The polls are now open!
Seven stories were nominated for the Reader’s Choice Award for inclusion in The Best of 2009 #fridayflash Anthology. They are listed below, with links to the original story. Please take a moment to read all six, then go to the poll in the sidebar and cast your vote for your pick for the Reader’s Choice.
Fable of the Great Horned Owl, by Barry J. Northern
First Foot, by Sam
Puma and Jaguar Save the Planet, by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith
Slide Into Satin & Gold by Michelle D Evans
Silver Bullet, by Linda Simoni-Wastila
Succubyebye, by John Wiswell
The Touchstone, by Lily Mulholland
The polls will close on Saturday, January 23rd.
Congratulations to the six nominees. Fantastic stories, all.
~jon
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Jon,
If it’s not too much trouble, would you mind changing the link to my Puma and Jaguar story to http://mazzz-in-leeds.com/2009/10/fridayflash-puma-and-jaguar-save-the-planet/
It’s *really* not the end of the world if you can’t be bothered, though!
Delighted to be included in this
You bet. Done.
~jon
Thanks a bunch Jon!
Man, I’ve been out of the loop. Like Mazz, I’m flattered to be nominated for this. Cheers, all!
Thanks Jon for all the effort you’ve put into this. I am honoured and humbled to be nominated, and in such great company too!
All, FYI: Polls on WordPress are new to me, so I may not know all the settings and formatting yet. One of the entries has suddenly gone bold in the poll, despite the fact that I did not make it bold. If I can find a way to set it back to normal I will. Rest assured I remain firmly neutral in this poll. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
~jon
Thank you Jon for all you do for fridayflash. And thank you for whoever nommed my SILVER BULLET – I’m honored to be included amongst these great stories — and story tellers.
I’m sorry about the bolded entry — didn’t do it — swear! Maybe it was my new puddy cat ;^)
Peace, Linda
That is interesting. WordPress polls are very strange creatures indeed. Yours was not the story I see as bold. Maybe it’s a random thing? Curioser and curiouser…
~jon
Maybe we can get the Dade County Election Judges to count the ballots for us when all is said and done.
~jon
Linda, which entry do you see as bolded? I wonder if people don’t see whichever entry they pick as the bolded one.
I see MY entry, dear John — and do you see yours? Darn, anonymity revealed! Peace, Linda
Yes, busted. I see the one I voted for!
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First Foot, by Sam, gets my vote!
For what it’s worth, none of the choices were bold prior to my voting. After I hit the vote button my choice became bold. I reloaded the page and the same choice was in bold. Hope his helps solve the mystery.
Ah, that may explain it all. While I have yet to vote for any story, I did edit the link for one of the stories, and that is the one I see as bold. I suspect it may be the WordPress way of helping those of us with short term memory issues (like me!). Thanks, Chris.
~jon
Wow, thanks for the nomination for the Great Horned Owl, that’s one of my favourite Friday Fables too. Genuinely, I could only be happier if I’d won
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Ok silly question but we’re only supposed to vote ONCE right? If I wear a disguise can I come back? SO HARD TO CHOOSE…but I did…
:0)
Yes, you are only supposed to vote once. This is my first WordPress poll, so I’m not sure how well it enforces that. But it is the rule I set in the settings.
~jon
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This was a very difficult choice – I wanted to vote for them all! I know what you mean about WordPress polls – I’ve had issues with them myself.
Great stories, all!