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Write A Eulogy
Judge: Rochelle Mass
Deadline: Contest Closed
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Sample Entry
By Sherri Mandell
A year after my 13 year old son Koby was murdered, my 7 year old son and I went to visit my sister in East Hampton, a beautiful beach town on the eastern end of Long Island. We got to the beach and put our blankets down. Gavi went into the water and began boogie boarding. The air was hot, the water perfectly cool, a perfect contrast in temperatures....
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By Joyce Zonana
Joyce Zonana- I remember my first day; after a simple breakfast, I walked out to my shed, set up my typewriter (!), put some pads of paper on the desk, and arranged my pens and pencils. And then I just sat there. How to begin? What to write? Surely someone must have made a mistake in selecting me for this residency. I was a fraud, empty. What could I possibly write?
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1st Place
LEO MERCER
Wins $500
Wins $500
Leo Mercer's short story,
"In my Father’s Thought",
is a strong comic and intelligent voice
that entertains and illuminates a family struggle.
He is the First Place Winner in our
Stories From The Heart Short Story Contest
God pours life into death and death into life without a drop being spilled.
-Author Unknown
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By Irv Cantor
Ocean waves wrap around
thin would-have-been-tree trunks,
painted red, white and blue
connected by hemp ropes.
Old women hold tightly
and turn their sides to the foam.
thin would-have-been-tree trunks,
painted red, white and blue
connected by hemp ropes.
Old women hold tightly
and turn their sides to the foam.
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by Mel Glenn
Sometimes,
it's an open window
with words floating in like a summer breeze.
Sometimes,
it's like taking dictation
with words spoken and heard in your brain.
it's an open window
with words floating in like a summer breeze.
Sometimes,
it's like taking dictation
with words spoken and heard in your brain.
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