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January 19, 2012
at Tulsi Tea Room

STORIES POSTED HERE & TOLD AT THE LIVE EVENT ARE INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.

HONOR

STORY

TELLER

Top Honors
Stones-R-Stones, Stones-R-Us Alison Moncrief Bromage is a poet and teacher in Vermont. She likes to roller skate her heart out while listening to classic rock, and she bakes a lot of pies.

Honorable Mention
(tie, in order of appearance) The Ejaculate Conception Bobby Stoddard is a builder from Starksboro, Vermont. He has spent the last three years working with Zeno Mountain Farm, a dynamic camp for folks with disabilities, and The Treehouse Guys, building wheelchair accessible treehouses, yurts, and funky cabins.

Friends & Family Theo Exploration is a coffee enthusiast who was born on the planet Earth and will more than likely die there. In his spare time he is a singer & songwriter, and is the bass player for the soon to be infamous band Tiger Swami.

HONOR	STORY	TELLER
Top Honors	Stones-R-Stones, Stones-R-Us	Alison Moncrief Bromage is a poet and teacher in Vermont. She likes to roller skate her heart out while listening to classic rock, and she bakes a lot of pies.
Honorable Mention (tie, in order of appearance)	The Ejaculate Conception	Bobby Stoddard is a builder from Starksboro, Vermont. He has spent the last three years working with Zeno Mountain Farm, a dynamic camp for folks with disabilities, and The Treehouse Guys, building wheelchair accessible treehouses, yurts, and funky cabins.
Friends & Family	Theo Exploration is a coffee enthusiast who was born on the planet Earth and will more than likely die there. In his spare time he is a singer & songwriter, and is the bass player for the soon to be infamous band Tiger Swami.

Also heard live at this event (in order of appearance): Seduction by Dvora Z., Year of the Rat by Mary Anna A., The Neighbor by Lauren O., My Short Life with UPS by Nancy S., I Want Brad Pitt's Hair by Aaron F., What's My Line? by Paul B., Dropping the Ball by Eileen G., Another Day at the Segway Parade by Kelly M.

Jury & Timekeeper: Aleks, Ella, Kate, & Heather.

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December 5, 2011
at the CineClub

Top Honors: Paul Boffa for Farm Sounds. Honorable Mention: Lauren Ober for Deer Season.

Also heard live: Guns and Rock & Roll by Theo E., Anthrax? by Julia C., Poop over Vermont by Will R., Lost by Otto T., Kismet by Devin B., November Light by Naomi F.

Jury & Timekeeper: Fred, David, Beth, & Patty.

November 1, 2011
at the CineClub

Top Honors: Paul Boffa for Step Up to the Plate. Honorable Mention: Eileen Gatti for The Trek.

Also heard live: Cheryl Tiegs by Bobby S., Mom's Trick or Treat by Naomi F., It Happened at 7:30 this Evening by Martin P., The Ways of the World by Otto T., Chicago by Lauren O., Virgin Birth by Devin B., Three Butts & Three Pricks by Nancy S., Running Out of Gas in St. J. by Beth B., Doodle by Donny O.

Jury & Timekeeper: Donna, Monica, Theo, & Jeff.

October 6, 2011
at Nutty Steph's

Extemporaneous stories told by: William Bridwell and Bobby Stoddard.

Impromptu stories told by: Jen D., Antenna W., Bob G., Dvora Z., Matt B., Paul I., and Ed D.

August 10, 2011
at Kismet

Top Honors: Otto Trautz for What If Something Should Happen to You? Honorable Mention: Julia Chafets for On the Edge, and Daniel Dolan for Pig Valdez.

Also heard live: Me & My Mother by Beth B., The Universe Story/I Love, a Story by William B., Gaydar by Bobby S., Sage's Death by Fred C., Untitled by Simon D.

Jury & Timekeeper: Janice, Sarah, John, & Dvora.

June 29, 2011
at Kismet

Top Honors: Bobby Stoddard for What You Doing? Honorable Mention: Maja Waern for Why I Am Ashamed of Being Swedish: The Difference Between Where I'm from and Here, and Otto Trautz for Shannon.

Also heard live: The Press Conference by Bob T., Fifty Percent by Maggie Mae A., Stranger Than Science by Paul B., I'm Sorry, Andy Conkey by Will R., Magic by William B., Missing Socks by Fred C., Bad Teacher by Lauren O., My Trip to Europe by George S.

Jury & Timekeeper: Bettie, Bella, Bennett, & Julia.

May 23, 2011
at Langdon Street Cafe

Top Honors: Otto Trautz for Hitchhiker. Honorable Mention: Heather Pipino for Ode to the Langdon Street Cafe, Val Slayton for Spike, and Bobby Stoddard for Me & Martina.

Also heard live: Gasoline by Maggie Mae A., My First Job in Vermont by George S., Diaper Dog by Lauren O., Tale from the Tour by Nancy S., Scooter's Story by Beth B., Untitled by Bettina D., My Father by Neville B.

Jury & Timekeeper: Paul, Carol, Elisa, & K.C.

April 13, 2011
at Kismet

Top Honors: Bettina Desrochers for How I Know Loretta Blaisdell. Honorable Mention: Nancy Schulz for How I 'Think' I Lost My Virginity, and Beth Barndt for An Incident at Charlie-O's.

Also heard live: Whirled Peas by Paul F., Our Lobster Dinner by Otto T., Which One Am I? by Liz A., Boats by Parker N., The Story Is in the Eye of the Beholder by Julia C., It's Just My Mom by Charles O., Master Dancer by Ivan M., Hair by Dvora Z.

Jury & Timekeeper: Lisa, Melissa, Michelle, & Nancee.

February 8, 2011
at the Savoy Theater

Top Honors: Nancy Schulz for A Halloween Surprise. Honorable Mention: Kreig Pinkham for My India Story.

Also heard live: How I Decided to Become a Comedian by Beth B., I Found a Way Out by Liz A., Untitled by Erik G., Meeting the God by Ivan M., What's in a Name? by Paul F., The Bus by Bob T.

Jury & Timekeeper: Ben, Fearn, Bettina, & Valerie.

November 1, 2010
at The Black Door Bar and Bistro

Top Honors: Bobby Stoddard for Babies, and Otto Trautz for Raffle Gone Wrong. Honorable Mention: Parker Nichols for The Unabomber's Nephew, and Lauren Ober for Drowning.

Also heard live: A Simple Pleasure by Elizabeth W., Honesty Is the Best Policy...Or Is It? by Dvora Z., As Time Goes By by Paul F., Happy Birthday by Tina F., Reformed Journal Peeper by Sharon O., The King and I Meets Modern Times by Liz A., No Scissors by Beth B., How I Got to Vermont by Fred C.

Jury & Timekeeper: Bonnie, Christsonthy, Nora, & Romni.

September 1, 2010
at The Black Door Bar and Bistro

Top Honors: Otto Trautz for Catwoman, and Rob Squire for Searching for God on Rodeo Drive. Honorable Mention: Maggie Mae Anderson for There Is No Moral to This Story, and Charles O'Connor for Robert [Space]Son.

Also heard live: How I Came to Move to Vermont by Beth B., Paul's Bear-Proof Bread by Paul M., Chicken Pox by Will R., The Fingernails by Marty T., Light My Fire and I'll Sink Your Boat by Christina B., That White %$#@&*! Horse by Jim H., Strawberry Fields by Wendy F.

Jury & Timekeeper: K.C., Ginger, Chris, & Ralph.

June 22, 2010
at The Black Door Bar and Bistro

Top Honors: Otto Trautz for Thank You, Thief, and Julia Chafets for My Dad's STD Story. Honorable Mention: Maggie Mae Anderson for When a Tree Falls in the Woods, Do You Hear Maggie Scream?

Also heard live: Pirate! by Jody S., Untitled by Wendy F., Max Gone Wild by Peter N., Granddad by David W., The Summer of '06 by Steve S.

Jury & Timekeeper: Margaret, Paul, Julie, & Tara.

March 22, 2010
at The Black Door Bar and Bistro

Top Honors: Anne Nadel for On a Roller-Coaster with a Pirate. Honorable Mention: Dvora Zipkin for Nekama: An Act of Revenge, and Jim Higgins for Why We Lost Vietnam...Briefly.

Also heard live: The Pat Down by Parker N., There Are No Accidents/My Bleeding Heart by William B., The Nontypical Spikehorn by Christina B., Untitled by Missa A., Neurochemical Diaries: Setting Off a Landmine from the Perspective of Dimethyltryptamine by Thomas G., Crib to Death Bed by Steve P., Fear of Falling by Will R.

Jury & Timekeeper: Amanda, Michael, Sarah, & Fearn.