The next contest is.....

In the excitement of posting today's winning story, I forgot to mention the genre for next week:

Third Person Realistic Fiction

This is just as it sounds. Try to have the submission emailed to me by Tuesday or Wednesday at shannonelawson26@gmail.com. Any questions, let me know. Otherwise, happy writing!

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