FanStory wrote to write hand blue: Congratulations! ~ Tears for a Nagasaki boy ~ won the contest "100 Word Flash Fiction"
    michaelcahill: Great work. A chilling ending for those who immediately get the reference. One of those references that everyone SHOULD get. So, not just a great story, but a necessary reminder. Congrats!! -
    Gloria ....: Congratulations to you, Excellent choice. :)) -


write hand blue: I'd just like to wish everyone on Fanstory a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I thank you all for the pleasure, friendship and help you have given me over the years that I have been on this site... Melvyn Lumb
    DR DIP: Merry Xmas to you as well

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FanStory wrote to write hand blue: ~Call me Son~ finished first in the contest "Double-Blind Challenge"
    write hand blue: This has been an active year for me and I thank you all for your support and votes... -


FanStory wrote to write hand blue: ~A vampire named Callidora~ finished second in the contest "Just In Time For Halloween!"


write hand blue: Andy Warhol once said that when you get to fifty years of age you get the face you deserve. I'm in my sixties and when I look in the mirror I wonder what the hell I've done wrong. ~smile.~
    Brett Matthew West: Growing older is not always a physical compliment for many people. A lot of truth in what Andy Worhol stated. -
    damommy: Think of wrinkles as your service stripes. lol -
    kiwigirl2821: Your sixties are the time of your life. It doesn't matter so much what you look like as how you feel and what kind of personality you have to offer others at least that is what I think. :) -


FanStory wrote to write hand blue: ~Twenty Priests stuck in a lift~ finished first in the contest "Stuck in an elevator"
    Thesis: Good job. I thought it was the strongest entry/ Cheers. -
    sandramitchell: Congratulations!! I told you it was a winner!! xxx -
    write hand blue: Thank you so much for your support you good people. Especially Sandamitchell for her help. I'm lucky to have such good friends...

    Mel. -


FanStory wrote to write hand blue: ~Hopeful~ finished first in the contest "The Prisoner "


FanStory wrote to write hand blue: A Future Lost. finished second in the contest "Last Words"


FanStory wrote to write hand blue: Time Loop finished first in the contest "No brakes"
    write hand blue: This is a rare one for me these days. I appreciate your votes more than I can say. ~Thank you my friends~ mel. -
    Dean Kuch: Congratulations, Mel.
    Well done.
    ~Dean -


write hand blue: Have a Merry Christmas everyone... Mel.


write hand blue: I'm on the High Seas for the next fortnight so I'm afraid I will get behind with my reviews. No reliable internet connection available...

~Mel~


write hand blue: I've just been celebrating my win. Not of the contest but of the bet I made with three of my study group.

I would like to thank those secret judges in the Horror story competition for their consistency. LOL...

~Mel~

    Selina Stambi: :):) Chuckles ... And the winner is ..... no suprises?!! -


write hand blue: A piece of trivia...

Anyone heard of ... Pelygren Sagbut ?

Yes--the spelling is correct.

He was the royal glove maker for Henry VIII. The royal wardrobe accounts state that on January 1st 1529 he was paid twenty shillings for making two pairs of perfumed gloves covered in velvet...
    Cumbrianlass: How interesting! I haven't heard of him until now. I know Henry loved his clothes and spent (by today's standards) millions of dollars a year on his wardrobe. :) -
    William Walz: No, but in high school I dated a girl by the name of Polly Sagbutt. -


write hand blue: Today (24th Dec.) on the news I heard that NORAD an organisation full of experts that watch the skies. Have stated that they are keeping an eye on Santa's flight from Greenland to the UK.
I can't believe no one has told them that Santa is not a real person... ~a smile for Christmas~
    I am Cat: My mom always told me that if I didn't believe, then he wouldn't come visit me. ;) -
    evilynne: He's as real as you believe he is. Evi -
    Delahay: If it weren't for Santa there would be no NORAD. Having served in the U.S.A.F. I can
    say this with the utmost authority. -


write hand blue: We were also told that as children.

I would like to wish everyone a 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

    Joy Graham: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! -
    Linda Engel: Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year -
    Delahay: The thing I remember about childhood is,
    If I Should Die Before I Wake, sweet dreams! -


write hand blue: I would like to express my appreciation to my reviewers, and the voters for my works recently entered in competitions...


write hand blue: I wish to thank all the readers who voted for 'The flaming ~ Rattus norvegicus' in the 'Turning disaster into triumph' competition. Because they did indeed turn disaster into triumph.

And my thanks as always to the reviewers who read my work and generously helped me.

This is much appreciated.
    The Death: Congratulations! :)
    It was a very enjoyable story. With my psychic-powers, I can guess your name is Mel. ;) I know I'm not wrong...heh-heh! -
    write hand blue: Famous quote.
    Winston Churchill was approached by a woman at an after-dinner speech.

    Woman said. "If you were my husband I'd give you poison."

    Winston answered. "Madam, if you were my wife I'd take it."

    Hah! Hah! -

    write hand blue: Henry and I would like to thank everyone who voted for us in the chilli recipe competition.
    I'm over the moon and Henry is doing his version of the Highland Fling... -
    barkingdog: Congratulations on your win, Mel. Keep dancing, Henry. -
    write hand blue: My thanks go out to everyone who voted for me in the Ghost Story Competition. Whoever you are out there somewhere. I'm looking but I cannot see...
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    barkingdog: And another win under your belt with 'The Warning.' Congratulation. I loved it and enjoy your talent. Hugs to you, Henry and the missus. -
    Axiom Gray: Congratulations on your win! You certainly deserved it! -
    write hand blue: I wish to thank all you good people out there for voting 'Henry's trip to Scobee' to number one position. Once again I have no idea who you are. Henry would send you all a piece of cake if he knew... -
    Dean Kuch: Here is the link to my entry. It is still there in my portfolio (I just checked), on page #2...http://fanstory.com/displaystory.jsp?hd=1&id=606143

    Secondly, the FanStory committee does not vote on the Book of the Month. It is a contest voted upon by the members of this site. I even received a begrudging 'seven star rating' from them, saying that while they did not agree with the decision, the fans had spoken...

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