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Highest Rankings for WINTER

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:40 pm
by Deb Porter
TOP 40 - “WINTER” CHALLENGE
(Total Number of Entries: 161 )

1 A Seven-Letter Word for Phenomenon by Sandra Petersen
2 A Cup of Manhattan Chowder by Dee Yoder
3 Thunk by Jan Ackerson
4 A Christmas Wish by Bryan Ridenour
5 Der Kessel by Lynda Schultz
6 When Winter Fades to Faith by Ann Grover
7 Adventures in Bus Driving by Robyn Burke
8 Faking It by Kristen Hester
9 What's a Little Snow? By Deborah Engle
10 Old Man Winter by Verna Cole Mitchell
11 Thy Word Have I Hid in My Heart by Mariane Holbrook
12 The Snow Angel by Debbie Roome
13 Yesterday by Marita Thelander
Tied for 14th Place:
How My Mother Learned to Ice Skate by Lisa Mikitarian
Through Your Eyes by Carol Slider
15 Tale of a Persian Heart by Karen Pourbabaee
16 Avalanche by Cherie B
17 Visitation by Beth Muehlhausen
18 When the Wind Blows by Anita Vander Elst
Tied for 19th Place:
Trouble is a Bruin by Donna Emery
Six Foot Drifts and a Mystery by Leah Orcutt
20 Tick-a, Tock-a by Yvonne Blake
21 Winterscape by Vincent Lyons
22 The Frozen Page by Y R
23 Shhh… by Rachel Burkum
24 A Whistling of Wind by William Price
25 Manfred the Mouse and the Green Cheese by Mary Lou Tiner
26 A Winter's Sound by Loren Thomas
27 Winter-Painted Roses by Cathy Hall-Sharpe
28 Oh Winter by Kerry Axelsson
29 A Moment of Temptation: Memoirs of a Third-grader by Linda Payne
30 Blighting by Catrina Bradley
31 Open Doors by Vickie Buchanan
32 Sideways Snow and Icicles Leanin' in the Wind by Genia Gilbert
33 My Winter of New Beginnings by Dan Blankenship
34 Ice Follies by Valarie Sullivan
35 Old Man Winter by Donald Ford
36 Baby Angels by Michelle Foster
37 Directional Finder by Larry Troxell
38 Strength to Persevere by Connie Dixon
39 The Fruit of Winter Andrew Meiser
40 Icy Weather, Icy Heart Margaret Kearley

TOP 15 LEVEL 1 - “WINTER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level One: 59 )

1 Tale of a Persian Heart by Karen Pourbabaee
2 Avalanche by Cherie B
3 Oh Winter by Kerry Axelsson
4 Old Man Winter by Donald Ford
5 Baby Angels by Michelle Foster
6 The Fruit of Winter by Andrew Meiser
7 Winter Gardening by Edmond Ng
8 Beside the Apple Blossom Trees by Dani Van Meter
9 A Winter Wedding by Carol Scott
10 Stained Glass Window by Sophie Summer
11 Each Season a Blessing by Verna Mull
12 Which Season Are You? By Hannah Robinson
13 Homecoming by Terry Atchison
14 Winter's Garden by Jennifer Galey
15 Homemade Quilt by Christine Ramey

TOP 5 LEVEL 2 - “WINTER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Two: 27 )
Top 10 only due to lower number of entries for this Level.

1 Winter-Painted Roses by Cathy Hall-Sharpe
2 Open Doors by Vickie Buchanan
3 Faith in the Fog by Margaret Villanueva
4 The Year She Discovered the Particular Delights of Winter by Jackie Wilson
5 Stille Nacht by Rachel Phelps
6 Springs Unyielding Promise by Vickie Jordan
7 Requited Joy by Nancy Tilson
8 On Winter's Watch by Deborah Caruso
9 Wavering Determination by Kathryn Randall
10 Two Winters by Alan Zimmerman

TOP 15 LEVEL 3 - “WINTER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Three: 46 )

1 A Christmas Wish by Bryan Ridenour
2 Adventures in Bus Driving by Robyn Burke
3 When the Wind Blows by Anita Vander Elst
4 Winterscape by Vincent Lyons
5 The Frozen Page by Y R
6 Manfred the Mouse and the Green Cheese by Mary Lou Tiner
7 Sideways Snow and Icicles Leanin' in the Wind by Genia Gilbert
8 My Winter of New Beginnings by Dan Blankenship
9 Ice Follies by Valarie Sullivan
10 Directional Finder by Larry Troxell
11 Strength to Persevere by Connie Dixon
12 Icy Weather, Icy Heart by Margaret Kearley
13 Winter Kill by Pat Sipperly
14 Chilled by Chrissy Siggee
15 Don't Ask Questions! - Won't Get Answers! By Colin Swann

TOP 15 LEVEL 4 - “WINTER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Four: 29 )

1 A Seven-Letter Word for Phenomenon by Sandra Petersen
2 A Cup of Manhattan Chowder by Dee Yoder
3 Thunk by Jan Ackerson
4 Der Kessel by Lynda Schultz
5 When Winter Fades to Faith by Ann Grover
6 Faking It by Kristen Hester
7 What's a Little Snow? By Deborah Engle
8 Old Man Winter by Verna Cole Mitchell
9 Thy Word Have I Hid in My Heart by Mariane Holbrook
10 The Snow Angel by Debbie Roome
11 Yesterday by Marita Thelander
Tied for 12th Place:
How My Mother Learned to Ice Skate by Lisa Mikitarian
Through Your Eyes by Carol Slider
13 Visitation by Beth Muehlhausen
Tied for 14th Place:
Trouble is a Bruin by Donna Emery
Six Foot Drifts and a Mystery by Leah Orcutt
15 Tick-a, Tock-a by Yvonne Blake

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:13 pm
by Philsjewel
I didn't get a chance to read any stories this week, but congrats to all of you!

Hugs,
Pamela

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:04 pm
by dandelionflower
Oh, Mariane--it was your turn for #11. Shoot!

And Carol, very happy to share a place with you. I loved your entry.

Congrats to everyone on the lists--a tough week of competition.

And on we go!

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:42 pm
by PEN N INK4HIM
Congrats all! Nice job! So many great entries. Everyone did a wonderful job. Hugs,Janice

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:22 am
by beff
Great work, writers! Congrats to everyone placing above!!

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:57 am
by violin4jesus
I also did not get a chance to read any entries this week. :(

Thank you to all who commented on my piece....I'll try to return the blessing as soon as I have time.

Congrats to everyone who placed anywhere on the lists - your work is top quality, I'm sure!

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:52 am
by CatLin
A lot of times I'm disappointed to see my name so low on the list, but I read some WONDERFUL stories this week and was surprised to see some of them below me! :D Congrats to all who are listed, AND those who aren't - a tough tough week for the judges - thank you!!

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:38 am
by itsjoanne
:D
Welcome to "woowooland!"

LOTS of familiar names up there!!

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Great job, folks!!

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:43 pm
by Symphonic
dandelionflower wrote:And Carol, very happy to share a place with you. I loved your entry.
Likewise, Lisa--loved your Zamboni story!

Congratulations, everyone!

Carol S.