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Published: Sept. 7, 2013, 6:38 a.m.

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Who Will Be \\u201cMost Wicked 2013?\\u201d Thirteen Wicked Women Writers Compete for the Coveted Title beginning on September 7^th

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This year, the WWW Challenge theme is How Will You Survive? Each of our WWW was assigned an apocalyptic disaster, a location, a helpful object, and an untimely disability.\\xa0 Voting starts September 7th and ends October 7th. Stories will air on podcast #95 September 7^th on the http://www.horroraddicts.net show. To vote, email horroraddicts@gmail.com. Put \\u201cWWW\\u201d in the subject line.\\xa0

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***CAUTION***\\xa0 We Strongly encourage you to listen to ALL the stories.\\xa0 Just when you think you have chosen your most wicked story, there\\u2019s another story ready to slap you into the face of fear once again. You can also read along with the stories and catch words you might have missed on horroraddicts.net. Be sure and listen to all 13 stories before casting your vote!

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The winner will be announced on the October 19^th Finale of Horror Addicts.net podcast show. Break a Leg, Wickeds!

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The wicked entrants are listed in order of submission for their completed podcasts.\\xa0 Twenty-five entered and only thirteen rose up out of the ashes and completed the challenge. We are pleased to introduce to you the 2013 Wicked entrants.

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Leigh M. Lane has been writing for over twenty years. She has ten published novels and over a dozen published short stories divided among different genre-specific pseudonyms. Her traditional Gothic horror novel, Finding Poe, was a 2013 EPIC finalist.\\xa0 Her other novels include The Hidden Valley, World-Mart, and Myths of Gods. You can learn more about Leigh at http://www.cerebralwriter.com/.

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Leigh\\u2019s story is \\u201cEnter the Corruption\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 Nano tech Invasion | Location \\u2013 Bullet Train | Helpful Item \\u2013 Hand Sanitizer | Disability \\u2013 Extreme Itchiness

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Shauna Klein - I\\u2019m a freelance writer, website designer, photographer and overall Jill of all trades that lives in sunny and stormy Florida. Shauna Klein is my pen name and I\\u2019m married with children that have fins, feathers and fur.

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Shauna\\u2019s story is \\u201cStatic\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 Terrorist Invasion | Location \\u2013 Greenhouse\\xa0 | Helpful Item \\u2013 Skateboard | Disability \\u2013 Migraine Headache

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DM Slate - Danyelle (aka D.M. Slate) resides in Colorado, where she completed a business degree at the University of Northern Colorado. She\\u2019s married to her high school sweet-heart, and together they have a young daughter and son. D.M. Slate\\u2019s first publication was released in 2009.

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Danyelle\\u2019s story is \\u201cVeil of Darkness\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013 Strange Matter/Anti-Matter | Location \\u2013 Interstate Freeway | Helpful Item \\u2013 Gas Mask | Disability \\u2013 Elderly Parent

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Chantal Boudreau is an accountant/author/illustrator who lives in Nova Scotia with her husband and children. A member of the Horror Writers Association, she has had stories published in a variety of horror anthologies.\\xa0 She also has two series published through May December Publications, Fervor and Masters & Renegades. http://www.writersownwords.com/chantal_boudreau/

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Chantal\\u2019s story is \\u201cA Wing and a Prayer\\u201d Apocalyptic \\xa0Disaster \\u2013 EMP Blast | Location \\u2013 Airplane | Helpful Item \\u2013\\xa0 Rubber Tubing | Disability \\u2013 Pregnant

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Chantal Noordeloos is a writer from the Netherlands who1999 graduate from the Norwich School of Art and Design (UK) with a major in creative writing.\\xa0 Apart from work, motherhood and a busy social life that also includes -playing in and organising of- regular LARP (live action role play) events, she has been writing stories and honing her writing skills through workshops, seminars and a lot of writing.\\xa0 Chantal lives in The Hague with her family.

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Chantal\\u2019s story is \\u201cOut of a Storm\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 Super Storm | Location \\u2013 Haunted Hotel | Helpful Item \\u2013 Rope | Disability \\u2013 All Alone

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Rebekah Webb is a freelance writer from California. When she isn\'t working on frightening stories or wild comedies about cellophane wearing ladies\' men, she enjoys cooking and various other things, possibly including training squirrels to take over the world. The reason she writes instead of some other creative endeavor is because of one simple truth: Writing rocks.\\xa0

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Rebekah\\u2019s story is \\u201cPrey\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 Super Virus | Location \\u2013 Restaurant | Helpful Item \\u2013\\xa0 Baseball Bat | Disability \\u2013 Allergic reaction

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Anastasia Marie Robinson is a young woman from St. Louis who has a passion for the macabre. She has a strong interest in the paranormal and is also a studying folklore expert.\\xa0 As well as being a published horror fiction writer she also writes reviews and original content for several websites. AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00BAGSPS2

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Anastasia\\u2019s\\xa0 story is \\u201cMotherhood\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 BUGS! | Location \\u2013 Circus\\xa0 Helpful Item \\u2013 Backpack | Disability \\u2013 Small child or baby to care for

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Rebecca Snow lives in Virginia with a dwindling herd of geriatricats.\\xa0 Her short fiction has been published in several small press anthologies and online.\\xa0 You can find her on facebook and twitter @cemeteryflower.com and has an online journal at cemeteryflower.blog.com.

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Rebecca\\u2019s story is \\u201cHazard\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013 Bio- Terrorism | Location \\u2013 Golf Course | \\xa0Helpful Item \\u2013 Scissors | Disability \\u2013 No Medicine

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Julianne Snow is the author of Days with the Undead: Book One. An author of speculative fiction with roots deep in horror, she has pieces of short fiction in publications from Sirens Call Publications, OpenCasket Press as well as forthcoming anthologies from Hazardous Press and the Coffin Hop Charity Anthology. \\xa0http://dayswiththeundead.com/

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Julianne\\u2019s story is \\u201cNot All Jacks are Created Equal\\u201d Apocalyptic\\xa0 Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 Super Volcano | Location \\u2013 Commuter Train | Helpful Item \\u2013 Bottle of Jack Daniels | Disability \\u2013 Naked

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R.L. Weston lives in Utah amid what her husband refers to as a refugee camp for stray animals. \\xa0She is a member of the Horror Writers Association and participates in the online critique group critters.org.

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R.L\\u2019s story is \\u201cDrug Z\\u201d Apocalyptic\\xa0 Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 Dirty Bombs | Location \\u2013 Zumba Class | Helpful Item \\u2013 Workout Towel | Disability \\u2013 Children Alone in Gym Daycare

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Maggie Fiske is a secretary, caregiver, musician, creature of the night.\\xa0 I live in Omaha with lunatic cats & a filching ghost.

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Maggie\\u2019s story is \\u201cA Quarrel for Jimmy Lee Killscrow\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013\\xa0 Solar Flares/ or Gamma Rays | Location \\u2013 Hunting in the Mountains | Helpful Item \\u2013 Crossbow | Disability \\u2013 Hungover

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Sumiko Saulson is the author of three sci-fi/horror novels, \\u201cSolitude,\\u201d \\u201cWarmth\\u201d, and \\u201cThe Moon Cried Blood, and short story anthology \\u201cThings That Go Bump In My Head.\\u201d Born to African-American and Russian-Jewish parents, she is a native Californian, and has spent most of her adult life in the Bay Area.

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Sumiko\\u2019s story is \\u201cA Birthday Present\\u201d Apocalyptic Disaster \\u2013 Sinkholes | Location \\u2013 Bowling Alley/ Pool Hall Bar | Helpful Item \\u2013 Cue Stick | Disability \\u2013 Lost Glasses

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Amy K. Marshall is a former archaeologist and curator (among many other things), current Director of The Craig Public Library on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska, I am also the author of THE FISHING WIDOW (Alaskan Gothic Press 2013). I am an Associate Member of HWA and a member of their Library Committee.

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Amy\\u2019s story is \\u201cPaternoster\\u201d Apocalyptic\\xa0 Disaster \\u2013 Loss of all fuel sources | Location \\u2013 elevator | Helpful Item \\u2013 Swiss army survival knife | Disability \\u2013 sprained swollen ankle

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My name is Killion Slade, the reigning 2012 Wicked Woman Writer.\\xa0 It has been my sincerest pleasure to meet these talented ladies and be a part of their journey this year.\\xa0 One thing is clear, when it comes to scary \\u2013 women know how to rock it!

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We look forward to you listening to all of these amazingly creepy stories and choose who will be your next Most Wicked for 2013. Find out more about Killion\'s work at www.killionslade.com.\\xa0

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