Steemit Story Chain #18 Update - Sponsored By Whaleshares

Good afternoon to all you people in Steemit land, I hope your Saturday is going well. This is just a reminder that there are only a few more days left for you to submit an entry for the latest Steemit Story Chain contest Not Quite Pleasantville. Thank you to those who have submitted a part already. However, this week has been very quiet in stark contrast to last week which saw a record twelve entries. So why not flex your creative muscle and write a part of the chain, you could win 100 Whaleshares.

The Steemit Story Chain is sponsored by the amazing Whaleshares initiative which is responsible for some fantastic things in the Steemit community helping minnows achieve fairer rewards for their content, and helping them get that one step closer to becoming a whale themselves. As previously mentioned there are 100 Whaleshares to be won for the Steemer who writes the most creative and original part of the story.

What I am looking for in order to determine the winning entry is as follows:

• A strong sense of imagination
• Creative intelligence
• Originality
• Narrative fluidity (ensuring the story chain links smoothly)
• Use of language, grammar and syntax (we need to understand what you're saying!)

A big thank you to all of the Whaleshares Team, particularly @akrid and @officialfuzzy. If you would like to learn more about Whaleshares and how they can increase your post rewards please visit https://steemit.com/whaleshares/@eirik/steemgig-a-complete-guide-on-how-to-use-whaleshares where @eirik will gladly explain more to you.

The winner will be announced soon and a new story chain will be published. So why not show us what you've got and exercise your creative muscle, and be in for a chance to win 100 Whaleshares.

If you would like to submit an entry then please make sure you visit the original post so you can upvote and resteem it. Then all you have to do is use the comment box to develop the story that I started. You can move the story on in whatever way you wish. Be as creative and original as you can. And have fun! Please remember to visit the original post where I started the story so you can see how it has developed. A link to the post can be found here - https://steemit.com/story/@freedomexists/not-quite-pleasantville-steemit-story-chain-18-where-you-write-the-story-and-100-whaleshares-for-the-winner.

Part One of Not Quite Pleasantville

My town was my whole world. It was small and pleasant with good people. If ever you wanted to find an ideal place to live then Macklefield was it. Small and friendly it had a modesty about it. We were a close community, which I admit could be a little overbearing at times. There was little anonymity in Macklefield, but for most of us that worked fine. In fact it was important that this closeness was maintained. After all it was in all our interests to make sure no one knew. That no one ever found out. We had guarded our past very effectively for many decades, and while there was the occasional awkward question from rare visitors to the town, generally we had done a good job at protecting Macklefield and its residents. One dull rainy Wednesday afternoon a young woman turned up in the town. She was looking for Clarissa. The simple mention of this name sparked alarm in all of us. We knew that we now had to pull together. If we were to survive this stranger to our town, steps would have to be taken.