RoM 13: Winner

The winner of the 13th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

Half Moose!

Congrats, Half Moose! Our first four-time Rom winner!

As the winner of RoM 13, Winner gets to pick the first Muse for the 14th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" challenge.

That first Muse is:

"NO MORE FUCKING WARS"

Get your imaginations flowing.  You've got a year to prepare!

Meanwhile, check out Winner's winning 13th RoM entry below.

By Muse:

1. "Never Underestimate How Much Your Friends Miss Reading Your Words"
2. "On the Cusp"
3. "The Wind in Her Hair at the Edge of the World"
4. "A Ship With No Supply"
5. "Of Olympian, Primordial, and Eldritch"
6. "Zero Waste and Verdant Exhalation"
7. "Mystic Whales Are No Match for Cosmic Octopi"
8. "All the Lights in the Sky"
9. "The River of Mnemosyne"

Thanks for playing, everyone!  See you next year!

RoM 12: Winner

The winner of the 12th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

JeffScape!

Of course, by vote count,  "tom half moose" is the real winner, but since he did not vote, he cannot win (check the rules, people!).

So... er... congrats, JeffScape.  For what it's worth.

This is JeffScape's third River of Mnemosyne victory.  He previously won both RoM  01 and RoM 10 and joins both Tom @ Half-Moose and Baino as three-time RoM winners.

As the winner of RoM 12, JeffScape gets to pick the first Muse for the 13th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" challenge.

That first Muse is:

"NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH YOUR FRIENDS MISS READING YOUR WORDS"

Get your imaginations flowing.  You've got a year to prepare!

Meanwhile, check out JeffScape's winning 12th RoM entry below.

"WAYFINDERS":

1. Wayfinders, Part 7: New Directions
   
2. Wayfinders, Part 8: The Keeper of Sheep
   
3. Wayfinders, Part 9: Mutual Exclusion
   
4. Wayfinders, Part 10: Against the Flow of Spacetime
   
5. Wayfinders, Part 11: Thoughts and Prayers
   
6. Wayfinders, Part 12: The Dinner Guests
   
7. Wayfinders, Part 13: Eyes Wide Open
   
8. Wayfinders, Part 14: Planetary
   
9. Wayfinders, Part 15: Atlas Shrugged
   

Thanks for playing, everyone!  See you next year!

RoM 11: Winner

The winner of the 11th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

Patti!

Yay, Patti!  This her first win since the third RoM and her second overall!  Not bad for skipping out on 2018 and 2019!

Also, as the winner, she picks the first Muse for the 12th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" challenge.  We're going to do things a little differently the next time around, so we're providing you with that first Muse now:

"HELLHOUNDS IN THE MUSEUM"

Get your imaginations flowing.  You've got a year to prepare!

Meanwhile, check out Patti's winning 11th RoM entry below.

"Invisible":

1. Invisible, Part 1: Miriam
2. Invisible, Part 2: Milo
3. Invisible, Part 3: Mooch
4. Invisible, Part 4: Margaret
5. Invisible, Part 5: Mackensie
6. Invisible, Part 6: Em's Bookshop
7. Invisible, Part 7: Memories
8. Invisible, Part 8: Musings
9. Invisible, Part 9: Meetings

Thanks for playing, everyone!  See you next year!

RoM 10: Winner

The winner of the 10th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

JeffScape!

Yay, JeffScape!  The winner of the very first RoM, he's finally won for a second time!

Check out his story, "Empress":

1. Empress, Part 1: The Lady
2. Empress, Part 2: The Dame
3. Empress, Part 3: The Baroness
4. Empress, Part 4: The Viscountess
5. Empress, Part 5: The Countess
6. Empress, Part 6: The Marchioness
7. Empress, Part 7: The Duchess
8. Empress, Part 8: The Queen
9. Empress, Part 9: The Empress

Thanks for playing, everyone!  See you next year!

RoM 09: Winner

The winner of the 9th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

Baino!

Yay, Baino!  A winner of RoM 02 and RoM 05, Baino joins Tom @ Half-Moose as a three-time River of Mnemosyne champion!

Check out her story, "Eulogies 101":

1. Nakia
2. Pamela
3. Brittany
4. Olaf
5. Ian
6. Brother
7. Mother
8. Father
9. Nellie

Thanks for playing, everyone!  See you next year! (Or maybe August... if there's interest...)

RoM 08: Winner

The winner of the 8th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

Tom!

Yay, Tom!  A winner of RoM 04 and RoM 06, Tom is the first three-time River of Mnemosyne champion!

Check out his story here:

1. Covering the Ground, With Big Intentions
2. A Little Death, Is Good for the Soul
3. Of Silver Cruets and Little Spoons
4. Where the Girls Go, Goeth I
5. Down, to Alcazar
6. Long Lost Tales of Love, and Blood
7. The Door Is Ajar
8. Conquering the Stumbling Blocks Is Easier, When the Conquerer Is in Tune with the Infinite
9. The Unbearable Weight of Gravitas

Thanks for playing, everyone!  See you next year!

RoM 07: Winner

The winner of the 7th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

JAHH!

Yay, Harnett-Hargrove!  This is her first River of Mnemosyne victory!

Check out her lazily-untitled story here:

1. Clutch and Choke
2. A Cop of Cafe
3. The Wrong Side of the Road
4. Painted, Printed, Framed, and Hanged
5. A Careening Rush
6. She Wants Him Bad
7. Underground; Understood
8. The Voice of Angels
9. This is Only the Beginning

Thanks for playing, everyone!  See you next year!

Winner: RoM 04

WINNER: "RIVER OF MNEMOSYNE"

The winner of the 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

Tom @ Half-Moose!

Check out his story here:

• Muse 1: An Aggressive Return
• Muse 2: From Wounds to Wisdom
• Muse 3: Counterintuitive
• Muse 4: Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious
• Muse 5: A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles
• Muse 6: Occam's Razor Dulled
• Muse 7: The Past is Practice
• Muse 8: Drop Back and Punt (2 parts)
• Muse 9: Ghosts in Daylight

Thanks for swimming in the 4th Annual River of Mnemosyne!  See you next year!

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REMINDER: "AN ELEVENTH FORGOTTEN"

The Muse "An Eleventh Forgotten" is still open.  You have through the 15th to enter.  Voting begins on the 16th!

-10thDoM