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24 06, 2025

2025 Cascade Award Winners

2025-06-24T21:25:57-07:00June 24th, 2025|Cascade Writing Contest|

2025 Cascade Writing Contest Winners

ARTICLE, COLUMN, NONFICTION SHORT STORY

First Place
Becky Alexander
“A Little Help from JFK”

Second Place
Cecil Taylor
“The Baby Is Stronger Than Anyone Knows”

DEVOTIONAL

First Place
Barbara Culley
“Numbering Our Days”

Second Place
Laurie Allred Boyd
“In All Things”

FICTION SHORT STORY

First Place
Jackie Melvin
“Forever Person”

Second Place
Rick Taylor
“Just a Potter’s Daughter”

POETRY

First Place
Kathleen R. Ruckman
“My

23 02, 2024

Seven Ways to Stifle Your Unique Writer’s Voice (What Not to Do)

2024-07-10T13:39:57-07:00February 23rd, 2024|Featured, Writing Tips|

by Becky Wade

1) Let every critique you receive sway you. Ever hear that “too many cooks spoil the broth”? Sometimes it’s better to whip up something all by yourself that you absolutely LOVE than let lots of “adviser cooks” taste your recipe, comment on it, alter

2 02, 2024

Every Writer’s #1 Requirement: Love Your Reader

2024-07-10T13:42:00-07:00February 2nd, 2024|Featured, Writing Tips|

by Matt Mikalatos

We spend a lot of time talking about the skills needed to be a writer and precious little talking about the character and heart writing requires.

Yes, writing is rewriting, and one must learn all the rules about commas, when to use a semicolon,

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