by Melissa Rada | May 3, 2023 | Literary Contest Winners, Literary Program
Mincemeat Pie By Rich Giffen (aka Chris Wunderlich) It must have been the early nineties—my memory is hyper-clear on certain details and completely blank on others. I’m guessing it was an especially warm Thanksgiving weekend. I was six years old, or maybe seven. I sat...
by Melissa Rada | May 3, 2023 | Literary Contest Winners, Literary Program
Leave the Window Open by Tina Gascon Christmas was a wash. Of course it was. It was obviously the last which made it worse. You can narrow death down to window of time, days, weeks, years… but when they closed him back up instead of completing the surgery at the end...
by Melissa Rada | May 3, 2023 | Literary Contest Winners, Literary Program
The Way Forward by Amita Dayal Having been through it once before I could recognize the signs, albeit only the late signs, oblivious to the subtle ones I’d missed along the way. Avoiding work, ironically, as looming piles of work was part of the stress I was...
by Melissa Rada | May 3, 2023 | Literary Contest Winners, Literary Program
The Way to Acceptance by Karen Seeley Lightening flashed so close that I cringed. Here I was, out in the middle of the lake, the highest thing around. I’m not sure what the canoe is made of. Fiberglass maybe. It looks like wood, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t. At least...
by Melissa Rada | May 3, 2023 | Literary Contest Winners, Literary Program
Untitled by Lyndell Oldfield She drained the last of the now cold tea from her mug and pushed herself away from the screen. Standing and stretching she released some of the tension and strain from working in her cramped quarters. She stood for a time, just looking out...
by Melissa Rada | May 3, 2023 | Literary Contest Winners, Literary Program
The Way Forward by Glenna Agnew I rested my paddle against the edge of the canoe for a few moments and just gazed in awe at the panoramic view that spread out before me.The weather was crisp and just slightly chilly although I knew that by mid-morning it would be...
