We’ve just released our romance writing contest anthology, The Best Of All Sins: Stories Of Love & Heartbreak.
It’s available on Amazon here.
We received a wide range of stories – covering vampires, time travel, betrayal, Vegas, a Canadian taxidermy moose head and more. We loved reading them and hope you’ll enjoy our anthology of the best.
For looks inside the book, check out excerpts from the top 3 entries: “My Mother’s Love Story” by E. Forrestal, “Scarlet Clouds” by Alberto Lalama Valencia and “Life After” by Michelle Garren Flye.
Also included in The Best Of All Sins: Stories Of Love & Heartbreak:
- Dean Schaffer, “To Sheila”
- Michael Vang, “I Am An Astronaut”
- Seth Winger, “A Canadian Taxidermy Moose Head Hunting Trophy, Valued at $3,350″
- Sydney Leigh, “May Require Assembly”
- Sandy Chang, “Home”
- Cici Huber, “Ironic”
Congratulations and thanks to everyone for submitting!
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Our 1st place winner is E. Forrestal for her entry, “My Mother’s Love Story.”
Congratulations!
An Excerpt From “My Mother’s Love Story”
It is a rare day if, by the time my head hits the pillow for sleep, I have not been in contact with my mother. We talk often, and we talk much. She knows me better than anyone else–this is wildly convenient when I need to get something off my chest, and wildly frustrating when I wish I could keep her in the dark. She just always knows. She has secret powers. Can look at a picture of two people she’s never met and immediately ascertain any sentimental connection and/or emotionally charged tension which exists between them. Secret. Powers. We are close, in the way that I can’t describe how close, without saying we are two of the same.
It came as a surprise to me then, when I realized, I don’t know a thing about my mother’s life.
Honorable Mentions
- Dean Schaffer, “To Sheila”
- Michael Vang, “I Am An Astronaut”
- Seth Winger, “A Canadian Taxidermy Moose Head Hunting Trophy, Valued at $3,350″
- Sydney Leigh, “May Require Assembly”
- Sandy Chang, “Home”
- Cici Huber, “Ironic”
Thanks to everyone who entered! Spread the word by liking our page on Facebook!
Keep an eye out for our anthology, coming soon to Amazon Kindle.
Our 2nd place winner is Alberto Lalama Valencia for his entry, “Scarlet Clouds.”
Congratulations, Alberto!
An Excerpt From “Scarlet Clouds”
“Meeting you was the best of all sins. Over a sunny night, our hands avidly explored the unknown, anxiously trembling, nervously touching the edge of our souls. You asked if I had ever met the Moon, and I answered that I had, perhaps in a dream sprinkled with many silences.”
Tomorrow we will announce our 1st place winner!!
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