Winner: "White Lies Belie a Darker Truth"

Secrets exposed, intrigue expounded this was a marathon run and won honest to God by:

PattiKen!

Congratulations to PattiKen, who is quickly rising in the ranks and is now our newest Ceryneian Hind, for her truly honest entry:

"The Honest-To-God Truth"

1st Runner-Up: hvninhell, "White Lies and Darker Truths"
2nd Runner-Up: Tara R., "Lies and Kisses"
3rd Runner-Up: JeffScape:

• "Clandestine's Daughter, Part 1" 
• "Clandestine's Daughter, Part 2"

"White Lies Belie a Darker Truth" has broken the record for most entries, with 32. The record was previously held by "Silence Lies Broken" (early September, 2010), which had 26. It also tied the record for most participants (also set by "Silence Lies Broken") with 18.

PattiKen's Muse will appear June 16th. Check in June 1st for Brian Miller's.

-10thDoM

Voting Closed

Voting is now closed for "White Lies Belie a Darker Truth." The votes will be made public shortly (check the Voting post) and the winner will be announced in 12 hours.

-10thDoM

Voting: "White Lies Belie a Darker Truth"

Honesty is the best policy no? Brave souls and intrepid beings have revealed their darker truths. Time to see who's bared all and who still harbours secrets.

Remember there are more than 30 entries this time round so when voting, list your Top 6 (yes, that's SIX) in the comments.




Confess all because there are 2.5 days to vote and the winner will be announced on the 29th. Vote with your heart, not your head. Confessions are hard.

*If you need assistance with voting, please check the Voting Section of the F.A.Q. and our Sample Vote.

-10thDoM

Reminder: "White Lies Belie a Darker Truth"

Feeling exposed? We won't tell if you don't. Strap yourself to the lie detector and come clean. The truth shall set you free.



Fingers of Aidos - "Neptune's Payback"
Kate Hanley and William the Redd voted! Their fingers are retracted.
Not for Jellyfish and She Writes, however... tsk, tsk.

*A Sample Vote - since some are still having issues with voting, we've posted a sample vote to go with the F.A.Q. in order to help out. You can check it HERE.

*Starting with the next Muse, we'll be changing the voting procedure a little bit. Currently, "Top x" is determined by multiples of 7, beginning with 21 (don't ask us to explain it), but "runners up" are determined by multiples of 10, beginning with 10. To make it easier on us lazy or absent admins, we're changing "Top x" to multiples of 10, beginning with 10. What does that mean? Don't worry about it... we're just letting you know that we'll let you know when the need arises.

-10thDoM

"White Lies Belie A Darker Truth"

That gentle lie that does no harm. Or does it? What misconception hides a dark secret, a wayward past. Who is saved and who is changed? Baino challenges you to reveal all in: 

"WHITE LIES BELIE A DARKER TRUTH"

*image taken from here

Skeletons in your closet? Reveal the damage caused. It's just a 'white lie' right? No harm done.



Remember, don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page). In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

Post as soon as you're ready, and we'll post a reminder on the 22nd. Voting begins on the 26th!

-10thDoM

Winner: "Neptune's Payback"

Neptune? A poet? Surely not... Oh, snap! For the first time ever, a poem has won a Muse! Congratulations to...

Brian Miller!

Once again, our first winning poem ever, submitted by our newest Erymanthian Boar. Check out his entry:

"End of the Trident"

Runner-Up: JeffScape, "Eagle, Anchor, Trident"

Brian Miller's Muse will appear June 1st. Come back on May 16th for Baino's!

-10thDoM

Voting Closed

Voting is now closed for "Neptune's Payback." The votes will be made public shortly (check the Voting post) and the winner will be announced in 12 hours.

-10thDoM

Voting: "Neptune's Payback"

Neptune's wrath is upon us. Better pay up... er, vote... or JeffScape will post some really weird shit about whoopy butts.

Vote for your Top 3 in the comments!



You have 2.5 days to vote. The winner will be announced on the 14th

Voting Reminder: Multi-part entries are voted for as A SINGLE ENTRY in its entirety. Do NOT vote for "Entry, Part 3" or "Entry, Part 7." Vote for "Entry."

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to the megalomaniacal narcissism of one of the admins, the link widget was accidentally (on purpose) taken down. We apologize for the profound absent-mindedness of said admin (who has made the same mistake before). You can double-check the entries HERE.

-10thDoM

Reminder: "Neptune's Payback"

The planets are nearly aligned, and if your entry's not in, payback's a bitch!



Fingers of Aidos - "A Cat Can Look at a King"
William the Redd and Kate Hanley have earned FINGERS!!! William is a regular finger-er, so he's all good.

-10thDoM

"Neptune's Payback"

PattiKen's back, and she's still in revenge mode or maybe she's thinking the gods owe her some moolah. Quite possibly, she simply needs a vacay to the ocean. Here's hoping you'll be spared Neptune's wrath and will be able to be more creative than I when writing about:

"NEPTUNE'S PAYBACK"

*Image from Miguel Coimbra

Ride the waves of Neptune, take a trip to outer space, and oh, yeah, pay Patti back!



Remember, don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page). In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

Post as soon as you're ready, and we'll post a reminder on the 7th. Voting begins on the 11th!

-10thDoM