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Hi Challengeers.

Well, it's time to give a bit of encouragement to all those who didn't quite make it to the top in the SUMMER Challenge, but still did very well. Give yourselves a pat on the back.

Love, Deb

TOP 40 - “SUMMER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries: 186 )

1 Oh, The Horror! By Michele Roach
2 100 Degrees F Is For the Birds by Patricia Herchenroether
3 A Symphony of Buttercups by Mariane Holbrook
4 Girl in a Blue Flowered Dress by Carol Slider
5 Scarifyingly Not Unpleasant by Catrina Bradley
6 Homage to Summer's Scintillating Swarms by Linda Payne
7 Summertime of My Soul by Donna Butler
8 War Games by Ruth Neilson
9 All the World's a Stage….. by Gregory Kane
10 Summer Magic by Shirley McClay
11 Something Like Light by Jan Ackerson
12 Sumer Gaols by Kristen Hester
13 Ice Cream and Possibilities by Beth Muehlhausen
14 Driving Books is My 'Fortay' by Anita Vander Elst
15 Monsoon by Margaret Villanueva
16 Summer of '64: Aunt Carol's Freckled Love by Dee Yoder
17 The Summer Box by Debbie Roome
18 The Perfect End by Marita Thelander
19 Summer Tapestry by Robyne Burke
20 Summer Smiles by Dolores Stohler
21 The Summertime Einstein Escapade by Lynda Schab
22 Merry Sunshine by Lynne Eliason
Tied for 23rd Place:
Summer Sun by Melanie Kerr
Betelgeuse by Loren Thomas
24 My Summer Gardener by Linda Boulanger
25 Just Another Season by Donna Emery
26 Pea Time by Judy Burford
27 Super Kate by Laury Hubrich
28 No More Teachers' Dirty Looks by Debra Martinez
29 Summertime Fever by Mary Lou Tiner
30 The Princess, Jesus, and Mrs. Upjohn by Marlene Bonney
31 Stacking the Hay by Emily Gibson
32 A Lightning Bug's Lesson by Bryan Ridenour
33 Summer of Grace by Pamela Kliewer
34 Girls' Summer Camp - A Leader Remembers by Margaret Kearley
35 The Summer of My Discontent by Nancy Tilson
36 A Snowflake in Summer by Matt Zink
37 How I Know My Mom Can't Count by Diana Dart
38 Heat, Humidity, and God's Own Timing by Genia Gilbert
39 But First the Snow by Sharon Laughter
40 Lessons at Kilometer 2.5 by Lynda Schultz

TOP 15 LEVEL 1 - “SUMMER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level One: 75 )

1 Monsoon by Margaret Villanueva
2 The Summer of My Discontent by Nancy Tilson
3 A Snowflake in Summer by Matt Zink
4 Summer of Our Years by Yvonne Osborne
5 It Was All Hers by Annita White
6 Eventual Disclosure by Kathryn Randall
7 The Cake and the Rake by Jackie Wilson
8 My Holly by DeWayne Bricker
9 Wishful Thinking by Ruth Desborough
10 The Swing by Kim Franklin
11 Nightmare on Easy Street by Tameshia Wiliams
12 Mostly We Laugh by Joanne Cordaro
13 Summer Storms by Connie Cusey
14 Lazy but Loved by Barbara Bouck
15 A Mother's Celebration by Lynn Harbison

TOP 5 LEVEL 2 - “SUMMER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Two: 33 )

1 Summertime of My Soul by Donna Butler
2 Summertime Fever by Mary Lou Tiner
3 Dear Kent by Darlene Wiesinger
4 The Vanderbleen Sign Wars by Pat Sipperly
5 A Summer of Ashes to Beauty by Lisa Harris
6 The Eternal Summer by Sherrie Coronas
Tied for 7th Place:
Sometimes the Locusts Come by Lisa Johnson
H e a t… by Susan Montaperto
8 The Slide by Paul Potenza
9 Gulley's Gap by Scarlett Farr
10 The Freedom and Innocence of Summer by Alan Zimmerman
11 Summer Night Thoughts Before Sleep by Linda Goergen
12 The Beginning of Summer by Amy Stanbury
13 Josh by Mary McLeary
14 Never Say Never by CJ Raney
15 A Fable Retold: The And and the Grasshopper by Allan Morelos

TOP 15 LEVEL 3 - “SUMMER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Three: 54 )

1 100 F Is For the Birds by Patricia Herchenroether
2 Driving Books is My 'Fortay' by Anita Vander Elst
3 Summer Tapestry by Robyne Burke
4 Summer Smiles by Dolores Stohler
5 Merry Sunshine by Lynne Eliason
6 My Summer Gardener by Linda Boulanger
7 Pea Time by Judy Burford
8 No More Teachers' Dirty Looks by Debra Martinez
9 The Princess, Jesus, and Mrs. Upjohn by Marlene Bonney
10 A Lightning Bug's Lesson by Bryan Ridenour
11 Summer of Grace by Pamela Kliewer
12 Girls' Summer Camp - A Leader Remembers by Margaret Kearley
13 Heat, Humidity, and God's Own Timing by Genia Gilbert
14 But First the Snow by Sharon Laughter
15 Those Were the Days by Jeanne Webster

TOP 15 LEVEL 4 - “SUMMER” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Four: 24 )

1 Oh, The Horror! By Michele Roach
2 A Symphony of Buttercups by Mariane Holbrook
3 Girl in a Blue Flowered Dress by Carol Slider
4 Scarifyingly Not Unpleasant by Catrina Bradley
5 Homage to Summer's Scintillating Swarms by Linda Payne
6 War Games by Ruth Neilson
7 All the World's a Stage….. by Gregory Kane
8 Summer Magic by Shirley McClay
9 Something Like Light by Jan Ackerson
10 Sumer Gaols by Kristen Hester
11 Ice Cream and Possibilities by Beth Muehlhausen
12 Summer of '64: Aunt Carol's Freckled Love by Dee Yoder
13 The Summer Box by Debbie Roome
14 The Perfect End by Marita Thelander
15 The Summertime Einstein Escapade by Lynda Schab

Congratulations to all the writers on the lists.

Jan, Jan, Jan--the detestable spot is yours this week.

And Kristen, quit hogging #12, would you?

Thanks for the comments you all left on my story this week. I really appreciate it.

Good job, Everyone! So many wonderful stories about my favorite season! Congratulations to all who placed.

And to all who didn't place, congratulations for entering yet again. Many will be (and have already been) blessed by your entry as well.


Connie

I just want to add my 2 cents about placing or not. Most of the time the stories I love best don't place. I don't know what that says about my ability to ever be a good judge but I am a reader so that counts for something!! I even pass some of them around to friends and they are just as surprised as me when a really good one does not win.

I have learned so much about myself by entering challenges that placing really is just tasty, yummy icing on the cake!!!

Beautiful and blessed work everyone.

Keep writing and put words to His Spirit.

farrslcpa wrote:I just want to add my 2 cents about placing or not. Most of the time the stories I love best don't place. I don't know what that says about my ability to ever be a good judge but I am a reader so that counts for something!!

It's always quite different when a person is using the rating sheet and has to stick to the rating criteria rather than just reading for pleasure. I think most of the judges would probably say it's an eye opener.

Just a quick thing about at least one really excellent entry last week. It had to be disqualified because it had been previously written. I thought at the time that some people may be surprised when it didn't win, at least in its level, so even things like that can change the outcome.

[edited in] Need to clarify here that the author of that excellent, disqualified entry was notified. So to all those who may be feeling a little paranoid, if you didn't hear from me, then it wasn't you.

Love, Deb

You've all done well! May God bless you all!

What a pleasant surprise to see my name in the top 40 and in the top 15 for my level! I didn't 'care' this week... and am learning not to most of the time, so when I do place it's an especially nice surprise.

A BIG congrats to everyone!!!

Hugs,
Pamela

farrslcpa wrote:I just want to add my 2 cents about placing or not. Most of the time the stories I love best don't place. I don't know what that says about my ability to ever be a good judge but I am a reader so that counts for something!! I even pass some of them around to friends and they are just as surprised as me when a really good one does not win.

Thanks for those encouraging words. I am feeling a bit disappointed so they are good to hear.

BUT to all those who placed, CONGRATULATIONS!
AND keep on keeping on! God bless you all!

CONGRATS to all!

Thrilled to find my own name up there. Shocked would be a better word for it, since it was waaayyyy out of my comfort zone and I think I got something called a meter totally wrong???? Oh well, it was a good discipline - truth to that rumour I heard from Eliza.

Di Dart

BreathFreshAir wrote:

farrslcpa wrote:
[edited in] Need to clarify here that the author of that excellent, disqualified entry was notified. So to all those who may be feeling a little paranoid, if you didn't hear from me, then it wasn't you.

Love, Deb

Oh man, I was hoping it was me. I would like for my entry to be called excellent, even though it was disqualified.

ETA:
Congrats to all who placed (sorry forgot to add that after my joke). There were some really great entries.

It's woowoo time!!

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Great job, folks!!

Congratulations everyone!!! I'm pleased as punch. I read many entries in my level AND below that assured me I'd be lower in this list. Thank you for your hard work judges, and for all my oh-so nice and encouraging comments on my story.

Congratulations!! Excellent work (as always!)

Congratulations, Everyone! Good work!