Category: short story

Winning Short Story: THE MISCREANT by Lionel Walfish

Performed by actor Hugh Ritchie Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? Fictionalized image of a negative personality, bent on destruction of others. What genres would you say this short story is in? Fiction How would you describe this story in two words? Pure Fiction What movie have you seen the… Continue reading Winning Short Story: THE MISCREANT by Lionel Walfish

Winning Short Story: A Christmas Miracle in Butzbach by D K Christi

Performed by actor Hugh Ritchie Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? Against impossible odds during the Viet Nam era, young love between an American college girl and her Navy fiance triumphs on a snowy, moonlit Christmas Eve in the courtyard of an ancient church in Butzbach, Germany What genres would… Continue reading Winning Short Story: A Christmas Miracle in Butzbach by D K Christi

Winning Short Story: Marionette by Melissa R Mendelson

Performed by actor Hugh Ritchie Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? Have you ever had that moment, where you felt small, vulnerable, misunderstood and it didn’t matter if you were the villain or hero because nobody wanted to hear about it, and all you want to do is disappear? But… Continue reading Winning Short Story: Marionette by Melissa R Mendelson

2016 Short Story Winning Readings (69 Total)

Watch the 2016 Winning Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors: SHORT Story – SMALL TOWN NEWSPAPER November 2016 Reading Written by Rachel Sutton SHORT Story – HILDA’S LAMENT November 2016 Reading Written by Lionel Walfish SHORT Story – A GIFT OF VALUE November 2016 Reading Written by Nancy Janes… Continue reading 2016 Short Story Winning Readings (69 Total)

Short Story: Supermarket Savagery by Joan Grindley

Performed by Hugh Ritchie    Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? A confrontation in the super market. What genres would you say this short story is in? Drama/comedy How would you describe this story in two words? happy confrontation What movie have you seen the most in your… Continue reading Short Story: Supermarket Savagery by Joan Grindley

Winning Short Story: EMMA’S GIFT by Carolyn Reynolds

Performed by Erynn Brook Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? A woman who was born with the gift of “knowing” who sees her own impending death and decides to use her gift to cut through the superficial and nuanced talk and speak the truth in her last days.… Continue reading Winning Short Story: EMMA’S GIFT by Carolyn Reynolds

Winning Short Story: A CHRISTMAS REUNION by Joy Lin

Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? The twin brother of a man comes home for Christmas after disappearing for 5 years and stirs up all sorts of emotions. What genres would you say this short story is in? Drama. How would you describe this… Continue reading Winning Short Story: A CHRISTMAS REUNION by Joy Lin

Winning Short Story: A Gift of Value by Nancy Janes

Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? Realizing the truth that all people are part of the human family What genres would you say this short story is in? Personal Essay How would you describe this story in two words? Love Kindness. What movie have… Continue reading Winning Short Story: A Gift of Value by Nancy Janes

Winning Short Story: Problems With My Mastercard by Richard Kearns

Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? It’s about the desperate loneliness of some folks who latch onto tv marketplaces and the karma of the guy answering the phone. He’s sympathetic but flustered and tired. It happens every year but he doesn’t know what to… Continue reading Winning Short Story: Problems With My Mastercard by Richard Kearns