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FICTION WAR FALL — 2016Q4
21-24 OCTOBER 2016
PROMPT: I can't leave her now. She's already gone.
Congratulations to our Fiction War Fall Champion Christina Grant, Finalists, Honorable Mentions, and to every Fiction Warrior.
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Finalists
The Carrier
First Book of Lasts
The Mother
Cherished
Cloister
Whirlwind
Lemures
Waiting Room
Acts of Leaving
High Above, the Crown of Stone
Transplant
The Hunter
Gordian
Catalyst
Susan's Gone
Hon. Men.
A Room Filled With Angels
A Shattering
Gone
Stardust
Clarity
.975–.999
Piping
Ascension
The Other Girl
Comatose
Mutabilis
.950–.974
Becoming Present
Dissonance Stirs
Comfort and Decoy
Letting Go
China
The Meteor Shower
The New Economy
.900–.949
The Contest
Eta Carinae
Charming
Grave Memories
For Richer, For Poorer
Marianna
In The Block
Fractured Reflections
Moot Point
Letting Go, Reaching Out
Ghostbloom
It Hurts My Heart
Into the Darkness
Still Jazz
The Opening Act
The Last Days of Summer
No Place Like Home
Miss Vera
The Brain Storm
.800–.899
Sticky
Infectious Personality
Pills
The Thrill of the Chase
The Rose Tower
Already Gone
The Loss of Magdalene’s Star
Death of a Goddess
Encroachment
She’s Already Gone
My Narcissistic Mother
Together and Alone
Rescue
Uniquely Us
Lorelei
The Rescue
Journey and Jorge
Among the Metal People
Space, Adventure, and Lithium Mining?
Decisions, Decisions
Too Late
Roommates
.750–.799
The Terrible Ifs Accumulate
Abscission
Dream Girl
Replay
Alternative History
Rising Son
The Woods
Still Missing
Constellations
Swan song
The Meeting
The Flickering Light and The Moth
The Keli I Knew
The Light Inside
Beard Magic
Farm Animal
Jennifer
The Price of Right
Farewell Fate
Just One More
Whisper Words of Wisdom
Those Who Leave
Silent Heart
The Summer Holiday
Déjà Vu
The Dance
The Barrow Witch
Light Keepers
Mistakes
Metalhead
Father of the Year
Fae Morna
Pumpkin
Alicia
Memories
The 3.10 to Accidental Enlightenment
.749 and below are not listed.
Works within each score range
are in the order of submission.