Down here it's just winners and losers, and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line.
-- Bruce Springsteen, Atlantic City

Contest: 13 Verbs

        The Contest: Write a 500-1000 word story using the verbs from the list in order.
The List: catch, step, open, spread, shatter, answer, clip, go, see, fill, make, found, tell
Level of Difficulty: Kilimanjaro

The Winner: Helen Ellis
"The Asteroid"

Runners-up and honorable mentions...

Dorothee Lang: Floor Number Thirteen

Diana Wynne: Recess Duty

Jack Mackerel: Two to One

Prize: A job well done is it's own reward. Along with bragging rights, it don't get much better, son.

   

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