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

Guillotine Guys by Bob Thurber

Bob has paired the macabre with the absurd in a way that isn’t nearly as pretentious as this summary I’ve just written.

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

First Luncheon in a New City by Lynette Hinnings-Marshall

This story has great use of language, and I think most of us have been some version of this character at different points in our lives.

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

The Shrimp Farmer by Alexandra Keister

This story makes me shudder a little, but I’m impressed the creativity, and the story’s ability to deliver an impact.

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

The finalists for March were:

An Apartment on the Moon by Cathy Ulrich
Luck by Viv Burgess
Inside the Walls of Troy by Bob Thurber
The Diviner by Candace Kubinec

The winner of the March 2016 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Luck

The pair of moments described in this story tell the most succinct parts of a much larger, and very engaging, story. That’s a great thing for a piece of microfiction to accomplish.

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

Terror by Viv Burgess

This is great use of a twist for artistry rather than comedic or shock effect. The metaphor of the stage as torture is really interesting!

The story of the week for March 28 to April 1 is…

The Stink of a Lifetime by Bob Thurber

As always, Bob’s evocative language summons up a whole host of implied back story and character building.

The story of the week for March 21 to 25 is…

The Diviner by Candace Kubinec

A clever way to indirectly tell the story of what sounds like a very unique relationship.

The story of the week for March 14 to 18 is…

Inside the Walls of Troy by Bob Thurber

It’s not easy to convey such a sense of weariness and loss of self in the midst of epic events. Bob stretched these 50 words very, very far.

The story of the week for March 7 to 11 is…

Luck by Viv Burgess

The range of emotion from the woman’s experience to the reader’s realization is really well executed.

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

The finalists for February were:

S.O.S. by Alison Cooper
Chance Encounter With a Dream Girl by Guy Preston
Unicorn Heaven by Brenda Anderson
Salt by Lee DeAmali

The winner of the February 2016 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Unicorn Heaven

Brenda packed a really unique character portrait into this story, and it can also be read as a general comment on children’s emotional development. It’s also just really cute!