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I am a Californian, born and raised. My husband, Greg, and I Iive in San Diego, California. We have two grown sons, both married. Our older son, Eric, is an artist and filmmaker and our younger son, Jeffrey, is a film editor and composer. Their work is featured on their website, Albino Fawn Productions. We have two adorable grandsons, the younger just recently born in June, 2021! We also have an adorable granddaughter! I was an R.N. for many years, and chose to retire early. I am a Christian and active with the women's ministry at my local church. I love music, the arts, and have dabbled with poetry off and on for the last several years. 

Eternity Contest Judged

Blog Posted:9/15/2015 5:20:00 PM

Thank you to all who entered my "Where Do You Think You Will Spend Eternity?" contest! It was extremely hard to narrow the poems down in this contest. Some of you had brilliant poems, but they did not touch on the question that I asked, so they were eliminated. Some poems were good, but I could not get around the mispellings. I appreciated the various opinions and beliefs mentioned, though I was most uplifted by the ones that had hope in them. Whether you like the results or not, I tried to consider each one, and did the best I could.

Laura 



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Kp
Nunez
Date: 9/19/2015 12:14:00 PM
Hi Laura, so sorry for being late. Thank you for placing me in your contest. I really appreciate the opportunity and the inspiration. I got to read your reply to Andrea. My apologies if ever I have inadvertently violated any unwritten rule. It was just that both your and Rob's contest were there at the same time and I felt that my take on ONE really meshed with your theme and so I concluded it the way I did, gearing for the Eternity theme. Please be assured that this won't be repeated and feel free to remove my winning poem, it's really fine with me. Sincerely, Kim.
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/19/2015 2:08:00 PM
Thank you for your thoughtful response, Kim. I am okay with the results and am definitely on a learning curve about how to run contest! Actually, you attitude is refreshing, considering I am getting flack from some poets who felt I judged wrongly.
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Joseph
May
Date: 9/16/2015 9:46:00 AM
Thanks for putting on a great contest Laura.. and thanks for my placement...Congrats to all winners!
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/16/2015 2:50:00 PM
Your welcome, Joseph! Thank you for entering my contest, too :)
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Nette
Onclaud
Date: 9/16/2015 12:48:00 AM
laura , your contest page is still open; was wondering how this could have been judged?.. thanks
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/16/2015 9:11:00 AM
I saw that glitch, too, Nette. I had a full contest a while back, judged it, and then this happened. I blame it on PS!
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Sandra
Haight
Date: 9/15/2015 8:57:00 PM
Laura, I enjoyed participating in your contest, and thank you so much for my nice placement. Also, congratulations to all your winners. Sandra
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/16/2015 9:13:00 AM
Thank you, Sandra, and I truly enjoyed your excellent entry! Thank you for participating :)
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Constance
La France
Date: 9/15/2015 8:47:00 PM
Laura, thanks for a wonderful contest and my fine placement, I am honored and congratulations to all your winners ~~
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/16/2015 9:14:00 AM
Thank you, BW, for your participation, too! Your poem was so heartfelt and beautiful to me :)
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Andrea
Dietrich
Date: 9/15/2015 5:46:00 PM
thanks so much for my placement in your contest and a big congrats to all your winners! Did you enjoy hosting a contest? it has its ups and downs! Generally, it is more up than down!
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/15/2015 8:27:00 PM
No Robert. That's ok, I forgot to mention "no names".
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Robert Lindley
Date: 9/15/2015 8:03:00 PM
Laura, l saw no mention of -no names- in the contest requirements myself. Did I miss it???
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/15/2015 5:59:00 PM
This is my second contest, Andrea, and it is HARD to judge! I really respect those who put on contests often, including you! I tried to judge blind, but a few people put their names on there poems, and I noticed some of them had put their poems into other recent contests and had placed in them. SO, I will probably ask for NEW poems and no names in the next contest I host. Funny, I did that on the first contest I did, but forgot to this time!

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