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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 'Yee Naaldlooshii' by Erica Scharf SYNOPSIS - On the Navajo Nation, a young boy tries to piece together the truth surrounding the last day he saw his father while simultaneously being pursued by an unknown aggressor.


#2 'A Big Fish Story' by Bonnie MacBird SYNOPSIS - When an elite female Fisher splashes down in present day Santa Monica with less than two hours to land her TimeJumping fish and deliver him to his correct River, her quarry turns out to be a formidable astronaut with plans of his own.


#3 'Weave a Circle Round Him Thrice' by Richard Moser SYNOPSIS - An astronaut, the lone survivor of an ill-fated interplanetary expedition, reveals his harrowing experience to a journalist in an interview.


#4 'The Wellspring' by steve stein SYNOPSIS - An astronaut is knocked out of orbit into another world that does not resemble his own. And he finds a fox that fancies fish.


#5 'Good Karma' by Catherine McArdle SYNOPSIS - Angelina's compassion for all living things might just save Jon's life after he encounters a strange creature on his fishing trip.
#Honorable Mention 'And the Galaxy a Garden' by Andrew MacRae SYNOPSIS - A young woman pilots her space ship to the edge of the unknown, and beyond.


#Honorable Mention 'In the Deep' by Ilene Goldman SYNOPSIS - While on a mission of deep sea exploration, former astronaut Roland Jaffrey encounters a mermaid.


#Honorable Mention 'The View From Here' by Andrew Currie SYNOPSIS - Mankind is finally dipping its toes into the great unknown… Space. However, the excitement of it all is a bit lost on David and Ari.

 

 

Heat Last Name First Name City State / Province Country
10 Asher Marya Shakopee MN US
10 Burhans Judith Huntsville AL US
10 Caban Jennifer Belford NJ US
10 Currie Andrew Summit NJ US
10 Eberhardt Jo Petrie QLD AU
10 Freia Brian Berlin   DE
10 Gibson Russell Wheat Ridge CO US
10 Goldman Ilene Lake in the Hills IL US
10 H Thomaida Portland OR US
10 Hampson Judy Boonton Township NJ US
10 Hayden Tyler Redondo Beach CA US
10 Hewson Brian New York NY US
10 Irwin Michelle Frisco TX US
10 Koprowski Amanda Philadelphia PA US
10 MacBird Bonnie Los Angeles CA US
10 MacRae Andrew Sunnyvale CA US
10 Magdits Erika Denver CO US
10 McArdle Catherine Ivanhoe VIC AU
10 McElhinney Erin Edinburgh Midlothian GB
10 Miller Raymond Mountain view CA US
10 Moreno Sara Hammonton NJ US
10 Moser Richard Winters CA US
10 napoli catherine massapequa NY US
10 Orland Bere Kate Senneville QC CA
10 Robinson Katrina Charleston SC US
10 Scharf Erica New York NY US
10 Sprow Maria Austin TX US
10 stein steve Chicago  IL US
10 Testa Annie New Haven CT US
10 Thompson Megs Ferndale WA US
10 Vipond Micheal Toronto ON CA
10 Zielinski Rick Broomfield CO US

 

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