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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Yeah, high desert dwarf here. New Mexico raised, green chile addicted, and, sadly, never been to Cardiff...
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Congratulations to Eeralai! Thanks for the insightful critique, and I'm looking forward to the stress-free job of spectator for the rest of this CDM.
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    A battle of giants... My comments on Piratecat and Orchid Blossom: WOW! (That might be enough right there, but I'll go on.) These are my two favorites so far, by a pretty wide margin (though admittedly I am way behind on reading and many competitors haven't been looked at yet); it is...
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    What part of the "dibs" concept are you not understanding? ;-) (That siad, I think it's a great idea, but not until AFTER the final round...)
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Dibs! Okay, I get dibs on THAT plot idea (IF, of course, I make it to the second round...). Seriously, glad you are unhurt, Arwink!
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Slimy things in a can... Congratulations Rodrigo! Both these were an interesting take on a REALLY interesting and disparate group of pictures. tadk, I liked the tie-in of the 'unobtrusive' (mostly) aliens. Rodrigo, your words really flowed well, and it was touching, in a disturbing kind of way...
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Titles Schmitles Who needs titles. I changed mine three times, and am very unhappy with the one I ended up with, should have left it off. We live or die by the words on the page (or in the post), not by titles. As for that particular word, as the brilliant G. Carlin once said: "#### doesn't...
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    I have noticed that Enworld's formatting doesn't indent paragraphs, and that entries like Rodrigo's (with paragraph line breaks) are easier to read than mine. Sorry. I will not edit the post (as promised), but if I happen to defeat my honorable opponent Eeralai then I will use such breaks in...
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Paid up? This is often ENWORLD's subtle way of saying "Hey, it's a great site, but it needs the occasional influx of cash." i.e., If you're not paid up on the (reasonable) annual dues, you can't receive or send private emails. If you ARE paid up, then you need to change your settings under...
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Match 2: Thorod vs. Eeralai - Thorod's Entry To Weep In a Dark Time by Thorod Ashstaff I'd tell you my name, if only I could remember what it was. Call me Eve. No, strike that, that's not right. Jake—dear Jake—called me Eve on that first day. I'd been asleep for so long. How many days, how...
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    No way, tadk. I already made me a new desktop out of the nekkid lady with the sapphire eyes!
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    I have seen them, thanks. And now to bleed...um... I mean write.
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    I was composing just such, until I saw the pictures Rodrigo got for his match, and I feel that he is, perhaps, punished enough. I resent the unwashed comment, however; I scrubbed the mead foam residue out of my beard just last month.
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Pictures? I don't see no stinkin' pictures! Am I missing something? I thought pictures were posted within the thread. -One confused dwarf
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Good advice! Especially considering the site just did go down, for quite a while. Eagerly awaiting pictures (be kind, it's only the first round...)!
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    EN World Short Story Smackdown - FINAL: Berandor vs Piratecat - The Judgment Is In!

    Ready Ready and eager. (And Starman, I happen to LIKE caves...) Wow, paired up against a talented friend in the first round - there will be blood...
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    Ceramic DM/Short Story Smackdown '08

    Let's get it on! So, Fox, what're you afraid of? Enough talk, we got sixteen below the salt, we got three in the high-backed thrones, we got empty quill threats and premature victory dances, I say let's do this thing so y'all can see a real dwarven victory warcry.
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    Ceramic DM/Short Story Smackdown '08

    Yes! I'm in, it's been way too long, time to exercise the chops...
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    Ceramic DM- The Renewal ( Final judgement posted)

    Congratulations Mythago! Not only on the championship ring but on a fine series of stories as well. Looking forward to the Spring Ceramic!
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    Ceramic DM- The Renewal ( Final judgement posted)

    Congratulations Mythago! Great story, and good luck in the final (though of course I fully intend to do my best to take you down in the next Ceramic DM). :) Thanks to the judges for the critique, it is always useful, especially so for the post-contest reworking of these stories. So, when...
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