Congratulations to the 2008-09 Contest Winners!

The Healer by Lucia T., Cedar Park, TX

A Wish For Her by Emily K., Sudbury, MA

Not That Cool by Robert H., Delaware, OH

P.S. Don't Save Me by Anna L., W. Des Moines, IA

Her, Him, and the Receptionist by Samantha S., Encino, CA

Improvising by Onjuli D., Hastings, United Kingdom

Toy Soldiers by Michelle M., New York, NY

Spargel by Julia H., Merrimac, MA

Silence by Katherine W., Arlington Heights, IL

Tall Chai by Meredith S., Lexington, KY

Inner Strength by Chloe G., Rye Brook, NY

Sick of Being Sick by Michael M., Flower Mound, TX

The Pact by Helen C., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

The Phone Call by Chad P., Louisville, KY

The Creature by Danielle F., St. Joseph, MI

Contaminated by Naomi T., Asheville, NC

Blessings and Amends by Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT

The Way of a Cherokee by Skye H., Lillington, NC

Simple Man by Anonymous, Mission, TX

God's Backyard by Chandler D., Corte Madera, CA

Fishing Sandhill by Breton S., Putney, VT

The Hospital Visit by Catherine O., Arlington Heights, IL

Lost and Found by Rachael W., Westport, CT

The Best Kind of Superhero by Becki S., Avon, CT

Four Daughters by Chanie H., Duluth, GA

Under the Constellations by Gillian C., New York, NY

A Verb Before Dying by Ava Y., Merrick, NY

Reflections on "Mulan" by Alicia H., Bronx, NY

Ponderings on My Carpet by Kelsie A., Indianapolis, IN

A Collection of Weather by Madeleine B., Wexford, PA

Penning Chivalry by Sarah W., Dallas, TX

Everything Beneath by Edye P., Pittsburgh, PA

Chaos Theory by Debbie G., Arlington Heights, IL

All I Need Is a Friend by Ryan M., Mt. Prospect, IL

Late Night by Cynthia M., Dulles, VA

On Trail to the Trial by Chayala K., Brooklyn, NY

Remnants on The Mantle by Ellen F., Noblesville, IN

maybe next time by Hillary R., Bozeman, MT

sometimes i remember by Holly M., South Plainfield, NJ

July 23rd by Andrew D., Long Grove, IL

Leaving Eagle Eye by Megan M., Warwick, NY

Fifteen Rupees by Maha K., Islamabad, Pakistan

Shelf Life by Chloe F., Wellesley, MA

Elbow Room by Julia L., Wheaton, IL

Vessel of Song by Jeff Z., Briarcliff Manor, NY

Butcher Bird by Molly L., Anchorage, AK

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane by Tehreem R., Huntington, NY

Deep Time by Asher E., Atlanta, GA