It's the last day today, and I'm already looking forward to the next challenge. I find them very useful exercises, which is why I end up with more than one piece from each challenge :-) Luckily for you lot I don't post all the stories I come up with. What I wanted to know is when we vote, are we supposed to put our opinions of each piece in the thread? It's supposed to be a challenge, and I'd certainly appreciate some discussion here after each challenge, about whether we succeeded in meeting the challenge etc... Also, if there is anyone who doesn't want feedback, if they tell me, they won't get any. Personally, I would love to hear any and all comments on my entries, be as harsh as you like, as long as you are being constructive I won't be offended and you are welcome to post them or im if you prefer. I'd like to know how I'm doing....please. Shanna :-) I'll tell you if you'll tell me.

I'm going to wait on critiques until the voting is over. I don't want to influence anyone's votes. (Why, yes, Cres, you have an inflated ego!) ;-) Feel free to post your vote and reason(s) if you want to in the voting thread or this thread, or start a new thread. It's up to you. Cheers!

Critiques are always welcome from my point of view as well. We can't improve if no one gives frank and open criticism and suggestions for improvement. I do know some folks don't like to receive it, so perhaps a Please Critique flag could be added, and those of us that really look forward to it could just check it. If that's not possible, then just a simple instruction in the Challenge rules that you should indicate if you want critiques or not? Just thinking out loud. jon

I've just placed my vote, and given some reasons for it... Not very detailed, I admit... but I'm very willing to follow any discussion taking place after the voting is over... (and to join it in the measure allowed by my poor English) BTW I've not problem in receiving critiques, my only problem is that sometimes I feel not very apt to give some. Beeing Italian my first language I can follow only my taste, and I can like more or less the style of a writer but sometimes I'm not capable of giving valid reasons...