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2015 Becoming Writer Contest Submissions

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Below are all the stories submitted to the Becoming Writer Spring 2015 Writing Contest. To read a submission, click on the story’s title.

Judging is currently in progress.

Name Calling by Tonya Adams

Counter Punch by Lisa Van Ahn

A Quest of Choice by Rene Alcantar

Anything Helps by Ashley Angelly

In a Mad World by Tara Annett

Hello! My Name is Nazli by Nazli Azimikor

Bruno by Nicola Barfield

A Man Named Donald Nibbler by Ryan Benson

On the Hunt by Jack Biederman

The Forest by Annie Blue

Childhood Friend by Orson Bonous

Generation Z by Ansel V. Boss

One of Those Days by Dawn Brockmeier

Six Eight Eighty Five by Cynthia Frazier Buck

Frank by Claire Burke

Sweet Innocence by Joy Burke

Trip to the Hospital by Karen Call

Mind’s Eye by Mickaela Casper

The Magic of Birthdays by Michelle Chalkey

Getting Out From Under by Cherryl Chow

Becoming Writer by David Chung

Abiding Time by Chantel Cornell

For Love Alone by MC D’Alton

We Are Better by Jesael David

Mandy and the Big Dilemma by Isabel Didriksen

The Sanguine Sisters by Emily Ericson

Lois and Barbara by Sarah Fellwock

Rage by Shane Fitzpatrick

Bad Duck by Sarah Ford

Sarah Jones by Lilian Gardner

Baggage Claim by Tanisha Gill

Portrait of a Woman by Bethany Gotschall

The Wait by Shelagh Grieveson

The Phone Call by Katrina Haney

Semper Fi by Judith Harper

Battered Wings by Sherryn Hind

Jump Ship by Narcy Hogan

The Winter of Our Discontent by Frances Howard-Snyder

The Cry of Shadows by Michael Huddlestone

The Winner Takes Nothing by Norah Jansen

Love on a Cold Summer Day by Pascale Kavanagh

The Witch Creek Fire by Tricia Kelly

Circle of Keys by Wanda Kiernan

Demitasse by E. Stuart Lacey

A Grandmother’s Tears by Patti Lioon

Skippin’ Rocks by Gary Little

What a World by John Little

The Perfect Day by Debra Lobel

Lies & Deceit by Ava Louise

ForeverLove(dot)com by Abigail Lugo

Joey’s Gift by Clara M. Machado

The Hand of God by T.C. Makin

Wyatt and the White Light of Hope by Devan Mansfield

Broken by Robert McManus

A Modern Death by Kieran Meyer

The Departure by Duncan Milne

The Deceived by Scott Moses

The Garden by Meghan Nelson

The Wait by Shaun Nelson

The Baby Bouncer by Amanda Paez

Two Yous by Jonathan Payne

Geneva, 1558 by Terri Lynn Plemons

Tastes Like Chicken by Michael Primich

The Difficult Child by Jonathan Ramsden

Ten Tips for Raising Your Baby Dragon by Ruthanne Reid

The Moment the Magic Starts by Jessica Ruprecht

The Missing Key by Nancy Roe

The Loon Totem by Al Rutgers

A Mystery by Beth Schmelzer

Shave and a Haircut – Two Bits by Madeline Sharples

Out of Tune by Zaria Sloan

Left Over by J.F. Smith

There’s Always Sunshine After Rain by Amanda Spain

Holding Pattern by Laura Stansbury

Ame Onna by Emily Suvannasankha

Screwing the Roses by Jessica Taylor

Janus by V.C. Thomson

Trapped by Helena Toto

Ana and the Bird by Kelley Tredwin

The Quiet One by Ruth Varner

To See Her Again by Priya Vennapusa

Window of Opportunity by Irene Wende

The Witch by Taya Weyland

To Love and Protect by Louis Wilberger

Silhouette by Sheree Rose de Witte

1,862 Days by Christy Zigweid

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