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Contest Entries To Date
“"MEG DOESN'T BELIEVE IN GOD!" Words that ruined my fourth grade life.”
-Megan Hourigan
-Megan Hourigan
“Without a fuckin doubt I inherited my sailor's mouth from Pop-Pop.”
-Megan Hourigan
-Megan Hourigan
“"Maybe bull-calf riding wasn't our brightest idea, Molly."”
-Megan Hourigan
-Megan Hourigan
“"Someone get that beast off the field!" Someone shouted at Molly's game.”
-Megan Hourigan
-Megan Hourigan
“"Of course we cant catch up to the deer on the carosel!"”
-Rebecca Buning
-Rebecca Buning
“I was born to think devoid of language to write with it.”
-Francisco
-Francisco
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“A life full of talent and torment, of love and of loss”
-Pamela Kent
-Pamela Kent
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“This is how my daughter will be conceived.”
-Nicole Apel
-Nicole Apel
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“I love weddings. So far I've had four of them.”
-Robert Lewis
-Robert Lewis
“I love weddings. So far I've had four of them.”
-Robert Lewis
-Robert Lewis
“I stand out in a crowd by smiling.... Apparently nobody smiles anymore”
-Samantha Donaldson
-Samantha Donaldson
“Being an only child isn't fun... it is unique, different and intriguing.”
-Samantha Donaldson
-Samantha Donaldson
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-Luuladdow.
-Luuladdow.
“If life is a roller coaster, mine goes beyond the moon.”
-Lindsay f
-Lindsay f
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“California stole her parents in 1969; for one year, life stood still.”
-Britney Debnam
-Britney Debnam
“Sea turtles never know their mommas. I guess I'm a sea turtle.”
-Alison Schiller
-Alison Schiller
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“The Three Magic Kings”
-Zilia L. Laje
-Zilia L. Laje
“"One day they will be gone, charish the time now."”
-Shelby Johnson
-Shelby Johnson
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“The sun cracked, trembled, and faded; My sister lay lifeless and flawed.”
-Maranda Cucchiara
-Maranda Cucchiara
“A silver bird in a golden flock, flew early, and far.”
-Carol Cooley
-Carol Cooley
“Mamma was a rolling stone, one part Mick Jagger, two parts Sisyphus.”
-Gino J. Matteo
-Gino J. Matteo
“Did I Do My Duty In My Life? Who Will Judge This?”
-Ben Westbrock
-Ben Westbrock
“Three decades on three continents.Communism,judaism and freedom.”
-Katalin Lax-Wright
-Katalin Lax-Wright
“Discovering that your twin sister died before birth changes your entire life.”
-Carol White
-Carol White
“"We have an amazing story."”
-Trudy Freese
-Trudy Freese
“Once upon a time, happily ever after. But it's not the end.”
-Debbie vilardi
-Debbie vilardi
“Dramatics laced with fear. Now my anger's gone. Loving them fiercely now!”
-cora lee drew
-cora lee drew
“Born Gay, I learned to embrace my inner voice and triumph despair.”
-John Neveu
-John Neveu
“They stood at attention and in one voice the heavens could hear, they yelled out, "Welcome Home Brother."”
-Dozer - Vietnam Vets M/C
-Dozer - Vietnam Vets M/C
“Animals have a depth of which many of us are not aware.”
-Claudia Hehr
-Claudia Hehr
“I only ever wanted enough money to get plenty of help, Lord.”
-Casey Breton
-Casey Breton
“Our lives are mosaics, beautiful pictures pieced together from our life experiences.”
-Matthew Mortensen
-Matthew Mortensen
“First I believed, then not; now I hope and love even more.”
-David Bihary
-David Bihary
“A neverending dramedy starring a dysfunctional cast of unrelenting happiness pursuers.”
-Chantal Jules
-Chantal Jules
“My sister sold my mothers house and I had to sue the lawyers.”
-Mira Golubic
-Mira Golubic
“Some were evil, some good. They died. The good remains with me.”
-Peggy Melanson
-Peggy Melanson
“Desire, despair, love lost and found. Reader, you already know my story.”
-Fannie Peczenik
-Fannie Peczenik
“The empathy gene skipped my parents, my fate: to be their caregiver.”
-Andrea Reynolds
-Andrea Reynolds
“It was the epiphany of a lifetime; I was becoming my mother.”
-M. E. McMillan
-M. E. McMillan
“For 60 years, I have lived, loved, laughed, wept, struggled, and persevered.”
-M. Rice
-M. Rice
“THEY FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM, WE CAN'T FORGET THEIRS!”
-SFC Bruce "Skypilot" Donaldson
-SFC Bruce "Skypilot" Donaldson
“Believe in yourself and you can go beyond the stars.”
-Curtis
-Curtis
“He looked like an old-fashioned pirate and he was my great-grand-father .”
-Loreta
-Loreta
