Cygnus holds a writing contest every year or two. You seem to be a good candidate. Hopefully there will be one sometime this spring.

Bump. This is a good opportunity to unleash your creativity. Have something you wrote long ago? It might need a little tweaking but It's still a potential winner. Need some new ideas? The pond was devoid of life. There were no insects or frogs or minnows. He threw out a pebble into the oily water an...

Yesterday I became a 4-year veteran of Excelsior. I owe thanks to a lot of players for making the time here enjoyable. I've struggled to write a detailed post describing players who have helped me, or who made this shard a meaningful pastime, but it just got out of hand. Instead, thanks to all. May ...

I've found one and killed it. Yield was around 21k gold. Haven't seen any more, though. But they're out there.

15 entries! That's great. Should be some good reading.

I think the winning entries should be posted here in the Forums, they are more likely to be read here.

Again, 15 entries sounds like a substantial amount. No matter who wins you're contest is already a success.

First, my apologies to the Shard. Earlier today I was soloing Marble Isle champ spawn and, due to unforseen issues in real life, had to abandon the champion. I thought I'd be back in a few minutes but it turns out to have been several hours. I don't think anyone else can attack the abandoned champio...

I'm 70 years old. We didn't have video games when I was growing up. Board games and card games was about it. I got bit by the gaming bug in the mid eighties when I convinced my wife to let me buy a Commodore 64. I loved the game 'Archon' but usually got beat by my son. Also liked 'Attack of the Muta...

Congratulations on your 15-year anniversary. I personally haven't seen you in game lately, but hope to see more of you in the coming months. Love your fan fiction library, last time I was there I found a few "hidden gems" amongst the books. Thanks for hosting the occasional event over the ...

It seems to me Mongbats have a higher possibility of dropping a higher-end gem (i.e. perfect, fire, brilliant, etc.) than most other monsters. I suggest Bushido Dojo Area or other areas with Mongbats.

Thank you, Cygnus, for hosting this event. I've read some very entertaining short stories over the years in UO libraries and on the forums of other shards, and I'm happy for a chance to share my own. I would encourage anyone with a story idea to enter next year.

Haven't heard anything recently, is the contest timetable still on target for someday in late April?

Same for me. Started about a half hour ago. Reboot/relaunch app does not resolve the issue.