Picking a Winner

In the Segora International Writing Competition - all the entries had something to commend them. They approached 'Vignette' in different ways, and at different lengths. I looked for  a vivid scene, conjuring atmosphere, mood, character. Above all, something that lingered in the mind. I had in mind Ernest Hemingway's vignettes from "In Our Time". Some of the entries channelled Hemingway and his classic vignette about a dying bull-fighter. In one entry, Hemingway was himself the subject. Not many had his economy with words. All used adjectives and adverbs freely.  Less is more. Qualifiers and intensifiers weaken, rather than strengthen.
The Long List:
35. ’The Constant Stream’
52. ‘Dragon on my Windowsill’
14. ’The Pie’
38. ‘Windfall’
19. ‘Her Haunting Air’
62. ‘Last Best Hope’
31. ‘A Christmas Carol or 2’
24. ‘Puny Joon’
23. ‘Farewell to Papa'
From these, I am choosing  a short list of three.
Well done all who had a go. The winner will be announced on August 5th on the Segora website and here.