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STORY OF THE MONTH: February 2020

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

The finalists for February were:

Next Day’s Receipt by Andrew C. Nosti
Your Pills by Jennifer L. Freed
Palindrome II by Pontius Paiva
Shelf-mates by Amanda Quinn
How Long Do You Wait? by Ursula Hoult

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

Your Pills

It’s been a while since we received new work from Jennifer, and she delivered a characteristically powerful, evocative, poetic piece.

Next Day’s Receipt and How Long Do You Wait? were both also excellent stories, easily capable of winning, but Jennifer managed to outdo them with her use of language and the message she delivered.

STORY OF THE MONTH: January 2020

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

The finalists for January were:

Nature by Jon Fain
Why I can’t go home again by Bob Thurber
A Sense of Perspective by Andy Hedgecock
The Sheriff by Adam Sirovátka
Tree Fall by Lillian

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

Why I can’t go home again

The journey through this story brings us deep into darkness before making an almost casual turn into the light. The title is a microcosm of the story: sad and hopeless at first, but flipped upside-down into a joyful declaration once you’ve reached the final sentence. Bob Thurber continues to deliver month after month.