[h2]WINNER: ‘A TALE OF TWO SOLDIERS’ BY [@Keyguyperson]![/h2]

“A Tale of Two Soldiers” also took home the ‘Mars’ bonus category.

[h3]Runner-Up: ‘The Meta-Universe’ by [@Blitz]![/h3]

Blitz led the field of [i]several[/i] great pieces also receiving votes. 

[h3]Bonus Categories[/h3]

These bonus prizes were picked by the staff in a standard vote/discuss format. Here’s what we picked:

MARS – “A Tale of Two Soldiers” by [@Keyguyperson]. War stories don’t get much better. 

PLUTO – “Star Crossed” by [@Elitestpotato] [b]AND[/b] “The Dark Places” by [@Dark Wind]. We [i]could not help ourselves[/i] – we love both these entries for (VERY) different reasons -- “Star Crossed” for its hilariously fanatical devotion to Pluto, and “The Dark Places” for its bone-chilling exploration of madness, death, and the unknown. 

NORTH STAR – “Beautiful as the Stars” by [@WiseDragonGirl] and “Wise Men” by [@mdk]. But mostly “Beautiful as the Stars,” for its lovely poetic imagery. 

THE CONSTELLATIONS – “Cosmic Mind” by [@Psyga315]. Psyga [i]owned[/i] this category and wrote a really solid entry to boot. 

[h2]A SPECIAL THANKS TO REVIEWERS![/h2]

[@Holmishire] and [@Blitz], and also [@Dark Wind] and [@RomanAria] still in progress – you guys are seriously awesome. 

Now go check out the Third Labor – already in progress