The Mission Briefing 2018: Back Row Rebellion

by Papa Bear Awards

The Boys in the Back Row are tired of never being first at anything. Just once, they want to do something first! And a message from London just may give them that chance! It's time for the Annual PBAs. Results are in and posted beginning with Chapter 34! Thanks for playing along! Awards will be going out to the winners over the next few weeks as long as we have an e-mail address!

34. The Results Are In!

Oskar Schnitzer was grateful indeed that his sister had sent him a "care" package recently through the Underground from her home in London. He had not seen her in many years, and she contacted him only rarely, and then under an assumed name…a precaution made necessary by the war. But, once a year, she sent a package containing treats nearly impossible to find in Germany now…such as the fine tea he was now savoring, along with a small plate of white toast, orange marmalade and lemon curd. Oscar had another small bottle of the marmalade in his pocket that his sister had sent specifically for Peter Newkirk, as she did each year. It was a small thing to her, but Oskar knew it meant the world to the Englander, though he would rather die than admit it.

He smiled down at Heidi and fed her the last bite of his toast as he eyed the papers on his desk. "You, my Liebchen, have grown entirely too spoiled! It is time both of us put this Papa Bear nonsense behind us! I have much work to do around here, and you," he chuckled as she grabbed her lead from its hook, "you must stop acting like such a lady of leisure! It is time for you to go back to camp and act like a guard dog. You must guard our boys well!" Oskar laughed heartily at the irony of his own words, and grabbed the results of his hard work, and he and Heidi jumped into his truck for the drive to Stalag 13.

And so, my friends, here it is…the results you have all been waiting for begin in the next chapter…thank you to all the voters, all the readers, and especially all the writers…and also, again a special thanks to our Papa Bear Committee…you guys are awesome! All winners will be receiving congratulatory notes by e-mail or PM sometime in the next week, and an award certificate…the plan for that is 4-6 weeks or less, if we don't get SNAFU'd. Please note: If you are a winner, and I do not have your e-mail address…PLEASE make sure you send it to me via e-mail or PM, so I can get your award to you! No e-mail, no award…(they cannot be sent via PM.) Also, THE SLASH CATEGORY WAS NOT SKIPPED…There were no votes in that category, so there is no chapter for slash included this year.

P.S. On a personal note, thank you to those who voted for my work…I do appreciate it