for reading all the tales.

Entries:
  • Rafe B | @etcet
  • Toni Wyatt | @Toni1777
  • Ryan Strohman | @rastrohman
  • Sheilagh Lee | @SweetSheil
  • Veronica Jordan | @RevolutionaryVJ
  • Susan Hayes | @capricia13
  • Kel Heinen | @Aightball
  • Robin Abess | @Angelique_Rider 
  • Clare Stubbs | @ClareStubbs2
  • Rebecca R Kovar | @RRKovar
  • Charles W Jones | @ChuckWesJ
  • @LupusAnthropos
  • Emily Yenawine
  • David A Ludwig | @DavidALudwig
  • Rebekah Postupak | @postupak
Amanda says: The stories were all really, really excellent and I enjoyed reading them. Lots of talent there! Here are my results.

Winners Announcement:

Honorable Mentions
 
  Rafe B | @etcet
Amanda says: I’m a sucker for a good sci-fi thriller and the surprise ending gave me chills. This story very nearly won for me.

Ryan Strohman | @rastrohman
Amanda says: I can’t get enough post-apocalyptic tales and this one touched on my worst fear: fast, intelligent zombies. Yes!
 
@LupusAnthropos
Amanda says: Brought to mind my favorite Twilight Zone episode “To Serve Man.” Good deeds aren't always what they seem. And the last line was just great!

Week 44 Winner

Veronica Jordan | @RevolutionaryVJ



Amanda says: I love the concept of a soul-washing machine!“Humility is my favorite soap at the moment.” This is just an awesome premise and very well written.

The first time I watched that white glowing energy fill up the belly of my machine I knew what I had to do. With the click of a button and the gentle hum of the engine, I had the power to harvest and re-purpose the human soul. Humanity would no longer be a game left to chance, where money or luck could determine your fate. To think that we had based the world’s economy on things like silver and gold makes me laugh. The only truly valuable thing we have ever had is life.

The churches were the first to condemn me. They painted “No man can be God!” across my office window and set fire to my house. Then it was the rich, who demanded I accept their money as a guarantee their soul could be born again into a life of privilege. Money can do a lot of things, but it cannot scrub sin from your soul. Every bad decision, every self-serving choice is forever emblazoned there; a charcoal streak on silky white fabric. With my machine, my soul-washing machine, I can remove those marks…for a price.

Humility is my favorite soap at the moment. It can clean a soul in a single lifetime if used correctly.

There are a few who continue to fight against me. I can only laugh. Even millions of humans couldn't stop me. The machine and I are eternal, invincible. As far as I’m concerned, we are God.

Congratulations Veronica, Rafe, Ryan, and Lupus! Claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it! :)

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