FINAL: Best Short Story Award
As nominated by our membership in the nomination round, please vote now for the short story you feel should win the award for Best Short Story.
The 2009 finalists:
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Dolan's Cadillac
Here There Be Tygers
Jerusalem's Lot
Lunch at the Gotham Café
Nona
Strawberry Spring
The Boogeyman
The Man in the Black Suit
2009 winner: 1408
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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Will there be a second tiebreaker? I missed it completely.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
Not yet, now only if there's a tie in this round
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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Come on, peeps, only eight votes in this huge award, really?
Well, not even the top 3 short stories are on this list. So I refuse to vote.
Sloth Love Chunk
Which are what?
Me, I just can't make up m'mind.
Top 5Originally Posted by pablo
IMO:
In no particular order...
Survivor Type
Suffer the Little Children
Gramma
The Raft
Children of the Corn
There are several on this Final List that, frankly, I can't imagine why they are even an option.
That said.
My favorite from this list is Lunch at the Gothic Cafe. But, I don't feel compelled to vote for it, because it would be much further down on my personal list. And there are a couple on here that I felt were the absolute worst from their respective collections.
Also is Dolan's Cadillac not a novella? If not, then I definitely would expect to see the Mist here.
Sloth Love Chunk
Dolan's Cadillac is a novella. You can vote for it at the separate novella/novelette award poll.
Same here. How did the stories get chosen?
Same here. How did the stories get chosen?
By nomination, and seconding, thirding, etc. Best possible method for producing good results, but I disagree with the results none the less.
Sloth Love Chunk
Thanks. I wish I could've been around to pick the ones I liked bestSame here. How did the stories get chosen?
By nomination, and seconding, thirding, etc. Best possible method for producing good results, but I disagree with the results none the less.
I'm sorry everyone but I can't vote for any of these. I really didn't find these near good enough to be considered "Best short story".
bears are surprised that Lunch at the Gotham Café hasn't gotten any votes so far...
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My fav from the list is Lunch at the Gotham Cafe, but for reasons above, I havent voted. I may vote at the end to break the tie if necessary.
Sloth Love Chunk
Strawberry Spring.
I read this story when I was pretty young, and it's what made me really appreciate the magic of literature.
1408 is winning, but not very convincingly
more votes! more votes!!!
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah, but the stories that are right behind it are very worthy ones. The Man in the Black Suit is my favorite among King's short stories.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
The votes are really scattered in this category.
I'm hoping we can revise the appended categories voting procedures for the future, so that we don't end up with a 10-choice final.
I entirely rely on your guidance here, pablo. I don't have experience enough to know which way is more likely to yield a satisfactory result, so I hope to have worked out the procedure together with you before the next season starts!
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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