Character Flaws Contest

"Invalid Item"  was full of flavor. I chuckled when John was mistaken for the new chef by Joy. I also loved how John found a bit of romance there, at the end. My favorite part was when Joy said, “We simmer for a while, cook slowly, add spice a little later.” Wonderful job showing vs. telling, bobturn!

D. Reed Whittaker: I thoroughly enjoyed the sprinkling of Spanish in "Blind Chef" . Nice bit of humor, too. I flat-out laughed when your character said, “I'm blind” and Jesus said, “So, I'm short.” I was also impressed at how you mixed the grief of losing eyesight with the hope for the future and the joy in the present.

Azrael Tseng: "Invalid Item"  holds a great message of tolerance in a time where people commonly attack their fellow man (or, in this case, woman). You showed Min Na's competition's attitudes very well. So much, so, that I found myself utterly loathing them and wishing I could kick their arses. Loved how Min Na meshed the two cultural dishes together to create something new.

dragonwoman: "Invalid Item"  was mixed with mystery and intrigue. I thought VITAS was an unusual but unique idea for a restaurant. I could see something like that becoming pretty popular. I thought it was great how Quinton signed the contract fat chance. And here I'd been worrying that he'd actually signed away the restaurant!! Oh, and I loved the visual at the beginning, where Quinton's fingers sank into the apricots.

"Mmmm, mmmm, good!"  was full of ewwwww! I figured something gross was coming but I didn't expect the meat to be from cadavers. Yuck. Good job completely grossing me out, Angus!



Sooooo...rules state 6 entries are required to dole out 2nd and 3rd place buuuuuut I'm thinking 5 is close enough this time. I loved each story but my favorite was :