I haven't looked at any other entries. Hopefully this was unique in some way shape or form. The only downside was having to use the tags in a certain order. I would have preferred to use life as the first tag so I could give the reader the element of surprise. Trying to combine fiction and also finding ways to draw readers in suspecting this was a blog post was part of my intention here.

Any time I enter these contests, I tend to avoid reading other entries or looking at the art if it's an art competition. I don't want to be influenced somehow because I feel that takes something away from what I'm able to offer. Also, the mind has a funny way of playing tricks on us. If I saw something I thought was awesome, I might not want to enter if my mind has already picked a winner.