AND SO IT IS DONE.
The votes are tallied.
The awkwardness is codified and canonical.
Here then are the top four winners —
#14 (by a long shot), #22, then in a tight race, #27, and #15. #2 also came in close enough where I’m gonna just go ahead and count it as five winners as much as four, because those last three were one vote off apiece, and god only knows if I fucked up the vote count.
Congrats to you winners.
I mean, “congrats,” because c’mon. *side-eye*
YOU WINNER HUMANS, you need to email me at terribleminds at gmail dot com and gimme your deets. By which I mean, your mailing address so I can mail you a book.
Here, then, are the top five:
Sadie says:
Success! This has already catapulted the New Year into awesomeness. Thanks for the opportunity, Mr. Wendig! Xo
January 3, 2017 — 1:35 PM
Elaine says:
I want to read the book by the man dressed for business in a frilly bed with dogs. He looks like my kind of guy.
January 3, 2017 — 1:39 PM
solidartsandscience says:
I am working on publishing my first novel now. It’s called ACE TUCKER SPACE TRUCKER. Keep an eye out. 🙂
January 3, 2017 — 1:49 PM
Jemima Pett says:
Good luck – I hope the dogs feature in it!
January 3, 2017 — 2:01 PM
athenagrayson says:
ONE-CLICKED!
January 3, 2017 — 9:49 PM
Les Moor says:
That’s some snifter.
January 3, 2017 — 3:54 PM
Widdershins says:
Heh! Me too! 😀
January 4, 2017 — 3:10 PM
Peggy Wheeler says:
Haahahahaaa
January 3, 2017 — 1:40 PM
Jemima Pett says:
Well done all you weirdos/winners!
January 3, 2017 — 2:02 PM
terrilynncoop says:
This is just made out of win. Thanks to Chuck and, um, congrats on the winners and finalists.
January 3, 2017 — 2:40 PM
bethtreadwayauthor says:
So, is the dude in #14 single? Cause: a) legs – Nice! and b) balls! No, not the obvious, tho’ they’re nice, too. I’m talking about the balls to disseminate himself in this garb on the internet for all time. Something oddly attractive in that magnitude of WTF.
January 3, 2017 — 3:44 PM
James Sutter says:
Married, but deeply appreciative of this comment. 😉
January 16, 2017 — 8:56 PM
Kate Pavelle says:
Funny pictures, all of them! Congratulations!
January 3, 2017 — 4:16 PM
glenavailable says:
These podium-standing winners each deserve all the awkward congratulations coming their way
January 3, 2017 — 4:30 PM
athenagrayson says:
This is epic.Please tell me you’ll do a follow-up post with the winners’ latest releases. ONE-CLICK! ONE-CLICK! These are the people whose brains I need to meet.
January 3, 2017 — 9:51 PM
James Sutter says:
I’m number #14! 😀
https://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Tales-Redemption-James-Sutter/dp/1601256183/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484618614&sr=8-1&keywords=redemption+engine
January 16, 2017 — 9:04 PM
Widdershins says:
Congrats to all the winners. May all the Wendig Nerds fly high in 2017! 😀
January 4, 2017 — 3:13 PM
Delfy Hall says:
#27 is the most awesome.
January 4, 2017 — 5:18 PM
AnonymouseMouse says:
Yes, love 15! 🙂
January 5, 2017 — 12:31 PM
acre8tivelife says:
Oh Wow, I’m a lost for words I had no expectation of winning thank you!!!!
January 11, 2017 — 3:02 AM
glenavailable says:
Number 15 was indeed smokin’ clever. Well done Rebekah, from a fellow Aussie (Brisbane).
January 11, 2017 — 3:46 AM
James Sutter says:
As #14, I am deeply honored that you all appreciated the admiral hat/zebra vest combination. Thank you!
January 16, 2017 — 9:05 PM