Secret Author Contest "Reveal the Secret" - Guess the Author

[Topher Lydon]

9 minutes ago, kbois said:

GREEN LIGHTNING Topher Lyndon 

Same question for you Detective, what do you have on me? ::shakes handcuffs :: kinky....

[Lee Wilson]

On 8/7/2025 at 11:52 AM, Inkognito said:

Bro, you broke the website.

Sure, the first time I tried having a formatted table, it all ran together. This time, I break something.

[Slytherin]

I’m only guessing a few.. might add some tomorrow 

Green lightning - Aditus 
The reunion - Mikiesboy
Family secret - Valkyrie 

Busted - Chris191070

Exposing my own reality  - Mark Arbour

Well, this happened - Thirdly

The rainbow unicorn - astone2292

Fledgling - Lee Wilson

A chorus director’s dilemma - Cole Matthews

My dead ex is haunting me through Grindr - kbois

Liminal - northie 

 

[Camy]

46 minutes ago, kbois said:

FOUR HOURS Camy

Nooooo. Ain't me.

[northie]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

CAN I TELL YA A SECRET northie 

I'm being credited with a fascinating selection of stories.  👀😄

And kudos to everyone who's put their guesses out there. 👍👏

[Lee Wilson]

27 minutes ago, Camy said:

Nooooo. Ain't me.

Shhhhh You're not supposed to tell yet. Oh, wait, red herring. Got it!

[Camy]

12 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

Shhhhh You're not supposed to tell yet. Oh, wait, red herring. Got it!

Wait... I can't say what I didn't write because then it'll be obvious which of the other 22 I did write... unless I'm lying and I did write what I said I didn't? So very, very confused... 😵‍💫

Edited August 8, 2025 by Camy

[Cane23]

1 hour ago, Slytherin said:

I’m only guessing a few.. might add some tomorrow 

Green lightning - Aditus 
The reunion - Mikiesboy
Family secret - Valkyrie 

Busted - Chris191070

Exposing my own reality  - Mark Arbour

Well, this happened - Thirdly

The rainbow unicorn - astone2292

Fledgling - Lee Wilson

A chorus director’s dilemma - Cole Matthews

My dead ex is haunting me through Grindr - kbois

Liminal - northie 

 

Oh dear...you were not paying attention at the class! The rule of this forum is not, read between the lines but read between the off-topic comments! 

[Slytherin]

13 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

Oh dear...you were not paying attention at the class! The rule of this forum is not, read between the lines but read between the off-topic comments! 

Nope.. but I’ve been busy 

[Cia]

That's right, it's time to Reveal the Truth... of the Authors! You've all been waiting for this! I hope everyone has had fun with this year's Secret Author Story contest, and I appreciate all the patience with my absence and the short delays. I'll be assigning back the stories to the authors this week and doing the Random.org drawings for the participants & authors.

Carpe Veritas by kbois

What It Takes by CassieQ

Busted by Thirdly

Exposing My Own Reality by Gunther Allen

Thirteen by EK Stokes

Unmasked by BentedWreath

Fledgling by lawfulnetrualmage

A Chorus Director’s Dilemma by Chris191070

The Reunion by Jeff Burton

The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor by Mikiesboy

Four Hours by Cole Matthews

Angel Keeps a Secret by Lee Wilson

No Doubt About It by Jack Poignet

Can I Tell Ya a Secret? by Topher Lydon

Family Secret by Valkyrie

Thetis by Mark Arbour

Green Lightning by Aditus

Adrift by northie

Well, This Happened by astone2292

The Rainbow’s Unicorn by drsawzall

Liminal by Camy

My Dead Ex Is Haunting Me Through Grindr by Inkognito

Septima’s Potential by Lorenz Qatava

[Topher Lydon]

I had no idea, wow... *that* story? Me? noooo

[Jeff Burton]

1 minute ago, Cia said:

That's right, it's time to Reveal the Truth... of the Authors! You've all been waiting for this! I hope everyone has had fun with this year's Secret Author Story contest, and I appreciate all the patience with my absence and the short delays. I'll be assigning back the stories to the authors this week and doing the Random.org drawings for the participants & authors.

Carpe Veritas by kbois

What It Takes by CassieQ

Busted by Thirdly

Exposing My Own Reality by Gunther Allen

Thirteen by EK Stokes

Unmasked by BentedWreath

Fledgling by lawfulnetrualmage

A Chorus Director’s Dilemma by Chris191070

The Reunion by Jeff Burton

The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor by Mikiesboy

Four Hours by Cole Matthews

Angel Keeps a Secret by Lee Wilson

No Doubt About It by Jack Poignet

Can I Tell Ya a Secret? by Topher Lydon

Family Secret by Valkyrie

Thetis by Mark Arbour

Green Lightning by Aditus

Adrift by northie

Well, This Happened by astone2292

The Rainbow’s Unicorn by drsawzall

Liminal by Camy

My Dead Ex Is Haunting Me Through Grindr by Inkognito

Septima’s Potential by Lorenz Qatava

All I can say is....

Damn.

This has been a fun event, and i congratulate all the authors who participated to make it as great as it was.  Everyone did a phenomenal job.

[Valkyrie]

@northie

[Valkyrie]

I had a blast participating in this event this year.  I think the guessing thread was just as much fun as reading the stories.  While I didn't post a public guessing list, I was right on a few and very wrong on others   Thank you, @Cia for all your hard work with running this event, especially given your personal circumstances.  You rock!  And thanks to all the authors and readers who participated to make this such a great event.  

[Cane23]

15 minutes ago, Cia said:

That's right, it's time to Reveal the Truth... of the Authors! You've all been waiting for this! I hope everyone has had fun with this year's Secret Author Story contest, and I appreciate all the patience with my absence and the short delays. I'll be assigning back the stories to the authors this week and doing the Random.org drawings for the participants & authors.

Carpe Veritas by kbois

What It Takes by CassieQ

Busted by Thirdly

Exposing My Own Reality by Gunther Allen

Thirteen by EK Stokes

Unmasked by BentedWreath

Fledgling by lawfulnetrualmage

A Chorus Director’s Dilemma by Chris191070

The Reunion by Jeff Burton

The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor by Mikiesboy

Four Hours by Cole Matthews

Angel Keeps a Secret by Lee Wilson

No Doubt About It by Jack Poignet

Can I Tell Ya a Secret? by Topher Lydon

Family Secret by Valkyrie

Thetis by Mark Arbour

Green Lightning by Aditus

Adrift by northie

Well, This Happened by astone2292

The Rainbow’s Unicorn by drsawzall

Liminal by Camy

My Dead Ex Is Haunting Me Through Grindr by Inkognito

Septima’s Potential by Lorenz Qatava

Noooo! At least last year, all the stories were written by @kbois! This year, everybody (except @Inkognito - pardon my French) has written Thirteen. My foot got eaten, I couldn’t stop calling @Mark Arbour's story Testis (well, the character with that name deserved it), @chris191070 was cooking goulash - then suddenly everyone was cooking goulash… Then I got a spanking from @Cia (don’t worry, she was gentle), @Lee Wilson broke the site, and above all, we learned how @Gary L's Irish granny treated her gout with whiskey - on the advice of her doctor!

Dear authors, you’ve truly outdone yourselves. I’m almost ashamed to admit how few of my guesses were correct. You took risks, and you delivered a marvelous job!!!

[chris191070]

Thank you for organising this event @Cia.

Thanks to all the authors that took part and there wonderful stories.

[Headstall]

Congratulations to all the authors for a job well done in entertaining readers. A fine group of stories (I still have 2 or 3 to read) that were thoughtful and well written. 

Thanks to @Cia, @Valkyrie and all the others who contributed to organizing this, and to all the authors who posted entries. Cheers!

[chris191070]

I don't remember writing that story or entering 🤔 

[Inkognito]

Angel Keeps a Secret - Lee Wilson ✓

Thetis - Mark Arbour ✓

The Reunion - Jeff Burton ✓

My Dead Ex Is Haunting Me Through Grindr - Inkognito ✓

Exposing My Own Reality - Gunther Allen ✓

5 out of 23 correct. ✓

Task failed successfully. ✓✓ 

As a fully licensed detective in 7.3 states, banned in 4, and wanted for questioning in 2, I pride myself on being consistently inconsistent, thus making me inconsistently consistent, which is the better consistent to consist than no consistency at all.

As Confucius probably never said, "To be consistent in one's inconsistency is the highest form of consistency, my dude." ✓ ✓ ✓

Case: Closed

Signed Consistently: Detective Inkognito Cheeto

[Valkyrie]

2 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Congratulations to all the authors for a job well done in entertaining readers. A fine group of stories (I still have 2 or 3 to read) that were thoughtful and well written. 

Thanks to @Cia, @Valkyrie and all the others who contributed to organizing this, and to all the authors who posted entries. Cheers!

Thanks, but I'm not involved in organizing this event in any way.  I have no insider knowledge whatsoever, despite having admin superpowers.  @Cia is very sneaky that way   I'm extremely grateful she runs this event, since it allows me to participate.  

[BendtedWreath]

11 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

Dear authors, you’ve truly outdone yourselves. I’m almost ashamed to admit how few of my guesses were correct. You took risks, and you delivered a marvelous job!!!

Shame??? There is no shame in SA season! Even guessing wrong is all part of the fun. 🤣

[Valkyrie]

1 minute ago, BendtedWreath said:

Shame??? There is no shame in SA season! Even guessing wrong is all part of the fun. 🤣

The wrong guesses are the best ones   I love seeing the variety of stories I am attributed to, plus the authors attributed to my story.  Very entertaining! 

[BendtedWreath]

1 minute ago, Valkyrie said:

The wrong guesses are the best ones   I love seeing the variety of stories I am attributed to, plus the authors attributed to my story.  Very entertaining! 

Your subterfuge game was top class. 🤣

[Valkyrie]

1 minute ago, BendtedWreath said:

Your subterfuge game was top class. 🤣

[BendtedWreath]

Fledgling was one of my favorites this season. Now I know why  @lawfulneutralmage was real quiet. 🤣