Tag: Winning short story

Winning Short Story: Seedy Hotel Sex by R James Turley

Performed by Geoff Mays  Get to know the writer: What is your story about? A guy angered from rejection. Why should this story be read by people? Because I think a lot of people can relate to getting rejected by someone they lust after. How would you describe this story in two words? Lonely heart.… Continue reading Winning Short Story: Seedy Hotel Sex by R James Turley

Winning Short Story: On the Hill by Kenya Abney

Performed by Geoff Mays Get to know the writer: What is your story about? The main character’s childhood boyfriend breaks up with her before they go off to college. It is about how she lets that event overshadow all the events unfolding around her. Why should this story be read by people? Everyone has experienced… Continue reading Winning Short Story: On the Hill by Kenya Abney

Winning Short Story – Tell Me to Go by Thomas Cannon

Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? A naïve young man does not realize that his girlfriend is trying to get him to break up with her. She has most likely cheated on him, but his passivity is also to blame for their problems. Why should this… Continue reading Winning Short Story – Tell Me to Go by Thomas Cannon

Winning Short Story: Murder is a Breeze by M Maureen Skahan

Performed by actor Hugh Ritchie Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? A wronged chef kills an influential critic who caused the chef’s ruin. What genres would you say this short story is in? murder/thriller/ How would you describe this story in two words? Cold revenge What movie have you seen… Continue reading Winning Short Story: Murder is a Breeze by M Maureen Skahan

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: The Paperboy by George G Moore

Performed by actor Hugh Ritchie Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? It’s about a teenager taking a step towards adulthood. What genres would you say this short story is in? General fiction or YA. How would you describe this story in two words? Teenage goals. What movie have you seen… Continue reading Winning Short Story: The Paperboy by George G Moore

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)