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

Archived News Clipping (Filed Under Irony) by Jo Withers

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

The finalists for October were:

6:35 A.M. October 5th 2018 by Patrick Mc Loughlin
Disconnect by Nancy Ludmerer
Understanding by Katherine DeGilio
Pooh Sticks by Stuart Atkinson

The winner of the October 2018 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Understanding

Katherine nicely captured the human spirit of perseverance and resilience in the face of challenge. We don’t all conquer our demons, let alone befriend them, but it’s encouraging to maintain that hope that some day we can get past whatever barrier is currently in front of us.

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

Dizzy Spells by Bob Thurber

The story of the week for October 29 to November 2 is…

Sabbatical by Khalilah Okeke
and
Closing the Loop by J Bradley

The story of the week for October 22 to 26 is…

Pooh Sticks by Stuart Atkinson

The story of the week for October 15 to 19 is…

Understanding by Katherine DeGilio

The story of the week for October 8 to 12 is…

Disconnect by Nancy Ludmerer

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

The finalists for September were:

Face by David Holloway
I Close My Eyes to See More Clearly by Jim Doss
The Summer of Sweet Mary by Bob Thurber
Conversation with an Artist by Alex Markovich

The winner of the September 2018 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

The Summer of Sweet Mary

I narrowed this month’s options down to the stories from Jim Doss and Bob Thurber and left them up on my computer screen for a full two days while I debated the merits of each. Sorry for the delay that caused in making this announcement! :) Ultimately, I chose Bob’s story for its accessibility, and the trademark Thurber ability to express something inexpressible.

The story of the week for October 1 to 5 is…

6:35 A.M. October 5th 2018 Patrick Mc Loughlin

The story of the week for September 24 to 28 is…

Conversation with an Artist by Alex Markovich