therealljidol | Eliminations Week 20

Bad news first. . .

This is the post I’ve been dreading making, because there really is no “good elimination post”, and given the amount of people going this week it was going to be hard regardless of who ended up on the list.

Unfortunately that is what happens, sooner or later everyone but one person is going to be eliminated from the game. It’s the nature of the beast.

I’m actually writing this before I know any of the results, before the first Gatekeeper vote has come in. I’m writing it, and saving it – because I know whatever happens it’s going to be tough to say goodbye. Thank you to all of you for writing your hearts out, anyone getting *this* far into the game has absolutely earned their spot.

I have no idea where this thing is going to bounce, but I do know whatever the outcome it’s going to be a group of amazing writers staying, and another group of amazing writers leaving.

The contestants who, unfortunately, did not make it past the Gatekeepers are:

(Note from 3/31: IT WAS CLOSE with a lot of you, and there certainly are some shockers… I’m going to go back through later tonight and say a little something personal, but for right now I better just cut and paste the names and hit send…)

*deep breath* The 11 leaving us today are: