Weekly Wattpad Contests

Contest #37 Results

Dearest Desdemona

I hope you are well.

This week has been stranger than anything I've faced before. I'm increasingly of the persuasion that change is inevitable. It's not something I'm bound to believe, I'm steadfast in my opinions, but the vicissitudes of life have granted me considerable evidence to the contrary.

No ordeal, however, has been so taxing on my conscience as choosing a winner for this week's contest. The nature of poetics is such that every utterance, and every mark upon a page, is invaluable to the culture of the human colony.

You know me as a pensive man, and keeping true to this feature I've pondered heavily, and considered deeply, the winners for this week.

While, of course, even I am subject to mortal folly, these have been my findings. Take them as they are – the considerations of a human man who must make a choice without the omnipotent guidance of complete surety.

The first place winner is  Jules_Bach with 'They Say There's No Going Home'. I've found it so obscure, and that indefinite quality of writing has kept me thinking at great lengths. In addition to this, the narrative structure itself provides the insight into the nature of its poetics: Contrast has been an effective tool in all of storytelling for as long as humans could speak. It provides the binary that makes stories relevant. Each man, woman and person is subject to one extremity of belief, and to provide them both grants the reader the chance to form their own insight. As such, I'm under the impression that this story is about mental illness and healing, but, of course, I may be wrong. That is only my interpretation. Nonetheless, that is what resonates with me, and that is what I love about it. An excellent theme is combined with strong imagery and situation, and that much is absolute.

For second place, I have selected  Sunflower_Dreamer and 'Opposition'. A most pure poetic thought is the principle of this story. There is the cage of one's own design, and whether those boundaries are constricted, or as wide as the universe, is the discussion in this narrative. Even more, the narrative frames this in the context of contrast, as I've mentioned is an effective tool. It certainly makes one reflect on one's own cage, and that is an empowered awakening through a simple thought. This is certainly one of my favourites, with a strong theme.

Third place comes in the form of AbsentSmile and the story 'The Golden Age of Power'. It is exceptionally wild, intelligent and intricate. It's beyond my own scope, certainly, and perhaps it's pure nonsense, but that doesn't mean that I cannot infer my own meanings from its design. The use of language is wonderful, and the narrative challenges you to think at every sentence's end. Here I find the imagery potent and the theme sublime.

Of course, I cannot conclude this letter without the mention of an honourable contender. In fact, I have two:

'Hair and Wine' by PariJatasAkDha  is the sort of nonsensical frivolity that I love. It's right in line with my absolute favourites, among which are the works of Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry. It is an epitome of wit.

'Eternal Attachment' by   is a narrative on human condition, in the frame of, I susect, dating the Grim Reaper and the challenges thereof. It is a refreshing concept to me, and I enjoy the narrative immensely.

With that, Darling Desdemona, I do encourage you to certainly entertain all the entries. They have all been great, and profound, and poetic.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Your Love

TimberWoolf