The Winners Winner: Fulfilling a Dream by M3May ...this is a good story. I like it. So read it yourself. Runner Up: Fable by Michael A touching, intimate story of a man who discovers what life is really about. Also, a Marmoset. Second Runner Up: Some Pig! by Scen A sweeping epic tracing the steps of the tragic hero Snoutwit and his amazing tale following his exile from the country he once ruled... Other Entries (In No Particular Order) The Transmutation of Hyperborean Glass by SilentJerry Dancing squirrels is only the tip of the ice berg in this tale of one young man's Very Bad Day. Harmony and Discord by NATO This story is kind of like the time your dad wanted you to join the football team, but you wanted to do ballet instead. Except more meaningful. F**kin' Voodoo Magic by Jay2K A touching holiday tale of a family reunion, complete with scary storms, ritualistic dances and necromancy! Masque of Retribution by Nick This well written post about Masques and the fall of Zeal has inspired Kupopolis to start its own Masque club! Performances will begin whenever Kupopocon rolls around again. The House that Time Remembers by Dneltheexmage Gypsies, Floods, and an important moment in one individual's life. I can only hope that the next time it floods in Fargo, some Gypsies will come to keep me company! Keasbey Nights by DL Everday-average-guy finds that, much to his dismay, he is going to brutally murdered in days. With an ingredient like "Song and Dance", you'd think the stories would be a little more upbeat. The Old Breed by Celiose This story is about a bunch of old guys sitting around talking about their glory days. Except these old guys once saved the entire known universe from an unopposable army of darkness. The World is Full of Fools by RawleyCoop "Rubik's Cube for the Mind" INDEED! Includes all three endings. Green Eyed Darling by Spoon A Smarmy Moogle, characters named Biggs and Wedge... with all the old-school references, you might think you're in store for a comic trip.. but it actually turns out quite touching. Ms Right by Jipster A main character named after a Playboy model and a mysterious woman named after a Dickens character nobody likes.. what's not to love? Waiting for El Viento by Zephyr I think Zephyr was on mushrooms when she wrote this. No, seriously. Check it out. City of Funk by XStryker The aborted NEO experiment comes back to lay the funk down. This is the first time the mysterious Wangofunk has been actually written about outside of potshots.. come revel in its glory. Another Rainy Day by D4Pres1 The last entrant meshes political ideology with tragedy. It's like a peanut butter and banana sandwich!