FanStory wrote to write hand blue:

Congratulations! ~ Tears for a Nagasaki boy ~ won the contest "100 Word Flash Fiction"

January 9, 2019 at 12:13AM
    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!!
    January 9, 2019 at 3:41AM
    Gloria ....: Congratulations to you, Excellent choice. :))
    January 10, 2019 at 10:32PM

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

December 22, 2017 at 6:49PM
    Dean Kuch: Merry Christmas, Mel!

    December 22, 2017 at 8:35PM
    DR DIP: Merry Xmas to you as well

    dip
    December 23, 2017 at 8:04AM

FanStory wrote to write hand blue:

~Call me Son~ finished first in the contest "Double-Blind Challenge"

November 5, 2017 at 12:13AM
    Irish Rain: Congratulations!!
    November 5, 2017 at 12:30AM
    CD Richards: Great work, well done!
    November 5, 2017 at 12:42AM
    F. Wehr3: Nice work, Mel!
    November 5, 2017 at 12:11PM
    write hand blue: This has been an active year for me and I thank you all for your support and votes...
    November 18, 2017 at 1:04AM

FanStory wrote to write hand blue:

~A vampire named Callidora~ finished second in the contest "Just In Time For Halloween!"

November 2, 2017 at 8:10PM
    Irish Rain: Congratulations!!
    November 2, 2017 at 9:02PM

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.~

September 17, 2017 at 12:11AM
    Brett Matthew West: Growing older is not always a physical compliment for many people. A lot of truth in what Andy Worhol stated.
    September 17, 2017 at 6:34AM
    damommy: Think of wrinkles as your service stripes. lol
    September 17, 2017 at 12:36PM
    write hand blue: Heh! Heh! That makes me a high ranker.....
    September 17, 2017 at 5:41PM
    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. :)
    November 28, 2017 at 4:05AM

FanStory wrote to write hand blue:

~Twenty Priests stuck in a lift~ finished first in the contest "Stuck in an elevator"

August 28, 2017 at 5:10AM
    Irish Rain: Congratulations!!
    August 28, 2017 at 11:02AM
    Thesis: Good job. I thought it was the strongest entry/ Cheers.
    August 28, 2017 at 11:41PM
    sandramitchell: Congratulations!! I told you it was a winner!! xxx
    August 29, 2017 at 2:40AM
    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.
    August 29, 2017 at 4:39AM

FanStory wrote to write hand blue:

~Hopeful~ finished first in the contest "The Prisoner "

August 20, 2017 at 2:10AM
    bluedragon776: Congratulations on your win!
    August 20, 2017 at 8:29AM
    Irish Rain: Congratulations!!
    August 20, 2017 at 1:04PM
    kiwigirl2821: Congratulations. A wonderful write.
    August 28, 2017 at 4:57AM

FanStory wrote to write hand blue:

A Future Lost. finished second in the contest "Last Words"

January 30, 2017 at 6:10PM

FanStory wrote to write hand blue:

Time Loop finished first in the contest "No brakes"

January 4, 2017 at 9:10PM
    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.
    January 5, 2017 at 12:38AM
    Dean Kuch: Congratulations, Mel.
    Well done.
    ~Dean
    January 5, 2017 at 3:11AM
    Irish Rain: congratulations!!!
    January 7, 2017 at 6:41PM

write hand blue:

Have a Merry Christmas everyone... Mel.

December 18, 2016 at 5:55PM
    Gloria ....: Merry Christmas to you too, Mel. :))
    December 19, 2016 at 9:13PM
    I am Cat: Merry Christmas, Mel
    December 20, 2016 at 6:05PM

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~

October 28, 2016 at 5:31PM
    Jannypan (Jan) : Sail On! Sail On! Sail ON!

    Have a great time. Jan
    October 28, 2016 at 6:03PM
    write hand blue: Thank you Jan, I shall... Mel.
    October 29, 2016 at 9:04PM
    barkingdog: BonVoyage, Mel. :) e
    October 31, 2016 at 2:59AM

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~

September 6, 2016 at 6:21PM
    Selina Stambi: :):) Chuckles ... And the winner is ..... no suprises?!!
    September 12, 2016 at 8:10PM

write hand blue:

July 9, 2016 at 5:21PM

write hand blue:

June 28, 2016 at 4:46AM

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...

April 12, 2016 at 4:15AM
    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. :)
    April 12, 2016 at 11:55AM
    William Walz: No, but in high school I dated a girl by the name of Polly Sagbutt.
    April 12, 2016 at 1:59PM

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~

December 24, 2015 at 6:46PM
    I am Cat: My mom always told me that if I didn't believe, then he wouldn't come visit me. ;)
    December 24, 2015 at 8:27PM
    evilynne: He's as real as you believe he is. Evi
    December 24, 2015 at 8:53PM
    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.
    June 26, 2016 at 12:23PM

write hand blue:

We were also told that as children.

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

December 8, 2015 at 2:43PM
    Joy Graham: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!
    December 8, 2015 at 3:59PM
    Linda Engel: Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year
    December 8, 2015 at 9:44PM
    evilynne: Seasons Greetings!
    December 9, 2015 at 11:49AM
    Delahay: The thing I remember about childhood is,
    If I Should Die Before I Wake, sweet dreams!
    June 27, 2016 at 1:13PM

write hand blue:

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

July 13, 2015 at 5:59AM

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.

April 15, 2014 at 8:27AM
    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!
    April 15, 2014 at 1:45PM
    write hand blue: Thank you, yes, your powers are awesome... cheers!!!!
    April 15, 2014 at 2:36PM
    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!
    April 15, 2014 at 2:45PM
    Drew Delaney: Love this quote from Winston. Hee, hee!
    November 15, 2014 at 3:55PM

write hand blue:

August 17, 2010 at 1:40PM
    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...
    February 4, 2013 at 5:46AM
    barkingdog: Congratulations on your win, Mel. Keep dancing, Henry.
    February 4, 2013 at 11:51AM
    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...
    February 12, 2013 at 4:34AM
    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.
    February 12, 2013 at 11:06AM
    Axiom Gray: Congratulations on your win! You certainly deserved it!
    February 12, 2013 at 3:42PM
    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...
    March 10, 2013 at 5:03PM
    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...

    July 12, 2013 at 7:33AM
    write hand blue: Just seen your post sorry I missed it.
    July 17, 2013 at 12:04PM