After fidgeting with flipping an ancient looking gold coin a couple of times in the air and catching it again, he continued.

"I had to pull some magic and adjust reality some to make this work. It isn't perfect! So I am trying to make this contest up to you. I got the dame back, the site owner calmed down and seeing things in a new way. The only thing I couldn't do was fully affect as many people as I would have needed to to have made this contest a success. It was breaking my heart."

"So if any of you's were trying to enter your work between December 9 - 30, 2013, please, PM the dame... Sephrena. Send her the message your story was entered, and it will be tagged appropriately and included in the voting and judging. I know some of you's did not tag your story because you heard she had fled. You have two days to PM and make sure your entry is included! I want you's to win!!! It's the Spirit of Christmas."

He grinned. "I'm a softie too. So make sure if you wrote and submitted a Christmas piece for the contest but it was not tagged and is not seen on the entry list below, PM the dame for help!"

"I'll be seeing you's all for the Winner's Announcement after the contest. After all, I have to let the dame do her work."

"And... I have a couple of knuckleheads that work for me that need some supervision. Gino! Paulie! Get in here."