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Congratulations goes out to Sugarray77. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that Whispers has won the 5-7-5 Poetry Contest. In second place finished Waves by Lobber. In third place finished A Writer's New Year by LisaMay. Honorable mention goes out to Threads of Inspiration by faye wright and Frozen Portraits by Videl Sky

Congratulations also goes out to Sandra Stoner-Mitchell. Mazledanya's Revenge Chap 8 is the new Book of the Month. In second place finished Dreams of Dajmi -- Part I by Patrick Bernardy. In third place finished Barefoot In The Rain Chap 7 by Begin Again.
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