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

The finalists for August were:

They all Take her Photo in the Lounge by Marie Little
Storm’s Wake by Katherine Gleason
August and All That by Carolyn R. Russell
Mummy, Daddy, and Samantha by Laura Dobson
Gloom by Kati Bumbera
OBstacles by Joshua Addison

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

They all Take her Photo in the Lounge

We don’t know the circumstances of this character’s reminiscence, or how many decades are “floating away,” but I think many of us can insert ourselves into this moment to some extent and feel the joy of memory and wistfulness of looking back.