Southern Christian Writers Conference

 And read the stories below. The February challenge from the Southern Christian Writers Conference was to write a fiction story beginning with the line "I never imagined I could fall in love with..." As you can see from our winning submissions below, the variety of stories we received was quite unique. We received stories set in the present and past; we got stories about love and about pets; we received stories both inspiring and funny. ALL of the stories (not just the ones we selected as winners) were wonderful; they made the judging process very difficult! Congratulations to the following writers for their submissions this month: 1st place: Carolyn Donaldson 2nd place: Anne Hendricks 3rd place: Maryel Stone  Honorable mentions: Nan Carlton and Aimee Graham We know you'll enjoy reading their wonderful stories. "Odessa" by Carolyn Donaldson I never imagined I could fall in love with Odessa. At twelve, I had already seen my share of troubles: dust storms, drought...