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Zemmiphobia

Oh, I had no doubt of that; love your sense of humor and loved that image which was hilarious. I really did laugh out loud even later thinking about it while watching TV. As for the judges, if we can manage the writing, the judges should be able to buck up to the task at hand. Take care. Vern

Edited for clarification.

Since there seems to be quite a bit of discussion on site about genre and the attention each gets or doesn't get or even what is part and parcel to a particular genre, then perhaps a contest where one must pick three (3) genre from a list provided by Sol for the contest and incorporate elements of each within the story. Many, if not most, stories already contain elements of more than one genre, so such a contest might prove helpful to those who are reluctant to read or write a specific genre. You might even add the caveat (or not) that the author must denote (as a footnote) where/how in the story each genre is represented with the judge(s) to determine the effectiveness of each genre in the story along with the overall quality of the story. Too complicated? Well, it is a contest to hopefully decode the secret of writing a good story. Take care. Vern

Bridge over troubled water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_a46WJ1viA

Geodesic

Silver (The Lone Ranger's horse for those who don't know) shit.

Procrastination

Tomato tomahto

Aramaic

I just checked an inactive novel and my reviews are there. Go to your portfolio and click on your work and then click on "view" from the menu. Works for me, but then I could be special, lol. Take care. Vern

It doesn't have to fit into "one" original plot as most stories employ elements of more than one to include sub-plots. But merely bringing in various combinations of plots doesn't make it any more "original." The googolplex plus of ways to present the same plot - whichever you pick and whatever number you assign to the stack of original plots (one, eleven, twenty-two, ?) - is what makes the difference. Take  a hypothetical "boy meets girl" plot (included in some lists of plots) and you can have many billions of combinations just dealing with the living without ever going into the realm of imagination or fantasy. A similar incalculable variety could be presented within the parameters of any original plot chosen. It doesn't change the basic plot, only the portrayal. Take care. Vern

There is no original plot, but there is original presentation of that plot. A novel way to tell the same story is the best you can hope for; however new presentations have been succeeding since the dawn of writing. Take care. Vern