Highest Ranked Entries for BEGINNING and END

[Deb Porter]

Hi Challengeers.

Now that our BEGINNING and END winners have had a little bit of time in the spotlight (and congratulations to all of them!), it's time to give a cheer to all those who didn't quite make it to the top, but still did very well. So if your entry appears on any of these lists, you deserve a pat on the back.

Love, Deb

TOP 40 - “BEGINNING AND END” CHALLENGE

1 The Composition by Rachel Burkum
2 I am Chicken, Hear Me Roar by Michele Roach
3 Yahweh's Promise by Johnna Stein
4 An Inevitable, Edible Ending by Diana Dart
5 Between the Rivers by Carol Slider
6 Unexpected Pirates, Biters, and Royal Stinkers by Rhonda Schrock
7 Justin Time by Shirley McClay
8 A Ball of String and a Smile by Debbie Roome
9 Nevah, Evah Done! * Gasp * by LauraLee Shaw
10 Imprisoned by Seema Bagai
11 Until We Meet Again by Myrna Noyes
Tied for 12th Place:
A Work in Progress by Anita Scheel
Forever Beginning by Lynda Schultz
13 Beyond the Obvious by Donna Emery
14 Lonely by Gerald Shuler
15 A to Z by Margaret Kearley
16 Now What Didn't I Do? By Lollie Hofer
17 Ellipsis … by Tim George
18 From Start to Finish by Gerald Dean
19 A Lot Can Happen in Twelve Hours by Kristen Hester
20 A Matter of Life from Death by Beth Muehlhausen
21 Love Lives Here by Remi Oyeyemi
22 A Walk with Cipriano by Sherrie Jackson
23 My Own Rabbit Hole by Mary Cook
Tied for 24th Place:
Beauty Tarnished by Nicole Wian
Fairy Tale Witness by Patricia Herchenroether
25 A Hand's Breadth of Time by Betsy Markman
26 Living in Forever by Yvonne Blake
27 Tribute by Christina Banks
28 Fleeting Days by Loren Thomas
Tied for 29th Place:
Remembering Mom by Judy Mathis
Mission: Impossible - Fight from Danger! By Gregory Kane
30 Visitations by Lori Othouse
31 Marionette by Jan Ackerson
32 Grace Behind Bars by Bryan Ridenour
33 You are Growing Up by Rachel Rudd
34 Alone by Folakemi Emem-Akpan
Tied for 35th Place:
Going Through the Door, Door, Door by Linda Germain
Didn't Count on Aida by Charla Diehl
36 In Charge of Her Body? By Sharon Kane
37 The Beginning that will Never End by Karuna Barla
38 Welcome Home by Rick Higginson
39 The New Dawn by Christine Gaudin
40 Master Peace by Patricia Turner

TOP 15 LEVEL 1 - “BEGINNING AND END” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level One: 58 )

1 A Work in Progress by Anita Scheel
2 A to Z by Margaret Kearley
3 From Start to Finish by Gerald Dean
4 Love Lives Here by Remi Oyeyemi
5 Remembering Mom by Judy Mathis
6 The New Dawn by Christine Gaudin
7 Forty two Years by Kathy Gronau
8 A Second Chance by Kathryn Randall
9 The Rock Collector by Yasmine Renteria
10 Our Genesis by Alicia Sliter
11 1994, The Year of the Lords Answer by Jeffrey Baker
12 The Transformation by Stephanie Erickson
13 From Womb to the Book of Life by Mary Billings
14 Patiently Perfecting by Maryknoll Santos
15 There's More to the Story by Brian Haugrud

TOP 5 LEVEL 2 - “BEGINNING AND END” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Two: 22 )
Top 10 only due to low number of entries for this Level.

1 Fairy Tale Witness by Patricia Herchenroether
2 The Beginning that will Never End by Karuna Barla
3 The House on Hillside Road by Dorothy Adamek
4 The Old Suitcase by Charldene Ashley
5 Life Begun by Bethany Brama
6 Dinner and Dessert by Sharon Laughter
7 Here It Comes by Beckie Stewart
8 Saturday by Adele O'Reilly
9 Happily Ever The After by Cecile Hurst
10 He Came Home by Jan Cline

TOP 15 LEVEL 3 - “BEGINNING AND END” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Three: 60 )

1 An Inevitable, Edible Ending by Diana Dart
2 Unexpected Pirates, Biters, and Royal Stinkers by Rhonda Schrock
3 Imprisoned by Seema Bagai
4 A Walk with Cipriano by Sherrie Jackson
5 My Own Rabbit Hole by Mary Cook
6 Beauty Tarnished by Nicole Wian
7 Tribute by Christina Banks
8 Grace Behind Bars by Bryan Ridenour
9 You are Growing Up by Rachel Rudd
10 Didn't Count on Aida by Charla Diehl
11 Master Peace by Patricia Turner
12 The Nightmare by Pamela Kliewer
13 The Cycle of Life by Joy Bach
Tied for 14th Place:
Parabolic Lesson by Marlene Bonney
Looking Forward to the End by Kellie Henningsen
15 My Storybook Hero by Kimberly Michalski

TOP 15 LEVEL 4 - “BEGINNING AND END” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Four: 37 )

1 The Composition by Rachel Burkum
2 I am Chicken, Hear Me Roar by Michele Roach
3 Yahweh's Promise by Johnna Stein
4 Between the Rivers by Carol Slider
5 Justin Time by Shirley McClay
6 A Ball of String and a Smile by Debbie Roome
7 Nevah, Evah Done! * Gasp * by LauraLee Shaw
8 Until We Meet Again by Myrna Noyes
9 Forever Beginning by Lynda Schultz
10 Beyond the Obvious by Donna Emery
11 Lonely by Gerald Shuler
12 Now What Didn't I Do? By Lollie Hofer
13 Ellipsis … by Tim George
14 A Lot Can Happen in Twelve Hours by Kristen Hester
15 A Matter of Life from Death by Beth Muehlhausen

[Iam4Him]

Wow! Am I the first reply?
If this goes through,

CONGRATULATIONS!

I see a whole bunch of my favorite reads there-guess I haven't lost my good taste after all.

You guys are great writers!

Blessings to all,
Patty

[Greteg]

Way to go, everyone! Great writing!


Congrats, Joy!

<>< Margaret

[Gentle1]

Wow! My foray into sci-fi actually didn't do too badly! I am really surprised!

Anyway, congratulations to all those who placed on the Top 40 and Top 15 lists! I was so impressed with many of the entries this past week. There are lots of incredibly creative and talented people who participate in the Challenge!

Blessings,
Myrna Joy

[Philsjewel]

Boy was I surprised to see my name in the list again! It's been a long time. I was not expecting that at all. Wow, wow, wow...

OK, I'll come down off of cloud 9 now.

Congratulations everyone! I need to do some reading... I didn't do any this week, nor did I hint or throw a brick...

Again, congratulations everyone!

Hugs,
Pamela

[jjanoski]

I had to smile, because Lollie made the masters top 15 list, and she entered that level by accident. Good job Lollie!

Josh

[Deb Porter]

I had to smile, because Lollie made the masters top 15 list, and she entered that level by accident. Good job Lollie!

Josh

Must admit, I had a chuckle about that as well. A master most definitely in the making. I catch 99% of all slips into Masters, but Lollie slipped right by me. I think I thought she was meant to be there.

Love, Deb

[marylou]

Zowee-wowee everyone! Super-duper writing!

CONGRATULATIONS!

[PureJoy]

Congratulations everyone!!!

[dandelionflower]

Congrats Everyone!

Myrna--soooooo close!!!!!

[grandmalovesbabies]

Congratulations to all the winners. This was probably some of the best writing I've seen which make the stories a pleasure to read. Yeah, it was rather embarrassing to realize I put my story in the wrong category. I'll be there one of these days but also have to admit I have a few more things to learn first. Thanks for the encouraging words Joshua and Deb.




P.S. I'm glad I could make you chuckle...God DOES have a sense of humor for sure!

[itsjoanne]

It's WOOWOO time!! LOVE seeing all these names up here!!

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Congrats to ALL!

[beff]

Congrats writers!!!

[write4christ]

... to all of you who made it to top 40s and top 15s of your level! Good work!