Tales of Hope

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on May 9, 2007
• Rewards: Gold: 100, Silver: 50, Bronze: 15, Honorable mention: 1 people
• Final notes:
  Wow! I was surprised at the amount of entries I got. Thank you all for entering. This was a very hard contest to judge, as all of yours were awesome. Keep on writing. God Bless1

Contest Winners

1. A Stone's Throw

   Petunia Pebble, landed within inches of Mrs. Sweetypie‘s head. The silver haired grandmother had just stepped back to admire her perfectl

   by Carly Pop 1200 words, 6 comments, on Dec 23 4:39 PM 2006
   Gold trophy winner

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2. Pain

   The rain splashed against the pavement so hard it seemed like little rocks were falling from the sky. The rain formed tiny streams emptying

   by Blackwings 500 words, 7 comments, on Apr 15 7:27 AM 2007. In Dark, Depression, Other
   Silver trophy winner

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3. The Condensed Version of God's Plan

   In Indiana during the Gulf War, Roger Corris received the condensed version of God’s Plan in the mail. There was no return address on the envelope and there was no explanation included to clarify as to why the Plan had been sent to his address. Roger Co

   by Delfishie 200 words, 6 comments, on Apr 30 2:43 AM 2007. In Harrison ford, Humor, Short, Spiritual, Strange
   Bronze trophy winner

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4. James and the Wishing Dragon

   by Trinity Dragon 5200 words, 20 comments, on Oct 10 6:46 PM 2007. In Adventure, Fantasy
   Honorable mention

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5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 81511, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

Entries [13]

• Hope: The Final Battle

  Before I turned six my father started teaching me martial arts. At eight I learned how to hunt with a bow, by ten I was fighting with a sword. When I reached thirteen my father was hard-pressed to find me sparring partners, and at age fifteen, I met her

  by Phoenix Orion 4100 words, 2 comments, on Apr 26 2:59 PM 2007. In Fantasy, Hope

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• My Son My Hero

  One day John came home from school crying, he had fallen at playtime and hurt his / / leg. I kissed him and gave him a hug, your ok son , I said , sit for a wee while and it will get better. / / An only child at the time he was spoiled rotten

  by helennewwriter 2200 words, 2 comments, on Apr 28 5:17 PM 2007

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• Just so you know I'd do anything for you

  "Dana what if I do die?" He asked. / / "Craig, as much as I hate to admit this, you’re going to be in a better place, you’ll be free from

  by plurangel 5400 words, 14 comments, on Jan 7 7:37 AM 2007. In Friendship, Hope, Inspirational, Short story, Spiritual, Teen

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• The Razor Blade's Kiss

  The kiss. The razor blade kiss. It was so beautiful. A soft bubble of red, deep red blood came from the cut. She smiled.

  by Amelia-Anne-Black 900 words, 21 comments, on Mar 30 9:42 PM 2007. In Loss, Suicide, Trauma

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• A Time to Remember

  It was dark when the alarm clock went off. 39-year-old Jasmine Theodore glanced at the digital numbers—2:45 A.M. She smiled and glanced at her sleeping husband, carefully getting out of bed so as not to wake him. She crept

  by Hales13 2500 words, 18 comments, on Nov 15 2:53 PM 2006. In Fiction, Hope, Inspirational, Life, Other

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• Mia, the baby that changed my world

  Hope is all that is here.

  by Auto Boa 200 words, 3 comments, on May 7 7:30 AM 2007. In , Death, Family, Life, Love, Other, Personal, Sad, Tragedy

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• Senjo I

  Faye flitted about the wild flowers that grew deep in the woods of Nai Keisei Mori; when translated into the tongue of man creatures, it came out as The Deathly Beautiful Forest. Faye hated the name, and the stories behind it. None of them were true, exce

  by Neferteri 2000 words, 4 comments, on May 2 1:11 AM 2007

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• Talk

  by travis34dietC 300 words, 7 comments, on Feb 25 6:37 AM 2007. In Based on a song by james blunt, Depression, Pain, Sad

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Comments

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  Andrew Timothy
  April 25, 2007
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  Hey, I have a story...but it's not a human that inspires the person...it's a spirit...can I enter that?
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  pathetic
  April 25, 2007
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  Wow this sounds like it will be fun! I am so gonna write sumthn fresh for this. Is there a word limit
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  Hinata-is-me
  April 26, 2007
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  Can I?

  Can i enter a poem?
  
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  Hinata-is-me
  April 26, 2007
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  Thank you

  Thanks for letting me enter a poem!