Results - Week 12

[clauderainsrm]

I saw the comments in the thread about how small the group is getting. It's definitely true.

I can confirm that, yes, your memories are correct. There were quite a few full seasons with more than 200 people and a few that topped 300. That was the direction Idol was going before Livejournal started imploding and we rode that all the way down to the bottom of the hill.


The only times we've been under 100 have been pre-Season 4 and for the mini seasons (and even some of those have been over)

So yes, looking at the numbering of people left in this mini season and weighing how this will go down with the 3 strikes twist in play is definitely enough to make anyone stop for a moment and realize how this really IS a small group, and just how real it could be for any one of you to make it to the end.

With that said, this is a results post, so I need to post those.
The two writers who are adding a strike are
erulissedances and unfortunately someone for whom this is the final strike - hangedkay, who has been eliminated.
It's not a surprise, and I hope you are recovering from COVID - and that we will soon be enjoying more of your work. 

What WAS a surprise was how close this week ended up being. It came down to 1 vote that had the potential to take out a lot more writers this week.  Which is a reminder that it could happen at any point.... 

Comments

[alycewilson]

I'm sorry to see you two going. Hangedkay, you have always been one of my favorites for your creative approaches. Erulissedances, I've enjoyed getting to know you through your writing this season. The best to you both.

[drippedonpaper]

I think we keep Erulissedances? Just a strike? I hope so.

Keep writing, HangedKate! I love your work

[roina_arwen]

Yes, I think that’s her first strike. 👍🏼

[clauderainsrm]

I can confirm that.

[erulissedances]

Oh, I'm still around, Alyce. It's just my first strike, so I can "bug" you for a while longer - LOL. *hugs*

- Erulisse (one L)

[alycewilson]

Good news! I'm still getting used to the way this season works.

[erulissedances]

I'm quite grateful that it's a 3-strikes format. I'd write to the prompts anyway, just to keep my mind practiced, but it's more fun to post them and get comments from other talented writers. I learn a lot that way.

- Erulisse (one L)

[alycewilson]

Absolutely! I've learned that there are different levels of comments, too, which can tell me how I'm going to do on the voting that week.

[roina_arwen]

Sorry to see you go, HangedKay - I hope you get well soon. ❤️

Hubby and I are getting our second booster tomorrow- we both got Covid once already, and hope not to get it again.

[hwango]

In keeping with a lot of this month for me so far, I am experiencing several often conflicting emotions. Sorry to see hangkay go, alarmed to see eurlissedances get a strike, surprised and relieved and slightly guilty that I'm not at the bottom as I was for so much of this week (yes, I've been obsessively checking the poll to see how I was doing, and for much of that time it was very not good).

[yarnofariadne]

Hello everyone, as this is my first comment here though I've been lurking a few weeks - I just wanted to say regarding the smallness of the group, bleodswean recommended I check this community out to add fresh blood which I very much hope is welcome! I'm having fun reading everyone's entries and I hope I'm able to join in next go-round.

hangedkay, I hope you feel better very soon!

[clauderainsrm]

It's great to have you here! Idol started out on my personal LJ with 9 of my friends playing. They spread the word and it started growing from there. So yes, fresh blood is ALWAYS welcomed here. Word of mouth is all we have to keep this thing going!

[gunwithoutmusic]

hangedkay, it's really sad to see you go - I've been a fan of you for a few seasons of Idol now; I love the places your mind goes to and the world that you create in your writing. :)

[hangedkay]

Thanks to those of you who reached out here and elsewhere. I am still pretty zonked out from Covid, but it does not seem to be getting worse, so I think it is just a waiting game as I (and my spouse) recover at this point.

I intend to keep playing along with this season once I can concentrate again (I really like this new prompt, but it may be too soon). I will try to post links to "home game" style writings in green rooms. And I definitely hope to be back for future incarnations of the competition. I enjoy the writing and the reading and the interaction. And that is a positive reflection on all of you.

Thanks again. -k

[marlawentmad]

I remember trying to write a post when I had my second round of covid...it felt like a weird fever dream. I am glad you aren't getting worse, and I hope your recovery is swift and total.