THE MAN IN THE CHAIR The man was a former home renovating contractor forcibly retired due to a workplace disaster almost five years ago. It was the stupidest of accidents, something he had done countless times before without incident. On the day in question he was climbing a ladder to the second story roof…
Tag: short stories
Herbl, The Worm Who Controlled The World by Evan Dickson
Herbl the mud worm lived a quiet life, in a quiet patch of mud, in a quiet corner of a cozy forest. It was a good life, and a very unassuming one. Very rarely would anyone or anything bother Herbl, which was just fine. No one would have either, had they known that Herbl was…
Chanticleer Book Reviews Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas Contests
(International, Annual, Fiction, Entry Fee) We are now accepting submissions for Winter/Holiday Reads Submissions Deadlines: Winter/Holiday Reads/Summer Submissions Submissions Deadline: June 15 Finalists announced: August 15 First Place and Runners Up announced Oct. 15 Prize awarded at CAC 2016 Awards Gala Word count: 45,000 maximum firm No Flash Fiction, please. Minimum word count: 500 Dates…
People First Group Writes for Change
An Invitation from P.E.I. People First!! People First Group Writes for Change You are invited to the release of a collection of stories, called “Writing for Change”, on Thursday, December 3rd, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, at the offices of the P.E.I. Council for People with Disabilities, 5 Lower Malpeque Road in Charlottetown. …
The Writing Pool 