Ravished in a Flash 2.0 - The Flash Fiction Tournament is Back

[Claire]

I was sick most of the week and developed a budding romance with my new snowblower. The midwesterner in me is saying I've seen worse, but a foot of snow while sickness fights to come out both ends still sucks. I might be a little late posting but I should have something in place.

Thanks for the heads up!

[SoftGameHunter]

If you happen to be paired against me, no rush. Nah, just kidding. Don't get buried or frozen out.

[Claire]

@Shocker, @Lucius, @RapeU, @SoftGameHunter, @LtBroccoli, @AdmiralPiet, @Blue, @VictimEyes, @rdodger, @Vile8r, @Writers_Bloque, @DayDreamNights, @Verbal13

The semifinal of Ravished in a Flash has officially begun!

As of now, @YellowSnowDotCom has not handed in a story yet. I know that he intended to do so on time, so I expect it to follow soon.

Good look everyone! I'm looking forward to reading what you wrote!

[Claire]

Ravished in a Flash Semifinal

In the Ravished in a Flash semifinal we have two matches between two authors each. In each match, the author who scores a higher total rating for their story advances to the final. So please rate the stories of the authors you would like to see it make to the semi-final!

Matches

• Theme: The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side
• SF-1: @Alan Smithee VS. @YellowSnowDotCom
  • Dryad, Green with Envy
  • Midnight in Moscow
• SF-2: @Two Stews In a Pot VS. @Pumpernickel fucker
  • My Grass Is Green
  • Borrowing the Neighbor's Tools

[Claire]

Alright, we got a complete semi-final.

I tried something new by adding the matches directly to the board announcement. What do you think?

[MillieDynamite]

@MillieDynamite Did you mean to post this by any chance in the announcement for the Community Favorites board? It feels a little out of place here.

I would love to see more of you here, but I guess it's not the worst thing if you got a lot of paid writing to do. I'm happy to hear you're able to turn what's a hobby for most of us into a paid job.

No, not sure where I thought I was, though.

[Claire]

@Lucius, @RapeU, @SoftGameHunter, @LtBroccoli

Inspired by a casual comment from @SoftGameHunter the theme/prompt for the final is:

There Can Be Only One

As far as I know, the phrase was popularized by the movie The Highlander. What could be more fitting for the final of our tournament than an allusion to a deah battle between immortal warriors?

Good luck to everyone for the semi-final! I'm excited to see whether anyone has the confidence to write an entry for the final before the semi-final is decided.

[SoftGameHunter]

Glad I could help.

[SoftGameHunter]

Well, baring a reprieve in the next minute, there can be only one, but it won't be me. Congrats to the winners.

[Claire]

And the semi-final is over!

Matches

• Theme: The grass is always greener on the other side

• SF-1: @Alan Smithee VS. @YellowSnowDotCom
  • Dryad, Green with Envy – 11 points
  • Midnight in Moscow – 14 points
• SF-2: @Two Stews In a Pot VS. @Pumpernickel fucker
  • My Grass Is Green – 13 points
  • Borrowing the Neighbor's Tools – 11 points

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With these results in we have the following winners:

For SF-1 @YellowSnowDotCom beats @Alan Smithee 14 to 11, thus eliminating... @SoftGameHunter from the tournament!

For SF-2 @Two Stews In a Pot beats @Pumpernickel fucker with a 13 to 11 score, thus eliminating... @LtBroccoli from the tournament!

Advancing to the final:

• @YellowSnowDotCom
• @Two Stews In a Pot

Eliminated from the tournament:

• @Alan Smithee, aka @SoftGameHunter
• @Pumpernickel fucker, aka @LtBroccoli

I would like to express a very big thank you to the competitors, especially those leaving the tournament after this round. Please give their contributions a read if you haven't done so already!

Congratulations to our talented winners!

And thanks so much to everyone who voted and commented!

As a reminder for our finalists: You now have 4 days left to write a story for the theme:

The theme for the final is: There Can Be Only One

Time left to write your story: Timer Loading