Upon careful review, as both stories were clever, the winner is Bill. His story captured the prompt perfectly. It was intriguing, well written, and gave the prompt a unique spin.

I’d like to encourage more of you to enter. If you’re afraid your story isn’t good enough, don’t be. We’re here to encourage each other. I send a silly prize for entering, just for fun. You have nothing to lose and writing short stories makes you a better writer. Just ask Don and Bill.

I’d like to thank both Bill and Don for entering. You made it fun for me and I love reading your unique and wonderfully written stories.

Without further ado, here’s the link to both stories:

WINNING STORY- “THE DREAM,’ BY BILL BEHRENDT

WELL DESERVED HONORABLE MENTION- “LIFE CYCLE,” BY DON MCCANN

I hope you enjoy these two stories. It honestly was difficult to choose. Please leave comments for both. It helps writers to improve and gives them encouragement to hear positive words.

Enjoy and happy writing! Gina