Critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno shares five things books and umbrellas have in commonfrom someone who loves each. It is preferred that you include a copy of your submission form with your book. "An Ice Road to Kushwitna" by Birgit Lennertz Sarrimanolis. by Chengye Lin, "Esteemed Earthenware: A look at Mexicos centuries-old art of making Talavera ceramics"by Rebecca L. Rhoades, A Capitol Controversy: One of Frank Lloyd Wrights greatest buildings may be one he never built by Rebecca L. Rhoades, Reality: Impossibly Improbable by Skip Johnson, Franz Boas and Freedom of Speech by Alan McGowan, Its Time to Make Childrens Mental Health a Priority by Brooke Bentley Gunst, Swimming as Collector's Item by Elaine Howley, A Voice for Good Trouble by Elaine Howley, Dave Koz: Entering Act III of His Career and His Life! by Sheryl Aronson, "At Least You Knew it was Coming" by Nancy Myers Rust, Sintra's Pena Palace and the Artist King Who Built It by Danni Sabota, William G. Dabney: I wasn't afraid of the D-Day invasion, but I didn't think I'd come out alive' by Dr. Forest Issac Jones and Anton Jones, Should Wimbledon Have Banned Russian and Belarusian Players? by Paul Fein, There Goes the Neighborhood! Select the category that best represents your entry. Books should be postmarked within 5 business days of the posted entry deadline at the time of submission and should arrive within 5 days of the postmark date. Founded in 2020 and available as a print magazine or free download, Mystery & Suspense is a "web daily and quarterly" edited by Sam Boush. Important & Helpful Information Prior to Entering. This week, introduce a small problem that grows. Incorrect email addresses may result in the transmission of important information being delayed and/or unsuccessful. In 2019, he was writer-in-residence at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Switzerland, where he worked on his third novel. 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The bestselling author discusses the interconnectedness of his work, the importance of short stories, and his latest release, The Late Americans. 1,500 word maximum. There is no cap as to the number of submissions that can be entered into the competition overall, however each submission (including edited versions being re-submitted) must be checked out separately. Online Entry forms must have the line count listed where requested. by Lisa J. MacDonald, "The Sacred Soil of Paradise The following are not permitted to enter the contest, neither under their legal names nor pen names: employees of Active Interest Media and their immediate family members; Writers Digest Books authors; Writer's Digest contributing editors and columnists; and Writers Digest instructors for online courses and live webinars. This week, we're excited to announce seven WDU courses, an Improve Your Email Newsletter webinar, and more! Today, Writer's Digest holds six competitions, with a combined twenty-eight categories. We continue the tradition by giving away more than $30,000 in cash and prizes! Since obtaining her MFA in fiction, she has worked with over 100 authors to help them achieve their publication dreams. 2023 Active Interest Media All Rights Reserved. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Joe and their kitten Jinkx. SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARDS (printed and bound books), SELF-PUBLISHED E-BOOK AWARDS (digital books), https://www.writersdigest.com/wd-competitions. The bestselling author discusses the interconnectedness of his work, the importance of short stories, and his latest release, The Late Americans. See which WD competitions are currently accepting entries at writersdigest.com/wd-competitions. For complete coverage of the 87th Annual Writer . " Writer's Digest has been shining a spotlight on up-and-coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for over 90 years. Judge:Audrey Wick (AudreyWick.com) is a novelist with Tule Publishing and Pelican Book Group as well as a full-time professor at Blinn College in Texas. Judge: Sharon Naylor Torishas been a Writers Digest contest judge for years and is also the author of 30+ nonfiction books, including The Stories of This House (Tarcher Perigee, 2022). " by Warren Rosenbaum, "Coco's Dream Debut at Wimbledon Competition related updates and winner notifications are sent via: email. Entries must be accompanied by the required entry fee by credit/debit card or PayPal. Have your necessary information, including your e-book file or gifting code, at hand when you are ready to submit your entry. She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. 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Be certain that the book is shipped to the complete & exact address as is listed on the entry form; we also recommend that you request tracking information as we are not able to confirm delivery of packages. Writers Digest writing competitions are open to U.S. and non-U.S. residents; however, due to U.S. Government restrictions we are unable to accept entries from Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Crimea. Previous winning entries from this and other WD competitions are ineligible except in the case of substantial rewrites. " For an interview with the Grand-Prize winner, see the November/December 2022 issue of Writer's Digest. Application requirements for the Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition are: Manuscript Entry form Find out more about the Writer's Digest family of writing competitions. Critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno shares five things books and umbrellas have in commonfrom someone who loves each. Her work has been published in college textbooks by Cengage Learning and W.W. Norton, and shes been a guest columnist for Writers Digest. For an interview with the Grand Prize winner, see the November/December 2021 of Writer's Digest. The editors or agents who meet with the Grand Prize Winner are under no obligation to read, buy, or represent the Grand Prize Winners work. Line counts should include all lines that have text; do not include blank stanzas in your line count. " by Natasha Pratap, "My 6-year-old has calmed me during quarantine Once a submission has been checked out, it is entered into the competition, and cannot be edited or replaced. If the judges feel that another category is more appropriate, we will switch the category for you, on your behalf. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures,The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. All entries must be submitted online. Lanzarotta, The Goddess Comes Disguised as my Life by Marlene Fabian Stiles, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, November 6th, 2020 by Vivian Underhill, THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU 2021 by Emory Jones, and, again, theres me by Timothy Hickey, TELL ME WHAT LIGHT IS by Marla Alupoaicei, Behold this Pint of Oatmeal Cream Ale by Jill Madden Melchoir, "A Masquerade for All" by Peter A. Balaskas, "This Play Is Utter B.S." Judge:Ryan Ireland, PhD, is the author of two novels, Beyond the Horizon and Ghosts of the Desert. If the Grand Prize Winner accepts the Writers Digest Conference portion of their prize they must agree to travel (flying round-trip from the same city) during the conference dates in 2024. Additional entry discounts are only available when using the linked entry form offered during submission of a full price entry. Accepted file formats include: .doc, .docx, and .pdf. Outsiders Perspectives of the Big EasyBourbon Street and Beyond" by Kathy Bradshaw, "The Loneliness of the Black Long-Distance Swimmer" by Elaine Howley, "The Native Origins of Freestyle" by Elaine Howley, "Modern CajunsPlaying Second Fiddle to No One" by Kathy Bradshaw, "Breath as a Blessing: The Transformative Power of Breath" by Angela Waldron, "Reciprocity With Mother Earth" by Cie Simurro, "What Happens When You Hate DietingBut You Also Hate Your Body" by Dara P. Kapoor, "The Things We Work Through When Maybe We Shouldn't" by JL Lycette, "Why good health is more than a mouthful" by Rebecca Thoroughgood, "Keeping up with the Kims" by Lisa Jackson and Graham Williams, "Guided by an Iranian gig-aloo" by Lisa Jackson and Graham Williams, "I Think I Love You, But Will You Spit in this Tube?" Find her on Twitter and Instagram @WickWrites. 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When filling out the online submission form, you will be asked to upload your entry file. Horror First Place Winner: "The Unexpected Guest" Read "The Unexpected Guest" by Connie White, the first place winning short story in the Horror category of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards. Documents may be single or double-spaced. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance. Check your SPAM folder for any expected but unaccounted for email communications. Judges commentaries are final. Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. Winner Notification dates refer to the date that all winners will be notified by. All entries must be submitted online. Find her on Facebook and Twitter @Tamela_Murray. Non-winning submissions will receive a competition status update in the weeks following the notification of winners. If selecting "Other" as your delivery method, please note that the book itself must be able to be accessed using a one-click link that provides immediate download and/or access to the book via a code. Refunds are not provided for disqualified, withdrawn or non-winning entries. When filling out the online submission form, you will be asked to upload your entry file. Previous top winning entries from this and other WD competitions are ineligible except in the case of substantial rewrites. Self-published work in blogs, on social media, etc. It is preferred that an entry be formatted to 8.5 x 11 paper, single sided, 1 inch margins. Count refers to all words making up the story (no matter the number of letters in the word). Entries exceeding the 2,000 word limit will be disqualified. Judge:Tamela Hancock Murray is a literary agent with The Steve Laube Agency (SteveLaube.com). Please be sure that the email address that you provide will be valid throughout the competition span. Writers Digest retains one-time nonexclusive publication rights to excerpts from the Grand Prize and top winning entries to be published in a. The bestselling author discusses the interconnectedness of his work, the importance of short stories, and his latest release, The Late Americans. The editors or agents who meet with the Grand Prize Winner are under no obligation to read, buy or represent the Grand Prize Winners work. Bird, "All Good Things Are Wild and Free" by Rebecca L. Manoogian, "God's Bucket of Love" by Glen J Ellington, "The Angel With the Extra Chromosome" by Monique Amado, "My Advice from God about Josh" by Gail Dudley, "Of Death and Life" by Natli VanDerWerken, "A Message for Debbie" by Deborah Crew King, "Is My Spirit Guide Real?" This week, introduce a small problem that grows. Melissa Joplin Higley, "Anticipatory Grief" (non-rhyming poem). "The Last Remaining Sea Silk Seamestress," by Eliot Stein, is the Grand Prize-winning story for the 87th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition, besting more than 5,300 entries across nine categories. by Tristan Marajh, "A Night at the Trocadero" by Alex Willging, "Of Coral Eyes and Silver Claws" by G. N. Zaccaria, "Murder in Three Sittings" by Julie Griffin, "Tash- The Blood and Stone Warrior" by Anne Williams, "An Account of the People of the Serpentina Island Chain" by Josh Bugosh, The Ghost of Koh Samui by Edgar Mahaffey, The Undertakers Kid by Mackenzie Hurlbert, Candy Rules in the New Arkhoma by Tamsin Marischal, The Midnight Curse of the Full Moon by Margaret Speck Ogawa, A Tail of Addiction: A Fable by Paul Grobar, Who Stole the Blue Crayon? by Edgar Mahaffey, Catch me if you can by Elizabeth Goodhue, Prescription for Freedom by Jennifer Steil, "A Filipinas Jungle of Flashing Neon Signs" by RA Morr, "The Desert Blooms at Night" by Sacha Ramirez, "All the Colours of the Sunset" by Arvin Tavakkoli, "Spider in the Garden" by Elizabeth Rosen, "The Thirteenth Song" by Chelo Diaz-Ludden, "The Thing about Persimmons" by Gina Willner-Pardo, "Theres Still Time to Save the Planet" by David McKenna, "Pelsnik's Everything Emporium" by Katy Wright, "Commedia dell'Fredo" by Anthony Correale, "A Mother's Love" by Nicoline Antonovitch, A Rainbow in Koussountou by Anne Michaud, A School Board Meeting by Jacob Schapiro, Millie Margaret Versus the Chupacabra by Courtney Armstrong, Bookmakers Daughter by Mariflo Stephens, How to Keep Your Heart Beating by Samantha OBrien, Randy Koenigs Very Large Mouse by Steve Fox, Four Pigs in the Desert by Morgan Smith, "Love Affairs With the Variable X" by Patrick Walker, 'The Project Mother (Ode to the LA and Watts Riots From the Perspective of a Child From Compton)" by DragonPoetikFly, "as a filipino-american," by Regine Gayle, "SPARKLING ON THE ROAD TO 21" by Victoria Mary Fach, "May (a Pantoum)" by Carrie Magness Radna, "Distance Learning is Trochaic" by Eric Pinder, "A Hard Drinking Bard Ponders Turning Bahai" by Patrick Walker, "Reflections on Scrabble" by Patrick Walker, Ode: Recollections of a Rose Tree by MK, A voice from Harlem by Javier Sarmiento Jr, A Letter to a Pokemon by DribbleTheSwordsman, "When I See Us in Anothers Poem" by Cynthia Boersma, "Something lets loose inside me" by Carol Despeaux Fawcett, "Wendy's parking lot, Atlanta, night of June 12, 2020" by Joy Johnston, "ON HER HUNDRETH BIRTHDAY" by Eileen Malone, "Ode to My Sixty-Year-Old Uterus" by Suellen Wedmore, "Most Lives Don't Echo" by Timothy Hickey, "I Never Caught His Name" by Jaclyn Youhana Garver, "Capturing the valley with my polaroid"by Cassandra Merena, Dolphin Whisperer by Carol Marie Despeaux Fawcett, A Lightning Rod as Eternal Happiness by Camilla Johnson, The Cathedral is Burning by M.L. See which WD competitions are currently accepting entries at WritersDigest.com/wd-competitions. *Recipient of two honorable mentions in category, **Recipient of three honorable mentions in category, ***Recipient of four honorable mentions in category. Non-winning submissions will receive a competition status update in the weeks following the notification of winners. All documents must be double-spaced. Please name your file the same as your submission title if possible; identifying information should not be included in your file name. Fletcher, "Dear White Siblings: An Invitation" by Amy Greer, "Dear 2020 a letter from 2021" by Catherine G. Tripp, "An Abyss of Electronic Clicks" by JL Lycette, "ASPCA Raises Funds Unfairly" by Lauren Malmberg, "Leave Me My Name: A Brief Memoir of What I Call Myself" by Patrick Junqian Zhou, "Imagination and the Curious Mind" by Alison Laverty, "From the Drivers Sister" by A.M. Riddle, Manic Depression, You Captured My Soul: For the Karens of the World, May You Be More Than Your Trauma by Heather Martin, Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Bitch by Laura White, Will We Need Sunscreen in Heaven? by Jeff Miller, Seven Pounds that Changed My Life by Adrienne Drake, MD, The Peace Cranes of Nagasaki by Karen Kish, On Living With Chronic Uncertainty by Rachelle Woodbury, The Politicization of an American Student by Kai Mora, Doves Returning by Daina Grounds Chamness, A Different Kind of Fight by Erin Woodrow, What Is, Not What If by Jessica Crowley, Bailing On Another Vacation Blues by Keri Kelly, The soft pop that changed everything by Roxanne Beaubien, Memoirs of an Artic Archaeologist: Hypothermia by Georgeie Reynolds, "Reading and the Real World" by A.C.S. 32 line maximum. All books must be registered online and accompanied by payment. Tamela and her husband live in Virginia and are the parents of two lovely daughters. First Place Winners from the previous three years are not eligible. As a reader, shes most interested in horror, fantasy, and romance, although she will read just about anything with a great hook. Word Count / Line Count Requirements Online Entry forms must have the word/line/page count listed where requested. All entries must be submitted online through Submittable. Please type carefully, and list only one valid email address. This is his third year judging for the WD competition. Check your SPAM folder for any expected but unaccounted for email communications. Please submit text only; illustrations are not accepted. Check your spelling carefully including all login information, email addresses etc. Janes chapbook is Barefoot on Gravel (Finishing Line, 2016). Author Caitlin Shetterly shares how Covid influenced her debut novel, what writers should leave unfinished each day, and more. He has also appeared on several Top 50 CBS affiliate radio stations across the United States. Check your spelling carefully including all login information, email addresses etc. She has traditionally published more than a dozen books and ghostwritten about two dozen memoirs. Please do not email forms separately as they cannot be matched with your package. Grand Prize Winners from the previous three years are not eligible. Once a submission has been checked out, it is entered into the competition, and cannot be edited or replaced. Sort through the database by selecting the areas of expertise, service you're looking for, and type of media you need reviewed. He has also presented life story sessions on several transatlantic crossings for Windstar Cruises. " by D.R. If you choose to gift a copy of your book through iTunes, please note that their codes have a very short time span and you will most likely need to send additional codes at a later date (for this reason, Amazon gift codes are preferred over iTunes gift codes). Entries exceeding the line count requirements will be disqualified. Judges will not provide personal information of any sort, nor will they set up accounts, provide emails etc., nor can they retrieve a book using a gift certificate or anything of monetary value. Write down questions to ask the agent. Akad Archibald, "Bee-Bee and the Bad Thoughts" by David Swanson, "One of a Kind Wonderful You" by Mary-Lauren OCrowley, "Lizzie Bee and the Library Thief" by Harper Lee, "Doris, The Fastest Chicken in the West" by David Thorne, "Wash Day for Mustard Cardigan" by Denise Evans, "The Annual Meeting of the Alphabet Company" by Joanne Anderson Reisberg, "Eli the Ordinary Elephant" by Alana Puskarich, "The Missing Punctuation Box" by M. Lisa Rinaca, "Callan Murphy and the Guardians of Epona" by E. M. St. Pierre, "Through the Colors of a Butterfly" by Martinique Mims, Laptops New Connection by Maribel Martinez, Korra Vs. the Squirrels by Jessica Dunnagan, NEVILLE THE SHORT-SIGHTED CAMEL by Joan Howeth, If guacamole were a mountain by Jennifer Miller, Snids Get Out in New York City! by Gramma D, HERMIONE in Theres an Alien Cat in My House by Kent Page McGroarty, KATIE PLUNDER AND THE DEPTHS OF THE IVERWOOD by Honor St. James, Do You Know How My Grandpa Is Just Like My Cat? by Joan D. Selby, Being a Grown Up by Belinda Chisari Baws, Loose Tooth on the Loose by Robyn Byttars, How Myra the Magnificent Saved the World by Amy Frost Davidson, Tilly the Troublemaker by Lesley Albert, "Dr. Levinstrm, I presume?" Here are the top genre and niche websites as identified in the 25th Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2023 issue of Writer's Digest. For an interview with the Grand-Prize winner, see the November/December 2022 issue of Writer's Digest. " by Mary Taylor, "How dampness affects your health Her work has been published in Writers Digest, Mbius, Asinine Poetry, Measure Review, USAToday.com, Sol Magazine, Trellis Magazine, and others literary journals. This is the date that all related materials (when applicable) must be shipped by as well. Incorrect email addresses may result in the transmission of important information being delayed and/or unsuccessful. Files are not returned. Judge:Jane Shlensky, a retired teacher and active musician, has recent poetry and fiction in Writers Digest, Pinesong, Kakalak, moonShine review, Thomas Wolfe Review, and Nostos. WD writing competitions are open to U.S. and non-U.S. residents; however, due to U.S. Government restrictions we are unable to accept entries from Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Crimea. He has a Twitter account (@ZacharyPetit) but is more fun when documenting the life and times of his greyhound, The Turtleman, on Instagram (@zachary_petit). 4. Please name your file the same as your submission title if possible; identifying information should not be included in your file name. Writers Digest reserves one-time nonexclusive publication rights to the 1st- through 25th-place winning poems to be published in a Writers Digest publication. You should not include this information on the file being uploaded. If you are submitting a file, please follow the requirements for that delivery method. The competition is open to all English-language self-published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. He has sailed on several Windstar transatlantic crossings where he offers his Writing Your Life Story enrichment opportunity to guests. She has appeared on GMA, Oprah, Lifetime, and in countless articles and syndicated columns. This prize includes airfare, hotel and conference registration. Judge: RJ Clarken'swork has been published in Writers Digest, Mbius, AsininePoetry, Measure Poetry Magazine, USA Today Online, Sol Magazine, and Trellis Magazine, amongother literary publications. The History of New Orleans Neighborhoods by Kathy Bradshaw, Point of Vieux: What the Vieux Carr Commission Is Really About by Kathy Bradshaw, Main Squeeze: Getting to Know the Accordion by Kathy Bradshaw, Dead EndNew Orleanians' Final Resting Places (The History of New Orleans Cemeteries) by Kathy Bradshaw, The Womens Room by Stephanie Kilpatrick, 10 Ways to Fall in Love with Paris by Nanette Norgate, Saint Roseline by William Brent Heckler, Chicago has a Secret (and Quite the Menagerie) by Chad Parsons, "Getting Trashed at Mardi Gras: Garbage Cleanup During Carnival by Kathy Bradshaw, Pest-Case Scenarios: Life in the Bug Easy--Bugs and Rodents in New Orleans, Part 1 by Kathy Bradshaw, One for the Road Trip: Roadside Attractions in Louisiana by Kathy Bradshaw, Time Has Been and Gone by William John Rostron, Melissa Manchester: Reimagining Her Classic Hits in Her 24th Album Re: View by Sheryl Aronson. She is the sole scriptwriter for the Emmy Award-nominated documentary, Trail Magic: The Grandma Gatewood Story. After the initial rush and excitement of the offer, there will most definitely be questions, but oftentimes, the mind will go blank when you are actually . In these cases, please provide an actual file of your entry at the time of submission, instead of providing a gift code. See which WD competitions are currently accepting entries at WritersDigest.com/wd-competitions. Over 90 years ago, Writer's Digest launched its first writing competition. Writers Digestwould like to congratulate the 101 winners of the 85th AnnualWriters DigestWriting Competition! Only original works that have not been published (at the time of submission) in print, digital or online publications will be considered. Please submit text only; illustrations are not accepted. All words (no matter the length) are to be included in the word count. Get recognized for your writing. The submission file (both the manuscript/story itself as well as the file name) should not include any identifying information. See which WD competitions are currently accepting entries at WritersDigest.com/wd-competitions. Check your SPAM folder as well as the MESSAGES tab within your Submittable account for any expected but unaccounted for communications. : yes Website: Writer's Digest Entrants not selected as winners will not be individually notified; check the MESSAGES tab in Submittable for any related messaging. All books must be registered online. This week, introduce a small problem that grows. Author Caitlin Shetterly shares how Covid influenced her debut novel, what writers should leave unfinished each day, and more. Count refers to all words making up the essay (no matter the number of letters in the word). 2023 Active Interest Media All Rights Reserved. Annual Writing Competition. This prize includes airfare, hotel, and conference registration. Lumpster and the Halloween Witch by Mary Rhee, The Selkie's Daughter by Rachel Delaney Craft, STUCK IN A RUT SOPHIA by Kathleen Jacobs, Bertina Willoughby Loves Words by Patricia Albrecht, Sparkles in the Snow by Margaret Speck Ogawa, Willie and The Wildfire by Barbara Wollan, "The Monster in the Woods" by Renee Roberson, "A Hell of a Spring Break" by Patrick Weill, "Death & Deception at the Codwall Inn" by Denise Johnson, "No Rest for the Wicked" by Abigail Melchior, "The Hearts Compass" by Jennifer Shackleford. Find out more about the, "Between Banality and Blame: Hannah Arendts Controversial Claims on Eichmann, the Jewish Councils, and the Roles They Played in the Final Solution"by Shani J. Marshall, "Were Not Special: The Day History Changed for Me"by Jacob Ethan Schapiro, "To the Lady of the Evening in Moscow"by Betsy Armtrongs, "My Personal Field of Dreams"by Brett Talbott, "Parchment Leather and Cloth"by Carol Rich, "A Change of Heart"by Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner, Life and Death in East Africa by Monica Stein-Olson, The Surprisingly Simple Cure for the Working Mom's Guilt by Teresa Mugambi, How to Write a Poem About the Ocean by Rebecca Clay, Throwing Stones at Glass by Bill Werick, A Prelude to a Negro's Suicide Note by Allen Price, Not A Bad Mom: Rising Above Grief and Loss by Katie Clark, Black Teacher White Education by John Bellamy, Like Me, Youre Not a Feminist Until You Realize You Actually Despise Women and Femininity by Joleen Ancheta, Changing the Status Quo of Sleep, a Personal Statement by Zorianna Petrosyan, A Caregiver's Abecadarian by John Jacobson, Going Through His Stuff by Cathie Godfrey, 5 Reasons to Make Water Sacred Again by Jeff Miller, Kylee Gardenia Rose Bella, aka Water Dragon, and Me by Donna Surgenor, From Heart to Heart There Is a Path by Genine Babakian, Children of the Sun by Lorena Hernandez Leonard, Letter from Clyde the Wheelchair by Jennifer Bridgman, When Katie's Flower Blossomed by Kayla Caceda, Michelle Obama and Me by Audrey Obremski, Lizzie's Last Stand by Valerie Kuhn Reid, Once There Was a HouseThe Hardin House by Linda Kleinschmidt, "One Mourning in Moore Haven"by Brian Wedlake, "Cloud of Witnesses"by Daniel Cooperrider, "We Cant All Be Snow White"by Teresa Vilaseca, What If?/The Sequal ("Lord, I Don't Want to Die a Christian") by Chandrika Phea, A New Years Wish for God by Dennis Gladden, God the Heavenly Mechanic by Allison Christopher, A TINY HAND OF REASSURANCE by Kelly Vavala, Against All Obstacles (a chapter of surviving cancer, addiction, and my own misery) by Yvonne T. Samuels, A Little Bit of Hope by Janene Roberts Massieh, Is Dance Class the Answer? by Beth Olson, A Mother's Day Story by Eric Richardson, Serendipity, is what we called it, in the Sixties by Gracie Ryan, The Sudden Immensity of the Little Muffin by E. A. Carter, Breath as a Blessing: The Transformative Power of Breath by Angela Waldron, Cat's in the Cradle by William John Rostron, Reflections on Mortality by Pierce Scranton, What happened to the God of the stars? by J.M.
