Scifi Contest Stories published

By thescian on November 22, 2008.

Winning entries are up. More selected stories will go online in the coming weeks. Enjoy.

Update: Comments (moderated) are now open for the winning stories. Share your thoughts with authors and other readers.

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The 2 stories are really commendable

you should add a comment system at the end of story so everyone may tell their views after reading them

"aski's desk" was really a deserving story indeed

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