scary story contest: and the winner is...

okay...



well, i absolutely HATE being a judge in any contest, especially contests that involve creativity. i feel that EVERY artist (or writer--although i count them as artists also...) puts SO much of themselves into their work that it can't be anything BUT personal! and how do you judge a da vinci against a rembrandt against a van gogh against a picasso...? ALL of it is wonderful!

so, i made five of my friends do it...

and so here, having read through and collated their various notes and choices, is some of the feedback on our amazing entries. (there were all really good weren't they...?)

uriel's story/essay on cockroaches illicited some crawly responses...

mike's was noted as an interesting beginning...

one judge absolutely loved the historical nature of adam's hanging tale...

casey's tale drew comments for the romantic aspect of it and the power of love even over death...

gretchen's story about her grandfather made 2 of the judges cry...

jared's story got comments on both how well written it was and the spot-on pacing...

tagg's story--about the empty school and the janitor/ghost was easy for everyone to identify with...we've all been in deserted school hallways...(also noted was the freddy kruger factor...nice!)

christian's was noted as the most creepy, brian's just a bit too creepy...

ernie's story had unanimous comments for how very well-written and suspenseful it was (and was a very close contender for first place in a 2 to 3 split...)

but in the end, the judges choice for scariest story in our perhapanauts scary story halloween contest is...

Daisy Was a Good Dog by Warren Newsom!

comments from judges were that the story touched them more than the others (probably because of the dog...) and that the danger/threat remained unknown...and that's REALLY scary!

so congratulations, warren!!
though i have a picture of you from charlotte, please send a pic or two over for craig. oh, and your address--you got some stuff comin'!

thank you so much to EVERYBODY who took part in this more-fun-than-i'd-anticipated contest! you are all, as i've said, winners and every one of these entries helped to make our halloween season that much spookier! thanks!

i would also like to thank my 5 secret judges--and i will let their identities remain secret so that no one eggs their houses and so that maybe they might do this for us again... : )--thanks so much for your time and patience with me getting alla these entries to you! you made me job so much easier...

thanks to everyone!

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~~HALLOWEEN~~
"five for friday"...
name that ghost!

1. which shakespeare play features the ghost of the protagonist's father appearing to reveal the identity of his murderer?

hamlet

2. what ghost psychiatrist counciled a young boy who could see the dead?

dr. malcolm crowe

3. who played the recently-dead, reluctantly-evicted ghosts adam and barbara maitland in beetlejuice?

alec baldwin and geena davis

4. who is the friendliest ghost you know?

casper

5. what was the name of the ghost that haunted heathcliff's broken heart in wuthering heights?

cathy


smell ya later!
todd


i am so trying to win this on ebay--boo!