Author: Moderated by Gary Jordan Title: The Silver Clitorides Awards, 2003, November Part: 11 of 2003 Universe: The Silver Clitorides Awards Summary: The Silver Clitorides Awards are a monthly adjunct to the Golden Clitorides Awards. Their object is to promote good stories and good authors. Keywords: Stories, Links, Awards +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ The November 2003 Silver Clitorides Awards Presentation: November Silver Clitorides' Day Speech: With Apologies to William Shakespeare Enter the WRITER MUSE. O that we now had here But one ten dozen of those authors in Usenet That do no work this month! WRITER. What's she that wishes so? My faithful Muse? No, my fair Muse; If we are mark'd to publish, we are enow To do our erotic art well; and if to be nominated, The fewer authors, the greater share of honour. God's will! I pray thee, wish not one author more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my site; It yearns me not if authors my genre wear; Such outward things dwell not in my desires. But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. No, faith, my Muse, wish not an author from Usenet. God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour As one author more methinks would share from me For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more! Rather proclaim it, Muse, through my host, That he which hath no stomach to this art, Let him depart; his passport shall be made, And crowns for convoy put into his purse; We would not publish in that author's company That fears their fellowship to publish with us. This month is call'd the month of November. He that nomineed this month, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this month is nam'd, And rouse him at the name of November. She that shall finalist this month, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast her neighbours, And say Next month is November.' Then will she boot her PC and show her stories, And say These words I had on November's days.' Old authors forget; yet all shall be forgot, But she'll remember, with advantages, What feats she did that month. Then shall our names, Familiar in her mouth as household words- Smilodon the Extinct, Anais Ninja and Night Wolf, Frank Downey and Girl Friday, Mat Twassel and Scipio- Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red. This story shall the good author teach her child; And Crisp November shall ne'er go by, From this month to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered- We few, we happy few, we band of siblings; For they this month that pens their words with me Shall be my sib; be they ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle their condition; Make them a member of the writer's guild, even if they are a dabbler. And gentlepersons in Usenet now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their copywrites cheap whiles any speaks That wrote with us upon November's month. (The generator recently affixed to Master Shakespeare's coffin is reportedly supplying all of London. Indeed, they needs must step down the voltage and frequency, he spins so in his grave.) Once more into the britches, dear friends... The winner of the Silver Clitorides Award for the best story of the month of December, 2003 is Naked in School: Bobby and Kathy by Night Wolf. Congratulations, Wolf, and well done to all the nominees and finalists! +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ The October 2003 Silver Clitorides Awards Nominees and Finalists. Story Author Status ================================= ==================== ======= Ahead of the Game Night Wolf Nominee http://www.ewpub.org/ Cone of Silence Number 6 Nominee /~number_6/cone.html /~number_6/ Friends and Lovers Girl Friday Finalist /~Girl_Friday/stories/friends.html /~Girl_Friday/ Geek Goddess Trybble Finalist /~Trybble/GeekGoddess/ /~Trybble/ How I Spent My Summer Vacation Rogue Writer Nominee http://assm1.asstr.org/cgi-bin/field_search.cgi?search=How+I+Spent+My+Summer+Vacation+By+Carol+Hitchcock&index=subject&submit=Search 67. Jack and Jill Study the FAQ--!, @, o, * Mat Twassel Nominee /~twassel/BSFSF.htm /~twassel/ Jimmy Bot and Me Anais Ninja Nominee http://assm.asstr.org/Year2003/45623 /~anais_ninja/ John Carter part 3 Lazlo Zalezac Nominee /~Lazlo_Zalezac/stories.html /~Lazlo_Zalezac/ Like Father Like Son Smilodon Finalist /~smilodon/LFLS_prolog.htm /~smilodon/ Meeting A Deaf Submissive Tendal Braxis Nominee /~storyguy/tb3.html /~storyguy/ Naked in School: Bobby and Kathy Night Wolf Winner http://www.ewpub.org/scripts2/libraryframes.php?auth=nw2&story=nisbk http://www.ewpub.org/ Priceless Nick Scipio Nominee /~scipio/ShortStories/Priceless1.htm /~scipio/ RP III Julian D'Angelos Nominee http://www.geocities.com/lightnin_85/exp20.html http://www.geocities.com/lightnin_85/ Samantha's Secret Frank Downey Nominee /~Frank_Downey/samantha.htm /~Frank_Downey/ School Daze Sassy Nominee http://storiesonline.net Twice Lucky Joe J Finalist http://storiesonline.net Valley of the Centaurs Michaelmt1 Nominee http://storiesonline.net Who Do I Love Thee? Lessa and Takara Soong Finalist http://datalorefiction.net/whodoIlovethee.htm#Chapter%20One http://datalorefiction.net/home.htm Wilderness Ordeal Luckier Dog Nominee http://storiesonline.net You Dance Frank Downey Nominee /~Frank_Downey/youdance.htm /~Frank_Downey/ +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+