Judges please post your scores here. All comments will be screened.

Now for the important note. I've been at the hospital all week with my mom and dropping straight into bed when I get home. So I haven't had a chance to read this month's entries. eurydice72 had to point out to me that one of the entries doesn't feature Willow. I know this was supposed to be a Willow challenge but when I issued the prompt I forgot to mention the character like I usually do. So I may have misled cooper_666 on that point.

I don't know if cooper_666 has time to even write another Willow fic and I don't want to make dragonydreams wait another month for her scores. So judges, just rate it like you normally would and for the use of the prompt. Don't take off points on cooper_666's behalf for other characters since it was likely my goof up that caused it.

I apologize for the mix up. I'm going to try to contact all of you judges later when I have more time in case any of you miss this note.

Title: Family Shopping
Author: Cooper_666
Disclaimer: not mine
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Joyce
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1093
Challenge: Family
Summary: Buffy and Dawn go shopping—at Costcos.

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( Family Shopping )

Title: A Family By Any Other Name
Author: Elisabeth
Rating: PG
Pairing: Willow-centric – no real pairing, pre-shippy W/G
Summary: Willow talks about her real family.
Word count: 1,551
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership over these characters. I am merely borrowing them from Joss et al.
Distribution: ironfic, my site, my LJ, anyone with previous permission. Anyone else - just ask.
Feedback: Yes please! It makes me happy and keeps me writing.
Thanks to kallie_kat and velvetwhip for looking this over.
Note: This is written for ironfic. The secret ingredient was 'family'.

( A Family By Any Other Name )

Anyone who is already a judge or would like to be one, if you're available to judge the 4th het challenge ending on August 4th please comment to this post. I need three judges!

ETA: I've got my three judges. Thanks, eurydice72, shannon730, missus_grace!

angeldevotee hasn't responded back to me so this month cooper_666 is challenging dragonydreams

You have until August 4th to complete 1000 words either by writing a one-shot fic or combining drabbles.

The secret ingredient is "family". Use it however you like.

With 77 points sadbyhl is the winner! The award and the judge's scores are behind the cut.

( award )

( Methos's scores )

( Jessica's scores )

( Danielle's scores )

Judges, leave your scores in a comment here. All comments will be screened.

TITLE: Electric Kismet
AUTHOR: Eurydice
RATING: PG13 to be safe, though it's probably just PG
SETTING: Set between S4 and S5
SUMMARY: Someone has mail...
WORD COUNT: 3179
SECRET INGREDIENT: Second Chances
DISCLAIMER: We know they're Joss', right? Which really is a shame, because most of the time, we're so much nicer to them than he was.

( Electric Kismet )

Title Change of Life
Author Sadbhyl
Summary At a certain age, a woman’s body goes through a change. Joyce’s change just isn’t the one she expected
Rating PG13
Wordcount 2,420
Disclaimer No babyfics were harmed in the writing of this story. Any injured copyrights were unintentional
Notes Written for ironfic, where the challenge was second chances.



Joyce sat on the exam table in Dr. Mills’ office the thin paper exam gown crinkling every time she moved and gapping in the front to expose her breasts and stomach. She hated going to the doctor. It made her feel weak and vulnerable. But she was due for her annual check-up, and with the general malaise she’d been feeling lately, it just made the most sense to get it all over with at once. But she felt silly sitting there in nothing but the paper gown and her socks.

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The deadline for the current het challenge slipped my mind completely, so I didn't remember to do this in advance. The deadline is May 8th and I need three judges. Please comment to this post if you're available and willing to do some judging for this round.