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Gyre

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Hardly At All

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Holland Marsh

Honourable mention in the 1st Jackpine Sonnet Contest.

Grizzly Bill

Reader's Choice Award in the 6th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.

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Honourable mention in the 4th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.

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BRIAN TROTA
Ghost Whispers

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MIREILLE SMITH
Gone Flat

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Gratitude

Honourable mention in the 1st Jackpine Sonnet Contest.

CATHLEEN KIRKWOOD
Guthrip

Third prize winner of the 1st Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.

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JOANNE BEALY
Fruit of the Womb

Honourable mention in the 3rd Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.

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THOMAS SWEETLAND
For Miles Around

Honourable mention in the 3rd Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest.

Antonette Rea
Free Me from Anxiety

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Fig Leaves

Honourable mention in the 2009 Fortune Cookie Contest.