C Winners- The A-Z of Unusual Words
The latest round of fabulous vocabulary and the work it inspires
It is mere hours before the D contest closes and the E contest begins. However, the results did come in the right order.
With that, here are the results of the C installment of my yearlong contest featuring the A-Z of Unusual Words.
For C, there were eight excellent entries. In alphabetical order, they include the following:
Cackleberries: Dana Crandell chose a fabulous word and wrote a clever sonnet.
Canities: Katarzyna Popiel shares a fascinating medical condition and connects to it through an incredible family history.
Caudle: Shirley Belk provides a fascinating history lesson on a restorative draught.
Cerulean and Cyaneous: DK Shepard has penned a lovely acrostic all about the blues.
Coccineous: Angie the Archivist offers a dedication to a favorite hue and everything it represents.
Conch: Mike Singleton has created a fun, metal-inspired piece and tied his word to a favorite fiction series.
Craquelure: Paul Stewart's poem is a thoughtful commentary on impossible beauty standards.
Cwtch: Rachel Deeming shares a deep connection to the language of her heritage.
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Winners
I began this contest as a way to share my love of words with the community here. I am inspired when I learn new, creative words. I am awed when I read about a deep connection to a piece of language. I connect with pieces that make me laugh and the pieces of your lives that you share with your choice. I have been impressed by everything submitted.
This month, the theme of family history was especially compelling to me. It was the heart of both winning pieces.
In the category of best word, we have our first duplicate winner with Canities. Although I wanted to spread the opportunities to win as best I could, Katarzyna Popiel told a story that I am unlikely to forget. Her family story about a wartime incident was incredible and well worth the read.
In the category of best story/poem/essay, Rachel Deeming's Cwtch charmed me with a microfiction that explores family ties- both immediate and through her Welsh heritage and language. I recommend that everyone explore this for themselves.
Thank you to everyone who entered during this round. I am deeply grateful to you all. I can't wait to see what you create next.
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On October 29 at 9PM Pacific, the letter D will end and the letter E will begin.
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Lover of fiction writing and reading. Aspiring global nomad. Woman in science. Most at home in nature. Working my way to an unconventional life, story by story and poem by poem.
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Comments (7)
This was fun!!
Well done everyone… especially Rachel and Katarzyna. Fascinating words & pieces ✅.
Congrats Katarzyna and Rachel! Both are such wonderful pieces!
Yay, thank you! And congratulations to Rachel! This is probably my favourite competition, especially its educational side with the opportunity to learn not just a lot of new words but also some interesting personal stories.
Congratulations, Katarzyna and diolch yn fawr, Penny. That means "thank you very much" in Welsh. Such a great competition.
Aw, well done to Katarzyna and Rachel! worthy winners in my book! And well done for keeping up with this fab year-long challenge, Penny! Well done all round!
Thank you for sharing the results with us