The story of the week for June 29 to July 3 is…
Spare Some Change by Jeffrey Albright
Every now and then, a character is built so well that their story simply through a physical description. It’s very rare, and very difficult to pull off, but Jeffrey has done just that.
The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.
The finalists for June were:
Head Case by Mark Farley
These Things Are Yours by Bob Thurber
Catching Up With a Friend by Connell Wayne Regner
Thunderclap by Sarah Scott
The winner of the June 2015 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…
Head Case
Mark constructed one of the most unique characters I’ve seen in a 50-word story–and I’m not talking about the corpse! Brilliantly imaginative and unexpected. Congratulations, Mark!
The story of the week for June 21 to 26 is…
Thunderclap by Sarah Scott
Inspirational and full of heart. A worthy weekly winner.
The story of the week for June 15 to 19 is…
Catching Up With a Friend by Connell Wayne Regner
I definitely didn’t see the twist in this story coming, so it hit me hard. Strong work from a regular contributor.
The story of the week for June 8 to 12 is…
These Things Are Yours by Bob Thurber
What an amazing encapsulation of a character’s back story and relationships in a single moment, a single act. Another great contribution from Mr. Thurber.
The story of the week for June 1 to 5 is…
Head Case by Mark Farley
It’s rare to see a story that’s so truly unique and evokes so much emotional complexity, but Mark pulled it off in spectacular fashion.
Due to an overwhelming flood of submissions over the past couple of weeks, I am now sitting on a mountain of unread stories that will likely take me three months to sift through at my current pace.
Because of this, I am forced to close submissions until further notice. I’m sorry if you were just preparing to send in your submission, but you’ll have to hold onto it for a little while!
Once the slush pile is down to a more manageable level, and once I’ve come up with a plan for dealing with this kind of thing better moving forward, I will be reopening submissions and letting everyone know.
Thank you so much to everyone for your submissions and your interest in the site!
Tim Sevenhuysen
The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.
The finalists for May were:
The Week the Circus Came to Town by Bob Thurber
The Beast by Holly Coombs
The Stranger by Gaghe MacWilliams
Handyman by Kathryn Trattner
The Writer’s Son by Guy Preston
The winner of the May 2015 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…
The Writer’s Son
Congratulations, Guy! Your story is beautiful and innocent. A great piece.
The story of the week for May 25 to 29 is…
The Writer’s Son by Guy Preston
Great ambiance, great character building, and excellent emotion. Good job, Guy!
If you’ve sent in a story in the past month and a half or so, I’m sorry it’s taken so long to get back to you.
Unfortunately, the wait times are going to get longer before they get shorter. I’m not sure why, but over the past few days I’ve received a massive flood of submissions. It’s going to take a long time to go through all of the new stories, so if it takes two months or longer to respond, please be patient!
Thanks,
Tim