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

[BendtedWreath]

@Mikiesboyreally threw me for a loop with The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor, too!

[BendtedWreath]

If it wasn't for one word, I would have mixed @Thirdly's with @Topher Lydon's, but I enjoyed both.

I did mix up @kbois and @Jeff Burton's entries, but I enjoyed both.

Edited August 11, 2025 by BendtedWreath

[CassieQ]

I only got guessed once, so that's pretty cool.  

[Camy]

That was big fun! Thank you @Cia. ❤️

[kbois]

Great event this year!

 

These are the three I got right. I don't count @Mikiesboybecause I knew it was his from the get-go. 

I deliberately switched mine and @astone2292's because I beta read his during the 11th hour racing towards the finish line (procrastinate much Aaron? )

 

EXPOSING MY OWN REALITY Gunther Allen

UNMASKED BentedWreath 

THETIS Mark Arbour

Its 3 more than I thought I would get lol. 

 

[BendtedWreath]

11 minutes ago, Camy said:

That was big fun! Thank you @Cia. ❤️

Liminal was a real treat to read.

[BendtedWreath]

4 minutes ago, kbois said:

Great event this year!

 

These are the three I got right. I don't count @Mikiesboybecause I knew it was his from the get-go. 

I deliberately switched mine and @astone2292's because I beta read his during the 11th hour racing towards the finish line (procrastinate much Aaron? )

 

EXPOSING MY OWN REALITY Gunther Allen

UNMASKED BentedWreath 

THETIS Mark Arbour

Its 3 more than I thought I would get lol. 

 

I was trying real hard not to have anyone guess me correctly, but you saw right through my entry. 🤣

[CassieQ]

Also @Lorenz Qatava needs to write some more stories, please and thank you.  

[Topher Lydon]

I got nailed by @Lee Wilson pretty astute, I thought I was being smart by stripping the story down to mostly dialogue. 

[BendtedWreath]

1 minute ago, CassieQ said:

Also @Lorenz Qatava needs to write some more stories, please and thank you.  

I second this. Septima's Potential was good.

[northie]

Nobody (publicly) guessed mine. Yay!  The benefits of having a US editor / beta reader @Parker Owens. Oh and Google translate for the Italian...

I evidently guessed @Valkyrie's story correctly. Go me...  👀😬😄

First time entrant now converted to the buzz. Maybe...

[Valkyrie]

Just now, northie said:

I evidently guessed @Valkyrie's story correctly. Go me...  👀😬😄

 

Hence the pouting  

[Lee Wilson]

16 minutes ago, Topher Lydon said:

I got nailed by @Lee Wilson pretty astute, I thought I was being smart by stripping the story down to mostly dialogue. 

Simply caught up in my randomizer, so I didn't get you right for any real reason.

[CassieQ]

20 minutes ago, Topher Lydon said:

I got nailed by @Lee Wilson pretty astute, I thought I was being smart by stripping the story down to mostly dialogue. 

I mean, he got me too, so...

[Thirdly]

1 hour ago, Topher Lydon said:

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

Youuuuu are one of my kin, come over here to the tribe of funny bones.

1 hour ago, Jeff Burton said:

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.

You DID write one of my top faves this season! Bravo!

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

@northie

I know, right?? Adrift was amazing. Dagnabbit, @northie!

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

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.  

I did eventually partially guess that you wrote Family Secret... but you already know how I feel about it, so I'm just going to take this here "excused from incorrect guesses" card and sneak away.

1 hour ago, chris191070 said:

Thank you for organising this event @Cia.

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

A-HA! Yours was one of the drama twists. Will read it again later. Loved it.

1 hour ago, Inkognito said:

My Dead Ex Is Haunting Me Through Grindr - Inkognito ✓

*dramatic gasp* You mean my spirit didn't really take over your body to write this like a ninja?

1 hour ago, BendtedWreath said:

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

Yes, even when you guess wrong on purpose. 😎

 

[Thirdly]

1 hour ago, BendtedWreath said:

@Mikiesboyreally threw me for a loop with The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor, too!

Yeah, it wasn't just @Mikiesboy that pulled one over on me. Scallopini-ed, indeed. 

43 minutes ago, Camy said:

That was big fun! Thank you @Cia. ❤️

OMG, @Camy,  I have a list of questions for you that are longer than my arm.

36 minutes ago, kbois said:

Great event this year!

Out of all the entries, I had the hardest time guessing yours the most. So, bravo on getting me stumped! 

14 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

Simply caught up in my randomizer, so I didn't get you right for any real reason.

I didn't use a randomizer this year. A missed opportunity. 

[Camy]

1 hour ago, BendtedWreath said:

Liminal was a real treat to read.

Blimey! Ta muchly. If there was video you'd see me dancing around the kitchen (cat unimpressed 🙀).

Thanks. 😁

[Camy]

1 hour ago, Thirdly said:

OMG, @Camy,  I have a list of questions for you that are longer than my arm.

Umm... is it impolite to ask how long your arm is? 🤔

[Thirdly]

Just now, Camy said:

Umm... is it impolite to ask how long your arm is? 🤔

 My arm length is slightly longer than my leg length. But that's only relevant in climbing. The point is I don't know whether to toss all my Liminal-related questions into the story in a comment (in which I'd have to wait until the stories are returned in several days) or separately in a message. 🤔 

[Valkyrie]

There are some authors in this contest I will definitely be reading more of.  

[lawfulneutralmage]

Great event, thx! I am silent, because I only have a phone on which the quoting editor does not work. But, right now, I am on holiday!

[Thirdly]

  

15 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

There are some authors in this contest I will definitely be reading more of.  

Oh, I have a reading list stretching from coast to coast that I plan to burn through when I have surgery in October.

8 minutes ago, lawfulneutralmage said:

Great event, thx! I am silent, because I only have a phone on which the quoting editor does not work. But, right now, I am on holiday!

Law, what the heck? You're almost on par with @Cia these days with that dark fantasy writing. 

[lawfulneutralmage]

Wow, thx! Again, cannot quote, screws the editor...   

[Thirdly]

1 minute ago, lawfulneutralmage said:

Wow, thx! Again, cannot quote, screws the editor...   

You can just @ people while on your phone instead of quoting. But I knew you meant me. 😉 

[lawfulneutralmage]

I know that, but when I do any action in which anything is inserted into the editor field, it screws up big time. I can only type fine, even an auto-cprrection leads to that behaviour...