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Competitions

A collection of the Kalliope competitions that we have held over the past few months

Stacked Colorful Books

Challenge One

Prompt: A story untold yet already known

​Submissions
 

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Meir Kaplan: An artifact buried in the ground.

 

Aaron Chachkes: Cassandra's song, hummed to empty air.

 

Courtney Yankovich: Unknown story, yet memory remembers it.

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Ayla Brandler: The home of sunlit, flowery fields.

 

Dov Jonas: I came, I saw, I left.

 

Meir Cohen: Told one soul, now everyone knows.

 

Nathan Kohl: Nightfall. Bustling. City. Shadows begin lurking. 

 

Eliora Wolfe: A whisper in darkness, nothing more.

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Seth Berkowitz: Stop looking onward, you’re already here

 

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Lyla Orgel: Creation of man, classified by God.

 

Anonymous: Broken window, shattered glass, empty home.

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Yisroel Kaller: Cup on counter, so is cat

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Harry Lorber A told story yet remains unknown

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Sarah Silver: Secrets: a story only you know

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Ariella Reshit: “Old, dusty pages. Read by few.

 

Mason Rosenfeld: “long before time had a name

 

Atara Kagedan: Every path leads to the grave.

 

Avi Friedman: Forgive me, for I have sinned.

The winners of challenge one

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1st Place: Libby Gottfried: Mysteries echo where secrets were forgotten

2nd Place: Sarah Podolak: Stars remember us, though we forget

3rd Place: Eliana Fein: Trembling, I signed the hospice papers.

Faculty Submissions:

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Rabbi Pitinsky: In the beginning God created heaven

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Mr.  Dauber: Cougar roars echo through study halls.

 

Mrs. Zahtz: The coffee stain on my shirt.

 

Mrs. Teichman: Jewish history in cycles and circles

 

Mrs. Teichman: Newborn with potential and life ahead

 

Mr. Caraccioli Jerry has a twin named Tom (autobiography)

 

Ms. Burstein: Rereading in July’s peach tree shadows.

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