And the Winners Are...
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Our first contest is over and the prize notifications have gone out. Before we announce the winners, we'd like to remind you to check out:

1.  Our next and final contest.

2.  Why it will be our final contest.

This contest was to write a story based upon the image below.
Below the image are the winners. For the record, these were NOT easy decisions and we invite anyone who might think otherwise to join the judge's panel for the next contest.

FIRST PRIZE
Winner of the classic SF story of shape-changing alien bowling balls trying to take over the Earth in a most unconventionally conventional manner, They Walked Like Men by Clifford Simak and a story written to his specifications for our next issue and publication of his story in this issue is:

Even the Clearest Glass Distorts
by Sideshow Lew

SECOND PRIZE
Winner of a story written to his specifications for our next issue and publication of his story in this issue is:

A Portrait of Shadows and Destiny
by Indiana Jones

THIRD PRIZE
No third prize was awarded, as no further submissions met the minimum criteria for this contest.