Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the week

Well, for a welcome change there was a little less agonising to do in order to select this week's winners. 

Two stand-out pieces.  First the winning story, it's noo's wonderfully rich and deep Game:

Game

and the winning poem is Vladislas32's astonishing Homage to Mr Ginsberg which was a pick of the day but now gets a thoroughly deserved promotion:

Homage to Mr. Ginsberg

The list of honourable mentions that I'd compiled for this week's process is as long as it is diverse.  Well done to everyone who offered pieces of work up to the site this week, reading them has been my complete pleasure.  

On to this week's new inspiration point.  Poetry or prose inspired by the words:

Net, Network or Networking.  

The usual rules of engagement apply; interpret as loosely as you like but be as creative as you possibly can be.  It's always good to see people pushing the boundaries of innovation and being completely original.  

I'll sign off by reminding everyone to give the editors a shout-out if you think something particularly meritorious has come along that you'd like to recommend for extra recognition. We really do love to hear from you.

Have a fantastic weekend whatever you decide to do.

Peter.