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Preditors & Editors Poll results

Preditors & Editors Poll results

2000 Official Results

[Category list]

Standings for category: Short Stories

1. RED FLAGS, Jon Baxley, AmazingAuthors Showcase, http://carolinanavy.com/navy/creativewriting/baxley/redflags.html
2. Hell in August, Frank Fradella, Cyber Age Adventures, http://www.cyberageadventures.com/
3. Love Made Visible, Mary Sullivan Esseff, DamnYankee.com, http://www.damnyankee.com/
4. God@heaven.com, Susannah Indigo, MindKites, http://www.mindkites.com/god_heaven.html
5. Angels and the GTO, Pepper Raines, Themestream, http://themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=132439
6. A Wild Texas Wind, Pepper Raines, Amazing Authors Showcase, http://members.aol.com/AmazingAuthors/index.html
7. The Passing of Sadly True, James Allison, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/20001106/sadly_true.shtml
8. Born of Darkness, Steve Lazarowitz, The Writer's Hood, http://www.writershood.com/
9. 'Crocodile Gods', Brian A. Hopkins, Brainbox (Dreams Unlimited), http://www.dreams-unlimited.com/
10. Rupert, the Devil-Dog from Hell, Daisy Dexter Dobbs, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/




11. Book of Pain, Ahmed A. Khan, Anotherealm, http://www.anotherealm.com/
12. His Master's Voice, Harry Buschman, The Writer's Hood, http://www.writershood.com/
13. The Last, Jim Farris, Cloudy Mountain Books, http://www.fictionforest.com/featured_authors/jfarris/TLGPreview/OerthPreview.htm
14. Flag Day, KJ Stevens, Prose Ax, http://www.proseax.com/indexxx.htm
15. Kiowa Wells, R.A. Cox, Cyber-pulp Houston, http://216.156.254.108/kiowawells.htm
16. Rara Avis, Megan Sybil Baker, The Murder Hole, http://members.home.net/themurderhole/
17. Ivory and Sorrow, Daniel J Bishop, Cyber Age Adventures, http://www.cyberageadventures.com/
17. Always and Forver-Merry Musings Anthology, Joyce and Jim Lavene, Wordbeams Publishing
18. Letters to the Dead, Frank Fradella, Cyber Age Adventures, http://www.cyberageadventures.com/
19. Old Grumpy, Laraine Anne Barker, Anotherealm, http://www.anotherealm.com/
20. The Man in a Kilt, Pamela Johnson, Rhapsody Magazine, http://www.rhapsodymag/
21. Entertaining Angels, Barbara Mack, Jackhammer, http://www.eggplant-productions.com/
21. Erosion, Harry Raden, Jackhammer e-Zine, http://www.eggplant-productions.com/jackhammer/
21. Mostly Good, Gina Romsdahl, Roberts Publishing, http://www.robertspublishing.com/
22. The Tenth Plague, Bill Purcell, The Wandering Troll, http://www.thetroll.net/troll.htm
23. I am You, Laurie Tom, Millennium SF&F, http://www.jopoppub.com/
24. Creative Arsenal, Dayle Dermatis, Jackhammer E-zine
25. Everyone Thinks He's Human, Edward McKeown, Millennium F&SF, http://www.jopoppub.com/
25. Riding the Bullet, Stephen King
25. Nevada, A.M. Dellamonica, scifi.com, http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/dellamonica
25. On a Scale of One to Three, Douglas Lain, Pif Magazine, http://pifmagazine.com/
26. 18 Just Words, Dwane Roanhorst, Amazing Authors Showcase, http://carolinanavy.com/navy/creativewriting/clipper/dwane/index.html
27. Fat Chance, Ken Goldman, Raven Electrick, http://www.ravenelectrick.com/ssraven/fatchance.html
27. 16 Lee, Karen A. Romanko, Raven Electrick, http://www.ravenelectrick.com/ssraven/lee.html
27. A Picture of You in my Mind, Christine Spindler, Electric E-Bookpublishing, http://www.electricebookpublishing.com/shortstories/cspindler1.html
27. Goria, Xina Marie Uhl, XC Publishing, http://www.xcpublishing.com/
28. The Magicians' Birthday, Edward Stack, Twilight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com/ef_Stack9.html
28. Among Us, Brian Freeman, Dueling Minds, http://www.duelingminds.com/
28. A Short Walk to the Other Side, Matthew J. Pallamary, Mystic-Ink Publishing, http://www.mystic-ink.com/m-pallamary/studio.com
29. Wasting Grandpa, Jeff Strand, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/
30. To Our Brothers, H. David Blalock, The Three-Lobed Burning Eye, http://owlsoup.com/3LBE/3LBE7/3LBE7story2.html
30. When My Love Goes, Shaun Levin, Mind Caviar, http://mindcaviar.com/
30. So Loud It Hurt, Tom Waltz, Santa Fe Writers' Project, http://www.sfwritersproject.com/Features/soloudithurt.php3
31. Slab Gab, K. Irving, Twilight Times, http://twilighttimes.com/
31. A Taste Of History, Glenda Tudor, DiskUs Publishing, http://www.diskuspublishing.com/
31. Human, Caleb Monroe, Jackhammer E-zine, http://www.eggplant-productions.com/
32. Everything Has a Purpose, Jeff Strand, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/
32. In the Garden at the Far Shore of the Stys, Christopher Stires, Electric Wine, http://www.electricwine.com/garden
32. Class Reunion, Jack Hillman, Peridot Books, http://www.peridotbooks.com/
32. The Year of F*cking Badly, Susannah Indigo, The Position, http://www.theposition.com/sexlibris/erotica/00/07/03/erotica/default.shtm
32. The Cabin, Brooks Lynn, Kudlicka Publishing, http://www.kudlickapublishing.homestead.com/erotica.html
32. One Every Minute, Andy J W Davie, sinister element, http://www.sinisterelement.com/
33. Reunion, Steven E. Wedel, Short, Scary Tales, http://www.shortscarytales.com/
33. Roger the Trainee Reindeer, H. J. Tomlinson, Word Wrangler Publishing, http://www.wordwrangler.com/HJTomlinson.html
33. 'Riding Sheila', Alexa deMonterice (Domestic Author), Twilight Tales, http://www.twilighttales.com/
33. Her Sharp Little Straw, Christina Crooks, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/
33. L'Autre Margot, Jonathan Fesmire, MZB Fantasy Magazine, http://www.mzbfm.com/
33. Complicated Love and Family Obligations, Michelle Smith, Shyflower's Garden, http://www.shyflowersgarden.com/
33. The Thirteenth Hour, Karen McCullough, Rhapsody Magazine, http://www.rhapsodymag.com/thirteenth.html
34. Thanksgiving Dinner, Tyree Campbell, ProMart Writing Lab, http://promartian.com/
34. Simple Sarah and Slippery Sam, Elizabeth Burton, Fables, http://www.fables.org/summer00/sarah.html
34. The Day I Robbed God, Sheryl Ellis, Themestream, http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=244119
34. CAJUN HOT, NIKITA BLACK, DREAMS UNLIMITED, http://www.dreams-unlimited.com/erotic/cajunhot.htm
34. The Wish Fish, Maureen McMahon, Shyflower's Garden, http://www.shyflowersgarden.com/
35. Do What You Love, Susannah Indigo, Clean Sheets Magazine, http://www.cleansheets.com/archive/archfiction/indigo_04.05.00.html
35. The Christmas Gift, Mary E Tyler, Private Ice Publications, http://www.dejahsprivateice.com/Holidays/
35. In the Quiet Hours, Michael Kelly, Horrorfind, http://www.horrorfind.com/
35. 'Selling Jesus, Douglas Lain, Amazing Stories
35. The Dark Heart of Stones, Brian A. Hopkins, Dueling Minds, http://www.duelingminds.com/
35. The Atypical Contract, Megan Powell, The Wandering Troll, http://www.thetroll.net/troll.htm
36. 'Still Crazy After All These Years', Judi Rohrig, HorrorFind, http://theborg.horrorfind.com/fiction/rohrig1.html
36. Deathwatch, Michael S. Rimar, eggplant Productions, http://www.eggplant-productions.com/jackhammer
36. Real Life, Carter Jefferson, LoveWords, http://lovewords.homestead.com/lovewords.html
36. What the Man in the Moon Saw, Tim Dryer, Crossroads Publishing, http://Crossroadspub.com/ManMoon.htm
36. 'The Watchman's Eye', Heidi Cyr, Jackhammer E-zine, http://www.eggplant-productions.com/
36. AWAY In The Manger, Alyson B Cresswell, GateWay S-F Magazine, http://www.gateway-sf-magazine.com/
37. Be Still My Heart, Robin Bayne, MountainView, http://www.whidbeybooks.com/
37. Anne's Pub, Warren Cook, Shadowkeep Zine, http://www.shadowkeepzine.com/
37. The Silence of Roanoake, Fiona Avery, Colonies SF Magazine, http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/Colonies1.html
37. Unplugged, Michael Jasper, ShadowKeep, http://www.shadowkeepzine.com/stories/unplugged.html
37. Free Four, L. Joseph Shosty, Abby the Troll Publications
37. Ghetto Talk, Eric Heise, Unestone, http://www.writersmarch.com/
37. A Light on the Horizon, Marian Gibbons and Karin Welss, Dreams Unlimited, http://www.dreams-unlimited.com/futuristic/stardates.htm
38. Shiva Jones, McCamy Taylor, Aphelion, http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
38. If We Shadows Have Offended, Emily C. A. Snyder, MZB Fantasy Magazine, http://www.mzbfm.com/
38. Widow's Peak, Rochelle Krich, Intrigue, http://www.intriguepress.com/
38. The Astronomer's Pig, Rosanne Dingli, Absinthe Literary Review, http://www.absinthe-literary-review.com/
38. Alsays Another One Along, Michael Cale, Murder Hole, http://members.home.net/themurderhole/Alwaysanother.htm
38. The Tavern Wench, Wendy Ramsel, Tavern Wench Journal, http://tavernwench.8m.com/
38. The Element of Surprise, Stephen D. Rogers, Planet Relish, http://www.planetrelish.com/
38. My Right Foot, Thomas J. Miller, AM Entertainment, http://www.3ampublishing.com/
39. Intimate Investor, Terry Campbell, Daylight Dreams, http://www.daylightdreams.com/hysterical/intimateinvestor.htm
39. An Impossible Match, Sylvia Forlenzo, Twighlight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com/s_Forlenzo7.html
39. Cry Cat the Truth, Lance Hawvermale, Digital Catapult, http://www.digital-catapult.com/
39. Advice Like Pulling Teeth, Vergil Hervey, Thunder Sandwich, http://www.thundersandwich.com/ts12/virgilhervey.html
39. 4 Relentlessly Mundane, Jo Walton, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/
39. Angel Eyes, Steve Eller, ChiZine, http://www.gothic.net/chiaroscuro/chizine/angeleyes.htm
39. The Colored World, Roberta Gellis, Hard Shell Word Factory, http://www.hardshell.com/Millenni.asp
39. Love Made Visible Mary Sullivan Esseff DamnYankee.com http://www.damnyankee.com%20%20mary%20sull/, Mary Sullivan Esseff Mary Sullivan Esseff DamnYankee.com http://www.damnyankee.com/, DamnYankee.com, http://damnyankee.com/
39. The Queen of Cherry Vale, Judith B Glad, Awe-Struck-E-Books
39. Transubstantiation, Stephen Woodworth, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/20001127/transubstantiation.shtml
39. Broken Fences, Eleanor S. Sullo, Vermont Ink, http://www.vermontink.com/
40. The Last Crusade, Elsan H. Stafford, electric-bookworm, http://electric-bookworm.bigstep.com/
40. The Second Birthing of Young Tim, Lad Moore, Roberts Publishing
40. The Devil's Mailbox, Naomi Kritzer, Planet Relish, http://www.planetrelish.com/
40. THE BONE SCROLLS, Candi Chu, AlienQ, http://www.alienq.com/
40. Disappear Me, Tod Goldberg, Indigenous Fiction, http://http://home.earthlink.net/~deckr/if/intro.html
40. 3 The Reluctant Horseman, Marge Simon, EOTU, http://www.calmcity.com/eotu.html
40. Riding Sheila, Alexa deMonterice (Domestic Author), Twilight Tales, http://www.twilighttales.com/
40. Tangled Webs, Amanda M. Hayes, Jackhammer E-zine, http://www.eggplant-productions.com/jackhammer/
40. THE LAST DOLLAR, Maryann Miller, Rhapsody Magazine, http://rhapsodymagazine.com/
40. Born With A Tail, Eric Paul Shaffer, ProseAx, http://http://www.proseax.com/indexxx.htm
40. Taken by the WInd, Charlotte Boyett-Compo, Dark Star Publications, http://www.darkstarpublications.com/
40. I Know Why Sales Clerks From the Sky, Mark Heath, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/20001016/sales_clerks.shtml
41. Ropeburn, Anne Tourney, Clean Sheets, http://www.cleansheets.com/
41. Love In Babylon, Bruce Boston, EOTU , http://www.clamcity.com/eotu.html
41. A Gentle Good Night, Christine G. Richardson, Orphic Chronicle, http://
41. What Goes Up, E.S. Strout, Millennium F&SF, http://www.jopoppub.com/
41. NOTES, Lorie Ham, eBonk, http://www.ebonk.com/
41. THE BRIDE-SEEKER, Jackie Kramer, Hard Shell Word Factory, http://www.hardshell.com/
41. Words of Love, Soft and Tender, Mark Rudolph, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/20001204/words_of_love.shtml
41. Alien Abduction, Nick Aires, Millennium Science Fiction & Fantasy, http://www.jopoppub.com/
41. Paths to Autonomy (an interactive story), Alexander Wilson, Planet Relish E-Zine, http://www.planetrelish.com/
41. Justice, Danielle Naibert, Basement Insanities IUniverse, http://www.iuniverse.com/
41. Protecting the Herd, Patrick Welch, DeathGrip, http://geocities.com/deathgrip_zine/protect.htm
41. Extinction, david allen, writers hood, http://writershood.com/
41. My Son, Mary Lou Baldwin, Themestream, http://www.themestream.com/articles/109020.html
41. Demon in a Box, Patrick Welch, Twilight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com/
41. Life Lesson, Alyson B Cresswell, Gateway SF, http://www.gateway-sf-magazine.com/lesson.html
41. Home is Never Far Away, Shari GErson, Athina Publishing, http://www.athinapublishing.com/gerson.htm
41. blue gauze, ellis huff, i read romance, http:/irrromance.com
41. That Which Feeds The Soul, Lee Martindale, Bookface.com, http://www.bookface.com/
41. Old Rex, Joy C. Smith, Anotherealm, http://anotherealm.com/
42. See Skeeter Run, Judith Parker, Hard Shell Word Factory, http://www.hardshell.com/AKindo.asp
42. The Reluctant Horseman , Marge Simon, EOTU, http://www.calmcity.com/eotu.html
42. Keifer's Catch, E. Catherine Tobler, Peridot Books, http://www.peridotbooks.com/
42. Birds of a Feather, Jason Scherer, Quantum Muse, http://www/,quantummuse.com
42. Berry Pie, Marilyn Cron, Roberts Publishing, http://silverquillanthology.com/
42. Eurt, Daniel A. Olivas, Paumanok Review, http://www.etext.org/Fiction/Paumanok
42. D.A.V., Terry Hickman, Peridot Books, http://www.peridotbooks.com/
42. Hour of The Cyclops, Laird Barron, Three Lobed Burning Eye, http://www.owlsoup.com/3LBE/
42. Partial Eclipse, Graham Joyce, scifi.com, http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/
42. Right as Always, Beth Austin, Themestream, http://www.themestream.com/articles/277570.html
42. Legacy, The, Toni Walker, Avalon Industries, http://legacyspyserial.cjb.net/
42. Version 2.0, Beth Bernobich, Electric Wine, http://www.electricwine.com/
42. On a scale of one to three, Doug Lain, Pif magazine
42. Belle's Jingle in Merry Musings:A Holiday Anthology, Judy Bagshaw, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/
42. 121 North, Authorlink, http://
42. Breathe, Kim Guilbeau, Sinister Element, http://www.sinisterelement.com/
42. Magicians Birthday, Edward Stack, mylero, http://
42. Blood Experiments, L.J. Blount, Horrorfind, http://www.horrorfind.com/
42. Murder on the Leavenworth Express, Patricia Harrington, NEFARIOUS Tales of Mystery, http://www.thewindjammer.com/nefarious/html/leavenworth1.html
42. A Very Special Christmas Present, Susanne Marie Knight, Regency Press, http://www.regency-press.com/
42. Santa and the Magic Chimney, Dave Pratt, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/
42. Forever, Beth Bernobich, SpaceWays Weekly, http://spaceways.mirror.org/
42. The Conquest, Tom Lincoln, Themestream, http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=282197
42. Gotta Calm a Chameleon, Chris McTrustry, Dragonlaugh, http://dragonlaugh.freeyellow.com/0801.htm
42. Dirty Black Summer, James Newman, www.fangora2000.com, http://www.fangora2000.com/
42. The Dragon Princess, Nick Aires, Dragonlaugh, http://thrill.to/dragonlaugh
42. Moscow Dogs, Martha Cooley, failbetter, http://www.failbetter.com/
42. The Point Systme, David Halliday, Images Inscript, http://www.imagesinscript.com/
42. Love and Mistletoe in Merry Musings, by Betty Jo Schuler, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/
42. Tetley's Time Travel Emporium, Steve Hallberg, Planet Relish, http://www.planetrelish.com/issue14/story2.html
42. I Am Anna , Thea Atkinson, Shyflower's Garden Library, http://shyflowersgarden.com/library.htm
42. Song of Life, Sandy McMaster, Aloha Plenty, http://www.alohaplentyhawaii.com/songlife.htm
42. I Am Anna, Thea Atkinson, Shyflower's Garden Library, http://shyflowersgarden.com/library.htm
42. Unforgettable, T.M. Gray, Pillow Screams, http://www.bloodmoonz.com/current/unforgivable.html
42. Right Back at Ya, E.S. Strout, Millennium F&SF, http://www.jopoppub.com/
42. The Silence of Phii Krasue, George Gutheridge, Lone Wolf Publication, http://
42. My Story, John J. Lacombe II, None, http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/story1.html


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