Hoist the colors high, proud storytellers!

Holy bananafish... what a week even this one! By hosting @improv first, and then @carneasadafilms, I'm starting to think that we're getting too much spoiled! Being catapulted in the rusty and pulp world of Rich has been an intense experience. His screenwriter's skills gifted us a very challenging script as much as a vivid chase scene. I hope that he will keep being part of this fiction project both as a participant and contributor!

• a special thank you to our friend @pixiehunter for her marketing idea, which you can find here! Don't be shy and show her your appreciation for sustaining our fictio-holic community. You rock, Pixiedixie!

• Thanks to @anixio's generosity, even next pot will be increased of 1 SBD by default!

• One last thing, I hired Steno, a professional graphic designer, for a complete branding of the contest.. it's going to be kick-ass stuff and I will share with all of you a special membership banner (can't wait to show you!).

But wait, don't be too eager to jump to the awards! First, do yourself a favour: throw that old boring book you keep on the drawer (unless it's the Necronomicon) and hurry to the next bookstore to buy...

Another cute and cheerful book for your kids, obviously inspired by @carneasadafilms "tripping balls"!

Alright, let's cut the chatter, brave storytellers, the winners of the 3 @steembasicincome shares are:

@cyemela: in my opinion Cyrus spent some extra focus on week #11, giving birth to one of his most successful contributions. Perhaps he was particularly inspired by the prompt. The result is a truly entertaining second part. In some moments, for the particular humour he put on stage (and probably for the tripping), I imagined his gunslinger interpreted by a Johnny Depp in a "Fear and Loathing in Tuba City" version.
@anixio: other than his typical clear writing style, especially in the sentence structure, I appreciated the unexpected and merciless ending.
@dirge: he entered the contest with an extra fine contribution, capable of blending moments of pure poetry with raw ones. His final idea plays with the characters in a clever way. Keep it up!
@pixiehunter, @giddyupngo, @nancybriti, @wondewop, @figuringoutsrn, @brisby, @antimetica, @adazone: you all did great and the reward is 0.325 SBD each! Let's grow up together and the pot will grow as well!

.. see you all next Wednesday with another story and a rich pot of 3 @steembasicincome shares + the SBD payout!

For those that want to join the fun, here is how this contest works:

1. You receive an unfinished fiction story or a script

2. You finish it with your own post or a comment in the comment section. A limit of 500 words is recommended.

3. YOU WIN! 3 @steembasicincome shares to the writers with the best ending + Wednesday's post SBD PAYOUT between all the participants who won't get one of the 3 shares

It's so simple and, most of all, we'll enjoy our fiction ideas!
Nothing is mandatory here, but voting and resteeming is highly appreciated!

What's next?

I will run 1 round of this contest next Wednesday 16th May, 11 PM avg., UTC+1. The result will be out on Monday 21st May, 11 pm avg., UTC +1 (i.e. California is UTC -8). Submission deadline: Monday 21st May, 8 pm, UTC +1. There will be time for everyone to develop the fiction idea.

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If you like this contest..SPREAD THE GOSPEL! I'm grateful for your resteeming and word of mouth. The purpose of this initiative, especially targeted to minnows, is to enhance creativity while distributing wealth and create a fiction workshop of friends. Everything helps to make us grow together!

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A huge thank you to my long time friends @marcoriccardi, @improv, @wandrnrose7, @brisby, and the amazing communities of the @greetersguild and @dynamicgreentk for their support.

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