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Contest Submissions

by Prosperous Snow

Rated: E | Folder | Other | #978818

Folder containing my submissions to contests.

This folder holds everything that I submit to writing.com contests.

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Awardicon Items

Rated: E | Fantasy | #1377643

I keep all the stories, poems and essays that have received awardicons in this folder

FOLDER

First Place

Rated: E | Contest | #1006915

Folder containing my writings that have received first place in contests.

FOLDER

Second Place

Rated: E | Other | #1006917

Folder containing my writings that have received second place in contests.

FOLDER

Third Place

Rated: E | Other | #1006919

Folder containing my writings that have received third place in contests.

FOLDER

Honorable Mentions

Rated: E | Other | #994299

Folder containing my writings that have received honorable mention in contests.

FICTION

Endangered Species

Rated: 18+ | Sci-fi | #1934037

Human are an endangered species

POETRY

The Nightingale's Love of the Rose

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1934003

The Nightingale proclaims his enjoyment of the rose

SHORT STORY

City Vampire

Rated: 18+ | Fantasy | #1933725

The city is toxic

POETRY

Memorial Day Ceremonies

Rated: ASR | Military | #1933014

A flag waves above each granite marker

SHORT STORY

Insomniac

Rated: 18+ | Fantasy | #1932660

Why can't I love you?

POETRY

Beyond the Range of Visible Light

Rated: ASR | Emotional | #1932259

You have sailed past the point of no return

SHORT STORY

Winter in Post Hole, Arizon

Rated: 18+ | Fantasy | #1931639

Crack the Shutters

FICTION

Fish Do Not Have Feathers

Rated: ASR | Contest Entry | #1931623

A Blended Family Story

SHORT STORY

No Easy Way Out

Rated: 18+ | Fantasy | #1930579

There is no easy way out of Oak Meadows.

SHORT STORY

Lilly and the Vampire

Rated: 18+ | Fantasy | #1929684

Calvin Parker returns home

POETRY

It's Springtime and I'm Feeling Antsy

Rated: E | Nature | #1928029

Is this spring fever I am feeling?

POETRY

An Encounter with Depression and Fear

Rated: 13+ | Other | #1927127

Random threads dangle from memory's web

POETRY

Insomnia

Rated: E | Experience | #1926978

A Quatern: I lay staring at the ceiling

POETRY

Blinders

Rated: E | Inspirational | #1926696

Written for Project Write World round 15

POETRY

No Easter Bunny

Rated: E | Holiday | #1926518

The Food Police versus the Easter bunny

POETRY

View from the back of a Pick-up Truck

Rated: E | Philosophy | #1925914

Focusing on the past

POETRY

Where the World Bleeds White

Rated: 13+ | Romance/Love | #1924595

I listen for the echoes of your voice

POETRY

Saint Patrick's Day Limerick

Rated: E | Holiday | #1924252

Saint Patrick, the leprechaun, and the snake

POETRY

The Harzards of De-cluttering

Rated: ASR | Comedy | #1923143

Joe de-cultters

POETRY

Valet Limerick

Rated: E | Comedy | #1923119

The reason this girl parks cars

POETRY

A Clock Watcher loses track of time

Rated: E | Technology | #1922523

Where did the time go?

POETRY

Vernal Equinox

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1922200

My entry in Senior Center Forum Contest - 28 lines

POETRY

March Winds Roar

Rated: 13+ | Folklore | #1921964

Fanciful etymology of March a septet

POETRY

The Perfect Dinner

Rated: 13+ | Comedy | #1921641

I fixed your favorite meal

POETRY

Mudd's Spud

Rated: E | Comedy | #1921589

Star Trek Clerihew

POETRY

The Cloak of Time

Rated: 13+ | Women's | #1919662

A poem of transformation

POETRY

Not an Ordinary Tourist

Rated: E | Travel | #1919421

What is former President Bill Clinton doing in Amsterdam?

FICTION

With love from your secret admirer

Rated: 18+ | Holiday | #1919393

Who left the roses and the chocolates?

POETRY

A Chocolate Valentine's Day

Rated: E | Holiday | #1919258

Chocolate is the best part of Valentine's Day

SHORT STORY

Unlucky Edna

Rated: 18+ | Friendship | #1919069

A friend takes Edna on vacation to a casino

FICTION

Where are we

Rated: 13+ | Sci-fi | #1919047

"Nobody knows we are here"

SHORT STORY

The Truth about Restaurant Food

Rated: 18+ | Food/Cooking | #1918765

Prologue to the Biography of Sybilla True Chef

FICTION

Lydia's Decision

Rated: 13+ | Sci-fi | #1918752

Was it really Lydia's decision?

SHORT STORY

What's my name?

Rated: 18+ | Family | #1918581

To remember or not to remember that is the question

FICTION

Never let barking dogs howl

Rated: 18+ | Animal | #1918575

Misty's barking wakes Margret up at 1 A.M.

SHORT STORY

How I sprouted wings

Rated: 18+ | Fantasy | #1918431

Ophelia Wallrun tells her story

FICTION

The Birthday Present

Rated: 13+ | Fantasy | #1918414

Gorden unlocks his Uncle Roy's sea chest

POETRY

Fear of the dark

Rated: 13+ | Women's | #1917672

Word: atavistic - 19 lines

POETRY

Punxsutawney Phil's Oversleeps

Rated: E | Holiday | #1916862

The reason Phil was late for work

FICTION

The Red Dragon's Castle

Rated: 13+ | Fantasy | #1916775

Prince Holland forgot something

POETRY

Love and Regrets

Rated: 18+ | Relationship | #1916428

I listened to the music of my heart

FICTION

Of Robots and Coffee

Rated: 13+ | Sci-fi | #1916381

Some robots don't know how to make a good cup of coffee

FICTION

The Quilt Block

Rated: ASR | Family | #1916008

Three names on a quilt block

FICTION

Outsider

Rated: 13+ | Family | #1915766

"you don't belong here"

POETRY

Murphy's Vacation

Rated: 13+ | Travel | #1915591

The bus was late

POETRY

Not a Whisper is Heard

Rated: E | Medical | #1914421

Laryngitis in the extreme

FICTION

The Blizzard of 2056

Rated: ASR | Sci-fi | #1914346

The wind moaned scratching at the window pane

POETRY

The Woman in White

Rated: 18+ | Ghost | #1913614

Love's knot clutched in her hand

POETRY

Lost in the Words

Rated: E | Writing | #1913463

Reading poetry I loose track of the time

FICTION

Pretend You Enjoy It

Rated: 18+ | Hobby/Craft | #1913257

Husband's new hobby

FICTION

The Copper Kettle

Rated: ASR | Fanfiction | #1913041

"Think of it as a scavenger hunt, Mr. Spock," Kirk said.

POETRY

In the end, it didn't matter.

Rated: E | Inspirational | #1912932

The only thing that matters is faith.

FICTION

The Hazards of Flying Dragons

Rated: 13+ | Fantasy | #1912803

What happens when a dragon flies over your garden

FICTION

The Flea Coat

Rated: 13+ | Women's | #1912386

Revenge takes many forms

FICTION

Nonnative Species

Rated: E | Animal | #1912068

"You should have seen the one that got away."

POETRY

Where are my keys?

Rated: E | Experience | #1911960

I don't remember where I put my keys

FICTION

The Star Pillar

Rated: 13+ | Sci-fi | #1911534

The stars carved into the pillar sparkled under the full moon's light

POETRY

Word Count Obsession

Rated: 13+ | Writing | #1911239

I will write 2,000 words a day

LETTER/MEMO

Dear Me

Rated: E | Writing | #1911204

My 2013 writing goals

POETRY

Poetry's Faith

Rated: E | Writing | #1911175

Writing poetry

FICTION

Aftermath

Rated: 13+ | Family | #1911158

Clean up after the party

POETRY

A New Year, A New Normal

Rated: 13+ | Family | #1909476

2013 the first year my mother won’t be physically present in my life

POETRY

Rainbows of Love

Rated: E | Family | #1906281

To mother Marie Peal Newland Darbe Sisk

POETRY

Giving Thanks in Adversity

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1905645

Gratitude in Adversity

FICTION

Halloween Preparations

Rated: 18+ | Holiday | #1900643

A witch and her familiar prepare for Halloween

FICTION

All Hallows Eve

Rated: 13+ | Holiday | #1900013

When the veil between this world and the next fades

POETRY

Halloween Costume

Rated: 13+ | Holiday | #1898894

A frightening apparition

FICTION

An Apple a Day

Rated: 13+ | Fantasy | #1898327

Lunch at Laughing Lake

FICTION

Lost in the Woods

Rated: 18+ | Ghost | #1898243

A soul doomed to wander in limbo (a Writer's Cramp entry)

POETRY

Healing

Rated: 13+ | Relationship | #1897957

Thoughts on a broken relationship

POETRY

Good Evening, Mr. Poe

Rated: 13+ | Ghost | #1897492

A midnight meeting with Edgar Allan Poe

FICTION

Why, tell me why...

Rated: 13+ | Food/Cooking | #1897252

How not to cook a honey baked ham.

POETRY

October

Rated: E | Children's | #1895515

Memories from my childhood about October

POETRY

September

Rated: E | Emotional | #1888925

Encourages somber thoughts

POETRY

I Am the Vine

Rated: 18+ | Family | #1888335

To My Parents

POETRY

Love’s Rose

Rated: ASR | Romance/Love | #1887885

A red rose lying on a beach chair

FICTION

A Window Opens

Rated: ASR | Career | #1887699

Louise loses job day before career day at Lena’s school

POETRY

A World without Chocolate

Rated: ASR | Food/Cooking | #1887517

A warning to humanity

OTHER

The Future

Rated: E | Philosophy | #1887363

We walk into it one day at a time

FICTION

The Serpent Medallion

Rated: 18+ | Fantasy | #1885752

When she stole the medallion, did she reactivate the curse?

POETRY

Sweltering August

Rated: E | Nature | #1883607

Rain in the desert

POETRY

Thunderclouds

Rated: 13+ | Nature | #1879392

A free verse poem

POETRY

What is Freedom?

Rated: E | Holiday | #1877404

A free verse poem

FICTION

Twelve Miles from the Fire

Rated: 13+ | Fantasy | #1876309

A Nightingale sings

POETRY

Just Dreaming

Rated: 13+ | Political | #1876036

An Election year poem

POETRY

Canine Memories

Rated: E | Animal | #1876025

A Free Verse Poem

POETRY

Why is it so hard to say Good-bye?

Rated: E | Relationship | #1861429

You fumble with that fearful word

POETRY

Friggatriskaidekaphobia

Rated: ASR | Folklore | #1861296

Fear of Friday the Thirteenth

POETRY

The Honey scented Soul

Rated: E | Inspirational | #1860479

Produced through tests

POETRY

How to Eat a Chocolate Easter Bunny

Rated: E | Holiday | #1860261

A solid chocolate bunny

POETRY

Saturday Prayer Meeting

Rated: E | Religious | #1860063

Two Different Approaches to Prayers

POETRY

Memories Carried in the Wind

Rated: E | Nature | #1859685

I grew up in Oklahoma

POETRY

Daffodil Laughter

Rated: E | Nature | #1859302

Listen to the joy of flowers

POETRY

Of Cities and Wild Flowers

Rated: E | Environment | #1859154

Concrete covered cities hide

POETRY

April Winds

Rated: E | Nature | #1858892

Las Vegas 2012

POETRY

Starlight’s Journey

Rated: E | Nature | #1858532

Through the depths of space

POETRY

Waiting in Traffic

Rated: E | Transportation | #1858257

With an Overactive Imagination

POETRY

Never on Sunday

Rated: E | Family | #1857980

Memories of Laundry Day

POETRY

Waiting in line a terrifying Thought

Rated: E | Horror/Scary | #1857878

Waiting in line is my pet peeve

POETRY

Cat Fight

Rated: ASR | Animal | #1857667

Transforms a peaceful night

POETRY

Spiritual Echoes

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1857504

Morning Meditations

POETRY

In an Apple Orchard

Rated: E | Nature | #1857209

The Woodpecker and the Farmers

POETRY

Prayer Beads assist Meditation & Prayer

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1856952

Prayer and meditation are spiritual necessities

POETRY

Meditation on the Tree of Life

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1856819

Standing in paradise

POETRY

Seeking and Finding

Rated: E | Religious | #1856696

Searching for the light

POETRY

Evening Inspiration

Rated: E | Writing | #1856497

Inspiring my muse

POETRY

Asleep on Christmas Eve

Rated: E | Holiday | #1856235

This is why Santa needs an air horn

POETRY

Sit in the sunshine

Rated: E | Medical | #1856012

Light medicine

NON-FICTION

A note written by my mother

Rated: E | Personal | #1855743

I want to live to be 100

POETRY

Of Flies and Sweet Tea

Rated: E | Nature | #1855735

Sweet tea full of energy

POETRY

Vacation Dreaming

Rated: E | Travel | #1855567

I need a vacation

POETRY

New Year’s Campout

Rated: 13+ | Holiday | #1855530

The reassuring echoes

POETRY

A chocolate French vanilla cone

Rated: E | Food/Cooking | #1855392

I like both chocolate and French vanilla ice cream

POETRY

Spring is in the air

Rated: E | Nature | #1855230

In Las Vegas on Thursday, March 15, 2012

POETRY

Acrostic Poem: Moderator

Rated: E | Writing.Com | #1855213

An Acrostic for Moderator

POETRY

Consuming light

Rated: E | Nature | #1854930

Without light we would not exis

POETRY

After my Optometrist Appointment

Rated: E | Medical | #1854732

He diagnosed me with Glaucoma

POETRY

Meditation on Blue

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1854617

Blue is the color of the soul

POETRY

Worry and Guilt in the morning

Rated: E | Emotional | #1854376

Sometimes you wake up and can’t forget the past

POETRY

Where has all the laughter gone?

Rated: E | Finance | #1854129

A poem about financial worries

POETRY

Salvation

Rated: E | Religious | #1853774

Love of God generates faith and joy

POETRY

My Neighbor’s Yard

Rated: E | Nature | #1853617

He does his own yard work

POETRY

A Windy Day in Las Vegas

Rated: ASR | News | #1853384

Inspired by a local news story

POETRY

A Leaf in the Wind

Rated: E | Nature | #1853176

A cottonwood leaf in an autumn storm

POETRY

Junk Yard

Rated: E | Transportation | #1853001

What memories do these cars hide?

POETRY

A Pain Free Morning

Rated: E | Medical | #1852721

Sometimes the pain goes away at dawn

POETRY

Cat and Mouse

Rated: ASR | Animal | #1852373

Even pets play this game

POETRY

Listening for Laughter

Rated: E | Family | #1852149

A caregiver’s morning

POETRY

Infrastructure chaos

Rated: E | Community | #1851921

America’s Infrastructure a chaotic situation

POETRY

Relocated, At Owners Expense

Rated: E | Transportation | #1851728

A Euphemism for Towed

POETRY

Love

Rated: E | Family | #1851411

An aspect of care giving

POETRY

Wasting Time Waiting

Rated: E | How-To/Advice | #1851124

He who seeks shall find

POETRY

A Predator’s Humiliation

Rated: E | Animal | #1850923

Lion attacks Zebra, rolls over Zebra’s back, & onto ground in front of Zebra

POETRY

The Reason for Sasquatch Sightings

Rated: E | Environment | #1850429

Destruction of the environment affects all of Earth’s Creatures

POETRY

Alzheimer’s Curse

Rated: ASR | Experience | #1850173

More the just short-term memory lose

POETRY

Nightmare or Just a Dream

Rated: ASR | Fantasy | #1850091

Was this an idea for a story?

POETRY

Advice to the Seeker about Prayer

Rated: E | How-To/Advice | #1849734

Always expect an answer

POETRY

Spiritual Transformation

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1849542

The challenge each soul faces

POETRY

Memories

Rated: E | Home/Garden | #1849533

My Grandma Darbe baked her own bread

POETRY

A Daily Blessing

Rated: E | Inspirational | #1849272

Dawn comes each day

POETRY

I can’t go home

Rated: E | Personal | #1849143

Homesick at 65

FICTION

Rachel’s Coffee Mug

Rated: 13+ | Women's | #1849067

Coffee Mug introduces Rachel

POETRY

Mother Nature Knows

Rated: ASR | Nature | #1848939

Only Humanity has a choice

POETRY

Peacemakers

Rated: ASR | Food/Cooking | #1848710

Chocolate and Coffee

POETRY

Love and Chocolate

Rated: E | Relationship | #1848195

Divine Gifts

POETRY

The Lover’s Journey

Rated: 13+ | Spiritual | #1847963

A mystic love poem

POETRY

Anticipation

Rated: E | Romance/Love | #1847838

Love is a waiting game

POETRY

Sweetheart

Rated: ASR | Holiday | #1846892

Saint Valentine’s Day gifts and activities

POETRY

A Happy Weekend

Rated: E | Family | #1846752

Saturday and Sunday

POETRY

Unicorn Tears

Rated: E | Fantasy | #1846657

Melt even the coldest heart

FOLDER

Fourth Place

Rated: E | Contest Entry | #1846536

This folder contains items that have received fourth place in contests

POETRY

Encouragement

Rated: E | Children's | #1846486

Remembering walking home from school

POETRY

Rich versus Poor in 2012

Rated: ASR | Political | #1846129

A nonpartisan observation

POETRY

A Mild Winter

Rated: E | Nature | #1845282

In Las Vegas, Nevada

POETRY

Making and selling Lemonade

Rated: E | Business | #1844383

You have to plant the orchard first

POETRY

A Sleepless Night

Rated: E | Personal | #1844151

Sometimes insomnia is not the issue

POETRY

A Note to My Muse

Rated: E | Writing | #1844028

A request for assistance

POETRY

Overcoming Fear

Rated: E | Religious | #1843754

My Soul grows wings

POETRY

Sorrow, Hope, Faith, and Prayer

Rated: 13+ | Death | #1843452

A poem about death and immortality

POETRY

First Contact

Rated: E | Sci-fi | #1843112

A past Alien encounter

POETRY

A Sock Dilemma

Rated: E | Comedy | #1842938

A pair of mismatched socks

POETRY

The letter X symbolizes the Unknown

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1842645

A poem about the human soul

POETRY

The Beloved in Prison

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1842629

Moved the faithful to prayer

LETTER/MEMO

Dear Me

Rated: 13+ | Writing | #1841879

My Writing Goals for 2012

POETRY

The Dual nature of a human being

Rated: E | Spiritual | #1841805

Body and Soul