The story of the week for August 2 to 6 is…

August and All That by Carolyn R. Russell

The story of the week for July 26 to 30 is…

Storm’s Wake by Katherine Gleason
and
They all Take her Photo in the Lounge by Marie Little

The story of the week for July 19 to 23 is…

Grocery Shopping by Cheryl Somers Aubin

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

The finalists for June were:

Turning Around by Yash Seyedbagheri
This is Definitely the Last Time by H.A. Piacentino
Father’s Day Again by Bob Thurber
Dot to Dot by Laura Dobson

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

Father’s Day Again

Bob’s story feels deeply vulnerable and is delivered with his usual evocative style, painting a thousand words’ worth of picture with each short phrase.

The story of the week for July 12 to 16 is…

Takiwatanga by Deirdre Smith

The story of the week for July 5 to 9 is…

Where It All Became by Rachel Canwell

The story of the week for June 28 to July 2 is…

Eight Blocks From Here to Home by Jim Latham

The story of the week for June 21 to 25 is…

Dot to Dot by Laura Dobson

The story of the week for June 14 to 18 is…

Father’s Day Again by Bob Thurber

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.