Wraith in a Wake

This story is by Anita Meiszies and was part of our 2022 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Friends and family join together, their voices murmur and overlap softly. The air is thick with melancholy. Garry stands in the corner watching with hooded eyes the people who have come to…

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What If….

This story is by Anita Meiszies and was part of our 2022 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I hold the urn tightly in my arms, headed for a particular cove where the waves roll in and crash over the rocks, sending their spray high into the air enveloping…

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The Picnic

This story is by Anita Meiszies and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. She glanced in the hallway mirror on her way out. Butterflies had been rampaging in her stomach all morning. Her breakfast sat untouched in the dining nook. Her dark sapphire eyes…

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