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The June OWC, Writer's Choice is:

3.88 - Terms & Conditions by Anthony Cawood (Anthony Cawood)  writing as Francis Bacon - A desperate dash to answer a call of nature leads to an unexpected diagnosis. 6 pages - Short, Horror

Congrats, Anthony!!

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NOTABLE FACTS:

As Don said, an all male-only cast of challenge contenders this time around.

No women writers entered.  I'd like to change that. That's what Don said and I agree... C'mon girls!

No writer voted for himself.

All of you very much liked the following:

2nd place - Dave.

3.82 - Echo of Guilt by David C Lambertson (eldave1)  writing as Alexa - Modern technology serves as Judge and juror. 6 pages - Short, Horror

3rd place - Ajr:

3.69 - The Bad Planes by Anthony J. Russo (ajr)  writing as Don Day Elbano - A young girl chronicles her existence in the age of technology in 2028 America. 6 pages -

3.35 - CC by Anthony Cawood (Anthony Cawood)  writing as Don - honest! - An Augmented Reality ghost hunt hits close to home. 6 pages - Short, Horror

3.13 - Catastrophic Disassembly by Joe Garza (SPQR)  writing as Jake Gittes - A nanorobot virus threatens the existence of the human race. 6 pages - Short, Horror

3.06 - Passwords by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal)  writing as Anonymous - A boy is harassed by an online opponent. 6 pages - Short, Horror

3.06 - Metallic Pill by Rob Herzog (Rob)  writing as  - An innovative biotechnology transforms a married couple. 6 pages - Short, Horror, Sci Fi

3.00 - Lurking Trauma by Bill Sarre (Reef Dreamer)  writing as The Awoken Tiger - Eager to improve his Wife's mental health, a desperate Husband buys a device to help her manage old childhood trauma, by altering her mind. What could possibly go wrong? 6 pages - Short, Horror


The rest of the bunch in no particular order:


The Loop by Rene Claveau (ReneC)  writing as Mobius - A boy gets a visit from his future self and his life changes forever. 6 pages - Short, Sci Fi, Horror

Dream Job by Vin Conzo (Conz)  writing as Farch Carbone - With a promotion to the top of his plant-based meat company in his sights, an ambitious tech worker preps for the presentation of his life. 6 pages - Short, Sci Fi, Drama

Divided We Fell by Zack Akers (Zack)  writing as The Tiger King - When mysterious lights appear in the sky, a man must protect his pregnant wife from an ominous threat. 6 pages - Short, Horror, Sci Fi

Due Process by Niall Byrne (The Moviegoer)  writing as  - An old-school criminal falls foul of the law in a world where the judiciary has been privatized and justice streamlined. 6 pages - Short, Sci Fi

Collapsing Memories by Cameron Gray (Cam Gray)  writing as Arthur V. Darke - An old man suffering from dementia tries to save a woman from the memories of his past. - Short, Horror, Sci Fi

The Big Bad by John E. Staats (JEStaats)  writing as O'Brother Grimm - Making it out of the woods will be saving Grace. 2 pages. - Short, Horror, Sci Fi

Voice Assisted Homicide by Owen Herity (Geezis)  writing as Glenda-the-glass-hole - Franny loves his geek life and his reliance on it leads to murder. 6 pages - Short, Sci Fi

The Californians by Max Ruddock (Max Ruddock)  writing as Highly Derivative - A dystopian reimagining of Hansel & Gretel set in a post apocalyptic world ravaged by a deadly virus, militiamen, and cannibals. 6 pages - Short, Sci Fi, Dystopian

Woke by Mark Renshaw (markrenshaw)  writing as Isaac A. Clarke - A man wakes up from an artificially induced dream state to find himself in a factory where humans are experimented on and slaughtered like cattle. He must escape while avoiding some very familiar faces. 6 pages - Short, Sci Fi, Horror

Homa by Mark Dykshoorn (TheCasualScreenwriter)  writing as Claude Cooper - A man's home network of smart-speakers becomes demonically possessed. 6 pages - Short, Horror, Scifi

Retribution by Gary Howell (Gary Howell)  writing as The Masked Avenger - A young black couple are cyber-targeted because of their protest rallies, but can they count on the police for help? 6 pages - Short, Horror

Route 13 by Frank MacCrory (FrankM)  writing as Autonomous Anonymous - A gangster messes with the passengers on an automated trolley. 3 pages - Short, Horror, Sci Fi


On The Grassy Knoll by Steven Dilworth (steven  writing as Puddin' Tane - Bill and Barb discuss their future on the grassy knoll. 3 pages - Short, Sci Fi


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P.S. I'll let Don sort mugs etc.
Thanks all. I had a lot of fun!

Haha, at least I guessed who wrote the winning script...well done Anthony!! Thoroughly deserved mate, and with another one in the runners up spot?? Ripping the p***!! I joke, obviously, really impressive work. Well done to all the runners up too, some really good work spread across this whole challenge, been a blast.

And one last thanks to Don and Libby, you guys rock x

Thanks, Cam. Good to have you back. I think you missed your birthday thread with all the OWC hullabaloo.  

I know, two from Anthony? Seems he's going for a set of mugs.

Big shout out to Dave, too. Loved Echo.

OMG...I never realised I had a birthday thread until you mentioned it, genuine thanks to the folkles who set that up. So sorry I missed it!! What a giant douche I am xx

Thanks Libby and Don

Well done Anthony, my favourite script of this OWC

Been great to take part, although this was trickier than I expected

Oh, man… Scotty’s on fire!

Anthony, dude… teach me, man. Not one but two kick ass scripts for this challenge. Truly a well-deserved mug O’ the SS Academy of Arts for you. So envious right now… I weep tears of inadequacy as I write this, lol.

Looks like I guessed one right on the who wrote what thread, but the others completely threw me. Lots of great scripts this time around.

As well, thank you, Don and Libby for a big, shiny, futuristic challenge. And a big hearty thanks to those who didn’t enter this round but stopped in to give some great feedback on the scipts: Chris, Jeff, et al.

See everyone next round.

Congratulation Anthony!

Bad Planes was my favourite but I enjoyed Terms & Conditions, a worthy winner!

Well done Anthony, enjoyed your script and it's vision of euthanasia

congrats Anthony, that was a really cool concept with a splash of humor (no pun) which is always appreciated.

Thanks all, appreciated the feedback, kind words and votes on both my scripts, surprised and delighted to have been award Writer's Choice, many thanks.

I'll comment on the script threads to the feedback I had and answer a few questions etc, but again thanks for the mostly kind words and constructive suggestions.

Congrats to everyone who entered too, some fantastic scripts on display again from the great writers on SS.

Big thanks to Libby and Don, the pandemic had really impacted my writing both ideas and motivation, so this was just what I needed to get back on it.

Looking forward to the next OWC already

Nice script, congrats on being the writers choice, Anthony! Great job to all, it wasn’t an easy one.

Congrats, Anthony - well done, mate.

Libby and Don - much thanks for putting this together.  Yeoman's work!

Congrats, Anthony.

And thanks again for an awesome challenge, Don and Libby. You guys are awesome.

Congrats, Anthony! Very strong entry.

And congrats to you too, Dave. It was an honor being mistaken for you in the guessing thread.

AJR

Quoted from ajr Congrats, Anthony! Very strong entry. And congrats to you too, Dave. It was an honor being mistaken for you in the guessing thread. AJR

Thanks, mate - back at ya