Winner: "Testing the Friendship"

With her poignant tale of a friendship that passed the test and then some, our winner by a landslide is

Baino!
 

Congratulations to the Hesperidan Apple of our eye. She takes us out with grace, style, and a tear in our eye.

"Dignity (Part 1)"
"Dignity (Part 2)" 

And now... fade to black.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Under the Water's Surface, Heartbreak; The War That Follows"

More a battle than a war, but it's the one who wins the most battles who eventually wins the war! It's no surprise here that our winner is a heart-breaker herself, our very own...

Baino!

Congratulations for a sweeping, unanimous victory!

"Still Waters Run Deep"

Baino's Muse will appear in two cycles and the next Muse will be posted on the 1st.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Coed Naked Armageddon"

Our winner tells a no-holds-barred story of campus mischief run amok. Her four-part tale illustrates just how far off-course the quest for popularity can veer.

Baino!

Congratulations, Baino, for writing a story to give all parents nightmares about sending the kids off to the halls of higher learning.

You can read Baino's story here.

"Hell Rush"

Baino's Muse will appear in on March 16 and the next Muse, which comes from Tom, will be posted on the March 1st. Meanwhile, dig out your water wings. We're about to embark on a month-long trip down the rapids of the River of Mnemosyne, beginning February 1.

-10thDoM

Winner: "The Curious Case of the Brown Shoes"

Well she went there, bad grammar and punctuation notwithstanding, but barefoot and naked into the lives of others. The city of light, pasties and gender reassignment. 

Baino!

Read her winning entry here:

"L'mergence"

Baino's Muse will appear on the 16th and Patti's Muse will be posted on the 1st.

C'mon folks. Just over 3 months to the River of Mnemosyne Challenge.... Got some authors in the closet? Bring them forth.

-10thDoM

Winner: "A Better Ending"

With quill to parchment -- well, okay, fingers to keyboard -- we sought to favor the muse with a better ending.  All came with worthy offerings, but which scribe presented the muse with best ending of all?

Baino!

We bestow hearty congratulations upon you, Baino, and title of "Cretan Bull."

"The Longing"

Runner-Up: Amanda, "Everything But the Kitchen Sink"

Baino's Muse will appear on August 16. Come back on August 1 for Harnett-Hargrove's Muse.

-10thDoM

Winner: "A Cat Can Look at a King"

There once was a kitten who lived in a shoe... Wait, that's not right... Hey diddle, diddle, the cat jumped over the king... Nope, that's not it either.

Oh, well. She posted two magnificent entries, and one won! Let's all lick our paws for...

Baino!

Cats and kings... Dogs and ninjas... Same difference. :) Congratulations, queen!

"Stare"

Baino's Muse will appear in two cycles and the next Muse will be posted on the 1st.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Give a Hand to the Future"

Clap for tomorrow... and for...

Baino!

Our newest cleaner of horse poo! That is... our newest Augean Stabler! Check out her winning entry:

"Pathetique"

Baino's Muse will appear April 16. Come back on April Fool's Day for PattiKen's! Nyuk, nyuk.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Extreme Robot Vodka"

Without confessing to having actually having any experience in this kind of thing, yet convincing us of the OH&S/OSHA issues associated with a Sexbot, we have a winner:

Baino!

It was a tie for first (with Patti), but Baino held the tie-breaker. Congrats! Check out the winning entry: 

"Taken"

Baino's Muse will appear on January 16th. Come back on New Year's Day for Julie's! Speaking of... Happy New Year to everyone and good luck with the next Muse.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Confession"

Who gave the best confession? Who has saved themselves in the eyes of the law? Who has... ah, let's get this over with...

Baino!

Congratulations! Baino is our newest Ceryneian Hind (three-time winner). Her tale of playful deceit apparently struck some chords. Admit it, you all want to try it. Check out her winning entry here:

"Plaything"

Runner-Up: Amanda, "A Prayer for Alejandro"

Baino's Muse will appear November 16th. Come back on November 1st for JeffScape's!

-10thDoM

Winner: "The Morning After..."

The sun has set. The winner of "The Morning After..." is:

Baino!

Congrats! Check out her winning entry here:

"Charlie"

Runner-Up: JeffScape, "The Road"

This is Baino's second win, but her first from Creative Infanticide. Her choice of Muse will appear August 16th, but be sure to come back on August 1st for Tom's!

-10thDoM

Winner: "Hounded"

In what is easily our closest vote to date (the top 4 were all within 1 point of each other... the leaderboard was hounded!), we have our winner...

Baino!

Winning on only her second attempt at a Muse, check out her winning entry:

"Pristine Green Nylon Rope"

Runner-Up: Patti, "Outrunning the Hounds of Hopelessness"

Come back on the 1st to see what she'll have us banter about.

-10thDoM