We have a two-way tie!
The stories:
The First (and Last) Voyage of the HMTM Medina Sidonia by TheDustyZebra
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Our destination was the Spanish Armada's great victory.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]It wasn't our fault our controls got firebombed. Eventually, we got everyone back to when they belonged, but ...things happened.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]This guy da Vinci drew everything he saw, and Mercator copied our map. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Copernicus, Galileo and Brahe fought over the window view in orbit.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Somebody stole our calendar.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]That fellow More went exploring in 2435, and another dude wouldn't stop spouting poetry.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Muse of fire, my butt.[/FONT]
"So romantic!"
"When Guilford's body's brought by--"
"Wikipedia says, she screams his name."
"Lovely."
I stand, willing my hands not to tremble. "Are you... angels?"
"Can she hear us?"
"Shh!"
"Please help me." Mayhap they'll alter time, save my poor Guildford.
Blue fire lights my prison room. Two plump women waver into it and vanish.
Outside, the cart creaks past, laden with my husband's body. I close my eyes and cry his name.
The usual rules apply:
This thread is to be used for voting only. Please keep comments on the stories for the Discussion thread. Any comments posted here will be removed.
The stories:
The First (and Last) Voyage of the HMTM Medina Sidonia by TheDustyZebra
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Our destination was the Spanish Armada's great victory.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]It wasn't our fault our controls got firebombed. Eventually, we got everyone back to when they belonged, but ...things happened.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]This guy da Vinci drew everything he saw, and Mercator copied our map. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Copernicus, Galileo and Brahe fought over the window view in orbit.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Somebody stole our calendar.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]That fellow More went exploring in 2435, and another dude wouldn't stop spouting poetry.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Muse of fire, my butt.[/FONT]
Lady Jane
"So romantic!"
"When Guilford's body's brought by--"
"Wikipedia says, she screams his name."
"Lovely."
I stand, willing my hands not to tremble. "Are you... angels?"
"Can she hear us?"
"Shh!"
"Please help me." Mayhap they'll alter time, save my poor Guildford.
Blue fire lights my prison room. Two plump women waver into it and vanish.
Outside, the cart creaks past, laden with my husband's body. I close my eyes and cry his name.
The usual rules apply:
Any member of the Chrons can cast a vote
Each member may cast one vote only
You may not vote for yourself
The winner of the poll will choose the theme and genre for December
The poll will close at 11:59pm GMT on November 30 2012
Please note -- this is an open poll. Everyone will be able to see which story you voted for.
This thread is to be used for voting only. Please keep comments on the stories for the Discussion thread. Any comments posted here will be removed.
