I saw the conversation with Bea but when I did they had reopened the thread and the authors had already edited their stories, so her name was not there anymore...
I noticed the tense but like you said, it's not set in stone. I also used it in Urban Fantasy (and I think some others?) and others in other contests.
And more importantly, there was no wishy washy lyricism and maudlin unrequited love in there!
Then again maybe I submitted weeks ago and orchestrated the whole debacle with Bea and Xia to set up some spicy confusion.
Hm, I don't believe that merely because I know you don't exactly like the whole Anonymous thing! Nice try, though!