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.
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STORY OF THE WEEK: March 27
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.
STORY OF THE WEEK: March 20
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.
STORY OF THE WEEK: March 13
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.
STORY OF THE MONTH: February 2016
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!
STORY OF THE WEEK: March 6
The story of the week for February 29 to March 4 is…
An Apartment on the Moon by Cathy Ulrich
This story really sets the imagination free, both in world-building and in emotion.
STORY OF THE WEEK: February 28
The story of the week for February 22 to 26 is…
Salt by Lee DeAmali
This story may have sucker-punched my parenting emotions, but I think it says a lot more than the words themselves convey. Life is short!
STORY OF THE WEEK: February 21
The story of the week for February 15 to 19 is…
Unicorn Heaven by Brenda Anderson
This story hits a rare threshold of creativity, with a complex emotional backing. Nicely done.
STORY OF THE WEEK: February 14
The story of the week for February 8 to 12 is…
Chance Encounter With a Dream Girl by Guy Preston
There’s so much to think about with this story, set into the foundation of complex emotions. More great work from last year’s Story of the Year winner.
STORY OF THE WEEK: February 7
The story of the week for February 1 to 5 is…
S.O.S. by Alison Cooper
The intensity of the story sets up the twist really well.