I really liked The Man on the Thirteenth Floor! Great choice.

Congrats, Felix!

There were so many great stories written for this contest. I would not want to be one who had to pick a winner. The judges made a great choice. Congratulations Felix on winning with an entertaining story well written.

Terry

Congrats man!

Wow! I'm shocked. Happy and shocked. Thank you. This is the first time I've ever won a short story contest.

In case anyone is interested, Louis Shane, Jr. was a real person. If you would like to see a picture of the Empire State Craftsmanship Award plaque, which is located in the lobby of the ESB, then just follow the link below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/suburbanslice/4085330547/

If you take a close look at the plaque, you will see that the sixth name from the bottom is Louis Shane, Jr. and that he was a Marble Setter.

Another character in my story, Oscar Bruno Bach, was also a real person, and his reputation as a metal artisan was tied closely to the ESB. If you'd like to read a little about him, then follow the link.

http://www.oscarbach.org/index.php/abouttheartist

As the link states, "Perhaps his (Bach's) crowning glory is the large inlaid stainless steel mural he fabricated and installed in the lobby of the Empire State Building in 1931."

The germ of the idea for my story came from two pieces of information I uncovered while doing research on the ESB. The first piece of info was that the ESB has a 13th Floor. Most tall buildings usually skip from the 12th Floor to the 14th Floor, so I thought it was cool that the ESB had a 13th Floor. The second piece of information was my accidentally stumbling upon the craftsman plaque and the names of all the craftsmen, which led me to Louis Shane, Jr.

Anyway, thank you for all the well wishes. I thoroughly enjoyed writing the story. And I also enjoyed reading all of the other entries.

Felix

Last edited by Felix Urick (01-25-2013 19:58:21)

congrats Felix!

Did you know a black cat lived on that floor under a ladder next to a broken mirror? Congratulations!!! First contest, first paid published piece, soon, I bet.

Congrats Felix!  I really enjoyed your story.

Congrats! I thought all the stories were winners. Would have been a hard 'pick' but you captured the prize...Good on ya :-)  I read and enjoyed your work...Dutch

I hadn't even heard of this!  Great story!

Excellent story. Well done!

Thank you, everyone. I truly appreciate your supportive words.