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Hi All,
My 9-word Novel placed in the top 9.
Here is the link tof the winners.
Have a Great Day,
Wit
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You made it short and sweet. You made it yours. Here are the nine 9-Word Novel winners.
1. Sparky, loving everyone, except Jehovah witnesses, licked faces freely.
- Carol J. Colin
2. UNENCUMBERED | Octogenarian, unencumbered by latest gizmos, embraces yoga, life universe.
- Gilda Zelin
3. ANTI-GERM-STUFF OVERLOAD! | What's an immune system to do but attack itself?
- Lisa Johnson
4. UNEXPECTEDLY, LIFE: YOU HAVE ALTERED | Prematurely confident. Unfortunately ignorant. Expensive carelessness. Effectively awakening. Unforgettable.
- Brittany Cowling
5. NEWS ITEM | Politician speaks honestly and plainly. Hell freezes. Pigs fly.
- Lois Chance
6. CHOICES | She adopted the dog. He hated dog. He's gone.
- Denise Hendsbee
7. REDEMPTION | Alien brain slugs are discovered, vanquished. Tea Party's over!
- Melissa Mendes Campos
8. That's not how I want my story to end.
- Geoff Lawson
9. AND THE WIND WHISPERS | Her shopping cart. Homeless woman has nothing... Has everything
- Wit
Pet PArty - Bark less. Wag more. You've shown us your pets, the votes are in.
And the winners are . . .
1. #15 Got chicken
Denise Bascom
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2. #45 Look what Buster learned in college Kim Pini |
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3. #111 Yosemite "SAM" Jardin the cutest Chiweenie Eva A Jardin |
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4. #99 Blue Andrea Goldberg Widman |
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5. #31 My name is Rio John & Carol Tara |
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6. #55 Felix the dog. Stephanie Gerlach and Cara Flack |
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7. #29 Where are the Good Times? H. Avery Troy |
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8. #12 Tank Shane Absher |
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9. #0 Jack =^..^= the cat knows where it’s at Carole Currier |
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10. #6 Drama Cat Susi Downey |
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