We recently had our story contest and had six wonderful entries.

The theme of the contest was a summer memory. All the stories are in the Collection on TellOurLifeStories.com.

There was a story about visiting a place long heard of in family stories, An Iowa Adventure. Here is the first line of that story, "They say that every journey begins with the first step. The journey I envisioned began with a thought - a need almost - to see the home town where my father grew up."

There was a poem, titled, Summer that begins, "The fleeting moments of summer..."

Another poignant story, What This Summer Means to Me was about a mother who is aging and has Alzheimer's disease, it begins, "For the first time in my life, my mother does not know me."

A fourth story, Irish Bread - An Old Family Story, begins, "I am a first generation Irish-American. My parents came from two small villages located at the far end of a peninsula that juts out between Brandon Bay and Tralee bay, on the north coast of the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry."

The fifth, Summer Fun starts this way, "When our children were young (6 and 10 - they are now 43 and 47 - but don't tell them I told you), we began spending many summers backpacking and camping with my parents who were avid outdoor enthusiasts."

And the sixth, You Scream, I Scream, begins, "We all scream for ice cream! At least my dad does; always has; always will."

It was very difficult to select a winning story, but it had to be done and the winning story is What This Summer Means to Me.

The winner receives a $50 Visa gift card. You can log in and read all the stories if you are a member of TellOurLifeStories.com or you can join up for free for 30 days to try it out. We only charge a small yearly membership of $28.98 to keep up the maintenance and security on the website.

Here is the link to the free trial so that you can enjoy the stories:
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