Troublesome Winners

Once upon a time, I was inspired by Tension to hold a contest for pieces that were "Acid Tongued"  material. Tension 's idea stuck, and it bloomed into

ID: 840115   (Rated: 18+) Troublesome Musings  Free your words. Be handsomely rewarded. New round open! by Elisa, Stik 15K

Tension , you set a monster on the loose!

In any case, the contest was quite successful, and I got such a great response it is now an annual spring/summer contest! This list honors the winners of this new tradition.

WINNERS

2004

GRAND PRIZE

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FIRST PRIZE

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SECOND PRIZE

ID: 800174   (Rated: 18+) Not Myself  A very strange Decision . . . what would you do? by Agnes Kiss

THIRD PRIZE

ID: 445003   (Rated: 18+) Getting Lucky  on a weekend trip to Hawaii, three buddies seek some action by Jian~Ashen

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ID: 826913   (Rated: 18+) Forbidden Delicacies  The tall man enjoys forbidden pleasures. by Phil

ID: 704200   (Rated: GC) Someone To Care  If Only She Had Someone To Care by La Belle Rouge

ID: 862251   (Rated: 18+) Larry's Personal Ad  a man's unreasonable expectations of women by MaryLou

2005

GRAND PRIZE

ID: 975250   (Rated: 18+) His Rainbow Tattoo  a response to domestic violence; a twisted kind of love by ridinghhood--new knees

FIRST PRIZE

ID: 978921   (Rated: 13+) The New Christmas Toy  Troublesome Musings Contest entry. by Laurel

SECOND PRIZE

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THIRD PRIZE

ID: 912949   (Rated: 13+) Page from a Diary  exercise in writing absurdism by MaryLou

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ID: 978650   (Rated: 13+) Roach  The administration hears you. by Kotaro

ID: 978539   (Rated: GC) Worse Than This  All Helena ever wanted was to be accepted. by Satuawany

ID: 744565   (Rated: GC) Macrophilia 101  Vore, shrinking, giantesses...what's the draw? What one of "those people" has to say. by Davy Kraken

2006

GRAND PRIZE

ID: 1137701   (Rated: XGC) Try Not To Breathe  The real reason she did it. Thanx to REM for the title. by Lynn McKenzie

FIRST PRIZE

ID: 1121065   (Rated: XGC) What did you do in the War Uncle?  Does anyone really know their family and what they might be capable of? by Pennywise

SECOND PIRZE

ID: 1103857   (Rated: GC) Making Sure  It takes a tragedy to make Kate understand the difference between age and experience. by Satuawany

THIRD PRIZE

ID: 1018859   (Rated: XGC) Amy  The desires of a man with too much imagination can't be fulfilled - or can they? by Robert Waltz

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ID: 1103644   (Rated: 18+) *Dead Rabbit  Rabbits, chocolate, and wasps oh my! by AliceNgoreland

ID: 960634   (Rated: XGC) The Museum Of Flesh  justice for all the hatred some people bring to the world. by ReflectingeyE

ID: 1066047   (Rated: 13+) Fourteenth Of March, Final  A man finds more than he bargained after a motorway pile up. (EDITED! Please Review!) by Hopkin Green Frog

2007


GRAND PRIZE

ID: 1247654   (Rated: GC) The Rorschach Effect  An inevitable fate awaits those who stare too hard at the inkblots. by iKïyå§ama

FIRST PRIZE

ID: 1288958   (Rated: XGC) Pain by Degrees  Troublesome Musing Entry by Storm Machine

SECOND PRIZE

ID: 1264750   (Rated: GC) Out Of Control  You're like a disease without any cure. Thanx to U2 for the title. by Lynn McKenzie

THIRD PRIZE

ID: 1299061   (Rated: 18+) Death Side Story  A death-flavored Romeo and Juliet parody. Entry for Troublesome Musings. by NearlyMello Go! Go! Go!

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ID: 946855   (Rated: XGC) The Beautiful Dead  A killer tells about his prior exploits to his newest victim. by The Wordsmith

ID: 724946   (Rated: 13+) Fletcher's Descent  A night of drudgery, embellished by delirium... by Descent

ID: 1127295   (Rated: 18+) Mantoswawim  You just never know who you will be sharing a jail-cell with... by Smee

2008


GRAND PRIZE

ID: 1319551   (Rated: XGC) Automatic Flowers  "These automatic flowers won't do." --Our Lady Peace, "Automatic Flowers" by Satuawany

FIRST PRIZE

ID: 1382902   (Rated: XGC) Machines Can Break Hearts Too  Is Hank's car living, and is his wife a machine, or has he finally lost his sanity? by M. R. K

SECOND PRIZE

ID: 1451330   (Rated: 18+) This Space for Rent  A dark comedy. Kissing cousins and a strange funeral. by Altoid Smalls

THIRD PRIZE

ID: 1421822   (Rated: GC) My Teddy Malcolm  There should always be a price paid for destroying the innocence of a child. by Ariana

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ID: 1449418   (Rated: ASR) My Flesh and I  I wrote this when I was in my early twenties and was struggling with an eating disorder. by Frangipani

ID: 1440443   (Rated: 18+) The Project  Winner of Unshakable contest, Pope gives a man a gruesome project. by Frightened Individual

ID: 1441253   (Rated: 18+) Foster Boy  A yakuza boss, a police captain, and a judge have an unususal relationship. by Kotaro

2009


Grand Prize

ID: 1578234   (Rated: 13+) An Insurrection  Nothing so aggravates an earnest person as a passive resistance.-- Herman Melville by Lynn McKenzie

First Prize

ID: 1469144   (Rated: 13+) The Talking Gun  Latent. Somber. Demented. by Descent

Second Prize

ID: 1493974   (Rated: 18+) Anywhere You Hang Your Head  He's contemplating murder again -- he must be in love. by Lorien

Third Prize

ID: 1282302   (Rated: 18+) It's a Man's world  Competition entry. About a man caught within the bowels of a dystopia. Can he escape? by Smee

Honorable Mentions

ID: 1444548   (Rated: 18+) Your Sexy Corpse  A love that is forbidden to say the least. by aralls my RS frontierman!

ID: 1562196   (Rated: GC) Mischief Makers, Inc.  The best laid plans don't always succeed, but when they do... by Ariana

ID: 1582750   (Rated: 13+) You'll Never Hurt Me Again  A short and disturbing piece written for a creative writing lesson. by Adam Forge

2010


Grand Prize

ID: 1668384   (Rated: 18+) The Hickory Hill Slave House  Tale woven around a real place. by PlannerDan

First Prize

ID: 1685842   (Rated: 18+) Noble.  A young boy is faced with a difficult decision after a tragedy occurs at his prep school. by H.M. Godwin

Second Prize

ID: 1689485   (Rated: 18+) Mad World  The world doesn't notice when a little boy dies, but some people do. A story of abuse. by § Roseille - Writing ♥

Third Prize

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Honorable Mentions

ID: 1491116   (Rated: 18+) Penance  The price is paid for human arrogance. by SoCalScribe

ID: 1687896   (Rated: 18+) Belle  A man is visited by the child he may or may not have had. by Bounderby

ID: 1668048   (Rated: 18+) Philomena  Trapped in a nightmare she can't shake, Claire comes to hate her fussy newborn. by Adriana Noir

Offer your congratulations to them, as these writings truly stir the soul in many ways.

Who knows? Maybe next year I could be adding your name and troublesome musing to this list!