Shining Bright Monthly Contest Winners
        by Gabriella  (gabriellar45@Writing.Com)
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Proud Winners: Rising Stars Shining Bright Contest



ID: 1215871   (Rated: E)
Rising Stars Shining Brighter 
Contest for existing Rising Stars...Monthly award of "Shining Star" status.
by Tornado Day



February, 2007
ID: 1211456   (Rated: E)
If You Die Before Me 
"Shining Star" Recognition - Thoughts after the recent unexpected death of a friend.
by irisjustwrite has granddogger


March, 2007
Winner: Bernie Thomas

April, 2007
ID: 1485398   (Rated: E)
Insomnia 
To sleep perchance to dream..a past winner of the "Rising Stars Shining Brighter" contest.
by Jack Howarth


May, 2007
Winner:AntiBarbie

June, 2007
ID: 1280706   (Rated: E)
The Dance of a Dreamer 
To be a mom....
by Fleckin' 64778


July, 2007
ID: 1293220   (Rated: 13+)
Vapour Rub 
a story about the human bot fly
by puravida


September, 2007
ID: 1317481   (Rated: E)
SAIDism 
The bane of good dialogue.
by Ladyoz


October, 2007
ID: 1330095
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by Not Available.


November, 2007
ID: 1341799   (Rated: 13+)
Driftwood Tossed Ashore 
Winner of "Rising Stars Shining Brighter" for November 2007
by bluesky


March, 2008
ID: 1396170   (Rated: E)
Soon It Will Be They... 
Hearkening to Spring's Song... multiple verse Haiku/Senryu.
by Of Fire Born ~ welcome, 2012!

ID: 1396394   (Rated: E)
Still Grinning 
Sometimes, a father wins one.
by D. R. Prescott

ID: 1397787   (Rated: 18+)
A Shift in the Universe 
When one knows better, one does better.
by Nicki D89


April, 2008
ID: 1414837
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by Not Available.

ID: 1418178   (Rated: 18+)
The Whippoorwill 
A condemned prisoner's last morning.
by Lauriemariepea

ID: 1418505   (Rated: E)
Because You Cared for Me 
I found the way to free those words of love I dared not speak,because you cared for me.
by ShiShad


May, 2008
ID: 1424421   (Rated: E)
Departure 
My first poem inspired entirely by a photo. (Thank you for guidance, Lady Oz!)
by Carpageo

ID: 1422047
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by Not Available.

ID: 1424440   (Rated: E)
Boundaries 
Pardon me while I pack.
by Feeona Green


June, 2008
ID: 1434945   (Rated: 13+)
Mariposa 
Life is unbearable when all hope is lost.
by Nicki D89

ID: 1443119   (Rated: 13+)
When I see your son: Two Letters 
Sons of Alcoholics through the eyes of a social worker and a wife.
by SWPoet

ID: 1439475   (Rated: 13+)
THE HUSBAND 
The story of a suicide - Winner of the June, 2008 Shining Star Contest
by *Nita answers but no questions


July, 2008
ID: 1454214
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by Not Available.

ID: 1451875   (Rated: E)
In Dreams 
Love lives on, even after death...
by ~♥~Krysha~♥~

ID: 1454895   (Rated: 13+)
Chain Smoking at Midnight 
Looking back on my teenage years realizing that some habits haven't died.
by Nizza


August, 2008
ID: 1461946   (Rated: E)
Hear 
Learn to love what sustains us in so many ways, Alhumdolillah!
by aeroshika-5 yrs on wdc

ID: 1457621
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by Not Available.

ID: 1460745   (Rated: E)
Just-In-TIme-Jitesh 
A young boy tries hard to meet expectations.
by Just an Ordinary Jyo


September, 2008
ID: 1474631   (Rated: E)
"Her Eyes to See for Me" 
Tribute to a loving Mother who cared for me.
by embe

ID: 1478726   (Rated: E)
I Write 
Why do you write? These are the reasons I do. Come join me in the celebration of words.
by SWPoet

ID: 1472963
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by Not Available.



November, 2008

ID: 1498913   (Rated: E)
The Wisdom of Winter 
Who said Winter was the season of death and decline? I disagree. Find out why.
by SWPoet

ID: 1492488   (Rated: E)
One voter 
A thought on the 2008 U.S. election
by Ben Langhinrichs-quiet

ID: 1500496   (Rated: E)
Voices 
The world of men and matters affect us variously 3rd pl. RSSB Contest Circle of Sisters
by jaya


North Star Winners:
2007 bluesky
2008 Nicki D89


February, 2009
ID: 1528948   (Rated: ASR)
Willow 
imposing veiled tree of the Beltane born...
by NOVAcatmando


March, 2009
ID: 1539512   (Rated: ASR)
THE LADY ON THE CORNER, a narrative 
This is a narrative about a lady who spends a lot of time on the street corner.
by Maria Mize


April, 2009
Rayn's fam has strep!
Entry deleted

September, 2009
ID: 1599485   (Rated: E)
Old Log 
A naturist's kinship with a rotting log puts life, death and purpose in perspective.
by Blind Dreamer


October, 2009
ID: 1608779   (Rated: E)
The Truth of Life... 
Just how are our ideas concerning the truths of life formed?
by Robin ~ The Rhyme Maven :-)


November, 2009
ID: 1614487   (Rated: E)
Dare To Be 
A poem for my daughter... a prayer for all young women.
by HuntersMoon - Gone4Awhile



North Star Winners, 2009
ID: 1633450   (Rated: E)
My Oxygen 
Remembering the life and love she gave from one little molecule.
by Blind Dreamer

ID: 1634577   (Rated: E)
729 Painted Hands 
in Cueva de las Manos
by NOVAcatmando



February, 2010
ID: 1645465
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by Not Available.


March, 2010
ID: 1655114   (Rated: E)
My Little Green Conscience 
Entry for the Rising Stars Shining Brighter Contest March '10
by Indelibleink



April, 2010
ID: 1660630   (Rated: E)
Take Me To The River 
My father died and wanted to be cremated, his ashes scattered in the Big Sugar River.
by Bodee


May, 2010
ID: 1668604   (Rated: E)
Shrouded Joy 
I glimpsed joy close to me, shrouded quickly by sadness.
by SHEA


June, 2010
ID: 1678487   (Rated: E)
Yuletide 
Our first grandchild expected in December.
by Dennis Cardiff



August, 2010
Shooting Star Winner
ID: 1693926   (Rated: E)
Remember 
RISING STARS - SHOOTING STAR WINNER - The greatest your gift, your beautiful self...
by SHEA



September, 2010
ID: 1707533   (Rated: 18+)
Grief at My Kitchen Table 
A story of grief. Winner in 09/10 Rising Stars Shinning Brighter Monthly Contest..
by wizzie


October, 2010
ID: 1716300   (Rated: 13+)
My Half of Your Horizon 
From here to where the world ends and every inch between.
by A.T.B: Quillogistics


November, 2010
ID: 1722418   (Rated: 18+)
Release 
2010 Quill Nominee, 1st Place Rising Star, Passionate Mindscapes Gem of the Week
by Pat ~Rising Star Sapphire Aude


December, 2010
ID: 1732126
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by Not Available.



January, 2011

North Star Winner
ID: 1740756   (Rated: ASR)
Contemptible Fool... 
Proud winner of the yearly Rising Stars North Star Contest Sociopathic Tendencies Revealed
by Robin ~ The Rhyme Maven :-)


ID: 1829684   (Rated: E)
Winners, January North Star Contest 
List of Winners, January 2011 North Star Contest
by Gabriella



February, 2011
ID: 1751749   (Rated: 13+)
Beacons of Old 
On the importance of living life to the full.
by D_Fish Thx Aardvarkbark!



March, 2011
ID: 1756458   (Rated: 13+)
The Science of Beauty 
03 march 2011 14:57pm
by The Music Man



April, 2011
ID: 1762219   (Rated: E)
Flowers for Suzy  
(April 2011, Rising Stars Contest Winner) A deeply personal tale of a true love lost..
by Keaton Foster is Human


May, 2011
ID: 177689
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by Not Available.


1st Ever Points of Light Winner
ID: 1773004   (Rated: 13+)
A Lifetime to Realize 
It's taken a lifetime to realize love.
by Dennis Cardiff


June, 2011
ID: 1782785   (Rated: E)
Summer Quilt 
One of the routes we travelled most frequently during our five years in Poland.
by Worked to death - still going!


Closed July and August

September, 2011
ID: 1809665   (Rated: E)
Rising Again 
Written in remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
by Julie D


October, 2011
ID: 1817334   (Rated: E)
My Take on the Grail 
Thoughts on life
by celticsea


November, 2011
ID: 1822755   (Rated: E)
Window Reflections: Autumn on Gray 
Sometimes gray is necessary to make the colors seem even brighter...
by ~♥~Krysha~♥~


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  Group Gift Point Balance:  100 GPs

  Group Members: 49 Members

1. Gabriella

2. Tornado Day

3. blainecindy

4. irisjustwrite has granddogger

5. Jack Howarth

6. AntiBarbie - megamommies.com

7. Bernie Thomas

8. Fleckin' 64778

9. puravida

10. ~GG

11. Ladyoz

12. bluesky

13. Of Fire Born ~ welcome, 2012!

14. D. R. Prescott

15. Nicki D89

16. DragonBlue

17. Lauriemariepea

18. SWPoet

19. *Nita answers but no questions

20. Carpageo

21. GirlsNGlasses

22. Feeona Green

23. ~♥~Krysha~♥~

24. Nizza

25. aeroshika-5 yrs on wdc

26. Maria Mize

27. wiggy

28. NOVAcatmando

29. Rayn's fam has strep!

30. Just an Ordinary Jyo

31. embe

32. Blind Dreamer

33. ~Ellen~

34. Kay Jordan

35. Ben Langhinrichs-quiet

36. Morgan Adam Internet Problems!

37. HuntersMoon - Gone4Awhile

38. jaya

39. Robin ~ The Rhyme Maven :-)

40. Indelibleink

41. Dennis Cardiff

42. SHEA

43. Bodee

44. wizzie

45. A.T.B: Quillogistics

46. D_Fish Thx Aardvarkbark!

47. Pat ~Rising Star Sapphire Aude

48. The Music Man


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