Maestro, cue the drum roll

[Fox]

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(ANNOUNCER)

Ladies and gentlemen, Masters and Mistresses, it is my great pleasure to introduce to you, the winning entries in our inaugural story contest!

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(MUSIC IN: FANFARE FROM “ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA”

(ANNOUNCER)

And the winner is ……

“THE STUFF OF DREAMS”
by ???


a VERY close First Runner-Up is …

“TAKE ME TO THE CASBAH”
by Harry Berg


Second Runner-Up …

“AN AMERICAN GIRL IN ADEN”
by Aurelius

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The judging was challenging. The four judges were treated to a variety of stories and writing styles.

All stories were sent to us by Jinn, with the autrhor's name and e-mail, etc, removed so WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO WROTE THE WINNING ENTRY!!!!!


Following is an excerpt from “The Stuff of Dreams”. We hope that Jinn will have all entries posted as soon as possible.

I will be in the chat channel for a time this afternoons and will distribute copies of the top three stories at that time. I will be using mIRC and will send the stories as .doc files.

Congratulations to everyone who entered. Thank you!