First, thank you for taking the time to put this all together [@Calle].

Second: my vote is going to [i]By Which The Stars Are Hung[/i]. I will edit in feedback for all entries later.

EDIT: Feedback has arrived.

[hider=To The Stars (Review)][color=39b54a][b]Pros:[/b]

- A sense of mystery and the lurking of a deeper world mythos embedded inside the story.

- Convincing, and legitimate struggle rooted in a relatable humanity.

- Fair to decent grasp of the character motivations.[/color]

[color=ed1c24][b]Cons:[/b]

- Stilted dialogue: sometimes I found Duncan and Jill's mannerisms a tad wooden, and the same between Duncan and his brother. The conversation about proposing, particularly the part where Reginald is teasing Duncan about not being as good of a catch as himself comes off too wordy and awkward.

- Lack of expansion on Lord Knight/Lady Knight as a concept. When is this? Where is this? I feel we are missing a key component regarding staying on the planet as opposed to venturing beyond to the stars that would elucidate on our two major characters. Without this piece, the story feels incomplete and shallower where the depth of their emotional divide could have been stronger.

- Celsaea sounds like a major part of their culture, but only appears at the end. This is jarring. What was an intimate observation of a relationship reaching its end due to what feels like an irreparable gap between Duncan and Jill is abruptly suffused with the air of a divine hand in a manner that makes its function with the story somewhat dubious in its necessity.[/color][/hider]
[hider=Alaska Tales (Review)][color=39b54a][b]Pros:[/b]

- A cute, simple tale

- Economy of language is admirable in certain places. There's an element of straightforward honesty in a person just describing what they did, where they are going, and what they saw.[/color]

[color=ed1c24][b]Cons:[/b]

- Not much meat to the story. We have a beginning, a middle, and an end. There's not much else here other than wanting to see the Northern Lights, going to see the Northern Lights, and then seeing the Northern Lights. It is in this we could have used more descriptions of every last detail that goes into preparing for such a journey. We know little of the dogs' personalities, or our narrator. I think there's potential here. An exploration of the magical in the natural. The bond between man and his dogs, and his journey on the way. As it stands, the narrative merely exists, but does not quite draw the breath of life.[/color][/hider]
[hider=By Which The Stars Are Hung (Review)][color=39b54a][b]Pros:[/b]

- Questions. Lots of questions. Who is our main character? All-Father? Odin?! I'm meditating on who our narrator was as I am writing this down. From the descriptions we have a Floridian father, and his daughter was an astronaut, and I'm assuming he's having a heart attack and experiencing wild visions as he ventures off for his own journey just like his daughter, but that All-Father line intrigues me. Is it just saying he is going to the All-Father, or is it referring to him as All-Father?

- The intimate descriptions of each thought, physical appearance, and motion were skillfully penned. The pacing of these actions built on what came before, slowly giving birth to that river, that tree of mysterious existence tying into all things. I am biased toward passages that make me think long and hard about the nature of all things, so thank you for that.

- Your dialogue was crisp, clean, and emotionally authentic. I did not feel as though those lines were wasted, but lended themselves as bridges to the next thought, and the next action.[/color]

[color=ed1c24][b]Cons:[/b]

- Right now it is difficult for me to think on anything I would call a negative. Ellipses can be a mild pet peeve, but those were used in a justified manner. I will say that I don't think you needed them for "toward her final moments." The weight of the concept was enough without the emotional beat to hammer it home. But, that's just my opinion. [/color][/hider]
Thank you for the reading, everyone. I hope you all continue to write and strive to be greater every day.