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

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