TThe Book of Ended Lives
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US English: one story, two stories. The same spelling and the same plural as for the other kind of story.
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Apr

20th

2017

Well, that's rather nice · 2:45pm Apr 20th, 2017

Today marks exactly five years since I signed up here at Fimfiction. I woke up to a really nice surprise this morning: The Book of Ended Lives, my most recent published fic, has been announced as the winner of the Rarity Prize (for "services to poetic language, beautiful diction, haunting prose, and overall elegance in writing") in this year's EFNW Scribblefest contest. I really was not expecting this, even after one or two of the judges left kind comments on the story a few weeks ago. I am grateful, flattered and humbled. Thank you all so much!