2023 Write of Passage Results

Theme: "Time"

 It’s about TIME! There are good times, bad times, old times and two times (now and eternity). This is our time! Spend it well, for you are “a mist that soon vanishes.” 

THE VERSE FOR 2023:
Ecclesiastes 3:1  To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. NKJV


FIRST PLACE
Savor
Cheri Daly, North Augusta, SC, US
DE: Aaron Ybarra

A grieving chef learns to savor precious moments with his wife and three daughters.
23-DE06-W31

SECOND PLACE
A Season for Rose
Rhonda Dragomir, Versailles, KY, US

DE Yvette Sams
Entrusting her life to a cruel man, a rare Persian rose fears losing her true essence
23-DE05-W28 .

THIRD PLACE
The Thyme Keeper
Darlo Gemeinhardt, Alexander City, AL, US
DE: James M. De Vince
A loving murderer ponders a time to kill.
23-DE04-W19

FOURTH PLACE
Reaching Naomi
Larry Kimber, Fukuoka, Japan
DE: William G. Jones
The mother of a cerebral palsy victim can't accept compassion from the church.
23-DE03-W13

FIFTH PLACE
In Her Time
Mirachelle Canada, Dumfries, VA, US
DE: Tela Kayne
As her older sister's memories fade, Ellie creates a memory garden to illuminate the past.
23-DE02-W08

AUDIENCE FAVORITE
Split Second
J.D. Hughes & Latifa Hughes, La Habra, CA 
DE: James M. De Vince

In a split second, a friendship is tested by a catastrophic event.
23-DE04-W20

 


Runners Up

Uprooted
Lynn Page, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
DE Cindy O'Halloran

An angry teenager and his mother clash after a stepdad relocates the family.
23-DE01-W05

It’s About Time
Sandi Eberhardt, Brea CA 
DE: William G. Jones

A wealthy man-child goes back in time to cover a fatal mistake with the woman he loves.
23-DE03-W17

Penfold
Andrew E Matthews, Lesmurdie, WA, Australia
DE: Yveste Same

A geeky teenager's quest for a girl is interrupted by the school bully.
23-DE05-W25

Everything?
Simon Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
DE: Aaron Ybarra

A son wonders if it's ok to tell a lie in desperate times.
23-DE06-W34