The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.
The finalists for October were:
Back and Forth by Michelle Dinnick
Overdue & Outstanding Beauty by Bob Thurber
Waiting by Nick Di Carlo
Shared Loss by John Singh
My Mom by Sarah Flick
Full Potential by Emily Hall
The winner of the October 2025 Story of the Month is…
My Mom
Although my piece was one of the weekly picks, I think selection of Sarah Flick’s “My Mom” for story of the month is spot on. She’s composed an exquisitely evocative story. In this case, the compression required of the form has produced one heckuva lot of heat.