Short Story Battle Royale: Semi-Final Rounds! Bracket Champions Fight To The Death!

128 short stories, one winner! Choose your favorite short story in each of the battles below. These short stories have made it through every story in their respective brackets, and they now fight to the death here! The short story in each of the battles that gets eight votes first wins, that's when voting for that battle will end.

Bracket One Champion vs. Bracket Two Champion
BATTLE OVER! 1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (7) vs. "Quitter's, Inc." (8)

Bracket Three Champion vs. Bracket Four Champion
BATTLE OVER! 2. "Graveyard Shift" (2) vs. "The Raft" (8)

Mrs. Todd's Shortcut
The Raft

My picks:

1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"
2. "The Raft"

P.S. I am quite disappointed in the Bracket Champions, to be honest. All of my favorite stories ("Last Rung On The Ladder", "Survivor Type", "A Very Tight Place", "The Monkey", etc etc) are gone, and I am sad. :(

P.P.S. Holy shit Jean, that was fast! lol

bears are the fastest animals alive

and all my favorite stories are gone too. All That You Love; Lunch at the Gotham Cafe; Popsy; That Feeling; The Ballad; Crouch End; Suffer the Little Children... Can't remember if Boogeyman is still standing (lost track of the rounds somewhere)

Mrs. Todd's Shortcut & The Raft.

1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"
2. "Graveyard Shift"

Quitter's Raft.

1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"
2. "The Raft"

Shortcut and raft

Graveyard Shift & Quitter's, Inc.

Raft, and don't give a crap bout the other one. Don't know how we got here with these. Survivor type, suffer the little children, gramma. Many others. All better than these finalists with the exception of the raft. IMnotsoHO.

Quite.

Quitters inc and the raft

Quitters Inc
The Raft

Bump

Thanks Coulro! Results updated.

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Originally Posted by Shannon

Thanks Coulro! Results updated.

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Your welcome I figured you been busy with the weekends festivities. I am glad to help.

Mrs. Todd's Shortcut

Huh, I thought I had voted in all these.

The Raft and Quitters, Inc.

One. More. Vote. Needed!

Come on people. Some one vote for the raft!

The Raft has already won

Oops. Meant Quitters.

Hey Shannon, I know I was initially reluctant to participate, but you know what? This has been fun!!! Thanks for the effort!!!! You are "Da Man"!!!

BTW, FYI, In "Yankee Lore" you're my "Daddy" is appropriate!! LOL

Quitters Inc

Yes!

Oh no...

Semi-Final Round over, Final round coming soon. Results are below:

Bracket One Champion vs. Bracket Two Champion
"Quitter's, Inc." (8) vs. 1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (7)

Bracket Three Champion vs. Bracket Four Champion
"The Raft" (8) vs. 2. "Graveyard Shift" (2)

I am patiently awaiting the final round... and check so frequently because I fear I might miss it! :lol:

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Originally Posted by stkmw02

I am patiently awaiting the final round... and check so frequently because I fear I might miss it! :lol:

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Exactly!!! Every time I see a post on this my heart skips a beat wondering if it is already over.

So sorry to have missed this! I did something very similar recently; I love this kind of stuff. Glad to see "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" getting so far in the tourney, though! I look fwd to voting in the final round.

don't worry, we have similar events rather often. Also, there always are lots of polls around. Just don't hesitate to bring back to life a thread that looks old. It's only that we've been here since time out of mind, like dinosaurs; but I am sure nobody would mind fresh voices in the discussion

You'd think Shannon would be on to the final round by now. I mean its not like he has a new family and publishing business to keep him occupied :biggrin:

final round is on

Yeah! I take time away from my family and publishing company and no one notices! Lol

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Originally Posted by Jean

final round is on

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Where is the threads? I have not seen them!!! And I have been keeping a "weather eye" out for it!!

FINAL ROUND!