Round 1 Who Wrote What:
In no particular order.

Great job everyone.
Hope to see you in Round 2!

Actual scores will be revealed just after deadline for Round 2.

Mr. Lamb by Rob Herzog (Rob) writing as Bo Peep - A businessman searches for spirits in his Zoom meeting. - Short, Horror

What Goes Around by Joe Garza (SPQR) writing as Ka-Bar - A killer's past catches up to him. - Short, Horror

Who Killed The Cat by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal) writing as I Don't Know - When the cat dies, somebody has to pay. - Short, Horror

Mind the Gap by John Staats (JEStaats) writing as The Smell of Ozone, Grit, and Broken Dreams - An early morning encounter on a subway platform ends in a flash. - Short, Thriller

The Shadows by Matthew Taylor (Matthew Taylor) writing as Severus Nettleship - A scared woman takes to the City's shadowy alleyways to escape her pursuer. - Short, Thriller

Shuteye by Michael J Kospiah (spesh2k) writing as Nubbins Sawyer - Noisy neighbors in the apartment above keep a man from getting a good night's sleep. If only he knew what was going on up there... - Short, Horror

Star Light, Star Bright by Warren Duncan (Warren) writing as Anon - A young girl's wish to see her mother again inadvertently comes true with horrific consequences. - Short, Sci Fi

Just a Little Nudge? by Frank MacCrory (FrankM) writing as The Impatient One - In the near future, a real estate developer plots how to remove an endangered species from some very expensive land. - Short, Sci Fi

The Sparkly Red Blouse by Ariel Yang (Bort) writing as B Simmons - A young girl plays with her new dolls. - Short, Horror

Final Run by Marnie Mitchell (mmmarnie) writing as Written by - A quiet day in the park turns into a run for your life. - Short, Horror, Thriller

Swiped Away by David C Lambertson (eldave1) writing as No Name - A man digitally haunted for past sins. - Short, Horror

Midnight Mangler by Rene Claveau (ReneC) writing as David Berkowitz - In a city gripped by fear, the Midnight Mangler stalks his next victim. - Short, Horror

First Born by Owen Herity (Geezis) writing as Caustic Sauce - A man races to hospital to be at the birth of his first baby. - Short, Thriller

The Sensitive One by Steve Miles (stevemiles) writing as Fuzzy Dunlop - Driven to distraction, a man sets out to uncover the source of a mysterious sound only to find some noises are best ignored. - Short, Horror

Smiler by Mark Renshaw (markrenshaw) writing as Smiley Emoji - A man with a freakish frozen smile on his face follows a woman down a deserted side street, determined to carry out his duty.  - Short, Horror

Through a Child's eyes by Mark Moore (Irisheyes) writing as Blank - An innocent Mother/Daughter conversation leads to more than the Mother bargained for. - Short, Thriller

Nothing To Fear by James Barron (MarkItZero) writing as Also written by - A mother proves to her son the monster under his bed isn't real. - Short, Horror

ARC by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as Not Telling - The night shift at Heathrow's animal centre get some new guests. - Short, Thriller

Feeling Guilty by Zack Akers (Zack) writing as Richard Gecko - An exhausted man feels guilty about taking a break from a large-scale search. - Short, Horror

Monster by Gary Howell (Gary Howell) writing as XOXO - A teenage girl is pursued by a shadowy figure after an embarrassing incident. - Short, Thriller

The Guileless by Yuvraj Rajwanshi (Yuvraj) writing as #123 - A woman sees a little boy on an empty street in the middle of the night. - Short, Horror

The Enigma Complex by R5e (Gum) writing as Riddle Burrito - Two young urban apartment hunters are introduced to the latest style of inner city living.  - Short, Sci Fi

The Intruder by Christopher Brown (Cacutshaw) writing as Anonymous - A man is surprised to find an intruder in his house. But that isn't the end of the evening's surprises. - Short, Horror

Inside Out by Steven Clark (SteveClark) writing as Also, no name - Sometimes you must obey the voice, no matter whose it is. - Short, Horror

Undercurrent by Max Ruddock (Max Ruddock) writing as Teresa Green - Things aren't quite as they seem when a family man learns of a tragic accident. - Short, Thriller

Hitori by Claudio Saez (Claudio) writing as 16644000 - It was only Hitori. - Short, Sci Fi, Horror

Kidnapped by Mark Dykshoorn (MarkD) writing as Billy Bob - A man finds himself blindfolded and tied up for reasons unknown. - Short, Thriller

Michael, Claudio, and Marnie - Kudos! Those were my top three. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Hitori, too.

My top 3 were Mind the Gap, ARC and Midnight Mangler.

My top three were The Shadows, Shuteye, and Mr. Lamb.

My top 3:

Mind the Gap (only 5 I gave)
Star Light, Star Bright
Shuteye

Gave a few more 4's but those were my faves.

GREAT job everyone!! This was not easy.

Good job everyone. I had three 4s in this, no 5s. Definitely some quality writing this challenge.

Great job, everyone! :)

Warren, yours was my favorite this round. Great script!

Quoted from Zack Great job, everyone! :)

I should have known, Zack. It's obvious now. :)

Quoted from PKCardinal I should have known, Zack. It's obvious now. :)

Seems like it's always obvious. :(

Had 4 or 5 really solid ones for me. My standout was The Shadows.

The Shadows was my top choice -- great work, Matthew!

I'm going to guess that Michael, Matthew, Paul, and Warren are in the top 5. That fifth spot though...that's a tough call.

Think I ended up putting Hitori and The Sparkly Red Blouse as my top two. But Shuteye and some others were nipping at their heels.

Just a little Nudge and the Sparkly Red Dress were my overall favourites

Well done to everyone though, quickie challenges are tough

Quoted from ReneC I'm going to guess that Michael, Matthew, Paul, and Warren are in the top 5. That fifth spot though...that's a tough call.

Oh man, I don't think my name should be amongst those amazing writers lol If I am up there I will come crashing down in round 2  ;D

I gave a couple of 5 and a few 4s. Some really good stories in that challenge.