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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

2025 Cascade Writing Contest Finalists

Article, Column, Nonfiction Short Story

A Little Help from JFK – Becky Alexander
Chinchilla Bingo and the Pretzel Ladder – Cheryl A Cates
The Baby is Stronger than Anyone Knows – Cecil Taylor
The Price of Love – Melissa Stinson

Children’s Chapter