The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.
The finalists for July were:
Side Effects of Radiation Therapy by Bob Thurber
Too Late by Kiran Kaur Saini
Pyrex-Worthy by Robin Lubatkin
Lepidop-Terror by Melanie Cranenburgh
Another Misadventure of the Broken Boys by Bob Thurber
The winner of the July 2018 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…
Another Misadventure of the Broken Boys
The story achieves the perfect balance of unsettling beauty and haunting hope. Bob continues to prove why he deserves his Hall of Fame spot.
Well deserved. As always.