I thought I'd add a bit more tension.

I've untopped the ones now out of contention.

I'm going to untop more until there is only one left.

Ah the suspense is killing me, let's hurry it up JB .

COme on im so anxious.

How do I know when my story is eliminated? Will JB take the (HSSC2) portion out of the thread title?

The top 5 are still topped.Those placed will be out of those.

I've decided to give Thesmokeybear some bonus points.

All five left scored 90 or over (out of 100)

Smokey you weren't far off the pace and when I read that you were only 12!!!! I was astounded. So I'm going to give a discretionary 1,000 points for your efforts.I'm not sure I could write stories like that when I was your age. Well done.

OK, here are the results.

1st/ So What!!! by worldwatcher

2nd/ Twins JediMaster

3rd/The Fog by Intelearthling

4th/Alone by sandge

5th/Bump: A bedtime story to keep children awake by Jonna

Congrats to all.Points will be awarded.

Way to go guys. Awesome stories!

Good picks, Jb!

I have enjoyed reading all of the stories. You had a hard job!

Congrats Worldwatcher and everyone else who entered, they were all great stories.

Oh wow!!! thanks I am honored and congratulations to everyone who participated. All the stories were great, first class work everyone

congrats worldwatcher and everyone else. Well done.

DE

Congrats, worldwatcher -- that was an A+ effort. Everyone did a great job; the stories were a hoot to read on a dark October night.

Congradulations! It was a killer story.

Well done WW, well deserved ,

Good job everyone! Congrats to the top finishers!!! This was fun...I look forward to the next writing competition!

Congratulations Worldwatcher!

Remember saying that you were chicken to enter? When I read your story, I really liked it and thought it was super!

To all those who entered: All the stories were great and I really enjoyed reading them. Hope to see your next years stories!