Alright, a bit slow on the draw on my part, but the contest is over!

Unfortunately there were only a couple votes (more on that later), but we'll work with what we've got. The tied winners of this first run of MASC are:

[@Salenea]'s entry Buckriders and [@Calle]'s entry A Country in Ruins. You voted for each other, as it turns out. :lol

For the optional challenges, nobody used all the prompt options. I'll give the Mic Drop accolade to A Country in Ruins, specifically for the water nymph saying "I thought you knew better" about Mikhal wandering off the path and almost getting drowned. Perhaps not intended as an insult by the character (or maybe the author), but it struck me as an unintended sick burn about his intellect. The Artist kudos goes hands down to A Matter of Perspective, with many great descriptions that painted a vivid picture in my mind as I read it. The final part, with Julie starting to crumble into nothing, was especially excellent.

There will be a Hall of Fame thread put up in just a couple minutes, and our tied winners will have their entries showcased their. The third entrant can reveal their identity or remain anonymous as they so choose. Although voting is closed, people are still welcome to give some feedback and reviews on the entries.


Also, due to the less than inspiring level of participation in this first month of the contest, I'll be considering some changes to the timing. Next MASC will run on the same 4 week schedule (and the prompt will be up on Friday the 23rd), but the schedule may change after that. There'll be announcements in the Rules and Info thread as needed. Also, if anyone reading this has any thoughts on what might be done to improve participation, feel free to throw them at me here or in a PM!