Category: Competitions
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Short story competition 2017 – Second place: The Elf in the Machine
Read more: Short story competition 2017 – Second place: The Elf in the MachineThe Elf in the Machine By Casper Rudolph ONE I’m sitting beside her on the couch in our living room, and we’re drinking our evening tea. “In the dream,” I tell her, “I was a child. I plucked a rose on an open plain at sunset, and watched it wither as the sun went down.…
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Short Story Competition 2017 – Third place: Armadillo
Read more: Short Story Competition 2017 – Third place: ArmadilloArmadillo by Frumingo Diaterdag The sky stretched long over the prairie in a cloudless blue. Heat hung shimmering over the asphalt, and the air was filled with the smell of molten rubber. Twenty-yard skid marks led up to the wheels of a tarnished brown Camino, smoke gushing from the hood. The front of the car…
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Short story competition #32
Read more: Short story competition #32UPDATE 8/2: POSTPONED DEADLINE As we know that writers don’t like deadlines, we’ve decided to give you a little treat! You’re still able to enter our fantactic short story competition! You can send us your submission until February 19th.
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Short Story Competition – First Place: In Between Places
Read more: Short Story Competition – First Place: In Between PlacesIN BETWEEN PLACES By Charlotte Nijhuis Hungaria The bumping of the carriage on the railway could put me to sleep within minutes. Using my backpack as a pillow and the views flashing before my eyes as a lullaby, it was easy to drift off. Nights in hostel beds made out of little more than a…
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Short Story Competition – Second Place: Old Devil Moon
Read more: Short Story Competition – Second Place: Old Devil MoonOLD DEVIL MOON By Luc de Vries The spotlight is on us. The fallen night encircles the floor on which we sway, one foot to the other. Shadowed treetops crown my horizon. The stars are aligned in perfect structure: our diamond chandeliers laced with translucent clouds, drifting slowly. A tender step left, a hand on…
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