As a judge for this contest congratulations to D. Wallace Peach and all the other writers mentioned. Also a shout out to all who entered. I l was truly honoured that I got to read the stories you shared.
Scars
By Irene Waters
During October, the Rodeo, which was the brain child of Charli Mills from Carrot Ranch, gave us a wonderful opportunity to put ourselves outside our comfort zones by writing different forms and genres. Personally, I found it difficult, challenging but always fun and judging by the number of repeat entries, so did many others.
It was a pleasure to lead the fourth contest and come up with a topic and judging criteria. The topic – Scars – was inspired by a quote by Stephen King – whose book on writing should be read, I believe, by all aspiring writers. He wrote “Writers remember everything … especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he’ll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you…
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Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Thanks so much for the hard work of judging all those amazing submissions, Irene. I don’t envy the challenge of picking one. You made my day. 🙂
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Irene, you and your judges were thorough and thoughtful in selecting entries. Thank you!
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Thanks Charli.
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