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Ok kids a As always I would like to thank everyone who entered This time the stories were really great and it was hard to choose …

Participation bonus for non placed

because the stories were so good and I enjoyed them so much I decided to send a small 0.5 SBD bonus to the stories that did not place. The fist story is by Hive account@henry-gant - The Game this story shows us that power and the granting of our deepest desires can unmask who we really are within and it might not turn out as we think it would… 💜 The second story is by Hive account@seesladen- The Tale of the First Flying Saucer is a classic love story of the literally star crossed 💜 thank you for your submissions hope to see you here again 💜

Third place

Placed third is this story by Hive account@calluna - Miss Quadrant-35 Calluna never ceases to amaze me she is one of my favourite writers on steemit. She has a rich scope of imagination and her female characters are vibrant albeit often a bit damaged or twisted - just like momma likes it. I specifically liked the fight sequences and the choice of the last challenge in this story. 💜
You will receive 0.61SBD = 1/3 of the authors rewards and 1 SBD congratulations and thank you 💜 Ready for the next round? 💜

Runner up

The runner up is by Hive account@dirge - Caro Goes To Space Oh Dirge, such a sick puppy —LOL and another one of my favourite steemit writers. It is the first two advertisements and the first two challenges I liked best in this story. This one def had a Gaiman/ Addams feel to it. You will receive 0.61SBD = 1/3 of the authors rewards and 2 SBD congratulations and thank you 💜 pokes Hive account@dirge wanna play again? 💜

Winner

The winning story is is by Hive account@oivas- Zeus Games Oivas is new to Electric Dreams. While this story is not 100% perfect, as I feel that some of the visual sequences could have used a bit of polishing, it stole my heart. This story carries a classic sense of whimsy, almost like the traditional stories passed on for generations. I loved the choice of protagonist and the simple solutions to the challenges are, as one commenter rightly pointed out, classic fable material. I loved the last conclusion best. I also loved that Oivas packed in educational facts about the platypus that were new to me. You will receive 0.61SBD = 1/3 of the authors rewards and 3SBD congratulations and thank you 💜

💜 💜💜Thank you again all participants hope to see you at round #9 ! 💜💜💜

💜 💜💜Round #9 prompts ! 💜💜💜

In this is ninth run of the electric dreams contest. There are, as always, 3 prompts #1 your protagonist lives in a world where dogs are the dominant species. Unlike their counterparts in our reality they developed opposable thumbs and thus the same ability to create tools ect. as we did in our reality. How does their reality differ from ours, their cultural norms? This time there are no restrictions on what the story is about but I really want to see your take on an advanced dog society. and would like some detail on that aspect #2 a field full of blue butterflies #3 the story must include the sentence - “I am not eating that!”. Take it from here and let's see where it goes 😊 _{waves Hive account@vdux this is the one I would like you to resteem for my win on the haiku contest 💜}

The First Place Winner will receive 3 SBD and 1/3 of the SBD this post generates.
Second Place will receive 2 SBD and 1/3 of the SBD generated from this post.
Third Place will receive 1 SBD and the remaining 1/3 of the SBD generated.

Contest Specifications:

Your mission, if you choose to take it, is to write a short story of 1000+ words (no longer than 3000 words). Write it including the following 3 prompts: #1 your protagonist lives in a world where dogs are the dominant species. Unlike their counterparts in our reality they developed opposable thumbs and thus the same ability to create tools ect. as we did in our reality. How does their reality differ from ours, their cultural norms? This time there are no restrictions on what the story is about but I really want to see your take on an advanced dog society. and would like some detail on that aspect #2 a field full of blue butterflies #3 the story must include the sentence - “I am not eating that!”. Take it from here and let's see where it goes 😊

other specs:

1-upvote this post as it will help making the rewards pool larger. (You do not have to resteem but it would be appreciated as it lets people know about the contest).
2- all included pictures need to be your own or include a correct image source
3- the story needs to be your own work specifically written for this contest. Plagiarism or recycling will be cause for instant disqualification.
4- you must post it under the tag #electricdreams
5- leave a link to your entry in the comment section of this post
6- only one entry is allowed per participant
The deadline falls when this post reaches payout - so 7 days from now.

💜 💜💜Good luck to all participants! 💜💜💜

Past Electric dreams contests :
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