The premise for Issue #7 was...
AGAIN
One or more characters encounter someone, something, or some place from their past that they had good reason to believe they would never encounter again.
We received 154 contest enteries and chose five stories for prizes. In addition, we have two stories from new prize judges as guest writer contributions, and of course we have cartoons.
Strictly speaking, we have no previously unpublished writers this time around. However, one of our honorable mentions has never sold fiction for money before. To us, that’s almost as good.
Note From the Publisher: Plans for the Future
Cartoons by Erika Moen (art) and Tarl Kudrick (text and ideas): How To Deal With Your Past
First Place ($140): John Comes Back by Neil James Hudson
Second Place ($100): The ABCs of Murder by Mercedes M. Yardley
Third Place ($70): Foundling by K. Curran Mayer
Honorable Mention ($25): The Market by Greta Igl
Honorable Mention ($25): Hero’s Homecoming by Ryan Priest
Guest Writer: Ruptured by Lynn Stearns
Guest Writer: Krakow, 1947 by Ellen Herbert
Note: Photo courtesy of BigStockPhoto