Fortnightly Writing Competition - Subject: Afterlife! (1/21 - 2/04) WINNER!

matthewmcmurry · Sat 05/02/2011 06:35:22

Alas, the competition has come to a close. Such wonderful entries everyone!

Voting commences: NOW!

WHAM · Sat 05/02/2011 08:01:36

MY vote for winner: anian

Thought I'd say a word or two about each of the stories, writings, thingamabobs etc:

Calin Elephantsittingonface - My Penultimate Torture
> An interesting take on the whole "bunch of virgins in parad... Ahahahaha! Who am I kidding!? You're gonna be in limbo for all eternity, SUCKER!" scheme, and a devious take on all religion.

Oliwerko - Where's good?
> For some reason I didn't catch the afterlife part in this one, though (as expected when the theme is "afterlife") there were a lot of questions, with no answers, about a higher power and the rules and regulations of good and evil.

Zetsaika - Curiosity
> I personally think this one could have done with a little more meat around its bones, as it seems a bit short. The main character reminded me a little of Herbert West, though suicide was not quite his style anyway.

Jimbob - Story with no name
> I liked this one quite a bit! A personal afterlife, shaped by its "owners'" (for a lack of a better word) memories and past is a very intriguing idea indeed. It got me thinking of what my afterlife might consist of...

Atelier - Hunwald
> Sorry, didn't get it. The connection between the story and "afterlife". I thought of afterlife as something that takes place after one's death, but...

Nope. Still don't get it.

Dualnames - Monologue
> I didn't get much out of this one. Too abstract? I'm not sure if that's the right word (non-native english) but it feels close, at least, to what this story felt like to me.

anian - Poem with no name
> I'm not a man of poems or rhymes! But then again I found myself reading this one aloud, whispering to myself, for some reason. Very enjoyable, actually. Good job!

Akatosh - A way out
> Is there cyber-porn in Canada? If yes: What bank account do I transfer my donation to? Where do I sign?

Atelier · Sat 05/02/2011 09:51:18

Quote from: WHAM on Sat 05/02/2011 08:01:36
Atelier - Hunwald
> Sorry, didn't get it. The connection between the story and "afterlife". I thought of afterlife as something that takes place after one's death, but...

Nope. Still don't get it.

Don't worry, I know what you mean. It was supposed to be an ending chapter of a novel - Hunwald rides off into the mist to his 'afterlife' - a life once more free from persecution, after the showdown with his nemesis Fendrel. It was an abstract interpretation of the guidelines.

I vote for Akatosh.

kconan · Sat 05/02/2011 10:56:18

Jimbob

Anian · Sat 05/02/2011 11:53:30

I wote Jimbob as well, although I liked a few of the entries, this one was in kind of the same style as the book I'm reading now, so I guess why it kind of suited me the most.

@WHAM: thanks for the comment

Dualnames · Sat 05/02/2011 17:29:14

My piece was written quite in a rush, and therefore it should be considered kind of bad really. Regardless, thanks for the comment, really appreciated. My vote goes to Jimbob, and Akatosh came second imho.

Akatosh · Sat 05/02/2011 22:22:40

Cast another vote for Jimbob. I loved the attention to detail in this one (like the lightswitches not working, which is a real phenomenon with dreams)... slightly depressing, somehow, but quite mood-evoking.

The entries truly were all-around stellar this round, though.

Quote from: WHAM on Sat 05/02/2011 08:01:36
> Is there cyber-porn in Canada? If yes: What bank account do I transfer my donation to? Where do I sign?

Duh... what kinda question is this? It's Canada!

Jimbob · Mon 07/02/2011 22:42:43

I can see Akatosh's as something that could kinda be on a TV from Requiem for a Dream, albeit a bit less maniacal.

Probably needed a few flashing visuals of people on rollercoasters, cruises, skydiving, a bus hurtling towards the camera... before cutting back to some slick presenter and a number appearing at the bottom of the screen... just my interpretation

EDIT: That was a vote for Akatosh by the way

matthewmcmurry · Mon 07/02/2011 22:47:01

Keeping the voting open for one more day in case anyone else wants to throw in a vote.

Ponch · Tue 08/02/2011 03:26:51

Jimbob. All of the entries were good, but I thought this one evoked the best mood for the subject matter.

Oliwerko · Tue 08/02/2011 14:52:29

My vote goes to Jimbob as well. It really spooled up a nice tension.

Diath · Tue 08/02/2011 19:57:30

I would vote for Jimbob as well. I felt pretty uncomfortable after reading his, which doesn't happen all too often.

matthewmcmurry · Wed 09/02/2011 04:23:50

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!

1st place with a whopping 7 votes goes to

JIMBOB!

We have a tie between anian and akatosh (akatosh 'came in second' for dualnames, but that wont be counted as a vote). My random number generator has selected:

AKATOSH!

and last, but not least, in 3rd, we have:

ANIAN!

And the participation award goes to:

CALIN!
OLIWERKO!
ZETSAIKA!
ATELIER!
DUALNAMES!
WHAM!

I hope everyone had fun writing! I pass my torch onto Jimbob! You can start the next Fortnightly Writing Contest whenever you please, and I look forward to writing for it!

Jimbob · Thu 10/02/2011 11:29:39

Thanks chaps! I'll get on to a new one soon... I think I might have a good topic...