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

The First Nip by Jimmy Mack

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

Morning in Rapunzel’s Tower by Bob Thurber
and
The Corner Seat by the Pond by Stephanie Lye

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

Endurance Sport by J.R. Walsh

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

Vigil by Paul D’Arcy

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

The finalists for April were:

Wearing Clouds by Angela Carlton
A Prescription by Jinjia Grace Hu
Life of the Party by Marc Young
Catching Angels by Alyson Floyd
Collect by Paul D’Arcy

The winner of the April 2026 Story of the Month is…

Catching Angels

The story of the week for April 27 to May 1 is…

You Break It by Adele Gallogly

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

Catching Angels by Alyson Floyd
and
Collect by Paul D’Arcy

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

Life of the Party by Marc Young

Authors are welcome to submit their stories for May 2026 as of today.

Typically, submissions are open from the 1st to 15th of each month. However, May 2026 submissions will be open from April 15 through May 15.

I will be away for a few weeks starting in late April, and I’d like to select and schedule some of the May stories before I leave.

Happy writing!

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

A Prescription by Jinjia Grace Hu