The Writer's Workout

The Guardian by Darragh Metzger First Place “Please, Grandpa? You gotta  take me to the mall.” The whining tone had always worked on...

The Hunt by Avery Timmons Second Place I pluck my three-hundred-and-twenty-third blade of grass and let out a heavy sigh.  At the far...

Contact Day by Katie Kent Third Place ‘Happy Contact Day!’ Elexa replies with thumbs up and smiley face emojis, and even just seeing...

We love Fiction Potluck because the submissions are so much fun! Here are October's Fiction Potluck Finalists for the Speculative Holiday...

City Slicker Sister by Emily Brown First Place It don’t take much to get people fighting in these parts. Oh, we’re civilized about it,...

The Woman Who Walked Out of the Desert by Alexis Ames Second Place Tempe’s ankle-deep in cow shit, once again explaining to Mr....

Fry Your Motherboard, Cyborg:  Flying Drone Xk-313 Is Coming by Mark Mellon Third Place The kerkorix lay in wait, a metric ton of...