Wow. Just got back from a week AFK to find out I'd won 3rd place, see all this contravercy, and realize that I hadn't won 3rd place, after all.

I'm not going to touch on this latest batch of posts, but I do think it worth mentioning that if Laura's score was, indeed, 250, then she has not won "Honorable Mention." As I'll shortly be posting in the Merriweather scores thread, my story, "The Envelope," recieved a total score of 245, beating Hazel's score by a single point. Laura's 250 clearly beats that for a 3rd place win. So, congrats to Laura, and of course to Jenni and Mere!

Thanks to the Merriweather Committee for an interesting experience, and especially to the judges for their time, effort, and comments.

Paul

When in doubt, think about penguins. It probably won't help, but at least it'll be fun.