一个Very Short Story Contest – 2023

We asked you to write a great short story in ten words or fewer.

Here we present the winners and finalists:

WINNER

Fine! Judge away! Like you've never spilled someone's ashes before

John Gilbert
Bethesda, Maryland

FINALISTS

I offer my cigarette. The tombstone stares back.

一个udrey Liu
Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey

Her hand grips mine. She says, "I found superglue, Mom."

一个rya Dixit
Friedens, Pennsylvania

Balloons sag like drunk party guests. Another year without you.

一个lissa Levine
Merrick, New York

His head fills her hands. Unattached, it’s surprisingly light.

Gabriela Scarritt
Cape Canaveral, Florida

My daughter's a free-range chicken. She has prison yard privileges.

Kimberly McVicker
Des Moines, Iowa
The contest is closed.