Announcing our Halloweenie Competition

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At this moment, as I look at the list, it is very, very long! And I see your story right there in about halfway down the list. So, I am thinking that it must be fixed, or at least partially fixed. There are a LOT of stories there as of 8:30 PM Eastern time (USA).

No, it is as it was -- 100 titles, with the oldest dropped as new are added. I am slowly creeping toward the bottom, which probably suits me.

Oh well... wishful thinking on my part I guess. Thank you for your reply. Good luck on your story!

It's sorted now.

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It's sorted now.

Thank you, Jen. I am back. I feel wanted again! 😊

Yay. Thanks to the developers for bumping the limit on the comp page. This competition just continues to attract entries. It's awesome.

Thanks for fixing the list. It's wonderful that so many people who would otherwise rarely or never press finger to keyboard have entered this competition.

Thanks to Admins for fixing the list. This is my first time writing and stepping out to try this and it is encouraging to see this level of support and engagement.

Great work admins, handling the increasingly long list ... and, er, making room for mine. At long last I've thrown my hat in. No monsters in The Apple of My Eye, no danger (other than jumping off a moving hayride) ... just a good sweet-as-cider time on the farm at the local harvest festival.

OK, I'm just going to say what so many of us are thinking: I'M SURE GLAD I'M NOT A JUDGE!

How in Hallowe'en's name is any sane person going to pick 10 winners out of the – what? – 150 entries??

Oh, wait – I may just have answered my own question…

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OK, I'm just going to say what so many of us are thinking: I'M SURE GLAD I'M NOT A JUDGE!

How in Hallowe'en's name is any sane person going to pick 10 winners out of the – what? – 150 entries??

Oh, wait – I may just have answered my own question…

Hides my hat

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Great work admins, handling the increasingly long list ... and, er, making room for mine. At long last I've thrown my hat in. No monsters in The Apple of My Eye, no danger (other than jumping off a moving hayride) ... just a good sweet-as-cider time on the farm at the local harvest festival.

And I thought that was actually a nice touch. So many of us went automatically to the Halloween angle, but Fall is about more than just spooks, eh.

Some interesting stories in there. Going to be quite interested to see what comes out of this.

Happy Hallowen and good luck to all those with a comp entry!

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And I thought that was actually a nice touch. So many of us went automatically to the Halloween angle, but Fall is about more than just spooks, eh.

Some interesting stories in there. Going to be quite interested to see what comes out of this.

Lol, and, of course, in our half of the world, this time of year is about spring, rebirth, sunshine and light. Happy Halloween to you all.

Happy Halloween and good luck to all the beautiful writers!

Last day for entries, so if you have any inspiration and want to join the other 161 stories in the ring, get 'em in early so we have a chance to moderate them before the mods all turn into pumpkins at midnight tonight UTC.

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Lol, and, of course, in our half of the world, this time of year is about spring,

Yeah, you Southern Hemisphere folks are always out of sync, eh. 😉 Or is that us?🤔

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Yeah, you Southern Hemisphere folks are always out of sync, eh. 😉 Or is that us?🤔

Well, let's see – who gets there first, and who follows whom?

So… can we expect results by… say EOD Friday?

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So… can we expect results by… say EOD Friday?

As fuckin' if!

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As fuckin' if!

Hey, if you don’t ask…

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So… can we expect results by… say EOD Friday?

I think it said the 6th November which is Monday… but that was before there wee so many…. Though 150 micros is still less than a couple of Noir entires..so who knows where, who knows when lalala

I had a prof back in the days of print who joked he was going to just throw our papers down the stairs and whoever went the furthest would get an A. So print them all off and ... 😜

Just wanted to wish everyone good luck, really enjoyed the entries in this competition.... best of luck all...

Thanks! Good luck to all.

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Just wanted to wish everyone good luck, really enjoyed the entries in this competition.... best of luck all...

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Thanks! Good luck to all.

What these two said ☝️

It was a fun one to read, lots of top quality entries too!!

I've admitted defeat and bumped the announcement date until Friday, because, holy crap! Good to see so many entries, but it's going to take several rounds of shortlisting.

Some absolute crackers so far though.

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I've admitted defeat and bumped the announcement date until Friday, because, holy crap! Good to see so many entries, but it's going to take several rounds of shortlisting.

Some absolute crackers so far though.

scribbles date in calendar

I'm holding you to this, though. 😉

Actually, I would say this is good news. A comp that requires a four day (or whatever) bump in the announcement must have gone well.

Glad to hear that so many Lushies responded to your call.

I say take all the time you need. What an amazing number of great entries! Like Free Spirit, this has turned into an incredible competition.

I think I have finally read every story, but even just reading them all one time took quite a while! Can't imagine the effort in trying to winnow them down and pick winners.

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I've admitted defeat and bumped the announcement date until Friday, because, holy crap! Good to see so many entries, but it's going to take several rounds of shortlisting.

Some absolute crackers so far though.

Good luck with that!

I do not envy you one bit!!