December 2024 Winning Features

Congratulations to our December 2024 Winning Features! These stories caught our eye, and we hope you enjoy them as well.

Do you think you have a 100 word story in you? Follow the weekly blog posts and enter each week or submit today via the form below for a chance to be published or featured.

Lilia Mahfouz

Known for her fearless humor, Lilia’s work has appeared in Zone Critique, Marginales, and L’Encrier Renversé. Her novel, La Sarabande des Fêlés, cements her place as a literary force, in addition to her former success as an actress and stand-up comedian.

100 Word Feature

Monthly Submission - via form

The Cucurbitaceae Catastrophe

Louise’s life revolved around cucumbers, their antioxidants, their versatility, and their charm in every dish she created. For five years, she poured love into cucumber terrines, ribbons, soups, and salads, convinced of William’s shared appreciation. Her devotion to the green gem seemed to nourish their marriage. Yet one day, a shift in William’s demeanor sparked Louise’s suspicion. Digging deeper, she uncovered shocking infidelities: secretaries, neighbors, even Clara, the wife of his best friend. As his betrayals stacked up, Louise confronted the ultimate revelation, even more devastating than his endless affairs. Over dinner, William confessed with chilling simplicity, “I hate cucumber.”

100 Word Feature

Online Submission - via weekly participation

Bad Hair Day

We had rituals, Nat and I. Like who calls out ‘I love you’ first, every morning. Like doing thoughtful gestures during the day. These were not to upstage the other and rarely led to a fight. But when they did, we refined the ritual to mitigate friction. Our favourite was how clean one leaves the bathroom after a shower. Earlier this evening, I came home and went straight for a shower. The bathroom was clean as… or was it? A clump of blond hair shone in a corner, although neither of us was blond. There was no mitigation this time.

K. P. S. Plaha

Kanwar loves doing the write thing. He began dreaming of being an author when his grade 7 essay won the top spot in a regional competition. A closet writer until 2024, Kanwar writes microfiction, flash fiction, and short stories. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and a daughter. They all serve a cat called Bubbles… willingly.

Congratulations again, November 2024 Winning Features!

We had a lot of interest, and it was difficult to whittle this down! Please keep the stories coming either through weekly participation on the blog or via the form (limited to one entry per month). Thank you to all who participated and entered! Keep writing and help spread the word to come lay down ink…

November 2024 Feature Winners

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We nominate for awards, including Best of The Net.

Alternatively, we also have a New Submission Form for 100-Word Stories. These submissions will all be considered for publication online and in our print mag.

You can submit only one story per month via the form. However, you can participate each Wednesday on the blog in addition to one monthly submission.

On the first Wednesday of each month, we will publish 2 selected 100 Word Stories (1 from submissions and 1 entry from the 100 Word Wednesday weekly prompt here on the blog.)

Read other entries and comment. This will be a positive forum for feedback.