The story of the week for December 30 to January 3 is…

Nature by Jon Fain

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

Unopened by Alyce Clark

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

Holiday by Chad Bunch

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

Assemblage by Charlie Swailes

Editor: As a side note, I think this past week was one of the best in recent memory! Keep the great submissions coming, everyone. Keep making it harder and harder for me to pick the best story each week!

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

The finalists for November were:

Sundays by Una Nine Nine
Rain Dance by Raymond Sloane
Surrender by Eileen Hansen
Shadows by Dmitri Christopher

The winner of the November 2019 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Shadows

I expect this story represents different things to different readers. I see a portrait of depression or other forms of mental illness. It can hide in plain sight, even in the midst of “happy” moments and friendly faces. And like a spy, it may feel like it is always lurking just out of sight, nefarious, waiting for the worst moment to emerge.

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

Balloonman by Melody Leming-Wilson

The story of the week for November 25 to 29 is…

Unfinished by Carol Anne Harvey

The story of the week for November 18 to 22 is…

Shadows by Dmitri Christopher

The story of the week for November 11 to 15 is…

Surrender by Ellen Hansen

The story of the week for November 4 to 8 is…

Rain Dance by Raymond Sloan