Such imaginations, my friends. First of all, kudos. I have to say, I’m pretty impressed with some of the twists you came up with–everything from a MacGyver-esque escape to having Lauren cut her own hand off (almost) to, well, drowning her in the frigid river waters (not all stories can have happy endings).
All of the submissions are worthy stories, and they each took a turn that I hadn’t thought of the way you did. But, as all things like this go, I had to choose.
Or I tried to. Honestly, I had a hard time choosing one. Instead I narrowed it down to two that I think were a little closer to the mark for me in terms of narrative, style, and imagination. Those two are Jake Chism’s submission and Cory Clubb’s.
Now, here’s the deal…I’m split dead even between them. But, I have a solution: I’m going to let the rest of you judge between your two fellow storytellers.
We’ll do it secret ballot style and I’ll be the tie breaking vote. Read the two story segments then email me (kevin dot kaiser@creativetrust.com) with your vote: JAKE or CORY. I’ll compile the results and make the announcement tomorrow.
You guys rock. I’m glad you all have decided to work at your craft and are putting your stuff out there.
Looking forward to your votes. Be heard. We can’t keep these guys hanging for too long. : )