Results: May 2023 Fiction
| Title | Author | Score | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | ||
| My Red Hot Cape Cod Summer | B Rosenberg | 5.5 | 4.06 | 3.96 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| Heart and Soul | John Mort | 4.25 | 4.2 | 3.91 | 46 | 9 | 2 |
| Entry 61656 | Zoe Leonard | 5.83 | 4.24 | 3.89 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| The Failure | Dustin Stamper | 4.2 | 4.27 | 3.81 | 53 | 6 | 4 |
| Entry 62069 | Member 10903 | 5.67 | 4.69 | 3.76 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| You, Me, Tomorrow and the Day Before | Evan Manning | 4.5 | 4.87 | 3.76 | 34 | 2 | 6 |
| St. Peter, Don't You Call Me | Kristina Cecka | 6 | 4.12 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| Birdstrike | Brian Barrientez II | 5.2 | 4.93 | 3.62 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Entry 61933 | Member 29465 | 4.8 | 4.67 | 3.53 | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| Directions to the Shellback | Member 29122 | 5 | 4.33 | 3.49 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| The Incredible Expanding Man | Brandon Forinash | 4.5 | 4.12 | 3.35 | 38 | 13 | 11 |
| Entry 62065 | Corinne Tai | 4.8 | 4.12 | 3.06 | 21 | 11 | 12 |
| Entry 61789 | Member 3405 | 5.6 | 4.07 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 |
| September Money | Craig Vander Hart | 4.75 | 4.25 | 2.95 | 26 | 7 | 14 |
| Lentil Loaf and Spinach Salad | Alex Barr | 5.2 | 4 | 2.73 | 11 | 16 | 15 |
| Entry 61546 | Zach Swiss | 5.17 | 4 | 2.63 | 12 | 17 | 16 |
| Entry 61908 (disqualified) | Camille Goering | 4.2 | 4.19 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 17 |
| Dance of the Sylphs (disqualified) | Rita Ariyoshi | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 18 |
| Entry 62074 | Member 24290 | 5 | 3.94 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Suspended Solids | Conor Hogan | 5.75 | 3.88 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| Dissipating Clouds | Ian Villmore | 4.17 | 3.88 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 21 |
| Schrodinger's Daughter | Barbara Fischer | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| Entry 61645 | Rylan Rafferty | 5.75 | 3.71 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 23 |
| Entry 62094 | Member 11745 | 5 | 3.69 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 24 |
| Baptism | Oliver Martin | 4.4 | 3.67 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
| Entry 61670 | Member 23355 | 4.33 | 3.67 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 26 |
| The Right Thing | Sheri Anderson | 4.5 | 3.53 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 27 |
| A Good Night for Fireflies | Teresa Brandt | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 37 | 28 | 28 |
| Entry 62090 | Member 29638 | 4.8 | 3.47 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 29 |
| Entry 62157 | Tatum Schad | 3.67 | 3.44 | 0 | 94 | 30 | 30 |
| Entry 61604 | Patrick Luke | 4.2 | 3.43 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 31 |
| Entry 61704 | Member 23544 | 4.33 | 3.4 | 0 | 45 | 32 | 32 |
| Entry 61497 | Caitlyn Kinsella | 4 | 3.4 | 0 | 59 | 33 | 33 |
| Entry 62020 | James Schannep | 5.25 | 3.38 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 34 |
| Plant | Member 27771 | 4.8 | 3.38 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 35 |
| Hypnotizing Toulouse-Lautrec | R.w. Meek | 4.33 | 3.38 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 36 |
| Her Name | E.M. VerBryck | 5.17 | 3.33 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 37 |
| Done Readin' | Terry Mulhern | 4.25 | 3.27 | 0 | 47 | 38 | 38 |
| The Revivalist | Suzanne Campbell | 4.2 | 3.25 | 0 | 56 | 39 | 39 |
| Floating Ghost Pose | Kelly Hitchcock | 5 | 3.12 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 40 |
| Entry 61487 | Member 28615 | 4.5 | 3.12 | 0 | 30 | 41 | 41 |
| Entry 61668 | Member 21189 | 3.67 | 3.12 | 0 | 88 | 42 | 42 |
| Entry 61561 | Member 26910 | 4.2 | 3.12 | 0 | 49 | 43 | 43 |
| She Is Disappeared Now | Mark Campbell | 4.17 | 3.12 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 44 |
| Flying the Bull | Marili G. Reilly | 4.33 | 3.07 | 0 | 42 | 45 | 45 |
| Entry 61574 | William Gary | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 46 | 46 |
| Entry 61606 | M. Joseph Imondi | 4.5 | 2.94 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 47 |
| Tracing the Evidence | Member 27428 | 4.2 | 2.94 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
| Looking at Lions | Chris O’Connor | 5.25 | 2.93 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 49 |
| Chainsaws and Cardboard Boxes | Member 24292 | 4.4 | 2.93 | 0 | 39 | 50 | 50 |
| Entry 62061 | Member 29628 | 4.6 | 2.88 | 0 | 29 | 51 | 51 |
| Entry 61911 | Tom Harvey | 4.5 | 2.88 | 0 | 36 | 52 | 52 |
| Flying Lessons | D J Green | 4.67 | 2.82 | 0 | 27 | 53 | 53 |
| The Young Man Went to Joshua Tree to Get Spiritually Well | William Sterling | 4.25 | 2.81 | 0 | 48 | 54 | 54 |
| Hoover | Dennis Quinn | 3.67 | 2.73 | 0 | 92 | 55 | 55 |
| Stages | Jessi Cook | 5 | 2.69 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 56 |
| Hangnail | Grace Parmer | 4.75 | 2.69 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 57 |
| Entry 61985 | Member 25696 | 4.4 | 2.62 | 0 | 41 | 58 | 58 |
| The White Couch | Emma Moneuse | 4.75 | 2.59 | 0 | 24 | 59 | 59 |
| Sorry Jacob | Noreen Graf | 4.75 | 2.56 | 0 | 25 | 60 | 60 |
| Is the Doctor In? | Larry Lauritzen | 3 | 2.53 | 0 | 131 | 61 | 61 |
| The Brace | Mark Putzi | 3 | 2.13 | 0 | 128 | 62 | 62 |
| Glint of Gold (disqualified) | Cresta McGowan | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 63 | 63 |
| The Salt Mine (disqualified) | Bron Treanor | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 64 | 64 |
| Meat | Member 28702 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 65 | 65 |
| Entry 61594 | Member 28977 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 66 | 66 |
| On the Edge | William French | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 67 | 67 |
| Entry 61821 | Becca Shapiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 68 | 68 |
| Entry 61859 | Member 9368 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
| Sleepy Boy | Chris Heavener | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Legacy | Christine Panas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Rougarou | robin lovelace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 72 | 72 |
| Entry 62092 | Member 2911 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 73 | 73 |
| Gray Flowers | Elizabeth Lyvers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 74 | 74 |
| Entry 62166 | Member 23121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 75 | 75 |
| Entry 61466 | Member 24192 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 76 | 76 |
| The Consumption of Frogs | TK Jaksa | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 77 | 77 |
| Divine Intercessions at 28 MHz | Mike Neis | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 78 | 78 |
| Entry 61883 | Jack Dowd | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 79 | 79 |
| H.A.N.D. | Member 29389 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 80 |
| Heated | Member 6000 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 81 | 81 |
| Entry 62036 | kent nelson | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 82 | 82 |
| Scenes From A Love Story | Melissa Morefield | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 83 | 83 |
| On the subject of grief | Rachel Vees | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| The Year 2013 | Member 28972 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 85 | 85 |
| Tell Us About the Rabbits...Pleeese? | Karl Michael | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 86 | 86 |
| The Snail | Mark Summers | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 87 | 87 |
| Elijah Ascended | Benjamin Shields | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Entry 61518 | Alberto Ambard | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 89 | 89 |
| Bob Hope Springs Eternal | L. Michael Bohigian | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 90 | 90 |
| Do Accordions Ever Play in Tune? | Member 26112 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 91 | 91 |
| Scurrilous | Member 23149 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 92 | 92 |
| Big Wheel Betty | Kenneth Aud | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 93 | 93 |
| Casa de Santos | RJ Roces | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 94 | 94 |
| Entry 61614 | Member 9791 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 95 | 95 |
| Entry 61838 | Karen Kebarle | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 96 | 96 |
| Lost Crab Blues | Patrick Bryant | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 97 | 97 |
| Entry 61528 | Mim Eichmann | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 98 | 98 |
| Rains In Rio | Ron Ennis | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 99 | 99 |
| Webs | David Evan Rodriguez | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Mr. Robinson's Funeral | Cornelia Asjes | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 101 | 101 |
| SleepingAnkleCocaineBurnoutParadise | Max Stern | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 102 | 102 |
| A Difficult Child | Judith Colp Rubin | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 103 | 103 |
| Entry 62091 | Kevin Bray | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 104 | 104 |
| The Navigator | Evelyn Symes | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 105 | 105 |
| Stray | Josephine Coyle | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Downstream | Member 29392 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 107 | 107 |
| "DIFFERENT WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR GIRLFRIEND" | Nick Gallup | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 108 | 108 |
| Time to Come Home | Frances Strickler | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 109 | 109 |
| Entry 61714 | Member 10400 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 110 | 110 |
| I'm For You, If You're For Me? | Jack Smiles | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 111 | 111 |
| Entry 61733 | Member 29120 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 112 | 112 |
| Heart of Lazarus | Steffi Rotella | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 113 | 113 |
| The Ginger Cake | Member 29148 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 114 | 114 |
| To the Rescue | G. Lynn Johnson | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 115 | 115 |
| Willi Beu | Member 29070 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 116 | 116 |
| Entry 61753 | Moe Hashemi | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 117 | 117 |
| Entry 62158 | Sylvia Bowman | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 118 | 118 |
| Miss Liberty | Matthew Kesselman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 119 | 119 |
| The Realm of the Dog (disqualified) | Paul Luikart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 120 | 120 |
| Coming Out in Slow Motion | Member 28524 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 121 | 121 |
| Flammable | Paul Vanneman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 122 | 122 |
| Heredity Is a Bitch | Joan O'Reilly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 123 | 123 |
| Joe, Without Ken | Sandra Kourchenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 124 | 124 |
| The Kiss of the Sun | Sharon Miles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 125 | 125 |
| Entry 61803 | Member 12073 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 126 | 126 |
| A Visit from the King | Eric Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 127 | 127 |
| A Murder of Crows | Michele Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 128 | 128 |
| A Perfectly Legal Solution | Charles Merkel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 129 | 129 |
| Bridget and the Forty Foot | John Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 130 | 130 |
| Some Fun | Richard Jespers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 131 | 131 |
| Entry 62078 | Anthony Ringuette | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
| Ouroboros | Member 27324 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 133 |
| Catch and Release | william s woods | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 134 | 134 |
| Illimitable | Member 11356 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
| The Pearl Diver | Daryl Ogden | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
| The Dark Room | Jill Dorje | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
| People Shooter | Curt Rude | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
| Apartment 6E (Eden) | Maxime Dupe | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
| Shoe Dog | Charlie Chase | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
| Sleeplessness | Jeffrey Morel | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 141 |
| The Water Woman | Kimberly Russo | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
| Wait! The Horse is Dead? | P Gibson | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
| Mayfly Violet Out of the Blue | Ian Taylor Presnell | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 |
| Home Defense | Josh Huffstetler | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
| The Fox-Child and the River | Oliver Kaufman | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
| Rattle Some Cages | Chrstopher Perkins | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
| Wine For Dinner | Oubria Tronshaw | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
| House Call | Member 28597 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
| Me I Am | Kate Davies | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Daughter | Lisa Flite | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 151 |
| A True Story | Ana Escobedo | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 152 |
| Brookline, MA 02146 | Julie Wiener | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 153 |
| Entry 61882 | Member 29406 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 154 |
| Entry 61918 | John Plaski | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 155 |
| A Cold Winter's Mourning | Aidan Terry | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 156 |
| Fly Skyborn, My Love | Leonard Hayes | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 |
| Entry 61723 | Member 29103 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 158 | 158 |
| Late Summer | David Grubb | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 159 | 159 |
| Entry 61820 | Member 26207 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 160 |
| My Sister, My Bride | Nelly Shulman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
| Madness of Intolerence | Member 29006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 |
| laugher is fueled by midnight | Sabine D'Aran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
| Entry 61884 | Member 29409 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
| Entry 61971 | Member 24877 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 165 | 165 |
| The Occurrence of Tragedy | Jonathan Katz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 166 | 166 |
| SPEED BUMPS | Member 28525 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 167 |
| Alison Goes To The Woods | Sarah Toatley | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 168 |
| Emergence | James Reid | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| Entry 61535 | Member 28843 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 170 |
| Entry 61485 | Member 28527 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
| Trigger Warning | Member 9953 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
| A slumber party in honor of my sister | Member 28523 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
| The Screaming Silence | Trinity Wesson | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 174 | 174 |
| Cosmic Vignette | Nicholas Zurawsky | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
| Entry 61863 | Member 26233 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
| Entry 61977 | Member 29543 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 177 | 177 |
| Entry 61454 (disqualified) | Member 28205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 178 |
| Good Girls Are Hard To Find (disqualified) | Member 28378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
| Entry 61464 (disqualified) | Taylor Barnard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
| Entry 61499 (disqualified) | Member 28705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
| Entry 61508 (disqualified) | Owyn Ledina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 182 | 182 |
| A Day's Work (disqualified) | Meg Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
| Living the Dream (disqualified) | Member 28873 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 | 191 |
| Revenir (disqualified) | Member 28965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
| Entry 61600 (disqualified) | Haniyeh (Hannah) Hashemi Nejad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
| Venom (disqualified) | Member 28624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 186 |
| "Arms" (disqualified) | Emma Shepherd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 187 |
| SAMAEL (disqualified) | Marianne Villanueva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
| In My Mind (disqualified) | Cassiopeia Knoth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 189 | 189 |
| Entry 61684 (disqualified) | Simon Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 190 | 190 |
| Heart's Desire (disqualified) | Elena Avila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
| Entry 61757 (disqualified) | Member 29143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 193 | 193 |
| Chicken Bones (disqualified) | Nyamekye Ofori-Som | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
| Advantageous (disqualified) | Tyler Melton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 195 |
| The Holiest of Hands (disqualified) | Member 29169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 196 |
| The Cloud Eater (disqualified) | Member 29382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
| Surrealistic Pillow (disqualified) | christopher caci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 198 |
| Grace Under Pressure (disqualified) | Leonardo Swafford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 199 | 199 |
| Where the Thin Winds Worry (disqualified) | Member 29444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Loophole (disqualified) | Member 29464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 201 |
| Love's Passion Alight (disqualified) | Stephen Hines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
| Entry 61938 (disqualified) | Kayle Nochomovitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
| Diversity Incorporated (disqualified) | Gabriel Talley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 204 |
| The Weight She Carries (disqualified) | Melody Hutchins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 205 | 205 |
| GETTING SIGNAL (disqualified) | Member 29516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
| ROCK, CROSS AND CANDLE BY THE SEA (disqualified) | Lynn Assimacopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 207 | 207 |
| Sadie (disqualified) | Holden Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 208 | 208 |
| MARLON, AND THE TIRELESS CITY (disqualified) | Walter Milton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 209 |
| Friends from Philly (disqualified) | Member 27309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| A Kind of Holiness (disqualified) | Member 29632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 211 | 211 |
| Here (disqualified) | Sunny Nagpaul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
| Entry 62154 (disqualified) | Member 29665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 213 | 213 |
| Enough! (disqualified) | Member 29670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 214 | 214 |