Cold Water By Catherine Hires (An Excerpt) (2015) LRR, June 16, 2015June 16, 2017 Collins Literary Prize Winner, Prose (2015) Nia was still sleeping when I woke up. She was snoring loudly as I crawled my way down the rickety ladder that supported my lofted bed. I walked past her bed, her open mouth smushed ungracefully against her pillow, and made my way into… Continue Reading
Lights in the Night By Stephanie Mei Koo (2015) LRR, June 16, 2015June 16, 2017 Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction, Second Place (2015) Her bedroom lights haven’t been off for twenty-four years. Oh, it is silly, isn’t it — to be scared of the dark? Yet here she is, shivering in her nightgown, far too tired to go to sleep. She likes to… Continue Reading
Dinosaur Junior By Julie Bartoli (2014) LRR, June 16, 2014June 16, 2017 Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction, Winner (2014) Sid sits on the overhang outside his bedroom window, watching cars. It’s one of those deadbeat summer days, mid-July and steaming. This week the number one song on the radio talks about driving with the windows rolled down, but Sid has… Continue Reading