500-Word Essay Contest Third-Place: “Mother and the Whale”
Daddy’s sailboat capsized in a giant seiche off a northern Lake Michigan shore and his body was never found. Read More “500-Word Essay Contest Third-Place: “Mother and the Whale””
Contest Articles
500-Word Essay Contest Second-Place: “Half a Bear Hug”
“Half a Bear Hug” By Beverly Rose My grandfather became my legal guardian after tragedy made me mostly an orphan: a mother dead from childbirth … Read More “500-Word Essay Contest Second-Place: “Half a Bear Hug””
2022 500-Word Essay Contest Winners
Winners of the 2022 500-word essay contest. Read More “2022 500-Word Essay Contest Winners”
2022 500-Word Essay Contest Winner: “Dog Tags”
The winning entry in our 2022 500-Word Essay Contest: “Dog Tags,” by Michelle Y. Green, a portrait of her late father, a three-war veteran. Read More “2022 500-Word Essay Contest Winner: “Dog Tags””
2022 Essay Contest Winner: “A Viking Funeral”
Her story, A Viking Funeral, by Mary Charles, is the essay contest winner of The Writer magazine’s competition. Read More “2022 Essay Contest Winner: “A Viking Funeral””
Third-Place Fall Short Story Contest Winner: Wall of Tears
Read the third-place winner of our 2021 Fall Short Story Contest. Read More “Third-Place Fall Short Story Contest Winner: Wall of Tears”
Second-Place Fall Short Story Contest Winner: Polecat Springs
Read the second-place winner of our 2021 Fall Short Story Contest. Read More “Second-Place Fall Short Story Contest Winner: Polecat Springs”
2021 Fall Short Story Contest Winner: “The Refrigerator Test”
Walter took his Batman cup to the kitchen because maybe there was still apple juice. Ignorant of spirits, he had inaccurately deduced what Bruce Wayne … Read More “2021 Fall Short Story Contest Winner: “The Refrigerator Test””
2021 100-Word Contest Winner: “Benediction”
Read the grand-prize winner of our 100-Word Contest. Read More “2021 100-Word Contest Winner: “Benediction””
Second-Place 100-Word Contest Winner: “Preserved”
Aleece told me that Brownie had run away from home. My heart stopped cold when I recognized her shaggy body stuffed, still as a rod … Read More “Second-Place 100-Word Contest Winner: “Preserved””