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Highest Ranked Entries for UP AND DOWN

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:56 am
by Deb Porter
Hi Challengeers.

Now that our UP AND DOWN winners have had a little bit of time in the spotlight, it's time to give a cheer to all those who didn't quite make it to the top, but did very well. So if your entry appears on any of these lists, you deserve a pat on the back.

Love, Deb

TOP 40 - “UP AND DOWN” CHALLENGE

1 Among the Ancient by Michele Roach
2 War-faring by Laury Hubrich
3 Animal Husbandry by Lisa Mikitarian
4 He Is by Tim George
5 Private Mourning by Allison Egley
6 Lucy and Gerald's Adventure at 30,000 Feet by Kristen Hester
7 Riding Lessons by Shirley McClay
8 Springs of Gloom and Cheer by LauraLee Shaw
9 Not Amused by Karen Wilber
10 Cascading Despair, Artesian Grace by Beth Muehlhausen
11 Updown Hill: Semi-Detached to Let by Dee Yoder
12 Falling Up by Donna Emery
13 The Wave Walker by Melanie Kerr
14 A Day with Abba by Marita Thelander
15 Out of the Depths by Vincent Lyons
16 Minnow in a Minute by Sharon Laughter
17 Despicable! By Sharon Kane
18 All for Love by Glynis Becker
19 Bag Lessons by Rick Higginson
20 Visitors on a Summer Evening by Emily Gibson
21 Looking Up - Looking Down by John Elliott
22 A Race to the Sky by Karlene Jacobsen
23 Quink and Fadley in Quizzletown by Betty Castleberry
24 The Sights and Sounds of an Island Cruise by Tim Chezum
25 The Sackbut Player's Solo by Beth LaBuff
26 The Apprentice by Mick Dawson
27 Raptor! By Patricia Herchenroether
28 It's Not a Mother Goose Tale by Robyne Burke
29 Carved in My Soul by Debbie Roome
30 Spin Doctor by Carol Slider
31 The Humiliation and Exultation of Our Lord by Steve Fitschen
32 Afraid of Everything, But Dinosaurs by Jan Ackerson
33 Just You Wait by T Brumfield
34 Jumping Frijoles by Myrna Noyes
35 Glorious Hilltop by Rachel Burkum
36 Once More Forever by Regina Rupert
37 Heart-Cage by S Harricharan
38 The Great Escape by Glenda Lagerstedt
39 The Merry-Go-Round by Nancy Higginson
40 Angel Lace by Jim McWhinnie

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

1 Minnow in a Minute by Sharon Laughter
2 Raptor! By Patricia Herchenroether
3 The Merry-Go-Round by Nancy Higginson
4 Wait (Weight) by Stacy Ashby
5 Stop the Ride by Annita White
6 Welcome to Motherhood by Laura Pattillo
7 Soar High to Land by Lyn Ruth
8 Refreshed by Tracy Baird
9 The Story by Anna Raymond
10 Seesaw by Dalyn Woods
11 Voices of the Day by Cindy White
12 Evergreen by Pam Ford Davis
13 Supper by Gordon Lavoie
14 Ups and Downs at 10 by Charlene Reid
15 Ascend and Descend by Edmond Ng

TOP 10 LEVEL 2 - “UP AND DOWN” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Two: 21)
Top 10 only due to lower number of entries for this Level.

1 Looking Up - Looking Down by John Elliott
2 Once More Forever by Regina Rupert
3 Angel Lace by Jim McWhinnie
4 The Browning Initiative by Ruth Hayes
5 The Blue Shadow by Dorothy Adamek
6 Going Up by Cecile Hurst
7 Gather the Wind by Jan Cline
8 Fallen Superstars Anonymous: (A Twelve Step Program) by Coleene VanTilburg
9 Standing Strong by Deborah Belka
10 Self-Inflicted Injury by Vickie Buchanan

TOP 15 LEVEL 3 - “UP AND DOWN” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Three: 49 )

1 Out of the Depths by Vincent Lyons
2 All for Love by Glynis Becker
3 A Race to the Sky by Karlene Jacobsen
4 The Apprentice by Mick Dawson
5 It's Not a Mother Goose Tale by Robyne Burke
6 The Humiliation and Exultation of Our Lord by Steve Fitschen
7 Just You Wait by T Brumfield
8 Heart-Cage by S Harricharan
9 The Great Escape by Glenda Lagerstedt
10 Dear Diary by Ruth Ann Moore
11 How Hard the Mighty Fall by Diana Dart
12 An Uncomfortable Question by Bryan Ridenour
13 Blowing in the Wind by Carole Robishaw
14 Pup and Clown's Little Bladder Blessings by Henry Clemmons
15 Asleep in God's House by Carol Sprock

TOP 15 LEVEL 4 - “UP AND DOWN” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Four: 42 )

1 Among the Ancient by Michele Roach
2 War-faring by Laury Hubrich
3 Animal Husbandry by Lisa Mikitarian
4 He Is by Tim George
5 Private Mourning by Allison Egley
6 Lucy and Gerald's Adventure at 30,000 Feet by Kristen Hester
7 Riding Lessons by Shirley McClay
8 Springs of Gloom and Cheer by LauraLee Shaw
9 Not Amused by Karen Wilber
10 Cascading Despair, Artesian Grace by Beth Muehlhausen
11 Updown Hill: Semi-Detached to Let by Dee Yoder
12 Falling Up by Donna Emery
13 The Wave Walker by Melanie Kerr
14 A Day with Abba by Marita Thelander
15 Despicable! By Sharon Kane

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:58 am
by Ben_Poet
Congratulations, everyone! There were so many good stories and poems this week...

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:37 am
by jjanoski
I second what Ben said! Congratulations to everyone!

Josh

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:51 am
by dandelionflower
I waited up last night to see if my favorites that didn't make the top ten made the top 40, and was glad to see this morning many of them did.

Yet some are missing, which tells me the caliber of writing continues to go up and the judging keeps getting tougher.

Congratulations to everyone on the list. Dee, you got that dratted 11th place this week. I read your story this morning--it made for the most pleasant coffee-sipping time.

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:53 am
by PureJoy
Wow--congratulations to everyone. I see some stories there I want to check out.

:superhappy

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:46 am
by itsjoanne
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Wonderful, folks!!

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:20 am
by grandmalovesbabies
Congratulations to ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the winners! There were lots of good reads this week. (I didn't have time to read them all but the ones I did read were well-written.)
:bow

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:11 am
by srashmi
Congrats everyone! :)

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:27 pm
by ThreeDee
WOW! What a list. So many fantastic entries - my hat goes off to the judges. Must be a tough job, but we LOVE YOU!!

Special shout outs to Lisa - what an entry, I'm still smiling! And Karlene - awesome, awesome girl.

I still have many to read, but congrats to all! :P :P :P

Di Dart