Steemit Story Chain #15 Update - Sponsored By Whaleshares
A very festive hello to you all and I hope you are getting into the Christmas spirit! I just want to remind you that there are only a few more days left to submit an entry to the latest Steemit Story Chain entitled The Other Town. I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has already written a story part, your entries have been very fascinating contributions indeed.
The Steemit Story Chain is sponsored by the incredible Whaleshares project which is doing some amazing things in the Steemit community to help minnows achieve fairer rewards for their content. For the Steemer that writes the most original and compelling part of the story there is a prize of 100 Whaleshares. So if you want to flex your creative muscle why not consider writing a part.
Me and the very talented co-judge 
- A strong sense of imagination
- Creative intelligence
- Originality
- Narrative fluidity (ensuring the story chain links smoothly)
- Use of language, grammar and syntax (we need to understand what you're saying!)
A big thank you to all of the Whaleshares Team, particularly 
The winner will be announced soon and a new story chain will be published. So why not show us what you've got and demonstrate your creative flair, and be in for a chance to win 100 Whaleshares.
If you would like to make a contribution to the story chain and write a part then please make sure you visit the original post where the story began so you can upvote and resteem it. Then simply use the comment box to develop the story in your own original way. Try and be as creative and original as possible. And of course have fun with it. Remember to check the original post to see how the story has developed so far. A link to the post can be found here - https://steemit.com/story/@freedomexists/the-other-town-steemit-story-chain-15-where-you-write-the-story-and-100-whaleshares-for-the-winner.
Part One of The Other Town
When it was mild enough we would enjoy our Sunday afternoon walks. It was just a few hours we would get to ourselves away from work, away from the kids. It was an escape for Nancy and I. The countryside backdrop made our walks very beautiful, but when there was snow there was something just special about our town. We loved it here. It must have been a few days before Christmas when we discovered it. A small wooden, cosy looking hut in the woods. The lights were on and smoke poured out of the little chimney. Puzzled by it and with the front door ajar, we peered in. There was not much inside but a staircase that lead down to what appeared to be a basement. No one lived here it seemed. We walked down the wooden steps and along the corridor for some fifteen minutes until we came to an opening. What we saw was something so beautiful and captivating that we were utterly mesmerised by it. This wasn't our town, but it was wonderful, a very magical looking place. How could this be? Where were we? In awe but also worried we walked back into the corridor and returned home. We sat on the veranda contemplating what we had just witnessed and whether we should return.