It is with great honor and pleasure that I was selected to be the judge of #steemitstoryslam for the April submissions, an awesome initiative hosted by the one and only @aunt-deb! What do you mean there's only TWO submissions? How'm I supposed to pick a winner if there's ONLY two submissions? It's almost like being asked to pick my favorite child. @natator88 In one narration, we have @natator88 sharing little anecdotes about the many pets in her life. There's still one more day to upvote her post HERE You may also hear her narrative on her YouTube. Don't forget to like and subscribe to her channel!

I listened to her story a couple of times because she's got such a lovely, soothing voice; a voice for lullabies. As she shared the stories I could imagine each scene with such clarity. What sane cat rides a pony or comes when summoned? Truly, a mythical beast, that one!

And it is so glaringly clear how much @natator88 loves her Black Lab mix. I laughed with my own memories of tossing snowballs in the air for my fur babies to catch!

And I've only ever gone ass over tea kettle ONCE thanks to a pony, but never for the reason she shared. Boy, does that pony have personality! LOL And then there was... @papa-pepper What can I say about his submission? I nearly hesssssitate to sssssay! If you guessed it was about snakes, you would be right! @papa-pepper loves creatures of all kinds but he's got a special place in his heart for snakes. While I admire snakes, I do so from afar. Like, very much afar. He's definitely got a warm spot for a cold-blooded albino Burmese python! Now, I've looked but did not find an independent post so here's his story on his YouTube channel. Again, show a little love by giving him a like and subscribe over there!