The story of the week for December 28 to January 1 is…

A False Hope by L.D. Water
and
The Tragedy of P–k by C.M.F. Wright

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

The Gift Exchange by Zoe J. Walker

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

Consumed by Josie Cellone
and
A Chip Off the Old Block by Ben Mimmack

The story of the week for December 7 to 11 is…

A Temporary Interruption by Dick Narvett

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

The finalists for November were:

Stress Turned My Soul to Copper and Steam by Maria Cargille
The Vagrant by Travis D. Roberson
Blowing Off the Dust by B.S. Roberts
Songs for the Light by Noriko Jayasekera
Extra Time by David Holloway
Let’s Pretend by Larissa Thomson

The winner of the November 2020 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Extra Time

I loved the unique concept and fun approach to commenting on the fleeting nature of time, and the fact that we only have one life to live. David Holloway made me both laugh and introspect at the same time, a fine achievement.

The story of the week for November 30 to December 4 is…

Playground by Claire Natale

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

Let’s Pretend by Larissa Thomson

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

Extra Time by David Holloway
and
Songs for the Light by Noriko Jayasekera

Been a while since we had a double, but I wanted to honour both of these!

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

Blowing Off the Dust by B.S. Roberts

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

The finalists for October were:

Mourning Mama by Yash Seyedbagheri
Every Tuesday by Lisa Marie Lopez
She Rises by Mary Haynes
A feather and a boy by Anne Catherine Vassallo

The winner of the October 2020 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Mourning Mama

The phrase “A cracked word” is a brilliant ending to an emotionally evocative piece. Yash has been contributing excellent work to the site for a long time, and this is one of his best.