The story of the week for September 17 to 21 is…

The Summer of Sweet Mary (circa 1972) by Bob Thurber

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

The finalists for August were:

Bike Ride by Harry Demarest
Utah by Peter Vickland
Pizza Night by Maura Yzmore
The Recollection Collection by Mark Farley

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

Pizza Night

Simple, but hard-hitting, Maura’s story makes good use of the classic technique of understating the build-up in order to emphasize the emotional payoff once it arrives.

The story of the week for September 3 to 7 is…

I Close My Eyes to See the World More Clearly by Jim Doss

The story of the week for August 27 to 31 is…

Face by David Holloway

The story of the week for August 20 to 24 is…

The Recollection Collection by Mark Farley

The story of the week for August 13 to 17 is…

Pizza Night by Maura Yzmore

The story of the week for August 6 to 10 is…

Utah by Peter Vickland

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

The finalists for July were:

Side Effects of Radiation Therapy by Bob Thurber
Too Late by Kiran Kaur Saini
Pyrex-Worthy by Robin Lubatkin
Lepidop-Terror by Melanie Cranenburgh
Another Misadventure of the Broken Boys by Bob Thurber

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

Another Misadventure of the Broken Boys

The story achieves the perfect balance of unsettling beauty and haunting hope. Bob continues to prove why he deserves his Hall of Fame spot.

The story of the week for July 30 to August 3 is…

Downhill Bike Ride by Harry Demarest

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

Another Misadventure of the Broken Boys by Bob Thurber