Finish the Story Contest - WEEK #25 WINNERS!

[bananafish]

Hoist the colors, proud storytellers!

I have this feeling that, for how evocative it could have been, this 25th edition story was like a train thrown at a full speed in one direction, difficult to deviate due to its inertial force. The first half was dense of narrative archetypes, from the Bacchic to the pagan, esoteric, fantastic ritual, sacrifice included. All ideas that you developed extremely well in all their nuances! As always, a particular attention has been given to the originality of the themes and the capability of walking off the beaten track, involving at the same time the reader.

What's boiling in the bananafish kitchen (the news!)

• A toast to @marcoriccardi for his Curie vote (totally well deserved I'd say since he revived our disturbed yet lovely friends Tortilla de Pelo). This is the 12th Curie vote for the contest.. keep practising with us and soon you will get one!

• A good bottle of Italian wine is waiting for @theironfelix and @anixio who delegated 30+30 SP to the immeasurable potassium-phosphorus enhanced deity! The @bananafish gained now the mythical 500 SP bar .. not that we will need it so much, since it will happily keep 100% voting, resteeming and sustaining every participant!

• We are working hard for enriching the Bananafish Realms with a unique poetry contest by @marcoriccardi, with my collaboration! Here's a preview of the brand (made by @f3nix).. fasten your seat-belts (or sharpen your katanas) and keep ready for next Friday 7th September!

Alright, let's cut the chatter, brave storytellers, the winners of the 6 @steembasicincome shares + 2 STEEM are:

- @sidequest wins by popular vote the first prize of 4 SBI shares! His ending would be a perfect Black Mirror episode and plays skilfully with the delusions and illusions of a gamer imprisoned by his own mind. Chapeau!

- @cyemela wins my personal reward of 2 STEEM for his capability of transporting the horror of reality in a fiction and yet not forgetting to launch a message of love, who always find its way even in the most tragic circumstances. Truly unexpected and intense!

[e-mail] wins the 3rd place with 2 SBI shares! Allow me to repeat my comment.. Her third person narration is effective and, by assuming Joelle's point of view, hooks the reader as if she/he's under the fasnachat's spell. I loved the gradual yet sustained rhythm and climax along all the story. I truly wish that you will keep writing with us!

..That's all folks! I hope you enjoyed as I did! See you all tomorrow with the 26th edition and a rich pot of 8 @steembasicincome shares (traditional pot distribution)!

The great and generous @bananafish rewards the faithful!

So join the core, support the mission! Pledge your allegiance with your delegation, show your continued support through by joining the curation trail, and all will share in the glorious bounty of the @bananafish!

If you like this contest..SPREAD THE GOSPEL! We're grateful for your resteeming and word of mouth. Everything helps to grow together!

GOOD LUCK, BRAVE STORYTELLERS!

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We already know the wise and fair @bananafish can be strengthened with offerings of delegation, and curation. Through this, the strength of many, shall become the strength of one. So in time, the strength of one, can in turn, become that of many. As the delegations grow, so does the value of the vote, so as the power grows, so it returns. Indeed, the mighty god will appreciate those who support it, and in doing so, support this entire contest. For many of us, it is already it's own reward. In a steemit full of vanishing contests, your support allows this one to keep going, and allows everyone to polish their writing skills with a challenging weekly work out (not to mention @curies's precious support and voted on the participants!). By coming together and sharing the work, we can empower the potassium rich deity to create an oceanic fruit-salad that never runs out!

Comments

[opera.shoujo]

This contest is one of the coolest ones I've seen here. I'm so excited to enter the next round.
Greetings and congratulations to the winners!

[bananafish]

This contest is THE coolest 😜 We're waiting for you!

[marcoriccardi]

Yuppieee! The inscrutable bananific munificence filled with yellow potassium power the chosen!
Like in a crazy fasnacht carousel, we exult and rejoyce, waiting for the next story!
Hail the bananafish!

[bananafish]

All hail the Bananafish (and the hypno-toad)!

[cyemela]

Thanks! So glad to be a part of this group. It has really made Steemit a lot of fun. Will use my winnings to buy two SBI for @bananafish!

[bananafish]

Thanks bud! It wouldn't be the same without you constantly supporting the contest and every participant..

[sarez]

Congrats to the winners. Good stories make this competition really WOW

[bananafish]

That's the soul of the contest!

[theironfelix]

Congrats to the winners, and good reads this time around! Here’s to more and better reads!

[bananafish]

Hey, where's your cowboy blinking meme!?

[theironfelix]

You’re pretty good!

[bananafish]

Now we reason 😎

[erh.germany]

My congratulations to the winners! Have fun with your price :) - and my many thanks to the challenge providers which do come up with their ideas.

[bananafish]

Thanks for your thought about the challenge provider 😉

[erh.germany]

:) I have actually missed that I won the 3d price. Thank you!

[bananafish]

You're welcome! See you on Wednesday with a new story 😉

[mercuryjav]

congratulations to the winners. good work everybody

[bananafish]

Good work with yours too! It will be nice to read your stories again.

[sidequest]

Ahhh! Thank you, this has made my day. I forgot about the voting part, so I guess I'll have to vote twice next time ;)

[bananafish]

You're welcome, your good story made ours. Stay tuned for today's edition out in 8 hours ✌️

[stever82]

Good job to the winners will try to find some time to read your stories today. Mine is still up if anyone want to give me some pointers in comments that would be fine.

[bananafish]

Hey @stever82! I'm sorry that yours have been left behind..that happened because you didn't post the link on the page of the contest. We like your stories but participants won't be able to see that you have one if you don't paste the link!

[stever82]

i forgot oops

[bananafish]

Put the link this time and I'll resteem vote and comment asap ✌️