These entries from March’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
The Sky Is on Fire by Molly Klassen
Eleanor lifts her bleak blue eyes to the burning world above her. Brilliant shades of crimson cascade across it; sunny yellows streak the smoldering sky …
Tin Man by Jasmina Kuenzli
The following is an excerpt of a novel by Jasmina Kuenzli. He let the steel harden his hands, flow over his fingers like liquid silver. …
You Tried to Break My Heart by Aaron H. Aceves
Your name is Charles Daniel Walker XIII. That’s right, the thirteenth. Your Texas-based, ancestral dynasty can trace that long line of CDWs all the way …
What She Said by Olivia Liu
“What She Said” is a short fiction excerpt from a novel by Olivia Liu. In it the main character, Matilda, after having rejected Linus, the …
Trip by A. A. Reinecke
By the age of sixteen I had a will that could’ve sprung only from the conception of a particularly well-traveled child. I wasn’t actually well …
February Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Sara, Jennifer Fadden, and Glorienne Broñola
These entries from February’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
A Reader’s Day by Sydney Tatum
A reader’s day starts with words. They open their eyes in their beds with their first thought being how many pages they can get through …
Call Me Zombie by Jasmina Kuenzli
The following is an excerpt of a novel by Jasmina Kuenzli. He stands there, the dark son, returning from the grave, and all I can …