The Writer's Workout

The Shark Mermaid by Thea T. Kelley First Place Nuénisht awakens in the underwater cave. Exhausted from her long journey, all night she...

Specters of the Sunrise by Mark F. Owens Second Place There is something magical about watching the sunrise over the sea. I can feel the...

On the Flats by Stephen O'Connor Third Place Eric Fallon was doing well that summer of 2004 on Ricky Anderson’s gill netter, the Lucky...

Fiction Potluck is so fun because we never know what we'll see! Here are April 's Fiction Potluck Finalists for the ocean challenge....

Nativitas by H.L. Rutkowski First Place The creature awoke to a consciousness it hadn't known before—whatever came before. It could...

Goose Chase by Danielle Ice Second Place Cindy stared hard out the window of her bedroom and into the driveway, inspecting the cars...

A Perception of Light by Ashley Rood Third Place The tower loomed up the side of Alspear Mountain. Dark clouds clung to its backside...