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January 2011

Selected by: Ѽeb~Ѽitch

ID: 1669224 (Rated: E)
Rain
The cycle of life.
by Bodee

Selected by: Gabriella

ID: 1347174
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by Not Available.

ID: 1581330 (Rated: E)
Endeavor in the Twilight
celebrating the wondrous
by bluesky

ID: 1530961 (Rated: GC)
Dear Anthony Taylor,
When a best friend passes away, funny how suddenly you find yourself talking to them alot.
by Nizza

Selected by: 1296462 Rising Stars' Best

ID: 1738934 (Rated: 13+)
In the Wake of Silence
On submission. Please email me for the passkey, if you'd like to read this. Thanks!
by NickiD89 Scuba Classes!

ID: 1607264 (Rated: 13+)
Under The Stars
A tragedy.
by Briar Rose

November / December 2010

Selected by: Quill o'ught to blog more

ID: 1233137 (Rated: E)
Shining White
Based on an experience I had in 1974 in Washington DC
by Katzendragonz

ID: 1225442 (Rated: 13+)
If Only He'd Call....
He loved her once, now she fights to figure out what went wrong.
by Redwriter

Selected by: Ѽeb~Ѽitch

ID: 1699876 (Rated: 18+)
Mine Own
Poem, painful of the past, about one who now belongs to me!
by Starting over...!

ID: 1607036 (Rated: 13+)
More Than Machine
Man's creation cast aside - Form: Triquain Chain
by ShelleyA ~ 4000+ Reviews given

Selected by: Gabriella

ID: 1650260 (Rated: E)
Fierce Wonderings
Wonderings about strangers
by PLScholl2 (A.K.A. Pepper)

ID: 1537744 (Rated: 18+)
Virtual Villainy
A poem for Splasharama about Cyber Bullying.
by Hannah-Paper Doll Gang

ID: 1358219
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by Not Available.

Selected by: 1296462 Rising Stars' Best

ID: 1502464 (Rated: 18+)
Decisions, Decisions
A little poem about the nature of choice.
by Kodachrome

ID: 1472005
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by Not Available.

September 2010

Quill o'ught to blog more

picked

ID: 1477052 (Rated: 13+)
Check-Out Line

Some people are just plain rude! And some should be punished. But how severely?
by Dave Lane / Lane Diamond

picked

ID: 1619136 (Rated: 13+)
Realization

Remembered feelings shattered on reality's shore.
by HuntersMoon - Gone4Awhile

picked

ID: 1306079 (Rated: ASR)
Careful Not To Sing (Censored)

Coffee shop, writing community, anywhere...you're gagged by the complacency.
by Brian Keith Compton

and

ID: 1691219 (Rated: E)
Lost Spirit

What came to me while walking the beach...
by Fleckin' 64778

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1677948 (Rated: 13+)
At The Edge

written after reading Tornado Day's poem "the proof you missed"~wip
by Bird♥

Gabriella

picked

ID: 1616117 (Rated: E)
Sunshine's Morn

Beauty of Morning, Form Poetry: Kyrielle
by ShelleyA ~ 4000+ Reviews given

and

ID: 1575506 (Rated: E)
Song Of Gentle Whispers

A conversation in a song to a missed friend.
by Stephens burnt toast

{May 2010}

Quill o'ught to blog more

picked

ID: 1654927
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picked

ID: 1462136 (Rated: E)
Show Me How To Love Again

"show me how to love again" prompt to Country Mom's song contest
by Eiji

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1239050 (Rated: 13+)
Ω Gently

Ω Gently - The next minute of time goes a little more gently than the last
by SHEA

Gabriella

picked

ID: 1593736 (Rated: E)
Evaluation

Unplanned changes.
by Phoenix

Quill o'ught to blog more

picked

ID: 1654927
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by Not Available.

picked

ID: 1462136 (Rated: E)
Show Me How To Love Again

"show me how to love again" prompt to Country Mom's song contest
by Eiji

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1239050 (Rated: 13+)
Ω Gently

Ω Gently - The next minute of time goes a little more gently than the last
by SHEA

picked

ID: 1593736 (Rated: E)
Evaluation

Unplanned changes.
by Phoenix

Quill o'ught to blog more

picked

ID: 1654927
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by Not Available.

picked

ID: 1462136 (Rated: E)
Show Me How To Love Again

"show me how to love again" prompt to Country Mom's song contest
by Eiji

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1239050 (Rated: 13+)
Ω Gently

Ω Gently - The next minute of time goes a little more gently than the last
by SHEA

picked

ID: 1593736 (Rated: E)
Evaluation

Unplanned changes.
by Phoenix

and

ID: 1659886 (Rated: E)
Bears in the Bathtub - Revised 3/29/10

A boy discovers bears bathing in his tub.
by Blue-Inspired

picked:

ID: 1520510
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by Not Available.

March/April 2010

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1053054 (Rated: E)
Our Fate

We see fate as a force that determines our life, but there's another factor...
by WilliamWriter

and

ID: 1596560 (Rated: E)
Medicine Man

Entry for Imagine. Native medicine
by Nani - Rusty at this

picked

ID: 1427311
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1664096 (Rated: ASR)
Why Didn't I Dance on The Edge

...missed chances...
by Karen

and

ID: 1515410 (Rated: E)
Going to the Rocks...

A life..described..
by Christina~save my membership?

picked:

ID: 1392588
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by Not Available.

January/February 2010

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1119402 (Rated: E)
Memaw Wasn't A Hero

What defines a hero? Was Memaw a hero?
by Evelyn - Writing on Fire

picked

ID: 1606975 (Rated: 13+)
Three Perfect Soldiers

Three children of abuse.
by wizzie

picked: {bitem:}

ShiShad

picked:

ID: 1574816
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by Not Available.

Gabriella

picked:

ID: 1519582 (Rated: 13+)
At the Bureau of Motor Vehicles

At the BMV.
by Brandiwyn ♪

Cubby

picked: {bitem:}

* §apph *

picked:

ID: 1314375 (Rated: 18+)
Hope's Lingering Demise

A peaceful death is the prize...
by ~♥~Krysha~♥~

{/November/December 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1598510
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by Not Available.

picked

ID: 1621349 (Rated: E)
ruby red

her hair was spun ~ magic
by Tornado Day

picked:

ID: 1617339 (Rated: E)
My Sweetest Memory

A friend is lost but a memory lives on.....
by Got A New PC!!

ShiShad

picked:

ID: 1603073 (Rated: E)
My Retreat

Day 10: 15 for 15 Challenge Contest - Prompt: Beach, Form: Pantoum
by ShelleyA ~ 4000+ Reviews given

Gabriella

picked:

ID: 1474594 (Rated: 18+)
Life For Sale

Appearance isn't always what it seems.
by Alexors- Is in hospital

picked:

ID: 1318843 (Rated: E)
Death Really Does Come In Threes

You've probably heard the old saying "Death Comes In Threes"
by ShiShad

Cubby

picked:

ID: 1520573 (Rated: E)
Creek Water and Crawdaddies

For my sister
by Lydia

* §apph *

picked:

ID: 1496546 (Rated: E)
Ho, Ho, Ho!

Happy Holidays to All!
by Xander Riley

October 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1487433 (Rated: 13+)
Double Standards…

I guess we all have to live someone's double standards... Here's mine!
by Robin ~ The Rhyme Maven :-)

picked

ID: 1255016 (Rated: 13+)
The Flow of Love

A mother's love has no limits.
by D.L. Robinson

picked:

ID: 1565987 (Rated: E)
Topsy's Secret Habit

Children's story starring Topsy O'Possum and Turvy McCoon
by Dutch Hill Girl

ShiShad

picked:

ID: 1588053 (Rated: 13+)
Closer to Dead than Alive

A parody of "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi
by Mike ~ Ready for a vacation!

Gabriella

picked:

ID: 1592930
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1599316 (Rated: ASR)
Into the Quicksand

Giving up.....
by Bad Wolf

Cubby

picked:

ID: 1598473 (Rated: 13+)
Elijah's Theorem

An Amish Child's Configuration Leads To Darker Realizations
by Starting over...!

* §apph *

picked:

ID: 1517481
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by Not Available.

September 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1487433 (Rated: 13+)
Double Standards…

I guess we all have to live someone's double standards... Here's mine!
by Robin ~ The Rhyme Maven :-)

picked

ID: 1255016 (Rated: 13+)
The Flow of Love

A mother's love has no limits.
by D.L. Robinson

picked:

ID: 1565987 (Rated: E)
Topsy's Secret Habit

Children's story starring Topsy O'Possum and Turvy McCoon
by Dutch Hill Girl

ShiShad

picked:

ID: 1588053 (Rated: 13+)
Closer to Dead than Alive

A parody of "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi
by Mike ~ Ready for a vacation!

Gabriella

picked:

ID: 1592930
Invalid Item

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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1599316 (Rated: ASR)
Into the Quicksand

Giving up.....
by Bad Wolf

Cubby

picked:

ID: 1598473 (Rated: 13+)
Elijah's Theorem

An Amish Child's Configuration Leads To Darker Realizations
by Starting over...!

* §apph *

picked:

ID: 1517481
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by Not Available.

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June 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1055051 (Rated: GC)
The Roaring Sea

Who can win a Sailor's love? A woman or the sea?
by WilliamWriter

picked

ID: 1551341 (Rated: 13+)
What I Mean

Some scars we wear with pride, others we try to submerge.
by Dennis Cardiff

picked:

ID: 1479743
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1522721 (Rated: E)
What love means to me

The way love lives in me
by jaya

picked:

ID: 1414203
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1526948
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Cubby

picked:

ID: 1494993 (Rated: E)
A Cat Named Scruffy

Selected "Best of Rising Stars" - June 2009
by Back with WDC friends!

May 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

Picked:

ID: 1531246 (Rated: E)
LIVE LIFE UNTIL THE LAST PAGE

Live life to the fullest, and "LIVE" it 'til the end!
by GYPSYROSE- Grateful 2 WDC

picked

ID: 1491979 (Rated: 18+)
Depressed Again

Divorce takes it's toll on me a year and a half and still not over
by luvleepoet

picked:

ID: 1543213 (Rated: E)
Shop Item Information and Guide

All the information and help you'll need to make and maintain your very own Shop!
by * §apph *

picked:

ID: 1514840 (Rated: E)
Broken Promises

We rely on nature... what happens when she finally says "no"?
by HuntersMoon - Gone4Awhile

picked:

ID: 1494047 (Rated: 13+)
The dancer

a little nature poem I wrote during a day I called in sick for work...but wasn't sick.
by Kodachrome

picked: {bitem:}
(suser:grcubby} picked:

ID: 1449636 (Rated: E)
Between the Lines

A form of Cloned-Line Form. Written for the Wind beneath my Wings Contest
by Scott Kuttner (Bronx)

April 2009

Selected by: 1296462 Rising Stars' Best

ID: 1414115 (Rated: E)
<Working title> Raw Chestnuts

Draft + final version (added 11/2010). Think the chestnut blight + primal tree-self
by The Quirky Eye

Selected by: ShellySunshine

ID: 1465956 (Rated: E)
Flying Through Water

Swimming is like flying.
by Ski

Selected by: Ѽeb~Ѽitch

ID: 1519040 (Rated: ASR)
Make Us Proud

There comes a time when everyone has to take a stand...
by Mr Zaborskii

Selected by: ShiShad

ID: 1536122 (Rated: 13+)
THE BEST IS YET TO COME

Third Place Contest Winner
by Oldwarrior - Disabled Veteran

Selected by: Gabriella

ID: 1395290 (Rated: E)
Who Decides?

By what standard is man's worth truly measured?
by Of Fire Born ~ welcome, 2012!

Selected by: Cubby

ID: 1470511 (Rated: E)
Hope; Faith, Friendship

a pastoral poem
by The Music Man

Selected by: ReikiScreamer

ID: 1466432
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by Not Available.

March 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

Picked:

ID: 1300954 (Rated: 13+)
The General

Observations from a bus stop ~ character observation prompt.
by Acme

picked

ID: 1402271 (Rated: E)
She Had to Endure

A mother's love and devotion to her children.
by Magoo

picked:

ID: 1168649
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1469375
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1420527
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1472931 (Rated: E)
To Sing of His Quest

A personal journey; a goal; hope.
by Dave Lane / Lane Diamond

(suser:grcubby} picked:

ID: 1494353
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by Not Available.

February 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1480717 (Rated: E)
Imperfect Child!

What one "sees" needs to be "seen" from the heart
by granny

picked

ID: 1401562
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by Not Available.

picked:

ID: 1476844 (Rated: E)
Long Time It's been

A reflection of sorts
by Shazi C

picked:

ID: 1512122
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by Not Available.

Cubby

picked:

ID: 1413451 (Rated: E)
Sassy

A short story about adoption. The first in a series of many I hope to write.
by Pat returns 2 Porch 1799901

picked:

ID: 1333564 (Rated: 13+)
Black Eyes

A song about abuse my sister went through.
by Shh..whisper is back!

picked:

ID: 1527165 (Rated: E)
Return of the Sacred Dance

Story in poetry-Passing on of the sacred dances to whoever wishes to learn.
by SWPoet

January 2009

Ѽeb~Ѽitch

picked:

ID: 1495143
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by Not Available.

picked

ID: 1463027
Invalid Item

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by Not Available.