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Contest Submissions
Folder containing my submissions to contests.
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This folder holds everything that I submit to writing.com contests.

Portfolio -> Contest Submissions

Awardicon Items   [E]   23 Items
I keep all the stories, poems and essays that have received awardicons in this folder

First Place   [E]   1 Items
Folder containing my writings that have received first place in contests.

Second Place   [E]   2 Items
Folder containing my writings that have received second place in contests.

Third Place   [E]   4 Items
Folder containing my writings that have received third place in contests.

Honorable Mentions   [E]   6 Items
Folder containing my writings that have received honorable mention in contests.

Why is it so hard to say Good-bye?  [E]   0.4 KB
You fumble with that fearful word

Friggatriskaidekaphobia  [ASR]   0.5 KB
Fear of Friday the Thirteenth

Writing Form Poetry  [E]   0.5 KB
Helps overcome writer’s block

Nature’s Vignettes  [E]   0.8 KB
Poetic Inspiration

The Honey scented Soul  [E]   0.6 KB
Produced through tests

How to Eat a Chocolate Easter Bunny  [E]   0.7 KB
A solid chocolate bunny

Saturday Prayer Meeting  [E]   0.6 KB
Two Different Approaches to Prayers

Springtime Writing  [E]   0.5 KB
This started as a poem about springtime

Memories Carried in the Wind  [E]   0.3 KB
I grew up in Oklahoma

Daffodil Laughter  [E]   1.0 KB
Listen to the joy of flowers

Of Cities and Wild Flowers  [E]   0.4 KB
Concrete covered cities hide

Mushroom Circles  [ASR]   0.3 KB
Fairy Footprints

April Winds  [E]   0.3 KB
Las Vegas 2012

Starlight’s Journey  [E]   0.3 KB
Through the depths of space

An Author’s Dilemma  [E]   1.2 KB
Too many distractions

Waiting in Traffic  [E]   0.5 KB
With an Overactive Imagination

Never on Sunday  [E]   0.7 KB
Memories of Laundry Day

Waiting in line a terrifying Thought  [E]   0.4 KB
Waiting in line is my pet peeve

Cat Fight  [ASR]   0.6 KB
Transforms a peaceful night

Spiritual Echoes  [E]   0.4 KB
Morning Meditations

In an Apple Orchard  [E]   0.5 KB
The Woodpecker and the Farmers

Prayer Beads assist Meditation & Prayer  [E]   0.5 KB
Prayer and meditation are spiritual necessities

Meditation on the Tree of Life  [E]   0.5 KB
Standing in paradise

Seeking and Finding  [E]   0.5 KB
Searching for the light

Evening Inspiration  [E]   0.3 KB
Inspiring my muse

Asleep on Christmas Eve  [E]   0.4 KB
This is why Santa needs an air horn

Sit in the sunshine  [E]   0.4 KB
Light medicine

A note written by my mother  [E]   1.8 KB
I want to live to be 100

Of Flies and Sweet Tea  [E]   0.3 KB
Sweet tea full of energy

Vacation Dreaming  [E]   0.4 KB
I need a vacation

New Year’s Campout  [13+]   0.9 KB
The reassuring echoes

A chocolate French vanilla cone  [E]   0.5 KB
I like both chocolate and French vanilla ice cream

Spring is in the air  [E]   0.4 KB
In Las Vegas on Thursday, March 15, 2012

Acrostic Poem: Moderator  [E]   0.5 KB
An Acrostic for Moderator

Consuming light  [E]   0.6 KB
Without light we would not exis

After my Optometrist Appointment  [E]   0.3 KB
He diagnosed me with Glaucoma

Meditation on Blue  [E]   0.4 KB
Blue is the color of the soul

Worry and Guilt in the morning  [E]   0.3 KB
Sometimes you wake up and can’t forget the past

Where has all the laughter gone?  [E]   0.7 KB
A poem about financial worries

Salvation  [E]   0.5 KB
Love of God generates faith and joy

My Neighbor’s Yard  [E]   0.3 KB
He does his own yard work

A Windy Day in Las Vegas  [ASR]   0.3 KB
Inspired by a local news story

A Leaf in the Wind  [E]   0.5 KB
A cottonwood leaf in an autumn storm

Junk Yard  [E]   0.2 KB
What memories do these cars hide?

A Pain Free Morning  [E]   0.3 KB
Sometimes the pain goes away at dawn

Cat and Mouse  [ASR]   0.4 KB
Even pets play this game

Listening for Laughter  [E]   0.5 KB
A caregiver’s morning

Infrastructure chaos  [E]   1.3 KB
America’s Infrastructure a chaotic situation

Relocated, At Owners Expense  [E]   0.3 KB
A Euphemism for Towed

Love  [E]   1.0 KB
An aspect of care giving

Wasting Time Waiting  [E]   0.3 KB
He who seeks shall find

A Predator’s Humiliation  [E]   0.7 KB
Lion attacks Zebra, rolls over Zebra’s back, & onto ground in front of Zebra

The Reason for Sasquatch Sightings  [E]   0.7 KB
Destruction of the environment affects all of Earth’s Creatures

Alzheimer’s Curse  [ASR]   0.4 KB
More the just short-term memory lose

Nightmare or Just a Dream  [ASR]   1.5 KB
Was this an idea for a story?

Advice to the Seeker about Prayer  [E]   0.9 KB
Always expect an answer

Spiritual Transformation  [E]   0.8 KB
The challenge each soul faces

Memories  [E]   0.3 KB
My Grandma Darbe baked her own bread

A Daily Blessing  [E]   0.4 KB
Dawn comes each day

I can’t go home  [E]   1.1 KB
Homesick at 65

Rachel’s Coffee Mug  [13+]   4.3 KB
Coffee Mug introduces Rachel

Mother Nature Knows  [ASR]   0.7 KB
Only Humanity has a choice

Peacemakers  [ASR]   0.8 KB
Chocolate and Coffee

Incident at a Roadside Zoo  [ASR]   1.7 KB
Tiger, artist, witnesses, and zookeeper

Love and Chocolate  [E]   0.4 KB
Divine Gifts

The Lover’s Journey  [13+]   1.1 KB
A mystic love poem

Anticipation  [E]   0.7 KB
Love is a waiting game

Sweetheart  [ASR]   0.8 KB
Saint Valentine’s Day gifts and activities

A Happy Weekend  [E]   0.9 KB
Saturday and Sunday

Unicorn Tears  [E]   0.6 KB
Melt even the coldest heart

Fourth Place   [E]   1 Items
This folder contains items that have received fourth place in contests

Encouragement  [E]   0.7 KB
Remembering walking home from school

Rich versus Poor in 2012  [ASR]   0.3 KB
A nonpartisan observation

A Mild Winter  [E]   0.3 KB
In Las Vegas, Nevada

Making and selling Lemonade  [E]   0.4 KB
You have to plant the orchard first

A Sleepless Night  [E]   0.6 KB
Sometimes insomnia is not the issue

A Note to My Muse  [E]   0.5 KB
A request for assistance

Overcoming Fear  [E]   0.2 KB
My Soul grows wings

Sorrow, Hope, Faith, and Prayer  [13+]   0.8 KB
A poem about death and immortality

First Contact  [E]   0.7 KB
A past Alien encounter

A Sock Dilemma  [E]   0.6 KB
A pair of mismatched socks

The letter X symbolizes the Unknown  [E]   0.7 KB
A poem about the human soul

The Beloved in Prison  [E]   0.8 KB
Moved the faithful to prayer

Dear Me  [13+]   2.3 KB
My Writing Goals for 2012

The Dual nature of a human being  [E]   0.8 KB
Body and Soul

If all the world were Peaceful  [E]   0.4 KB
A modern Nursery Rhyme

Advice on Writing Poetry  [E]   0.3 KB
Listen to your inner poet

An Over Abundance of Stress  [E]   0.5 KB
Will cause Writer’s Block

Darkness Lies  [E]   0.4 KB
The lies of depression

Zombies in Suburbia  [ASR]   0.5 KB
Gates do not stop Zombies

Winter Dawn  [E]   0.3 KB
Morning in Las Vegas

Chocolate Lover’s Feast  [E]   0.5 KB
Chocolate is the food of the gods

Medication Meditation  [E]   0.5 KB
Taking my meds a daily ritual

Morning Prayers  [E]   0.6 KB
Starting the day off right

Poet’s Block  [E]   0.3 KB
Unable to come up with an idea

Vessel of your desire  [ASR]   1.4 KB
Thoughts on the immortality of the human soul

Recalling Early Childhood Memories  [E]   0.5 KB
The years were longer then

Roller Skating Accident  [ASR]   0.4 KB
A memory from my childhood

Meditation  [E]   0.3 KB
Learning to let go

Thoughts on the New Year  [E]   0.6 KB
Don’t be afraid of the future

New Day  [E]   0.3 KB
Dawn Thoughts

Prayer  [E]   0.4 KB
Thoughts on the subject

The Cost of Good Luck  [ASR]   0.9 KB
A Blackeyed Peas Feast

Good-bye 2011  [E]   0.4 KB
The end of an interesting year

Santa Clause is Real  [E]   0.3 KB
Inspired by an article about NORAD tracking Santa

Winter Night Thoughts  [E]   0.7 KB
I am looking forward to spring

Christmas Candle  [E]   0.5 KB
Inspired by my Mother’s Secret Santa

A Full Moon on Christmas Night  [E]   0.6 KB
A Childhood Memory

Pandemic  [18+]   0.7 KB
Inspired by the H5N1 virus research

2012  [18+]   0.8 KB
The year of humanity’s rebirth

The Impetus for Creation  [ASR]   0.3 KB
The reason the Universe exist

Overcoming Fears  [E]   0.5 KB
Faith Empowers

Things that go Bump in the night  [E]   0.7 KB
Is it the cat?

A Cloudy Sunday Morning  [E]   0.8 KB
December 18, 2011

The Perfect Car  [E]   0.3 KB
Inspired by a used car commercial

Invasion of the Shape Changers  [E]   0.7 KB
Inspired by the Oleanders in my yard

Deer Fish  [E]   0.3 KB
Inspired by a Christmas commercial

Relaxing during the Holiday season  [E]   1.0 KB
Don’t overstress the celebration

Santa Wears Purple Crocs  [E]   0.5 KB
A Christmas Limerick

Randomized Christmas Memories  [E]   1.0 KB
Not in Chronological Order

Decorating the Tree  [E]   1.0 KB
Inspired by childhood memories

Christmas is a Time for Giving  [E]   0.3 KB
Remember the less fortunate

A Merry Christmas  [E]   0.4 KB
Is more then just gifts

Christmas Expectation  [E]   0.3 KB
Inspiration a Christmas memory

Las Vegas Haiku  [E]   0.2 KB
Thursday, December 01, 2011

Sneeze Etiquette  [E]   0.4 KB
Say Bless You

Crop Circle Armada  [E]   0.6 KB
Fields of grain alien artists canvases

Good-Bye  [E]   0.4 KB
Inspired by a sour stomach

Lament At the end of the year  [E]   0.2 KB
A Clogyrnach Poem

Going Home  [E]   0.8 KB
Isn’t Always Easy

Dawn  [E]   0.3 KB
in Las Vegas, Nevada

Epiphany  [E]   0.5 KB
Gaining Knowledge of self

Dream Interpretation  [E]   0.3 KB
Rhyming Allitersen Poem

Autumn  [E]   0.3 KB
A Pleiades Poem

One Day at a Time  [E]   0.8 KB
Is all it takes to accomplish a goal

Love at First Sight  [13+]   1.2 KB
Or just a lightning strike

On Halloween Night  [ASR]   0.9 KB
Zombies and Werewolves beg for treats

Snow’s B-Day Bash Blogging Buddies Blog  [18+]   5 Entries
Blog for the WDC Birthday Bash Blog Relay

Memories of my Mother  [ASR]   1.1 KB
My mother has Alzheimer’s disease

Finally Spring!  [E]   0.7 KB
After a long cold winter

Going Home  [ASR]   0.3 KB
Death is an open door

Another Time and Place  [ASR]   0.7 KB
A Childhood memory

A Prism  [E]   0.9 KB
Creating a rainbow

Sara and Mort  [13+]   3.7 KB
Sara returns home with an inheritance

The Obelisk on the Bridge  [13+]   2.0 KB
Captain Kick finds a mystery on the bridge

The Anniversary Gift  [13+]   2.8 KB
A creative anniversary gift

Winter in Las Vegas  [E]   2.0 KB
A shaped poem

Bad Things you did as a kid  [13+]   0.6 KB
March entry for Part A of listography contest

Our Souls Know  [E]   0.6 KB
The Art of Fogettting

Stranded in a snowstorm  [E]   1.5 KB
Memories of the biggest snowstorm of my childhood

Clumsy Joe  [E]   0.2 KB
Poor Joe needs to find another career

A Tree Called Eden  [E]   4.0 KB
The oak tree stood alone at the top of a green knoll

The Ember in December  [E]   0.5 KB
A Christmas Miracle

The Ember in November  [ASR]   0.6 KB
Things I am Grateful for

Choosing Faith  [18+]   0.8 KB
Change requires us to remove the armor of our fears

COLORS OF FALL  [ASR]   0.6 KB
A lone cottonwood stood in my grandparents’ front yard

Writing.com Creation Myth  [E]   7.7 KB
This is a children’s fantasy story about writing.com

Remember Me  [ASR]   0.7 KB
Even though you can’t see me

Aardvark Ears  [ASR]   0.3 KB
Sounds can generate fear

The Wind in the Trees  [E]   0.5 KB
Remembering the sound of the ocean

Post Apocalyptic Haikus   [13+]   0.5 KB
One version of the future

The Path of Faith  [13+]   0.7 KB
Isn’t an easy trail to walk

Interviewing Rodger  [E]   3.5 KB
Rodger has some weird beliefs about digesting food

Game Over  [E]   0.6 KB
Does the game ever end?

Home is where I hang my heart  [E]   0.3 KB
Blank Verse country song/poem

Growing Up: 2010 Earth Day Poem  [E]   0.6 KB
Humanity becoming an adult

Just a Touch of Spring  [E]   0.4 KB
An early spring morning in Las Vegas

Meditations on Ireland  [ASR]   0.4 KB
Random Thoughts on Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day

Washing Dishes  [ASR]   0.8 KB
The beauty of washing dishes

A Piece of My Heart  [ASR]   0.7 KB
Home is a town in Oklahoma

Winter’s Wake  [E]   0.8 KB
In spring nature mourns the passing of winter

Listening to Raindrops  [E]   0.2 KB
A Burns Stanza about childhood memories

New Year Dreaming  [E]   0.5 KB
My dreams of a joyous New Year

Breakfast on Christmas morning  [E]   0.9 KB
My Grandmother Ate the Heels of the Bread

Thanksgiving Dinner  [E]   1.0 KB
Thoughts on a modern traditional family Thanksgiving

An Abundant Thanksgiving Box  [E]   0.8 KB
Gratitude is an Attitude

Turkey Day  [ASR]   0.8 KB
Taking Gratitude out of Thanksgiving

Thanks for Thanksgiving  [E]   0.6 KB
Holiday Special

Memories of Fall  [ASR]   0.7 KB
Memories of an Oklahoma Childhood

Falling off Cloud Nine  [13+]   0.6 KB
Winning and losing in love

Walking on the Beach  [13+]   1.1 KB
Life is full of small frustrations

Nine Wishes  [E]   1.5 KB
A Genie gives nine wishes in honor of writing.com

Fountain of Youth  [18+]   0.7 KB
Everything has a price

Fall Leaves and Memories  [13+]   0.6 KB
Another bitter love poem

Autumn in Las Vegas  [E]   0.3 KB
The wind chill factor in a tourist city

On the Bus  [ASR]   0.6 KB
Overheard conversation on a city bus

Mid-August Dawn  [E]   0.1 KB
In the middle of August dawn moves me

Main Character Speaks to Author  [E]   0.4 KB
Who should be telling this story, anyway?

Sad Country Song  [ASR]   0.5 KB
I always like singing along with country songs

A Sunflower Speaks  [E]   0.6 KB
A sunflower explains its relationship to the sun

Con Artist Raccoon  [E]   0.1 KB
Haiku for Writer’s Cramp August 10, 2009

Grandpa’s Last Sunset  [ASR]   0.3 KB
I was with my Grandfather when at the end

Amber Leaves  [13+]   0.7 KB
A cottonwood tree stood in my Grandparents’ front yard

Las Vegas Summer  [E]   0.1 KB
Written for Haiku Contest

GETTIN' OLD IS NOT FOR SISSIES!  [13+]   0.7 KB
Contest Submission for senior forum

Recipe for Success: A Limerick  [E]   0.2 KB
How joining writing.com changed one writer’s menu

The Risk of Failure  [13+]   1.8 KB
This is essential to success

Write On  [E]   0.4 KB
An Acrostic Poem about writing

Lightning and Rainbows  [ASR]   0.8 KB
These two natural phenomena are partners in my mind.

Brewing Coffee  [E]   0.7 KB
What does brewing coffee sound like?

Spring Romance  [ASR]   0.2 KB
A Dodoitsu celebrating the first day of spring

Coffee and Chocolate  [E]   0.5 KB
My favorite breakfast on a winter morning

Winter in at my Grandparent’s House  [E]   0.4 KB
Remembering the winter’s of my childhood

Survival Increases Strength  [18+]   0.9 KB
What Should Have Destroyed My Spirit Made it Stronger

Coffee Dreams  [18+]   0.6 KB
Coffee is a part of my life and becomes part my dreams

Winter in Las Vegas  [E]   1.2 KB
The difference between the way locals and tourist perceive the weather

The Gem of Divine Virtue  [E]   1.0 KB
God’s gift the soul’s ability to reflect divine qualities

If I Could Choose  [E]   0.6 KB
Family memories are composed of the five senses

Frozen Desires  [13+]   0.5 KB
A cemetery on a winter’s day

My Grandfather Drank Coffee  [E]   0.9 KB
I learned to drank “Cowboy Coffee” from my Grandfather

The Best Gift  [13+]   1.3 KB
What is the best birthday gift one can give? (38 Lines)

A Storm Never Lasts  [E]   0.5 KB
Written for Round 14 of the Kansaspoet Contest

Sheaves of Grain  [E]   0.9 KB
Created for Option Contest for a Blessing of Lughasadh

Hauntings in Nevada and California  [18+]   1.2 KB
Do places replay memories of the past?

Independence Day Liturgy  [E]   0.7 KB
An Independence Day Prayer for Earth

In Heaven  [E]   0.8 KB
What awaits the soul when it passes into the next world?

Black Isn't  [E]   0.4 KB
Written for Lexi’s Poetry Challenge round 36.

Blessed Be  [E]   0.4 KB
Written for Lexi’s Poetry Challenge round 36.

A Trick of the Morning Light  [E]   0.6 KB
There is an Ent-wife in my yard.

This Is Islam  [E]   1.1 KB
Created for This Is Islam contest.

The Survivors  [13+]   0.5 KB
The survivors of Armageddon rebuild.

The First Day of Might  [ASR]   0.6 KB
The results of a walking meditation.