This story is one of the September Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . On my nightstand is a teacup with a few odds and ends. It holds an old pair of purple plastic glasses with a prescription that now makes my vision go fuzzy. There’s a one yen coin from the […]
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This story is one of the September Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . What defines us? What takes us in context and out of context and explains us all away like a definition in a dictionary? It isn’t the march of time, for sure, that swirling bastard child of conformity and […]
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This story is one of the September Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . James flipped the coin; heads. He has to cook dinner tonight. We’ve been doing this since the beginning of quarantine. It was the best way we found of passing time and sharing our chores. The coin chooses everything: […]
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These entries from September’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “September Writing Challenge.” . Stella 16 Brazil It was dark inside the closet. The smell of her grandmother’s perfume and a twist of mothballs filled the air […]
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This story is one of the August Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . I meet him at a park. I’m sitting at one of those picnic benches, scratching tally marks in the wood with a fingernail, and he sits down across from me, says, You look sad. I look up, startled, […]
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This story is one of the August Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . Nothing will ever be as beautiful as this summer we’ve had together. From the second you stepped off the train all the way through to right now, weaving our way around whispering forest trees, every moment and every […]
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This story is one of the August Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . The strap of my backpack is rough between my sweaty fingers, and it feels like someone added bricks to my luggage instead of just some clothes and my passport. I can feel my sister’s worried gaze upon me […]
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These entries from August’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “August Writing Challenge.” . Selena Schwarz 22 USA Seasonal Love They called her Summer because her heart burned with love. They called him Winter because his icy […]
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