Winner: "A Shot in the Dark"

Spotlight's on and it is illuminating...

She Writes

Two times in a row? She Writes is on a roll! We'd send her a flashlight as a prize, but we're cheap! Check out her winning entry here:

"Life"

Runner-Up: Yodood, "Shot in the Dark"

Come back on the 1st to find out what her next Muse is!

-10thDoM

Voting: "A Shot in the Dark"

The lights are on and posting is closed. It's time to vote!

Participants need to list their top 3 as a comment.



The person with the best blind aim will be announced on the 29th.

-10thDoM

Reminder: "A Shot in the Dark"

Have you taken your shot yet? If not, open your eyes and pull the trigger, because you've only got 3 days left!



You may have noticed that comment moderation was turned on for the previous Muse, then summarily turned off. You also probably don't care, but just in case you might, the reasoning is as follows: there have been accusations and concerns about "strategic voting" (basically, people vote for "worse entries" in the hopes that their entries will win), so moderation was turned on in order to prevent that. However, admin/moderator comments (and, hence, their votes) are not subject to moderation, so that seemed a bit unfair. We are working on a new system, but until then, we'll just go with how we've been doing things.

-10thDoM

"A Shot in the Dark"

She Writes has turned the lights out and has taken aim...

"A SHOT IN THE DARK"

*image taken from fineartamerica.com
"A Shot in the Dark" by Greta Mattingly

Take a chance, whether you can see or not. After all, what have you got to lose?

Unless you're scared, that is...



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 after the 25th!

-10thDoM

Winner: "A Corruption of Evidence"

We've investigated, accumulated, interpreted, analyzed, and... most importantly... have voted.

The Grand Jury has decided upon a winner.

She Writes

Congrats! A relative newbie (the River of Mnemosyne was her first go... poor soul), this is her first victory. Read her winning entry here:  

"Depravity"

Come back on the 16th to see which Muse her clues take us to!

-10thDoM

Voting: "A Corruption of Evidence"

The cases are closed. It's time for the juries to deliberate.

Please list your three favorite corruptions in the comment section.



The innocent will be revealed on the 14th.

-10thDoM

Reminder: "A Corruption of Evidence"

There are crimes yet to be solved and only three days left to submit entries!



Let's get some evidence of corruption! Or, you know, let's corrupt some evidence.

-10thDoM

"A Corruption of Evidence"

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming...

JeffScape, the last winner of our normal challenge, wants us all to examine the clues:

"A CORRUPTION OF EVIDENCE"

*image from NetSecurity Magazine

Truth or lies? Proof or plant? Let's get to the bottom of this.



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 after the 10th!

Also, one of our regulars has temporarily left the blogosphere for reasons unknown, and we'd like to give her a shout-out... COME BACK, CINNAMON! WE MISS YOU ALREADY!

-10thDoM

Winner: RoM01

It's official: the first-ever River of Mnemosyne Challenge is complete. There are a lot of "firsts" involved in the challenge, including:

• First-time entrants Tom, She Writes, Nessa, sarahjayne smythe, and Mumsy (brave souls, all).
• Our first-ever 1st Place tie, which led to our first-ever use of our tie-breaking procedures (most 1st Place votes).
• A new admin's failure to post even the First Muse.

Anyway, enough about us, here's the winner:

JeffScape!

Congratulations!

We have to apologize, however, in that the trophy banner is not quite ready (due to our graphic designer spending a week beating up cops... seriously... he was teaching police officers Aikido defense techniques). Rest assured, we will get the trophy out as soon as possible. In the meantime, you can read the winning entry at the following links:

• Muse 1: Partus Sequitur
• Muse 2: Alive
• Muse 3: The Imagination Machines
• Muse 4: A Tautology, Part I and A Tautology, Part II
• Muse 5: Heaven and Hell
• Muse 6: Gray Matter
• Muse 7: Upon Reflections
• Muse 8: SPQR, Part I; SPQR, Part II and SPQR, Part III
• Muse 9: Undiscovered Countries

Also, we've decided that the River of Mnemosyne Challenge was a success (relatively speaking, of course) and it will absolutely make a return in 2011.

In the meantime, get ready for our return to our regular schedule... check back March 1st for the next Muse!

Thanks to everyone who swam in the River of Mnemosyne!

-10thDoM

Voting: RoM01

The Muses are all ashore and the river is dry. It's time to vote, ladies and gentlemen.

Congratulations to those who gave it a shot! Extra kudos for those who completed the challenge!

Refresh yourselves with the entries below and post your top 3 (in order of preference) in the comment section.



The participants and their number of submitted Muses are as follows:

• hvninhell - 8
• JeffScape - 9
• Jelly - 9
• Krys - 3
• Mumsy - 2 
• Nessa - 9
• sarahjayne smythe - 9
• She Writes - 6
• Tom - 9

VOTING REMINDERS:

•  DO NOT vote for yourself.
• If you didn't submit an entry for the first Muse ("A Random Memory), you cannot vote.
• If you don't vote, you cannot win.

You have five days to pick your favorites! The winner will be announced on the 27th.

Congrats again and kudos to everyone who participated!

-10thDoM