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TOP 40 - “HMPH!” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries: 111 )

1 Everything You Left Behind by Carol Slider
2 That Sound: A Spousal Debate by William Price
3 For the Love of June by Lisa Mikitarian
4 Threads by Rachel Phelps
5 Yard of the Month by Beth LaBuff
6 Anyone for Golf? By Vincent Lyons
7 To Understand a Girl by Jackie Wilson
8 Scorned by Folakemi Emem-Akpan
9 Dreams of Youth by Patricia Turner
10 Training by Rachel Rudd
11 Forgiven by Gregory Kane
12 A Lesson from Lexie by Gina Fifo
13 And the Bride Sneezed by Sandra Petersen
14 Hell's Headquarters According to Henry by Bryan Ridenour
15 Dulcie's Last Hmph by Lynne Churchyard
16 The Trouble with Neighbours by Debbie Roome
17 Miss Flowerpot by Frances Judge
18 Would Jesus Spend Time with You? by Kate Oliver
19 Puppy Love by Marita Thelander
20 Mr. Humphrey's Angel by Beth Muehlhausen
21 Whatever by Phee Paradise
22 The Littlest Laborer by Dana McReynolds
23 Better Than That by Loren Thomas
24 The Truth of a Lie by Marita Vandertogt
25 The Hissy Fit by Brenda Shipman
26 Recess, Bribery, and Walls by Allison Egley
27 And the Cow Jumped Over the Harvest Moon by Ann Grover
28 The Strong Silent Type by Janny Wilson
29 Message To An Angry Child by Melanie Kerr
30 Language 101 by David Pendleton
31 The Blind Shall See by Marlene Bonney
32 Sermon Material by Sarah Elisabeth
33 Of Roux and Royalty by Karen Pourbabaee
34 Confidence Restored by Margaret Kearley
35 Startled! By Linda Payne
36 Samuel, Heard of God by Lu-Yee Millar
37 The Camel's Tale by Graham Starling
38 What's in a Name? by Ruth Ann Moore
39 A Tree Called Hmph by Mark Kinsman
40 A Bitter Heart by Erica Ndaguba


TOP 8 LEVEL 1 - “HMPH!” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level One: 24 )
Top 8 only due to low number of entries for this level.

1 The Strong Silent Type by Janny Wilson
2 Samuel, Heard of God by Lu-Yee Millar
3 A Tree Called Hmph by Mark Kinsman
4 Impossibilities by Kathie Epps
5 Why Me, God? By Daniel Kane
6 Things that Make You Go Hmph! by Matthew Coleman
7 Did You Say, Angels? By Anne Rene' Capp
8 Tradition Transgressions by Pam Ford Davis


TOP 5 LEVEL 2 - “HMPH!” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Two: 11 )
Top 5 only due to low number of entries for this level.

1 The Littlest Laborer by Dana McReynolds
2 Language 101 by David Pendleton
3 Mr. Bull Frog's Timely Transfer by Marijo Phelps
4 Painful Reminders by Kelli Bean
5 A Troubling Self Discovery by Ruth Thoutenhoofd


TOP 15 LEVEL 3 - “HMPH!” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Three: 42 )

1 Dreams of Youth by Patricia Turner
2 Training by Rachel Rudd
3 A Lesson from Lexie by Gina Fifo
4 Dulcie's Last Hmph by Lynne Churchyard
5 Would Jesus Spend Time with You? by Kate Oliver
6 Whatever by Phee Paradise
7 The Hissy Fit by Brenda Shipman
8 Sermon Material by Sarah Elisabeth
9 Of Roux and Royalty by Karen Pourbabaee
10 The Camel's Tale by Graham Starling
11 A Bitter Heart by Erica Ndaguba
12 The Contemporary Concordance by Connie Dixon
13 Time for Tea and Cookies by Carole Robishaw
14 Put Your Big Girl Panties On by Lisa Harris
15 Beauty if Fleeting But…. By Linda Boulanger


TOP 15 LEVEL 4 - “HMPH!” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Four: 34 )

1 Everything You Left Behind by Carol Slider
2 That Sound: A Spousal Debate by William Price
3 For the Love of June by Lisa Mikitarian
4 Threads by Rachel Phelps
5 Yard of the Month by Beth LaBuff
6 Anyone for Golf? By Vincent Lyons
7 To Understand a Girl by Jackie Wilson
8 Scorned by Folakemi Emem-Akpan
9 Forgiven by Gregory Kane
10 And the Bride Sneezed by Sandra Petersen
11 Hell's Headquarters According to Henry by Bryan Ridenour
12 The Trouble with Neighbours by Debbie Roome
13 Miss Flowerpot by Frances Judge
14 Puppy Love by Marita Thelander
15 Mr. Humphrey's Angel by Beth Muehlhausen

Congratulations, everyone!

Good job you all!

Ah, me and the cute couple made it to the top 40

So many familar names, special shout outs to Lynne and Gina and Ruth Anne...awesome job all!


And right up there where you belong Rachel P.

Congratulations to the winners! Great to see so many friends in the lists!

Sarah Elizabeth,
Thank you for commenting on my entry Whatever. I hadn't even bothered to look at the top 40 because I knew this one wouldn't make it. The ones I thought would, never did.

I'm very surprised!

Phee

It's Gregory's turn in the "bridesmaid" (or man) position. Congratulations to everyone--many wonderful stories.

It's great to see everyone listed here! Congrats, writers!

dandelionflower wrote:It's Gregory's turn in the "bridesmaid" (or man) position.

Not another eleventh place!!! One more week to try for that elusive top ten placing. But, hey, I've had a lot of fun this quarter.

I notice that we have four men in the top fifteen. Good to see the guys making a come-back.

Gregory

PS I don't think I've ever been called a bridesmaid before

Greghory wrote:I notice that we have four men in the top fifteen. Good to see the guys making a come-back.

Could not agree more, Gregory. I'm always delighted to see the men make it to the top. Great to see Sir William up there, and Aussie Vince is a really quiet achiever. Well done, guys!

Love, Deb

I just wanted to say thank you for the 1st place beginner award. I log in everyday and read all the comments and read others and I was convinced that I just didn't "get" what the judges were looking for. I decided to take wow week off so I didn't set myself up for disappointment. I had to re-evaluate how to be patient and accept that it might take a long time and most wouldn't be wins. The joy should be in the creative outlet. Out of curiosity of who did end up winning I logged on late last night and couldn't believe my eyes! Not only did I place but I got 1st?! I honestly don't ever remember being that shocked.

I made my husband come look to make sure I wasn't imagining it. My favorite part was how genuinely proud of me he was that I stuck my neck out and tried something new. That was a great moment for both of us huddled around the laptop. Thanks for that neat memory and the vote of confidence to keep honing my skills!

Well Rainy it seems you're not a wash out after all...


I know I know puns this late in the morning are not a good thing.

You did good and it shows, just don't give up. The Challenge is for building that skill. A man could build a house without training, but it might not look so good when finished. With any skill you need to work on it. getting to where you can write to a topic request and deadline is a hard thing, at least to some people, and we need to keep at it til we get it right.

You made a good start. Sometimes you win, others you don't, but never get discouraged.

Sooo many wonderful names up there. Time for one of my favorite rituals!

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Great job, folks!

RainyDayWriter wrote:I just wanted to say thank you for the 1st place beginner award. I log in everyday and read all the comments and read others and I was convinced that I just didn't "get" what the judges were looking for. I decided to take wow week off so I didn't set myself up for disappointment. I had to re-evaluate how to be patient and accept that it might take a long time and most wouldn't be wins. The joy should be in the creative outlet. Out of curiosity of who did end up winning I logged on late last night and couldn't believe my eyes! Not only did I place but I got 1st?! I honestly don't ever remember being that shocked.

I made my husband come look to make sure I wasn't imagining it. My favorite part was how genuinely proud of me he was that I stuck my neck out and tried something new. That was a great moment for both of us huddled around the laptop. Thanks for that neat memory and the vote of confidence to keep honing my skills!

Awesome, Janny! I think 99.9% of FaithWriters have been in exactly that same position. ...and you also made the top 40!!!

Stupendous writing everyone.

Congratulations All!!!