1ST Prize James Burt
Jonnie loved Granny’s Sunday visits. Less so, after her funeral
2nd Prize Terry Timblick
God, sending Jesus, tells daughter “I’ve bigger things for you”
3rd Prize James Burt
Bored of both princes and witches, Rapunzel shaved her head
COMMENDED 10 WORD STORIES
James Burt
Jill Fricker
Gudrun Hansen
Mia Kelly
Christopher Luck
Amy McGlinn
Karolyn Mnich
Megan Schofield
Liam Smith
Katharine Steer
Patricia Squire
Kevin Tansley
Roger Wilkey
The curse was lifted. Too Late. The clowns kept coming
In the Wardrobe, her suitcase, her passport, her naked lover
I now pronounce you man and wife. Nurse, curtains please
She left him. He dreamed of building a time machine
Puberty’s halfway tremor shuddering to a halt on naked calves
Soft grip on arm. Chicken skin. She doesn’t know him.
Upside-down on elder. Vigorously pecking. Flies into box of beaks
This isn’t our town anymore. We are last summer’s lovers
Gran gave me advice. Comforted, I packed away the spirit board
His broken promises, in a bag, mewling on a doorstep.
Engine purring. Roof down. This is the life. Then rain.
He cut my hair really well. Creepy for a dentist.
If this happens again, she thought, nobody would ever know.
