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If your story is listed in the top 5 below, congratulations, you are among the 125 writers moving on to the 2nd Round kicking off at 11:59PM EDT this Thursday, April 11th!   Congratulations to everyone that submitted a story, narrowing down a top 5 in each heat was incredibly difficult and everyone should be proud for rising to the challenge and creating a story outside your comfort zone from scratch in 8 days.  We hope the challenge was inspiring and hope to see you in our next challenge!

#1 'Unbirth' by Erin Blockley SYNOPSIS - One doctor has discovered a uniquely inventive way to dispatch vampires. All that he requires is a drug addict and an unborn child.

 
#2 'The Pharmacist' by Cassie Clemans SYNOPSIS - A man struggling to rectify his internal changes with his old life learns to follow his new instincts.

#3 'Ed's Last Run' by Sarah Brockway SYNOPSIS - As he flies through the night on a routine business trip, Ed Carter is eaten alive by the stress of living a double life.

#4 'How Angels Fall' by Shanna Roberts Salée SYNOPSIS - Gerry and his devoted rich kid hanger-on Todd plan a little getaway on his father’s private jet with one of Gerry’s movie star client, but the whole thing goes awry when Gerry’s true nature reveals itself—even more abominable than Todd’s perverse lifestyle and the secrets and lies that are the foundation of a city like Los Angeles.

#5 'High' by Melinda Melin SYNOPSIS - Two con-artist flight attendants are stuck on a plane with the man they tried to hustle. He’s more of a monster than they can imagine.

 
#Honorable Mention 'Catching the Dead Eye Special' by Sam Knight SYNOPSIS - An undercover officer, believing he is being invited inside a new illegal venture, finds himself the target of a homicidal gambling ring that bets on the outcome of unsuspecting people given the ‘bath salts’ drug.

#Honorable Mention 'Final Kick' by Greg Hill SYNOPSIS - A plane crash survivor struggles between love and addiction.

#Honorable Mention 'Warmonger' by Anne Clendening SYNOPSIS - After the drug related death of his mother, a 13-year-old boy and would-be military pilot finds a brutally unusual way to cope.

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