PROMPT ONE: 

PROMPT TWO: 

The tongue is like a sharp knife. It can kill without drawing blood.

~ Buddha

PROMPT THREE:

"What's your spirit animal?"

"Sometimes a cat. Sometimes a lion. Yours?"

"I don't know. I can't see it."

"A chameleon, then?"

A small month this time, but it still would have been nothing without my two phenomenal judges: 

NDeMeer - What are you MADE of? Angel dust? Is that a thing? Like fairy dust, but with an extra dose of angelic and gifted and talented and kind and committed? Because I have no words for you and the incredible work you do for this community. Thank you so much!

Addison-AJ - You've only worked with us for a few months, and I feel like you've already contributed so much that you must have been here for a few years. You've been literally incredible with how comprehensive your feedback is, how prompt you are, and how just generally talented you are. Thank you for your time! 

And now, the results! I know scores aren't everything, but can I just say, the skill level was so high that not a single story scored below 85/100 overall. Wow. 

MAKING THE SHORTLIST ARE THE FOLLOWING: 

STORY: From the Diary of CinnaQueen: Words

AUTHOR: ErynneStorm

FEEDBACK: 

Thisstory is beautifully written and well-edited. There are hardly any errors andit looks very professional. I also found the beginning to be very strong. Ireally liked the emotion and feeling that was written into these memories.However, I was missing a sort of plotline; something to give a purpose to thesemusing and memories. I found it difficult to connect with this MC, because allwe had were her thoughts on one particular topic. Still, the message of thisstory is a beautiful, powerful one and I very much enjoyed reading it. 

STORY: With Love

AUTHOR: CryscoThiel

FEEDBACK: 

Whata beautiful piece. It's deep and from the heart and there is so much emotion inthis. All throughout I kept hoping that there would be some twist, something tobring about that happy ending, but it never came. The ending therefore hit veryhard. But in all honesty, it was the author's note underneath that reallycompleted it. All I can say is, thank you, for writing such a beautiful piecein the hopes of reaching someone who needs to hear it. 

IN THIRD PLACE: 

STORY: Mindflare

AUTHOR: intoTheShadowTrees

FEEDBACK: 

Iloved this story so much. The way the drug-induced confusion is shown through acomplex and befuddled thought-pattern is brilliant. I thought the beginning wasa tiny bit slow (as in, at one point I found myself wondering where this wasgoing), but then you brought the bombshell of his friend being dead. That wasenough to reel me back in and this mystery kept me on the edge of my seat untilthe end. This story got me thinking, set my imagination running wild with whatexactly could be going on, and that's a fantastic feat. Great work!

OVERALL SCORE: 89.3/100

IN SECOND PLACE: 

STORY: The Art of Sailing

AUTHOR: hello-ushi

FEEDBACK: 

This story was very intriguing to read through because of how much one of the brothers tried to persuade the other. The sentence structure and paragraphing was amazing, as well as the ending. The only thing is that at the beginning, the pace could have been a little more consistent. It went from detail to dialogue, and that made it drag a bit. Everything else was established quickly, though. Well done there! One minor mistake that I found was that sometimes, there needed to be a stronger punctuation mark in place of commas. Just make sure that there are two separate sentences when needed. Otherwise, I thought you had a great story! Nice work!

OVERALL SCORE: 90/100

IN FIRST PLACE: 

STORY: For As Long As The Stars Shine

AUTHOR: avadel

FEEDBACK: 

This story was very interesting, and the emotions were described perfectly. The writing quality was purposeful and effective, as well as easy to understand. Characterization was beautiful in this book, because of their different personalities. The plot itself was very nice, and the effects of the conflict were explained in detail. The only thing that could have made it better was more about what the conflict is. Maybe just a few more clues could have made it more powerful, even if it's added in between the lines. As for the grammar and spelling, it was perfect. There were no mistakes. Well done! Overall, it's a very nice idea that is interesting to read. Great work!

OVERALL SCORE: 95.5/100

Congratulations to everyone involved! Hopefully we get more stories next month, with holidays coming up soon. Keep encouraging your friends to join, and thank you for staying involved!