I just went through and read your comments to me over the past few months. It was a privilege and honor to have had for a readership such a diverse and lively company, or as one of you put it, an “attractive & crazy posse.” The commenters section of the last video was especially moving. I could watch it endlessly and I doubt it would lose any of its emotional impact. It’s as if somewhere along the way the readers had become characters upon some larger canvas. That may explain my initial surprise at seeing your faces.

The phrase ‘online community’ doesn’t sound as funny to me now as it once did. I hope the bonds don’t break with the end of the contest. As for Delia, Corey, and Jacob, you can be sure my last writing wasn’t the last you’ll hear of them.

As much as I eagerly await the pseudonymous restrictions to be lifted, it’s been entertaining to imagine what the contestants look like, who they are, and to what degree they’ve shown their true identity.

Finally, a sincere thank you to our newly mustachioed host, despite his autocratic practice of barring contestants from the website!

Congratulations, Coco. Like the others I eagerly await your post.
Utah.

* From now on you VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE
Three contestants are left: Coco, Utah, and Olaf. Read their writings (click on their names to read their latest posts or click on HOME and scroll down) and VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 10 Challenge. You have until 9am  NOVEMBER 14th EST to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 10 challenge is in a video that will be posted after the poll closes.

* From now on you VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE.
Four contestants are left: Nora, Coco, Utah, and Olaf. Read their writings (click on their names to read their latest posts or click on HOME and scroll down) and VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 9 Challenge. You have until NOON NOVEMBER 4th EST to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 10 challenge is in a video that will be posted later on November 4th.

Read the remaining 5 contestants’ latest writings (click on Home and scroll down – also, you can read their complete writings on the Contestants Page) and vote for one TO BE ELIMINATED based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 8 Challenge. The challenge was different for each contestant (the challenge is listed on each individual post). You have until midnight October 23rd to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 9 challenge is in a video that will be posted on October 24th.

Read the remaining 6 contestants’ latest writings (click on Home and scroll down – also, you can read their complete writings on the Contestants Page) and vote for one TO BE ELIMINATED based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 7 Challenge. The challenge was different for each contestant (the challenge is listed on each individual post). You have until midnight October 13rd to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 8 challenge is in a video that will be posted on October 14th.

Read the remaining 7 contestants’ latest writings (click on Home and scroll down – also, you can read their complete writings on the Contestants Page) and vote for one TO BE ELIMINATED based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 6 Challenge. The challenge required that they incorporate a White Russian and the words “over the line” into their passage (500 words). You have until midnight October 3rd to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 7 challenge is in a video that will be posted on October 4th 5th. *Tess has immunity this round so she is not included in the poll.

Read the remaining 8 contestants’ latest writings (click on Home and scroll down or click on their names in the sidebar) and vote for one TO BE ELIMINATED based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 5 Challenge. The challenge required that they incorporate this image into their a passage of 500 words or less. You have until midnight September 23rd to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 6 challenge is in a video that will be posted on September 25th. *Utah has immunity this round so she is not included in the poll.

Read the remaining 9 contestants’ latest writings (click on Home and scroll down or click on their names in the sidebar) and vote for one TO BE ELIMINATED based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 4 Challenge. The challenge required that they weave an element of Fyor’s story into a passage of 450 words or less. You have until midnight September 13th to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 5 challenge is in a video that will be posted on the night of September 14th. *Coco has immunity this round so she is not included in the poll.

Read the remaining 10 contestants’ latest writings (click on Home and scroll down or click on their names in the sidebar) and vote for one TO BE ELIMINATED based on how well you felt they all responded to the Round 3 Challenge. The challenge required that they incorporate the death of a dog into a passage of 400 words or less. You have until midnight September 3rd to vote. You can find out who was eliminated and learn what the Round 4 challenge is in a video that will be posted on the night of the September 4th. *Tess has immunity this round so she is not included in the poll.