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Title |
Author |
Type |
Genre |
Reviews |
Credits |
Date |
 | The Eternal Canvas | Alethearia Moon | Short Story | Religion and Spirituality | 2 | 0.00 | Sep 29, 2011 |
Summary:Entry for paint drying contest. An angel is trapped in a statue and is freed by an unconventional compatriot.Chapters: |
 | Blood Will Tell | mt morris | Short Story | Horror | 11 | 1.47 | Sep 28, 2011 |
Summary:While this is not my own experience, or even close, my husband does work long hours and I'm often alone in the house at night. This story reflects some of my deepest fears. Any nits or comments are surely welcome. Thank you!Chapters: |
 | Mike And The Paint Brush (Revised) | bargeafloat | Short Story | Other | 2 | 0.00 | Sep 28, 2011 |
Summary:some of this is fact and others i just added for the watching paint dry contestChapters: |
 | The Us-Killers Logo | pammy raff | Short Story | Literary Fiction | 5 | 1.41 | Sep 28, 2011 |
Summary:paint_dry_contest All suggestions and comments welcome and appreciated.Chapters: |
 | Emulsion | hperrinova | Short Story | Horror | 7 | 2.99 | Sep 27, 2011 |
Summary:Contests are great motivator. I feel the need to preface this by saying I've been reading Stephen King lately. So, too creepy? Are you surprised at the end? Worried about my sanity? Bring on the comments! Thanks for reading :)Chapters: |
 | Survival | Jackson James | Short Story | Other | 5 | 0.67 | Sep 26, 2011 |
Summary:A young couple have gone walk-about. In the flavor of 'Ex Tempore' and 'Supreme Beings.' Revised - Thanks to all that helped. Please note: The double quotation marks denote 'Live' conversation, the single quotes are conversations remembered.Chapters: |
 | Muse (by Kaleigh M) | kaleigh castle-maguire | Short Story | Commercial Fiction | 8 | 2.50 | Sep 25, 2011 |
Summary:This is a rewrite of the earlier posted version with grateful thanks to all those reviewers who generously commented on the first draft. I have shortened the background info at the beginning, although it may still be over-written for some readers. I have also tried to streamline more generally, make a little more relevant to the competition, and added a new ending.
Original synopsis: A middle-aged woman seeks a second chance in life with a mysterious artist she meets at a movie theater. However, there is more to the artist than it seems. Chapters: |
 | The Grabulous Painted Acid Trip | mswriter | Short Story | Literary Fiction | 4 | 0.82 | Sep 25, 2011 |
Summary:Created for the competition... Feedback would be useful, as always. What works, what doesn't, and why. Chapters: |
 | A Man and His Dog | Kydd Dustyn | Short Story | Science Fiction | 12 | 2.57 | Sep 25, 2011 |
Summary:A Paint-Drying tribute to Ellison's 1970's classic...Chapters: |
 | ANNA'S STORY | flowing pencil | Short Story | Literary Fiction | 13 | 0.74 | Sep 18, 2011 |
Summary:Rough draft of serious entry for contest. Posting it as will force me to work on it and I don't have to chance of losing it again.
Any and all feedback is always welcomed. Chapters: |
 | Painting the Guest Room | dome builder | Short Story | Humor | 7 | 1.01 | Sep 17, 2011 |
Summary:Flo motivated me. Blame this on her. Mostly I wanted to see if I could break my writer's block.Chapters: |
 | FLO'S DILEMMA | flowing pencil | Short Story | Humor | 11 | 0.65 | Sep 17, 2011 |
Summary:Had to delete original entry to change title. Gave story away. Have added more humor and am editing as I go. Hopefully already caught a lot of problems. Dang it is hard!
Blame it on Memphis! Predicting a winner already!Chapters: |
 | Not Such A Dull Day After All | janine | Short Story | Fantasy | 8 | 0.66 | Sep 10, 2011 |
Summary:first stab at a short story...ever!!!! probably rubbish, but hey, it was fun! yes it's pure fantasy... Chapters: |
 | The Message | Oscar Hutson | Short Story | Young Adult | 5 | 1.04 | Sep 9, 2011 |
Summary:Roger has a problem expressing his feelingsChapters: |
 | Fait Accompli | jaksnipe | Short Story | Mystery and Crime | 8 | 0.65 | Sep 9, 2011 |
Summary:paint drying, with a purpose!Chapters: |
 | Layers of a Painted Life | Janet Taylor-Perry | Short Story | Other | 12 | 0.61 | Sep 6, 2011 |
Summary:The layers of paint on an old house compared to layers of life.Chapters: |
 | Prelude to a Revolution | Jackson James | Short Story | Other | 6 | 0.72 | Sep 5, 2011 |
Summary:A somewhat satirical, irreverent look at politics of the future. Brutal and bawdy.Chapters: |
 | Tainted Paint | Missy V | Short Story | Other | 2 | 1.01 | Sep 5, 2011 |
Summary:What would you see? Chapters: |
 | The War. | Jackson James | Short Story | Other | 6 | 0.80 | Sep 3, 2011 |
Summary:Somethings remembered are sometimes better forgotten. Chapters: |
 | The Tanner Building | lucyinthesky | Short Story | Commercial Fiction | 5 | 0.81 | Sep 2, 2011 |
Summary:Entry for the Paint Drying contest. All feedback is welcome and much appreciated. Thanks to everyone for all the valuable input.Chapters: |
 | Space | Jackson James | Short Story | Science Fiction | 5 | 0.72 | Aug 28, 2011 |
Summary:Space: cold, unforgiving, not the sort of place you want to break down in.Chapters: |
 | No Suit For The Funeral | jpb2ndchance | Short Story | Literary Fiction | 7 | 0.80 | Aug 28, 2011 |
Summary:From a short story to a poem to a completely different short story. Comments welcome.Chapters: |
 | Fate | Jackson James | Short Story | Other | 4 | 0.76 | Aug 27, 2011 |
Summary:Be forewarned, this is a terrible work of fiction.Chapters: |
 | Willy's Wondrous Day | flowing pencil | Short Story | Humor | 14 | 0.68 | Aug 25, 2011 |
Summary:Now has the one thousand word minimum! My entry for the Watching Paint Dry contest. What can I say!
All I could come up with after reading all the other fantastic pieces. At least I tried and hopefully my technical skills have improved! :) OH, THEY HAVEN'T! DANG!
Chapters: |
 | Painted Wasteland | ErithEl | Short Story | Other | 6 | 0.68 | Aug 24, 2011 |
Summary:Hello all! I am slowly coming back. I've been working a lot – at both my job, and a couple art commissions – so I haven't been doing a lot of writing lately. Decided to stop by the site last night, though, and thought this competition looked fun!
Set in post-apocalyptic Downtown Los Angeles.Chapters: |
 | PRISONER | maxkeanu | Short Story | Literary Fiction | 7 | 2.14 | Aug 23, 2011 |
Summary:FORMER TITLE WAS: ESCAPE ††† This is the story of an execution of prisoners against the backboard of blood red paint that never dries. Thanks for all reviews. As you can see, I've been reading at the Russians. Thanks- måx.
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 | Beverly Hills Gojira | Kydd Dustyn | Short Story | Humor | 11 | 1.19 | Aug 23, 2011 |
Summary:I can easily imagine this with a dubbed Japanese soundtrack over it... whahahahahaha. Chapters: |
 | Just Watching Paint Dry | vern | Short Story | Other | 11 | 1.45 | Aug 22, 2011 |
Summary:As my contest entry, this is a far cry from the story I set out to write. It kept changing as the words appeared on the page. Hopefully, it is better for that metamorphosis. Any suggestions for improvement are welcome and appreciated. Thanks. Take care. VernChapters: |
 | Watching Paint Dry | Jackson James | Short Story | Horror | 6 | 0.93 | Aug 21, 2011 |
Summary:People often don't realize just how quickly life can change and not always for the better.Chapters: |
 | Watching Paint Cure | j l mo | Short Story | Mystery and Crime | 8 | 1.02 | Aug 18, 2011 |
Summary:Thanks go to all of my reviewers! I have taken your points into consideration and edited my story accordingly.
Revised August 24, 2011
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A frustrated man who inherits a paint store from his father struggles with real life, and death.
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 | If The Walls Could Talk | Dan Philips | Short Story | Humor | 11 | 0.66 | Aug 18, 2011 |
Summary:Alright, I figured out a way to add to my book, and place an entry. I never win these damn things anyway, but it was ammunition for more Beth & Stanley.Chapters: |
 | WATCHING THE PAINT DRY | rlvs | Short Story | Mystery and Crime | 9 | 1.04 | Aug 17, 2011 |
Summary:Observations from someplace unimportantChapters: |
 | A Silver Woody | Kydd Dustyn | Short Story | Humor | 19 | 1.98 | Aug 16, 2011 |
Summary:Well, here's my warm-up entry... heheChapters: |