Guess this mystery object for a chance to win a pair of cute horse socks and a Circle C mini-flashlight keychain . . . or the ever-popular gold/fool's gold combo (especially for Goldtown readers, but Circle C fans can choose it too). Giveaway runs Tuesday, May 5 - Tuesday, May 12 @ 5pm PT. Winner will be notified by email and also published in the next's What Am I newsletter. U.S. mailing addresses.

Guess Here!

April's mystery object was a brush (or something with the word "brush" in it, like horse brush, scrub brush, brush bristles). I accepted a number of answers. Sarah H. was the winner (69 correct guesses out of 162 entries). Many guessed "spaghetti noodles," and a lot of you guessed "broom." Sarah received a copy of More Tales from the Circle C Ranch.

APRIL STORY PROMPT WINNER & ENTRIES

Yee-haw! My judge, Donna Patton, and I had loads of fun (though it was hard to decide between all of these wonderful entries). I might change the name to FLASH FICTION, however, since the stories are 1,000 words or less. Ms. Patton has been a faithful and excellent judge. Give her some love by visiting her DonnaAlicePatton.com website and checking out her books!

THE WINNER of APRIL'S FLASH FICTION IS . . .

🎉🎉 MARJORY - "Wanderin' Willie's Map"

Marjory won a $10 Amazon gift card. Congratulations! You can read her winning story HERE.

I received 19 lovely stories, and I read each one. However, I knew I'd have trouble choosing a winner, so my judge, Donna, who knows my books well, agreed to judge the stories. I am sad to say that one of the stories missed the April 30th deadline, so it could not be judged, but I included it in the entries so you can at least read it. Hint for future contests: don't wait until the last hour of the last day to send me your story.

👍 READ THESE OTHER WONDERFUL ENTRIES BELOW. WHICH ONE WOULD YOU HAVE CHOSEN?

WILL ANDI LOSE TAFFY? - LYDIA AGE 14

THE EMBEZZLINGN BROTHER - PATIENCE AGE 15

HER OWN EYES - KATE AGE 16

FORGIVEN - GRACE AGE 13

ANDI AND THE BIG FRIGHT - OLIVIA AGE 11

THE GOD WHO FORGIVES - KAYLAH AGE 14

MIRACLE IN THE MIDST - KRISTIANNA AGE 13

TROUBLE IN THE SUMMER DUST - MARLENA AGE 13

CHRISTINE'S STORY - CHRISTINE AGE 11

THE RIDER IN THE DUST - LOIS AGE 14

THE GOLD NUGGET - CALEB AGE 11

A TRIP WITH STRIKE-IT-RICH SAM - ETHAN AGE 13

A CALL FROM THE PAST - AVA AGE 13

ADELINE'S STORY - ADELINE AGE 14

KYRA & EDEN'S STORY - KYRA & EDEN AGES 18 & 15

HANNAH'S STORY - HANNAH AGE 9

THE MYSTERIOUS RIDER - ABIGAIL AGE 11

CAPTIVE ONCE AGAIN! - VERITY AGE 15

SUMMER STORY-WRITING CONTEST

I'm not sure when I will launch the story-writing contest. I haven't thought up the prizes yet, and I'm not sure about the themes/topics. So, if you want to give me your opinion on this, click the button for a quick GOOGLE survey. That way I can let you know by the end of May.

Story-writing Contest

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