Stories of the Week: 2025

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  Mary heard the ship’s bells as if from a great distance.

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  He had found my younger brother Brad there on the kitchen floor.

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  They had been good girls. They stood by him when he killed a man.

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  I saw Les gazing up at me. And that’s when I made my mistake.

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  The little door would appear in my mind’s eye, except that now it was ajar.

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  His eyes always astonish her. Iridescent blue, flecked with black. Her husband was gone, two years later than she should’ve thrown him out.

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  Hurricane Ian was bearing down on us. Jack wanted to stay and ride it out. I was passed out on the floor, the TV on, when Ian made landfall.

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Story of the Week

• Linda BernalHurricane Ian
• Maryanne ChrisantFaith
• Jennifer DelgadilloHidalga
• Tim ErwinThe Fall Line
• Marcy KellySeek Higher Ground
• Brent KingFinding Absolution in the Flow
• Jane LangeDark Birds
• Suzanne LarsenA Good Boy
• Guadalupe NettelThe Pink Door
• Debra NystromSomeplace Else
• Donette PlaisanceYou Don’t Know What’s Good
• Daniel PopePeaches
• Andrew PorterVictor
• A. T. SteelHoney Buns and Cream Soda
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• Jackie Thomas-KennedyHave You Met Esther
• Barbara TrachtenbergFingerprints
• Mark TwainEighteen Rules on Writing
• Rachel WaughThe Sugar Factory
• Ben WeiseMeeting at the Gate
• Richard ZabelWeight
• Claire Xingying ZhangLoves Me, Loves Me Not
• Jin ZhaoBad People