Results: May 2024 Fiction
| Title | Author | Score | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | ||
| Next Ride | Noreen Graf | 6 | 4.21 | 4.26 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Entry 63061 | Member 32568 | 4.4 | 4.31 | 4.08 | 26 | 7 | 2 |
| Entry 63393 | Jeremy Glazer | 3.33 | 4.42 | 4.04 | 71 | 4 | 3 |
| Escondido | Member 30182 | 6 | 4 | 3.8 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Of Marigolds and Men | Sahil Mehta | 4 | 4.36 | 3.79 | 47 | 6 | 5 |
| Entry 63197 | Kristina Cecka | 3.33 | 4.46 | 3.74 | 68 | 3 | 6 |
| Entry 63008 | Mike Rizzo | 5 | 4.38 | 3.66 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Sap | Anna Sones | 5.5 | 4.55 | 3.4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Entry 63266 | Member 8833 | 5.67 | 4 | 2.83 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| Flexing | Conor Hogan | 4.5 | 4.83 | 2.78 | 25 | 1 | 10 |
| Stay in Your Lane | Steve Meldrom | 5.2 | 4.08 | 2.13 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Entry 63540 | Member 11245 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Entry 63162 | Member 9791 | 4.25 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 13 |
| Expats at the Saint George Hotel Bar | Member 35977 | 3.33 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 14 | 14 |
| Small Wars in Peacetime | Katerina Krizner | 5.33 | 3.92 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Reason to Believe | Ray Morrison | 4.33 | 3.83 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 16 |
| Grievances of an Aomori Raccoon | Aidan LaCroix | 4.67 | 3.77 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| So I Sit | William French | 5.25 | 3.75 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 |
| Living the Life of Ryan | Dennis Quinn | 5 | 3.75 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 19 |
| Entry 63003 | Member 32353 | 4.83 | 3.75 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 20 |
| Entry 63407 | Member 29863 | 4.67 | 3.75 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 21 |
| The Typewriter | Juliana Delany | 5 | 3.69 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 22 |
| Entry 63159 | Member 6795 | 4.5 | 3.58 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Entry 63284 | Member 20072 | 4.4 | 3.55 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
| Entry 63179 | Member 29120 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 0 | 67 | 25 | 25 |
| Striking the Right Chord | Teresa Brandt | 4.75 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 26 |
| The Last Cicadas | Eddie Bruce-Jones | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 27 |
| Entry 63580 | Member 36919 | 4.8 | 3.46 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 28 |
| Entry 63045 | Member 30135 | 4.33 | 3.46 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
| Entry 63445 | Member 8832 | 4.33 | 3.45 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 30 |
| Catahoula Creek | Nick Gallup | 4.33 | 3.36 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
| Entry 63374 | Member 4366 | 4.4 | 3.27 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
| Cupid's Quill and the Old-Fashioned Girl | Luca Panelli | 4.5 | 3.25 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 33 |
| To be a Rock and not to Roll | L. Michael Bohigian | 4.33 | 3.25 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Cora | Chris O’Connor | 5 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 35 |
| An Act of Kindness | Member 1927 | 2.67 | 3.17 | 0 | 89 | 36 | 36 |
| Lee | Charles Merkel | 3.33 | 3.15 | 0 | 66 | 37 | 37 |
| The Beginning | Katrina Soucy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 38 |
| EXPIRATION DATE | Mark Rhodes | 4.67 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 39 |
| Gauze | Paul Vanneman | 3 | 2.92 | 0 | 77 | 40 | 40 |
| Testimonies from the Townspeople, in the Dead of June | Ana Escobedo | 3 | 2.82 | 0 | 79 | 41 | 41 |
| Pelsnik's Everything Emporium | Katie Wright | 4.6 | 2.67 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 42 |
| Too Loud to Ignore | Ian Villmore | 4.6 | 2.55 | 0 | 20 | 43 | 43 |
| Climb, Sisyphus | Member 36488 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 44 |
| Entry 63119 | Member 5094 | 4.33 | 1.92 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 45 |
| Life on three wheels | Karine Atabekyan | 2 | 1.92 | 0 | 103 | 46 | 46 |
| chattering flowers | Adela Ntardzenyuy | 1.5 | 1.33 | 0 | 107 | 47 | 47 |
| The Keeper (disqualified) | Anne Lichtenwalner | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 48 |
| Ash and Earth | Dustin Stamper | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 49 | 49 |
| POLYBIUS | Ian Taylor Presnell | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 50 |
| Crossing Over | Louis Yank | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 51 | 51 |
| Entry 63137 | Jess Simms | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 52 | 52 |
| The Hairpin | Mim Eichmann | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 53 | 53 |
| The Tellings Of Julio Rivera | JP Roarke | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 54 | 54 |
| In Reverence to Silent Rock | Ian Grogan | 4.17 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 55 | 55 |
| Entry 63100 | Member 30436 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 56 |
| Words over Tom's Body | Marili G. Reilly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 57 | 57 |
| Avram's Daughter | Adam Strassberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 58 | 58 |
| In the Waiting Room of a Podiatry Clinic in Downtown Reno | michael kozart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 59 | 59 |
| Enough | Member 36921 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
| Discovering Disembodiment | Mark Cassells | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 61 | 61 |
| Bear | George Longenecker | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 62 | 62 |
| The Garden: A Love Story | Jenn Trivette | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 63 | 63 |
| Entry 63375 | Member 29659 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 64 | 64 |
| Entry 63470 | Member 2911 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 65 | 65 |
| Rocked | robin lovelace | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 66 | 66 |
| Entry 63403 | Member 29688 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 67 | 67 |
| Elopement | DS Myers | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 68 |
| Scenes | Kevin Bray | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 69 | 69 |
| Experiment #3ar74 | Caleb Slemer | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 70 | 70 |
| Entry 63529 | Member 24290 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 71 | 71 |
| New World | Member 32567 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 72 | 72 |
| Sunken Future | Noah Pederson | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 73 | 73 |
| A Silence Rang Out In The Universe | Member 36183 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 74 | 74 |
| Santoku | Jason Mandel | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 75 | 75 |
| The Brunette with the Pink Umbrella (disqualified) | Dony Pernia | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Small Talk | Member 36582 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 77 | 77 |
| Entry 63356 | Member 27471 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 78 | 78 |
| Guardian | Frances Strickler | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 79 | 79 |
| Return to Sender | Shawn Bell | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 80 |
| The Chasings | John Guchemand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 81 | 81 |
| Stocktaking | Neal Mason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 82 | 82 |
| Pleasure, Passion, and Other Beastly Things | Elijah Hale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 83 | 83 |
| Hobson's Choice | Charles Alden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 84 | 84 |
| Black Patches on Wis Hwys | Keith Buzzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 85 | 85 |
| Forever and Ever and Ever | Member 36162 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Second Wind | Elijah Jordan | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 87 | 87 |
| Jessa and the Curse of the Gypsy Wagon | Jessica Staats | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| The Brilliant Idea and Its Aftermath | Mark Putzi | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 89 | 89 |
| The Word | Member 12365 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 90 | 90 |
| Lost in Translation | Member 29875 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 91 | 91 |
| Show Me the Way | John Mort | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 92 | 92 |
| The Roster | H. G. Walls | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 93 | 93 |
| Just So Boring | Kelly Hitchcock | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 94 | 94 |
| The Cottonwood Tree | David Stearns | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 95 | 95 |
| Voyage to the Edge | Member 36513 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 96 | 96 |
| Who Let The Murderer In? | Shalini Banerjee | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 97 | 97 |
| Entry 63135 | Brian Hawkins | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 98 | 98 |
| More Than Love | Linda Kleinschmidt | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 99 | 99 |
| The Basement | Jenny Morelli | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Entry 63534 (disqualified) | Member 9480 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 101 | 101 |
| Entry 63175 | Member 1464 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 102 | 102 |
| Measuring The Blues | Paul Flippen | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 103 | 103 |
| The Toilet Caper | John Bauer | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 104 | 104 |
| Rose Gold | Joseph Pluchino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 105 | 105 |
| You Me and the Devil Makes Three | Member 36347 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Selene | aliya carrington | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 107 | 107 |
| I'm Just the Cook | David Redick | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| The Relay of Inspiration | Bear Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
| Journey of Hope: Anna's Choice (disqualified) | Member 30140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| A Little Lamb Atop A Tombstone (disqualified) | John RC Potter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
| The Emotional World (disqualified) | Vandana Agarwal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
| Tuesday and So Slow (disqualified) | Carolyn Flynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 113 |
| Evening Whispers (disqualified) | Member 32366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
| Entry 63017 (disqualified) | Member 32375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
| Riley (disqualified) | Elizabeth Lingurar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
| Preoccupation (disqualified) | Jeff Sidman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
| Press One, Please (disqualified) | Rayiah Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
| Entry 63029 (disqualified) | Member 28598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 119 |
| Drawing Blood (disqualified) | Michael Glenn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Entry 63053 (disqualified) | Nirvaan Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 121 |
| fuck. am i dead? (disqualified) | Theo Karras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
| Justice Never Sleeps (disqualified) | Kaleb Windsor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
| Jaxon Hanawa, Youkai Detective Reforged (disqualified) | Member 32613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 |
| Entry 63093 (disqualified) | Member 32634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
| Coastal Cruise (disqualified) | Scott Harrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
| Tres Fatorum (disqualified) | Weylin Dunmoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 126 |
| One way out (disqualified) | Adrian Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
| Pisces (disqualified) | Paul Fey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| Entry 63164 (disqualified) | Member 29994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 129 |
| The Scream (disqualified) | Sophia Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
| Entry 63210 (disqualified) | Member 32694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 131 |
| As the green flags wave (disqualified) | Member 35658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 133 |
| Hank in Wonderland (disqualified) | Richard Birch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 134 | 134 |
| To Love a Writer, Write a Lover (disqualified) | Joseph Wiedmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
| Entry 63286 (disqualified) | Matthew Hodgson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
| Entry 63293 (disqualified) | Mary Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
| Shortbread (disqualified) | Member 36272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
| Sparks to Flames (disqualified) | Sera Trapani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
| To Better a Thin Slice of Wood (disqualified) | Member 36329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
| Harold (disqualified) | Camden Chin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 141 |
| Special Archie (disqualified) | Jada Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
| Love Endures All Things (disqualified) | Liberty Tetzlaff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
| Entry 63411 (disqualified) | Randi Whitcomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 |
| Rose With No Name (disqualified) | Ashira Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
| No One the Wiser (disqualified) | Member 36740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
| The Day the Country Stood Still (disqualified) | Member 36670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
| Girl in the Tub (disqualified) | Member 36745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 |