Category: Short Story Competition 2016
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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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Short Story Competition – Third Place: Terminal Velocity
Read more: Short Story Competition – Third Place: Terminal VelocityTERMINAL VELOCITY By Casper Rudolph 1 For billions of years have I voyaged across the luminous emptiness, rocketing amongst silent worlds. I am bound to journey onward through this timeless haze, in the absence of any company. Over the aeons I have forgotten my point of origin and my destination has always been unknown to…
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Short Story Competition #29 — CLOSED
Read more: Short Story Competition #29 — CLOSEDLast year’s short story competition was a great success, and we are very happy to announce that we will be hosting another short story competition for our 29th issue! If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of submitting your work to us, now is the time to do it: you’ll be entering a literary fray with other talented…
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