Summary vs Synopsis
So this may be the silliest thread you've ever seen, I would accept that. But someone, help me out here. I can't seem to nail down the difference between a summary and a synopsis. Google had only...
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Rising Up by Deborah Koren
The same violet colors that bruised the sky swirled on the reflective surfaces of the hot-air balloons. Lavender-tinged sand met the blue of the sea, and the splendor of the dawn stretched to the...
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Gift of Life by Deborah Koren
She waited in the terminal lounge, clutching her backpack with both arms. Her gaze was glued to the orange carpet. Ten minutes remained until they began boarding her section of the space transport. Ten...
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A Beautiful Arrangement by T.E. Bradford
Every day, I see him. He sets his easel up with the others. They line the curved street like portable windows. Squared glimpses into the mind and soul, portrayed in oil or acrylic. Pastel visions of...
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Just a Bunch of Insects by T. E. Bradford
Mom got me the ant farm for my birthday last fall. She thought watching bugs build tiny tunnels in an inch of dirt packed between two plastic plates would teach me about responsibility. How coming...
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Home Sweet Home by T.E. Bradford
Story Title: Home Sweet Home “Hey! This flipping machine ate my quarter!” Connor kicked at the Home-Sweet-Home arcade game. “Watch it, Ladd-o.” Ripley’s hunched, disfigured form cast a crooked shadow....
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Shut Down by Deborah Koren
The image is impossible. I cannot parse it. A broad waterfall plunges into mist in the background, and the red roof of a colorful upside-down house spikes the foreground. It appears as if the waterfall...
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2023 Autumn Pitchfest Editor Requests
Thank you to all the wonderful editors, publishers, and authors who participated! We could not do this without you! Don't miss the 2024 Spring Pitchfest! Good luck to everyone and please let us know if...
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Moving Day by Rose Gardener
‘Emergency. Which service do you require?’ ‘There’s a giraffe in my lounge.’ A moment of silence followed. ‘Maisie, is that you again? I understand you’re lonely and want someone to talk to, but this...
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES by AliceO
2013 Grandma plopped on the couch with a book in her hand, a fan on high speed aimed at her face. “I need to lie down, Harper. it’s so hot out there you could fry an egg on the pavement.” Harper...
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2023 Autumn Pitchfest Agent Requests
Thank you to all the wonderful agents and authors who participated! We could not do this without you! Don't miss the 2024 Spring Pitchfest! Good luck to everyone and please let us know if you connect...
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Convergence by T.E. Bradford
Story Title: Convergence I first saw the door as a child. I’d come in from the pool and got turned around. The hotel halls all looked alike. As tears pooled in my eyes, I found a door with a purple tag...
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Elizabeth’s Story by Alice O
Story Title:Elizabeth’s Story Department of Homeland Security Form 194: Proof of Legal Entry into the United States Even now, I sometimes dream that we are all together. Before Dad and Mom and I left....
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The Gift
The eucalyptus burnt down in the hot summer of 2022. One minute the huge tree was there against the skyline and then ‘whoosh’ it was alight in a sparkling red inferno. The conclusion—it was because of...
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Defying the Dark
Two words changed our lives forever. “Active shooter.” We all knew what it meant. We’d had drills. When Principal Deen’s tense, hushed voice spoke those words over the PA, we understood. Sandra Collins...
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Welcome Christmas
Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand.” This was one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite childhood Christmas movies. I remembered fondly sitting on the floor of...
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The Old Oak
Toni stared at the invitation in her hand. Adams High School Class of 1973 50th Reunion. She’d been seventeen in 1973. The year the U.S. left Vietnam. Roe v. Wade. Watergate. She hadn’t had a clue...
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