CONTEST RESULTS | NaNoSliMo Microfiction Winners

Plutarch once said “I don’t need a friend who changes when I change, and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

If we’ve learned two things during #NaNoSliMo, our second microfiction tweet contest, they’re 1) Shooting bonkers stories out into the void really IS a good way to meet fascinating new friends on the internet, and 2) Plutarch was haunted by a demonic shadow, and to this day it still walks the earth. 

We’d like to take this time to clap our slimy appendages together and thank everyone who participated in (or shared tweets from!) this contest. Keep an eye on @planetscumm for these contests, ‘cause now that we’ve caught the bug we’re going to run these on the regular.  

And now… your winners.

What did we JUST SAY about you and your slimy appendages? Applause, just do it.

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Taking home the imaginary statuette for Best Original Tweet About #Doubt is… @GayJewess!

@planetscumm #NaNoSliMo
We prune the singer-palms every couple days, to make sure they keep singing. Left alone, a palm goes silent. I love being up in the harness, hacking away at old flesh, but sometimes when you're that close... the song sounds like screams. #doubt

— Maya Dworsky-Rocha (@GayJewess) December 1, 2019

The hypothetical plaque for Best in #Deadline 2019
goes to… @houndoom16!

@planetscumm

“Alyssa, look at this mess.”

I didn’t spare my roommate a glance. The countdown clock ticking away on my computer screen had one hour to go.

This DarkNet site could predict my cooking disaster. But it couldn’t predict my death, right?#NaNoSliMo #deadline

— Katlina Sommerberg (@houndoom16) December 5, 2019

And, the non-existent hypercolor ribbon for Top All-Around #Research will be awarded to… @BrutalPeril!

Abstract: Building upon previous findings on the impact of intestinal bacterium on human consciousness[1][2], this study identified and isolated the probiotic sources of behaviors and emotions associated with the 6 Grecian-identified forms of love.

Keywords: #NaNoSliMo #Research

— Brutal Peril Rabbit (@BrutalPeril) December 5, 2019

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BUT THAT’S NOT ALL. One of these lucky finalists will also win our new Slime Capsule (™) bundle. For the rest: a copy of our  redesigned issue 5). 

Your Slime Capsule finalist is…hold on…

Scummy’s opening the envelope now…guy doesn’t have thumbs, you know…little longe- THERE IT IS!

@BrutalPeril gets the Slime Capsule (™), which will be delivered to an address of their choice via either mail or extra-orbital artillery, depending on shipping costs. 

And folks, don’t feel down if you didn’t win this go-around. 280 characters just aren’t enough for certain forms of literary genius.

Bulk out those tweets (or, ideally, write a whole new thing), and SUBMIT your fiction for publication in a future Planet Scumm. (And remember: Plutarch’s shadow is out there, and it’s a very real and dire problem!)

Everything in the Slime Capsule (™)