The week seemed to last forever, but it is now at an end.
Unfortunately, that means that the end has come for some others as well.
Some of you.
This isn't going to be an easy list to be through, so let's start it off with the good news - who received immunity from the Jury.
This was a close decision. It came down to a *single vote*. Ultimately though, it goes to
alycewilson.
Normally, this would be good. Given how close things were, I decided to add a 21st spot rather than go into a tie-breaker. So, congratulationsalycewilson, and thank you to our Jury!
Going into this vote, we also knew thatlilmissmagic71 and dmousey were leaving.
There are some names though that I wasn't expecting to be writing tonight. It's pretty brutal, but even-handed with a mix of veterans and newbies (not that most of the Gatekeepers had any idea of that.), and at one point or another during this season every single person leaving had one of my favorite entries of the week. But that's the way it always is going to be. It just goes to show that no one is ever safe.
So, let's just pull the bandaid off as quickly as possible:
Goodbye (and Welcome to the Jury! See, there's a upside!) to:
kschlotwrites
lolaslaughter
my_name_is_jenn
rswndrlst
tonithegreat
xlovebecomesher
Thank you so much for coming out this season, and helping to make it so special. I'll see you on the Jury! (and hopefully continuing to hang out and Home Game!)
Unfortunately, that means that the end has come for some others as well.
Some of you.
This isn't going to be an easy list to be through, so let's start it off with the good news - who received immunity from the Jury.
This was a close decision. It came down to a *single vote*. Ultimately though, it goes to
alycewilson.Normally, this would be good. Given how close things were, I decided to add a 21st spot rather than go into a tie-breaker. So, congratulations
alycewilson, and thank you to our Jury!Going into this vote, we also knew that
lilmissmagic71 and dmousey were leaving. There are some names though that I wasn't expecting to be writing tonight. It's pretty brutal, but even-handed with a mix of veterans and newbies (not that most of the Gatekeepers had any idea of that.), and at one point or another during this season every single person leaving had one of my favorite entries of the week. But that's the way it always is going to be. It just goes to show that no one is ever safe.
So, let's just pull the bandaid off as quickly as possible:
Goodbye (and Welcome to the Jury! See, there's a upside!) to:
kschlotwriteslolaslaughtermy_name_is_jennrswndrlst tonithegreatxlovebecomesher Thank you so much for coming out this season, and helping to make it so special. I'll see you on the Jury! (and hopefully continuing to hang out and Home Game!)
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I write while lying in a fairly uncomfortable bed not at my home after a day of seeing my "adopted" family whom I haven't seen in 2 years.
Excited to have a chance to continue in this season officially, upset for those we lost.
I will be perfectly honest. Reading the list of names, I was gobsmacked. I read it twice, because I was so sure my name would be on it. So sure I've been kind of saying goodbye all week. So sure I didn't rush to get all my reading done because I figured I'd have lots and lots of time to do it. Gobsmacked! Grateful, but gobsmacked.
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Thanks to all of you for sharing your talent with us over these last several months.
A particularly clingy hug for
Edited at 2017-06-22 01:19 pm (UTC)
My bratgirl says I'm scrappy so give me a few more weeks and I'll help choose the scribbler for this year! Oh my, I must've missed writing. My fingers won't shut up. Hugs again Lady. Peace~~~D
Awww, thank you! You're so sweet! I really hope you are able to Home Game. I'm definitely going to miss your entries otherwise!
Edited at 2017-06-22 04:52 pm (UTC)
Two great writers!
Mags
And I'm so sad to see so many great writers leaving. I really hope you all homegame so I can continue reading your amazing work!! Plus, we're Jury Buddies now!! ❤️❤️
I have to say that this has been an exciting and wonderful experience for me!! I have read truly amazing things from every single writer!! It was an honor to write alongside everyone!! This was my first time ever attempting a blog (or even actually writing in over a decade) and the love and sense of community here made me feel right at home!! Thank you all for such positive feedback and for accepting me into your community!! I'm so excited to have made so many friends and can't wait to see where this journey continues to take me!! Being part of this reignited a lost passion of mine and I have to give a special thanks to rswndrlst for pushing me to sign up!! I can't wait to be part of the jury!! Hugs to all of you!! ❤️❤️
I went into this voting week liking what I wrote but wishing I'd known it was going to be SO important to get it right and certainly without the confidence that it was good enough to make it till the top 20.
You all are incredible writers and awesome people and it has been wonderful getting to know you through your work and your conversation. Please stay close!
Also, I apologize for being completely absent the last couple of weeks. My brother's health issues resulted in a near-death crisis and we had to move him from Canada to the U.S. to live with my mother and I. Then, my sister and I drove across the U.S. because she's moving. We stayed in sketchy hotels with even sketchier wi-fi that I didn't trust, so it's been two weeks since I've really been able to spend some time here.