Tag: Stories of the Stars
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Who are the Winners of the Stories of the Stars Contest?
Talk about intense competition! So many awesome tales for fellow judges Sheri Yutzy, Laura L. Zimmerman, and I to choose from. Narrowing them down was difficult. The top three spots were hotly contested, but we finally selected the winning entries for our flash fiction contest. First Place: Sam Graber, with Starfinder’s Sacrifice Somehow, I missed this […]
Jebraun Clifford
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Starfinder’s Sacrifice by Sam Graber
Stories of the Stars contest first prize winner: No one knows what the stars are. Only that they are far away, and they give us our power. And now they are winking out. “Danar?” Charis steps beside me and slips her hand in mine. Starlight gives a silver sheen to her ebony hair. If the […]
Jebraun Clifford
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A Million Heartbeats by Maggie Graber
Stories of the Stars contest second place winner: I’m not an insomniac. I’m just lying awake at 2 am. I stare up at the dirty, white ceiling. There’s a crack that runs from one side to the middle, as if it will split open at any second causing the roof to crash down and kill […]
Jebraun Clifford
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Bones of Cobalt Blue by Catherine Hinkle
Stories of the Stars contest third place winner: She landed with the practiced ease of centuries, blue talons gripping the cliff’s edge. Wind whistled through the granite crags, and small stones scrabbled beneath her feet. With a low growl, she dove from the cliff. Unfurling her wings, she soared high in the currents, where stars […]
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