Nonfiction by Kyle Dan’l Mills
“The sound is distant but recognizably enormous—the howl is primal and ancient. This is the voice of the abyss—the deep drawls of its breath pull heavy air past me.”
Category: Prose
Lunar Lovers
Prose by Caity Sandy
“It feels as though this night was designed for my purpose; even the night air is holding its breath in anticipation.”
Journal of Memories
Fiction by Marcus Huffman
“Every single day I waited for the call, a call that changed my life and the way I lived forever. The call came at 8:42 every night from Sibley Memorial Hospital in the northernmost part of D.C., the message I had memorized word for word.”
In the Hands of Nature
Prizewinning nonfiction by Victoria Bloom
“During the hot, soft summers in West by God Virginia, there is nothing quite like camping.”
The Devil Inside
Prizewinning fiction by Dr. Jess Scott
“My sister’s First Communion Sunday was a day more white than usual.”
The Census Taker
Prizewinning fiction by Susan Roth
“Don’t you have even a few minutes? You know how important it is that everyone is counted? You do know it’s the law, don’t you?”
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