Favorite quotes from the fiction pieces accepted this year.
"He raised an eyebrow. 'My, my, Miss Serenity, what have you gotten yourself into?' He said aloud. Zeleski didn't seem to be taken back by what he had seen. It actually seemed to spark some interest in him."
"Sexy Baby" byt Diamoni Jones
"Sexy Baby" byt Diamoni Jones
"That was the last time I saw him, the last time I ever told someone I missed them before they said it to me first."
"Goodnight" by Jamie Rider
"Goodnight" by Jamie Rider
Edmond the Enchanter’s assistants, Morning Star in her sea foam green and Midnight Moon in her violet purple, welcomed the audience by setting off a short laser show and sparks from the edge of the stage, introducing the one and only Edmond the Enchanter.
"Clairvoyance" by Alicia Bonus
"Clairvoyance" by Alicia Bonus
Goodman: "Umm, yeah, I'll take a Grande White Chocolate Mocha with blood."
Drink Server: "Excuse me, blood?"
Goodman: "Yeah, I definitely said whipped cream."
"Coffee House of Horrors" by Brian Crawford
Drink Server: "Excuse me, blood?"
Goodman: "Yeah, I definitely said whipped cream."
"Coffee House of Horrors" by Brian Crawford
"The orb was glowing, depicting a sun. It had been that way for a week now."
"The Weather Control Device" by Nichole Comito
"The Weather Control Device" by Nichole Comito
"How strange..."
"Teddy Bear" by Chyna Vandum
"Teddy Bear" by Chyna Vandum
Franky A. Night Found Dead in Fairfield Cemetery
The police have found a fifteen-year-old boy by the name of 'Franky A. Night' dead in a cemetery. His throat was slit and his body was left by an old tree near the church.
"Game Over" by Josette Brooks
The police have found a fifteen-year-old boy by the name of 'Franky A. Night' dead in a cemetery. His throat was slit and his body was left by an old tree near the church.
"Game Over" by Josette Brooks
"Pale faces watched us as we stoof there with fear in our eyes. They stood in families with their Sunday's best on. I looked to my right, my mother, my father, and my older brother. We were a small family with a lot of morals."
"One Sunday" by Jacquelyn Pierce
"One Sunday" by Jacquelyn Pierce
"She held the photo tight as the truck creaked over rocks and dust. The photo was the only thing she had that was more important than her new family; nothing else mattered. That photo was her life and her life was that photo."
"The Vote" by Jacquelyn Pierce
"The Vote" by Jacquelyn Pierce
"Barnaby caught up to me because I caught up to Barnaby."
"Going Down" by Gene Axton
"Going Down" by Gene Axton
"'If you must know, it’s because men have certain… needs.'"
"Divine Intervention" by Leah Veres
"Divine Intervention" by Leah Veres
"Seemed the nightmares were occurring more frequently since he'd stopped the drugs, the alcohol, the partying. Was that a blessing or a curse?"
"The Nightmares Woke Him Again" by Hannah Lovejoy
"The Nightmares Woke Him Again" by Hannah Lovejoy