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The Search Term Challenge Returns!
I’m sure you have fond memories of the Search Term Challenge we ran back in March. So you’ll be happy to know that we are busy planning the next round of this now-infamously difficult competition. »
Searchterm Story: Shovelling Pride
Are you sad that the Search Term Challenge is over? Fear not, for there is one more story for you to read. This story was submitted for the challenge, but is over the word count limit and therefore wasn’t included in the voting. M. Jones is the author of a number of webfiction serials, the... »
And the Search Term Winner Is…
The results are in! The poll is closed! This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for! We received over 100 votes, and the top three have been picked. (Confused? Bewildered? See the introductory post on the challenge here.) An impressive 14 entries were up for voting, many disturbing, several fantastical, a few whimsical, and... »
Search Term Challenge: Vote!
I’ve run the Search Term Challenge four times now, and each time the entries have gotten better and better. And now, with the backing of a prestigious magazine like Ergofiction, is it really a surprise that we received stories of such quantity and quality? As Issue 5 closes, only one thing remains: selecting the winners.... »
Searchterm Entry #14: The Subtle Profession
Last but not least, this is the final entry to our Search Term Challenge, a tale of love and hidden intentions. For details of the challenge, and to see other entries, click here. Voting for stories will begin tomorrow! The author of this story is Tama Wise, who blogs and publishes fiction at Letters from Silent... »
Searchterm Entry #13: Quota
Never let it be said that rationing is a good thing — particularly in this story, the thirteenth entry to our Search Term Challenge. For details of the challenge, and to see other entries, click here. MCM is the author of this entry, which claimed third place in the challenge. To read more of... »
Searchterm Entry #12: Medusa’s House
The main character of this Search Term Challenge entry is a medusa, and I have to say I’m rather intrigued by the author’s take on this oft-maligned mythological creature. For details of the challenge, and to see other entries, click here. Voting for stories will begin once all entries have been posted online. The author of... »
Searchterm Entry #11: My Extra Sex
When they cut us out of mama, the doctors thought my sister was stillborn. A lack of oxygen had made her face turn blue, made her heart so weak and perilous as to be almost silent. »
Searchterm Entry #10: The Carnival
The tenth entry to our Search Term Challenge is a little stomach-churning in its descriptions, and just on the amusing side of disturbing. For details of the challenge, and to see other entries, click here. Voting for stories will begin once all entries have been posted online. The author of this entry is John Slover, who... »
Searchterm Entry #9: Long Way Home
This entry stands apart not only for its genre — science fiction — but also due to the style: a series of letters written from a son to his mother. For details of the challenge, and to see other entries, click here. This entry — the winning entry! — was penned by Chris “Ruzkin”... »