The story of the week for August 23 to 27 is…

OBstacles by Joshua Addison

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

The finalists for July were:

Eight Blocks From Here to Home by Jim Latham
Where It All Became by Rachel Canwell
Takiwatanga by Deirdre Smith
Grocery Shopping by Cheryl Somers Aubin

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

Takiwatanga

A well executed character portrait is always a joy to read in microfiction, especially when it provides insight or perspective on experiences or circumstances that might be different from what many of us face. Thanks for sharing this with us, Deirdre.

The story of the week for August 16 to 20 is…

Gloom by Kati Bumbera

The story of the week for August 9 to 13 is…

Mummy, Daddy, and Samantha by Laura Dobson

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