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with red eyes blazing they race through fog on hot sands in a dying land . . . Barsoom’s white apes transplanted to an earth where hell broke loose. Note: Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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Paul Callus

Date: 11/11/2015 1:24:00 PM

Pleased to be back with congratulations, Andrea! A very merited podium finish! Well done:) // paul

John Lawless

Date: 11/11/2015 9:32:00 AM

a metaphorical statement concerning the state of the world at present.....Congrats on the win Andrea.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 11/9/2015 10:50:00 AM

Wow, what a creative write, at first I wondered if this was somewhere in France!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 11/9/2015 3:05:00 PM

hahaha. that comment of yours slayed me!

Viv Wigley

Date: 11/9/2015 4:46:00 AM

Tanked up, Andrea, and on fire, as usual. Congrats! Viv x

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 11/8/2015 9:31:00 PM

Congrats on a superb winning write Andrea! Perfectly matches to the pic!

Constance La France

Date: 11/8/2015 11:58:00 AM

Andrea a big congratulations on your placement. ..

Lin Lane

Date: 11/8/2015 8:00:00 AM

Nice scare you created, Andrea. Well done.

Anisha Dutta

Date: 11/8/2015 6:26:00 AM

Great poem by you as usual. Congrats to win. Anisha D

Samiha Zubair

Date: 11/8/2015 4:13:00 AM

Congratulations on being the winner in the contest

Alexis Y.

Date: 11/7/2015 11:07:00 PM

Andrea, this is well written piece. Congratulations on your winning write it was well deserved:-) Alexis 7

Michael Tor

Date: 11/7/2015 10:31:00 PM

An excellent win, Andrea!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 11/7/2015 7:53:00 PM

Another good one, Andrea--Congratulations! Janice

Rizwana Bhurani

Date: 11/7/2015 7:49:00 PM

Congrats....solely fearsome

Thomas Martin

Date: 11/7/2015 6:52:00 PM

Enjoyed, Andrea! Especially admire the imagery.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 11/7/2015 6:28:00 PM

Hi Andrea: Very fearsome representation. congrats on number 2!

Skat A

Date: 11/7/2015 6:18:00 PM

Andrea, Congratulations on your awesome win. I have a new blog up, "The Only Thing To Fear, Is Fear It'self" stop by and enjoy the winners and my explanation to all who join my contest. Truly enjoyed. Love SKAT

Carrie Richards

Date: 11/7/2015 6:06:00 PM

A great win, Andrea !! You captured the picture well ! Congrats once again!!

Jan Allison

Date: 11/7/2015 5:53:00 PM

Dropping back with my congrats Andrea:-) hugs jan xx

Caycay Jennings

Date: 11/5/2015 6:57:00 PM

Perfect words, so suited to the pic. I can't get my mind to consider the picture, just won't go there. Good job ... CayCay

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/5/2015 6:40:00 AM

This goes so well with the photo! An apt description of the RED planet. Hell is a good metaphor.

Miraj Raha

Date: 11/4/2015 12:17:00 PM

Beautifully dark Andrea.

Daver Austin

Date: 11/3/2015 11:14:00 AM

Oooooowwwww, those white apes are about all that is light in this dark opus. Delightfully frightening, my dear Andrea. Love, daver

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/2/2015 4:21:00 PM

Glad that you explained this one..I thought someone put out some apes and a volcano erupted where they had placed them..Thanks for stopping by..I am glad that you had a nice surprise...Sara

James Inman

Date: 11/2/2015 2:47:00 PM

Great write Andrea! A little horror, a little Sci-Fi. Love it! Check spelling of Barsoom's.

John Lawless

Date: 11/2/2015 10:57:00 AM

YIKES!!!!!! good job Andrea..