Judging the entries was not easy. At one point, I thought I was going to have to call in another judge or two to help me decide! However, I was eventually able to pick the winners on my own.
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Without further ado...
First Place:

Santa's Little Helper"I really don't know how Dad does this every year," I comment.
Jack rolls his eyes. "Why else do you think he gave it to you this year? He's getting old, and good ol' Nick can't keep up like he used to."
I hoist the bag over my shoulder and grin. "Well, it does have the added perks of free cookies."
"And whatever else they decide to leave out
" Jack grumbles, obviously remembering the tofu whatzits from the last house.
The great thing about being the stand-in Santa was that during the whole of Christmas Eve night, the world was frozen, thanks to Grandfather Time. Uncle Sandman would then provide a special sand, that, when sprinkled o
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BritsMc13, winner of
300 points
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missimoinsane100 points from !
Kymira12A line art from *
MissvirginiaA digital art sketch from =
missimoinsaneA literature commission from ~
LightOverpowers58A literature commission from !
Kymira12A critique/comment on your winning piece from *
MeganLawler94A critique/comment on your winning piece from =
missimoinsaneA journal feature from =
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Kymira12A journal feature from `
IrrevocableFateWinners Package from #
AnotherContestGroupA llama badge (if available) from =
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Kymira12Second Place:

The Perfect Dress (Prompt Contest - Halloween)"Mom! That's too long, I said this already!" my daughter said haughtily as she rolled her eyes at me and hung the nurse's outfit back on the rack.
"It'll stop just below your knees, how is that too long?" I asked her. Normally I was a very patient woman but she was starting to wear me out. "If we can't find something that we can agree on soon, then you're not going." I told her, to which she looked at me in indignation.
"What! That's so totally not fair! I HAVE to go to this party Mom! Everyone's gonna be there and if I'm not then I may as well just commit social suicide."
"And if everyone else jumped off a bridge would you do it too just
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animewiccan725, winner of
150 points
25 points from =
missimoinsane50 points from !
Kymira12A digital art sketch from =
missimoinsaneA literature commission from ~
LightOverpowers58A literature commission from !
Kymira12A critique/comment on your winning piece from *
MeganLawler94A critique/comment on your winning piece from =
missimoinsaneA journal feature from =
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Kymira12A journal feature from `
IrrevocableFateWinners Package from #
AnotherContestGroupA llama badge (if available) from =
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Kymira12Third Place:

Santa's SabbaticalSanta’s Sabbatical
8-11-12
Santa decided to go on sabbatical and left his stepdaughter in charge. That’s me, Sarah.
I thought it would be easy, I mean, the elves make all the toys, clean and maintain the sleigh and bath and feed the reindeer and scoop out their poop. All pops does is eat cookies and milk all year round to keep in shape. Occasionally I see him writing something down on scraps of paper, after listening to some sort of radio contraption he had created years ago, which he transfers into a large book, but mainly it’s fireside chats with his feet up and Sunday lunches cooked by my mother. He also got a lot of le
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MagicalJoey, winner of
125 points
25 points from !
Kymira12A literature commission from ~
LightOverpowers58A critique/comment on your winning piece from *
MeganLawler94A critique/comment on your winning piece from =
missimoinsaneA journal feature from =
missimoinsaneA journal feature from !
Kymira12A journal feature from `
IrrevocableFateWinners Package from #
AnotherContestGroupA llama badge (if available) from =
missimoinsaneA llama badge (if available) from ~
missimoinsane-stockA llama badge (if available) from !
missimoinsane-craftsA llama badge (if available) from ~
ACG-PointsDonationsA llama badge (if available) from !
Kymira12Please note that you do not have to do anything but wait for the winner's package to come out. I will take care of setting it up with #
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Everyone that entered will receive a journal feature and llama badge (if available) from =
missimoinsane. They will also receive a llama badge (if available) from ~
LightOverpowers58.
Thank you to everyone that participated in the contest!
Thanks for the vote of confidence in my writing.