1st Place: Martha Garvey
How To Fuck a President So It Means Something

2nd Place: Shon Richards
For Janet

3rd Place: Kara Noel
Love and War

Runner up: Margaret Pritchard
P.S.

Runner up: M. Riley
The New Laura

Runner up: Shannon Kizzia
Matrimony

Runner up: Bridget Cannon
Condoleeza Doesn't Like It

Runner up: Lydia Grand
Run for Orifice

Runner up: Lee Skinner
Vicarious

Runner up: Lisette Ashton
The Private Members' Bill

There are 7 runners-up, along with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, that we've published during the four weeks of October! The runners-up are listed in no particular order -- we loved them all!

We received dozens of entries in this contest, and it was a delight to read all of them. From the original entries, we narrowed it down to more than a dozen finalists, and then the judges went to work, making the almost-too-hard choices...leaving us with the decision to include a total of 10 stories to be published in Clean Sheets.

We appreciate every writer's participation in this contest, and will look forward to reading more in our next contest in the spring!

           --Susannah Indigo, Editor-in-Chief, October 2004