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post Jul 18 2010, 07:20 PM
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This was such a fun challenge. I enjoyed revisiting favourite stories and authors from years gone by. batting eyelashes.gif And I know everyone found voting to be terribly difficult. How do you choose just one from so many wonderful stories? Well, the ballots are in and they have been tallied. Our thanks and congratulations go to all the writers who contributed to this wonderful challenge. Please feel free to extend your own congratulations on this thread.


WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN CHALLENGE RESULTS



A. Missing Scene from an episode of Sue Thomas FB Eye


Chicken Versus Jack Hudson - MizzN



B. Alternate Universe Opening Scene


Pete’s Little Sister – GinaSue



C. First Kiss -Jack / Sue


IT'S A TIE!

Close the Door – What if? – kdm

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A Holiday Offering – kmt123




D. First Kiss - Other

Two Are Better Than One (Myles/Lucy) - kdm



E. Love Scene -Jack / Sue

Disturbing Developments – Flip



F. Love Scene - Other

Desperately Seeking Lola (Bobby/Tara) - mionebristow



G: First Date


Where Two or Three are Gathered Together - kdm



H. Bullpen Banter Scene


Jack Hudson, Bureaucrat – GinaSue



I. Myles' rant


A Woman Scorned - MizzN



J. Heart-to-heart chat with Mom


He’s Tough – Red Shores Lady



K. Declaration of Love - Jack and Sue


The License – Ivory



L Declaration of Love other

He Who Loves – Audiokim



M. Best Wedding Scene

Jack's Beloved Wife -- GinaSue


N. Case set up


Friends and Lovers – Flip



O. Heart-stopping scene


Unhappy Families – learningtosign



P. Inspirational scene


IT'S A TIE!

Homage to the Heroes – learningtosign

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Myles and Anne Leland -- GinaSue



Q. Laugh yourself silly scene


Falling Fast – kmt123



R. Cliffhanger


Weathering the Storm - TinaLynne



S. Song Tie-in


I’m a Believer -- GinaSue



T. Original Characters


Like Grandmother, Like Granddaughter (Rosemary) – Ivory



U. Shower Scene


No Kau a Kau – Flip


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post Jul 18 2010, 09:21 PM
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Congratulations to all challenge winners. Whether you won or not, your writing is the reason I fell in love with this site. Thank you to everyone for sharing your talent - it is inspiring. clapping.gif

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post Jul 19 2010, 12:09 AM
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Voting was really, really hard! wacko.gif In my book everyone came out as winners, especially as readers because this challenge created a wonderful basis for our summer reading lists. book.gif

Flowers.gif Thanks to everyone who wrote and entered such magnificent stories clapping.gif as well as those who wrote but didn't enter while putting up with me pestering them to do so. whistling_girl.gif

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post Jul 19 2010, 12:31 AM
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Thank you for a fun challenge. Congratulations to all the winners. clapping.gif

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post Jul 19 2010, 01:23 AM
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This was a great challenge. And not just because we really didn't have to write anything new. giggle.gif I actually think writing something new would have been easier than choosing which scenes to use. But, I had fun revisiting not on my old stories, which I don't usually like to go back to read, but everyone else's as well. There are so many wonderful stories on this site and it was great to be reminded of them.

Congratulations to everyone!

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post Jul 19 2010, 05:13 AM
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Quite honestly I think this has to be one of the hardest challenges ever;simply because of the sheer volume. Like everyone we have our favourites all time stories, then there's those we like snippets of...so very hard.

So heartfelt congratulations of the winners and to ALL involved. What a whew factor of a challenge. pant.gif and like sly the reason why we're all here is to read all these fantastic stories, whether we have time to post is irrevelant the point is the enjoyment from the reading factor. read.gif
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post Jul 19 2010, 06:39 AM
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cheers.gif clapping.gif CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!


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post Jul 19 2010, 08:35 AM
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CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners, and KUDOS to eveyone who entered, as well as to the readers who had to make impossible choices!!

This challenge truly brought to all our minds as to just how wonderful this site is and how much enjoyment can be gained from being a part of it!! Thank you, Janet, for giving us such a wonderful community to come to!!!

I plan on rereading quite a few stories in the coming months!!!

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post Jul 19 2010, 08:50 AM
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I agree with Joy. This challenge was definitely a challenge when it came time to vote, but it also reminded me of many stories I read in the "finished" section when I first came to RFF in 2008. At that time, I was a voracious reader, and honestly, when I finally caught up with myself, I started over again with some favorites - some of these stories I now consider part of my "comfort reading" stories, like a favorite book! girl_sigh.gif

Thank you, moderators (and you know who you are Joy and Kav! blowkiss.gif ) for giving us a chance to not only introduce our stories to a new audience, but to reacquaint ourselves with some old favorites AND new ones!

It has been a blast!

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post Jul 19 2010, 01:03 PM
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QUOTE(Kav @ Jul 18 2010, 08:20 PM) *

WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN CHALLENGE RESULTS
U. Shower Scene


No Kau a Kau – Flip


A quick addition to my earlier comment... told 'ya flip. adulation smilie.gif post-71242-1112188113.gif

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post Jul 19 2010, 03:52 PM
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I LOVED this challenge. It was such fun revisiting some amazing stories and finding some new ones to read. I especially loved not having to write anything to enter. How lazy is that??? LolLolLolLol.gif

Congratulations to all that entered. And many thanks to Kav and Joy for organizing and running this fun challenge. You two ROCK!


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post Jul 19 2010, 09:46 PM
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I also would like to add my thanks to Joy and Kav for all of their dedicated work on this challenge.

What fun it was to read through all these entries, and to be reacquainted with so many wonderful stories. Thank you all.
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post Jul 26 2010, 01:20 AM
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Congratulations to all! yourock.gif


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just got back from the states....congrats to everybody who won. i really loved this challenge.

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