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Feb 4Liked by Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

Thank you, Brian. And thank you everyone who read and commented. I am honored and humbled. And congratulations to all the entrants. Keep at it!

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Congratulations, Jack! I'll be in touch later today by email.

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Feb 4Liked by Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

Congrats, Jack! I’m so stoked for this lunar colony fic!! Thank you for organizing, Brian!

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Feb 4·edited Feb 4Liked by Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

So excited to read, Brian! Cheers for creating and running this whole enterprise. It’s impressive.

PS. I never thought I’d find myself in this realm, but (as you know why) here I am… 😀

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We stole you. 🤣

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Feb 4Liked by Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

Congratulations, Jack! Well done.

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Cheers, Brian, more great work for keeping the speculative and sci-fi community focused and organized. We come here to do our work, and the greatest joy is in the process itself. Thanks for being patient and taking the time to organize it all.

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Thank you for the kind words and for helping promote these efforts, Chris! I like seeing familiar faces in the community. 👍

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likewise! thanks for doing the hard part, maintaining the infra and showing up each time. 2024 will be a lot of fun, I do believe, with a lot of great writing to come on Substack. The very helpful thing about the Lunar Awards generally is the clarity provided about all the participation steps and announcement of open dates, so that writers don't feel rushed and can work it into their busy schedules.

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It's certainly the hardest thing to get just right. I had some good feedback early on when I started that helped refine things and make sure it was all sufficiently communicated. I feel like we're in a good groove now.

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Feb 5Liked by Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

Congrats to Jack! It was a thought-provoking read.

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Feb 5Liked by Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

I'll do better next time

and Congratulations Jack

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You did better than the other 500 writers who didn't enter, which is a win in my book. 😁

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Feb 5Liked by Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

I aim to get better every time

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Great stories from Jack and both honorable mentions! And thank you, Brian, for the opportunity to read and celebrate top-notch speculative fiction.

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