306 A Puppet in the Hand » by sophiesix Tam has been in the Ward for as long as she can remember, though her treatments have destroyed most of her memory. A puppet of the state, her life is controlled by unseen forces. Will a chance for freedom cut her strings, or just change the puppetmaster?

4Putting On My Otter Shirt » by Ioga A perfectly normal werepanther girl runs a perfectly normal, if somewhat messed up life, until she runs into people whose idea of perfectly normal is rather incompatible with hers. By then there is no going back.

10Milk by Javajive Hope is a heartless creature. Pressing its velvety nose against the palm of your hand, gazing up with wet puppy eyes. "Let me in," it whispers. "I'll be nice this time." - Written for the August 2011 Writing Challenge Contest

6Sequence of seven by Javajive Java 1966 – A schoolgirl stumbles on the mutilated bodies of seven slain Communists. - Benevolent phantom, imaginary friend or ghost, Widya doesn't know, but one fickle spirit remains with her into adulthood, refusing to leave.

9 The River Horse by Deedee Elle When Nigel the hippopotamus hears himself called a river horse he sets off to find his true family. This should be a picture book so you'll have to imagine the illustrations of a slightly cross-eyed hippo baby.

19 Life, underwater by sophiesix Drowning in a well of passion or dying of thirst on a beach of solitude. October WCC entry.

11 little man by sophiesix A grid of concrete columns stood caught in a glowing net of streets. Sky scrapers formed a different forest to the ones I was used to, but each building harboured as much life as the trees from home. April WCC: 'Wilderness'