Here are
the winners of the 2009 Flash Fiction contest at the Write Stuff
Conference:
First Place Non-Fiction:
Kids
Say The Darndest Things
by
Kellie
Miller
For our family night we picked up two movies – one, a G-rated flick
(“a kid movie”), and one rated PG-13 (“for adults only!”).
The following evening the pastor and his wife were our
guests. Over dinner we
discussed everything from family to church politics.
The older three kids chimed in about school, friends, and our
recent move. Our
three-year-old was quiet, feverishly thinking of something important
to add. Taking
advantage of full mouths and remembering the fun we had had during
our family time the night before, his little voice blurted out...
“Hey, we got adult movies!”
First Place Fiction:
SNAKE
EYES
by
Jon
Gibbs
“Weren’t
you in jail?”
“I
paid the fine. Where’s
my money?”
“Here.”
He
snatched the bills from me, sifting through them with tattooed
fingers. “You’re
$100 short.”
“It’s
all I have.”
Across
the table, his eyes narrowed. “Then
I guess it’s game over.”
I
had money once, owned high-rent houses in sought-after locations.
Not anymore. Now
I teetered on the financial brink.
“Please,”
I begged. “I’m your
father.”
After
a tortured silence he whispered, “All right, old man, one last
chance.”
I
rolled the dice.
Snake
eyes.
He
smiled a triumphant smile.
“Boardwalk, with a hotel.
That’s $2,000. I win.”
First Place Poetry:
Cave
Exploring
by
Kellie
Miller
Down,
down, down we step
Into
the mammoth cave.
Dark,
damp, lone the halls
Like
a long-forgotten grave.
Far,
far, far we ride
On
subterranean glass.
Gliding,
riding, slowly sliding
Through
the limestone pass.
River
flowing.
No
one rowing.
Stalactites
growing.
Time
ongoing.
On,
on, on we tread
Deeper
into the earth.
Walking,
stepping, ducking down,
Plodding
for all we’re worth.
Cold,
cold, cold our frames
In
the damp and musty air.
Iron
ore, calcite, manganese, algae
Formations
everywhere.
Echoes
roaring.
Droplets
pouring.
Never
boring.
Cave
exploring!
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