The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.

The finalists for May were:

Stuck Switch by Yash Seyedbagheri
Demon’s Windfall by Michelle Wilson
Bedtime Q&A by Bob Thurber
Ashes to Ashes by Tricia Sankey
Righteous Defiance, Newfoundland 1951 by Tawnia Courage
Stone Romance by Sunset

The winner of the May 2021 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Righteous Defiance, Newfoundland 1951

Tawnia painted a powerful picture of the effects of exclusion and the damage caused when religiosity is given more importance than compassion.