Winner: "Tattoos and Teardrops"

What is it they say? Read 'em and weep? Not this time, my friends. Tom at Half Moose with a Twist tattooed himself an overwhelming victory with his heart-stopping tale. 

Half Moose with a Twist!

 

Congratulations, Tom. You've reached the 10thDoM pinnacle and become a Herculean Master. You'll forgive us if we decline to join you in a celebratory ride in the ragtop, won't you?

"Tattoo and Teardrops"

Tom's next muse will be posted on July 1st. Meanwhile, look for Baino's on June 16th.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Rearranging the Heavens"

Ahh....a red balloon day for our heavenly winner. Very evenly matched run this time round but quirk and animal sentimentality won the day.

Half Moose With A Twist

Great job Tom...your inimitable flair, sweetness friends united and a little red rubber - you had us all on cloud nine.

"Rearranging The Heavens" 

Jeffscape's muse will appear on the 1st June and Tom's will be posted on the 16th.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Right of Qi"

Well, it's no surprise to us that only Tom has the Right Qi!

Half Moose With A Twist!

Congratulations to our most worthy and most likely to soon-be-in-the-running to challenge JeffScape and become the winningest winner ever, Tom! See his epic work of Qi:

"Smile and Say Qi - Part !"

"Who Took My Qi - Part @"

"Would You Like A Little Qi With Your Wine? - Part #"

"Qi'd Off - Part $"

"The Big Qi - Part %"

"The Moon is Made of Green Qi - Part ^"

"Qi it, the Cops! Part &"

"Like Chalk and Qi - Part *"

"You Can't Melt Qi Twice - Part ("

"What Happens to the Hole, When the Qi is Gone? - Part )"

Tom's next amazing muse will be posted in two cycles. Meanwhile, the next muse begins on the 16th. You better bring your best Qi to this one!

Winner: "Beneath the Pools of Another Moon"

Man, beast or something in between whatever they are, they survive, they love, they fight, they feel, they suffer, they endure beneath the pools of another moon. Our winner for this round:

Half Moose With A Twist!

Congratulations to our worthy winner, Tom,  for the second consecutive time with:

"Afar"

Due to the epic competition the River of Mnemosyne Challenge commencing in February, Tom's next muse will appear in March

-10thDoM

Winner: "Smiling as the Sparks Fly Upwards"

It's best not to keep a clever prankster locked in the back room, as Tom showed us in his winning story. He's sure to find a way out, and when he does, sparks will fly.

Half Moose with a Twist!

Congratulations, Tom. We all blinked rapidly at your tale of a robot with a sense of humor.

"The Science of Romance"
 

Tom's muse will appear on January 16th.  We'll welcome in the new year on January 1st with She Writes' muse.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Infest, Infect, Inflect"

Infectious science fiction with a little romance. A sad and bittersweet tale of too much tomato juice and a sip of Mochacreme.

Half Moose With A Twist!

Well done, our man... you have an inimitable style and an excellent narrative. The rest of you can read it here:

• "Tomato Paradise, Part 1"
• "Tomato Paradise, Part 2"
• "Tomato Paradise, Part 3"
• "Tomato Paradise, Part 4"
• "Tomato Paradise, Part 5"

Tom's Muse will appear on the 1st of October. Look out for his next Muse (oh, yeah, he won two in a row) which will be posted on the 16th of September.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Two Glass Houses and Twenty Stones"

With a mighty arsenal of words, one heck of an "arm" and an aim that was true, victory has been claimed by

Tom at Half-Moose with a Twist!

Congratulations to our newest Cretan Bull! No glass houses, in Voltaire's Crater or here at the Innermost, are safe from his fantastical futuristic stones. Read the entry that vanquished all contenders.

"The Wahmii"

Be sure to check back on September 1 for JeffScape's muse. Tom's muse will be posted on September 16th.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Two Over Easy and A Nice Chardonnay"

A landslide victory for a sad tale of love, loss and the damage done by man's best friend. For once, the butler didn't do it. So who did?

Tom at Half-Moose!

Awesome effort by Tom, our newest Stymphalian Bird, who easily grasped victory by shooting a dog in his two-part entry. Check it out here:

• "Eggs, Over Easy, Not Scrambled"
• "Chardy on the Rocks"

Runner-Up: Baino, "Aura"

Tom's choice of Muse will appear August 16. Come back August 1st for JeffScape's!

-10thDoM

Winner: "The Map Says We're Fucked"

Somebody, er, un-fucked themselves. Who was it?

Tom at Half-Moose!

FUBAR? We think not. He's our newest Augean Stabler, after all. Congratulations! Read his winning entry:

"The Map is What!?"

Runner-Up: Patti, "Where the Hell Are We?"

The winner's Muse will be deferred to March 16th due to the upcoming River of Mnemosyne Challenge. Regular Muses will return on March 1st, with a Muse from JeffScape.

If you're not scared (and we'll understand if you are... cowardice is easy, after all), come back on February 1st for the River of Mnemosyne.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Shafts of Grace in the Corner of a Room"

Who found the shafts? Who figured them out? Who knows why they were in the corner of a room?

Tom!

Give it up for our newest Erymanthian Boar! Check out the winning entry:

"Gracie"

Runner-Up: Julie:

• Shafts of Grace in the Corner of a Room (Chapter 1)
• Shafts of Grace in the Corner of a Room (Chapter 2)
• Shafts of Grace in the Corner of a Room (Chapter 3)

Tom's next Muse will appear on December 16th. Come back on December 1st for Julie's!

-10thDoM

Winner: "War"

The guns are silent. Through the settling dust, a sole survivor has emerged...

Tom at Half-Moose!

Hoorah! Check out his winning entry here:

"The War Inside of Me"

Tom's Muse will appear August 1st. Stick around, though, because Brian Miller's will be revealed on July 16th.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Live Like There's No Tomorrow"

Who will continue on to yesterday?

Tom at Half-Moose!

There's a tomorrow for the man who picked no tomorrow! Check out his winning entry here:

"...the good stuff"

1st Runner-Up: She Writes, "Marred"
2nd Runner-Up: JeffScape, "Bougainville Was Yesterday... And Forever"

Check back on the 1st for Tom's next Muse.

-10thDoM

Winner: "Between the Sheets"

Emerging from the Battle of the Bedclothes is....

Tom (a.k.a. Halfmoose)!

Congratulations, Tom! You can check out his winning bout here:

"A Guide to Trifids"

Runner-Up: JeffScape, "Tender Are the Young"

We're going to get some much needed time to rest up and then we're on to another muse on the 16th! Stick around and see where Tom takes us next!

Reminder! Don't forget to vote! One of you out in blog land dropped the ball!

-10thDoM