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TopShelf's
February 2014
Beholden of the Heart Story Contest Winners Announcement!
Yes, yes yes! People have won! |
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Well the time has come to announce our winners. We have been through many hardships these past couple of months with our server melting down and so many other connection issues that have affected and are affecting this contest, it's a miracle that we are still here. So without further ado, here come the winners of the February 2014 Beholden of the Heart Story Contest.
Gr8 Green
By Jennifer Sue
Heart of
the Beholden.
“That brings up another issue,” Brenda continued. “Kathan, you are well into puberty as a boy. It will be difficult to reverse so I’m afraid you won’t make a convincing girl.”
“That’s why I need to get on testosterone blockers ASAP,” Kathan vehemently declared. “I know I can’t just start being a girl but I can stop being a boy. I’ll go androgynous for now.”
“Androgynous...” Brenda stated the word slowly. “So how do you think your classmates will respond to that?”
“I don’t care how they respond,” Kathan affirmed. “They don’t like us now. They already assume we’re gay. My being androgynous will not significantly change their perceptions. Look, I’m not stupid. I’m not going to suddenly go all girly. All I’m going to do for now is to completely stop pretending to be a boy. I’ll be like a die-hard tomboy... a girl dressed in boy’s clothes. I’d like to see a doctor to get the blockers but I doubt if there is any doctor nearby who would cooperate. Somehow, I need to get blockers.”
the Beholden.
Heart ofthe Beholden.
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James wants to tell Kat that he see's her as more than a friend since her powers activated and she went through her big change. He's uncertain enough about the whole thing, but when a fire at school triggers his own H Chromosomes to activate how can he possibly tell her when his own changes give him even more cause for doubt?
Amethyst |
“I don’t recall ever calling myself that, but yeah, I moved some people in that school to safety,” I admitted. “It was really no big deal; it must be a slow news day.”
the Beholden.|
One. I’m Chinese. Yes I’m one of those Two. I’m a girl. Well I’m a girl on the inside. The Parchment
By Bailey Summers
Copyright© 2014 Bailey Summers All Rights Reserved. |
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In addition, those who had entered our contest, but did not make the top four winning slots, will receive free hatbox subscriptions! I will need Drea DiMaggio, Jessica C, AllExcited69, Titania, Julie D. Cole, and Dorothy Colleen to please PM Erin and entitle the PM "Contest Entry for Hatbox Subscription." Erin will pm back the instructions to gain access to it! Congratulations!
For our top four winners, I will need Jennifer Sue, Melanie Brown, Amethyst, and Bailey Summers to please PM me (Sephrena) and let me know how you would like your winnings delivered: Paypal, or US postal Money Order.
I personally thank everyone who took the time to enter, read, and vote on our contestant's entries. I wish for everyone to have a happy Spring and Summer!
Sephrena
Comments
Thank you!
...a lovely contest that became more than a bit challenging due to the whole server issue (I suppose I should tip her more next time...what? not that kind of server....never mind) Anyway, thank you, Sephrena for your commitment to the site and to the challenges we're provided through these contests. And of course thanks to Erin and everyone who serves to keep this place the best fiction site on the web. Congrats to everyone!
Love, Andrea Lena
Thanks Sephrena
for holding another great contest, and for the Erin, Piper and the BCTS team for keeping the site up and running and in general providing a great place to post our work. And congrats to Bailey, Melanie, and all the other entrants who gave us such great stories to read. Special congrats to Bailey, you were my top choice and you deserved to win. The Parchment was a wonderful story.
*hugs*
Amethyst
Don't take me too seriously. I'm just kitten around. :3
*Blushing* Thank You Amethyst :)
I really enjoyed your story too and killer title. I'm loving your Hyperverse a whole lot.
And of course congrats to the other winners and a HUGE that you to all those who kept this going under a lot of difficulties.
Above and Beyond Ladies, Above and Beyond.
Bailey Summers
Lots of other great stories here showcased:)
I'm enjoying these contests more and more.
Thank you for the stories and the great opportunities.
*Great Big Hugs*
Bailey Summers
I have to say.....
That I truly enjoyed reading all four of the winning stories. Congrats to all four authors!
This was a wonderful contest and there were a lot of really good stories written for it.
Dallas
D. Eden
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
Thanks, Sephrena...
...for tabulating everything and providing the prizes.
How many people voted?
Eric
I prefer to not give out numbers
for a variety of reasons. I will say though, that the turnout could have been better ^^ I do take into account that the current server and location of that server and the overall situation involving those two things has challenged people enormously who could have voted.
That being said, it turned out as well as could be expected given all circumstances :)
Sephrena
Thanks!
Thanks for the votes. I appreciate it.
And thanks Sephrena for the contests.
Melanie