Comments on: Relevant’s Short Story Contest

By: Sheri

Sheri — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:59:42 +0000

After 199 days, I was in his arms again. For the first time in 7 months, I felt home.
I heard and understood half of the announcement to not leave our bags unattended. My Russian isn’t that good.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:25:17 +0000

I pooped my pants. I played guitar. I’ll die someday.

By: islandball

islandball — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:18:15 +0000

Seconds after Greg tucked his electric blanket around his feet, he sighed. Through prayer, and because of blank black, he left his chair for the remote; a million miles away.

By: Christina Valenzuela

Christina Valenzuela — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:56:09 +0000

They met each other while attaining their international business degrees. She wanted to save the world. He wanted to conquer it.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:50:56 +0000

“You must wear underwear under your pants!”, insisted his mother. Clever at age five, and defiantly nude.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:49:50 +0000

The wind picked up, and the balloon was away! Up in the air, grab – miss! Only cake left now.

By: Deb Meyer

Deb Meyer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:44:38 +0000

She sped through the unknown city streets, hurrying to get him to urgent care before he freckled the back seat of her husband’s new car. No way will he sign my book tonight.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:11:37 +0000

The editor said to the writer, “Your job is to use words. If you’re going to let words USE you, keep it between yourselves and find a room!”

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:48:11 +0000

I drove three thousand miles to tell her ‘I Love You.’ But when I got there; I couldn’t.

By: Dave Chen

Dave Chen — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:45:07 +0000

The nurse interpreted the daughter’s voiceless words: “I love you.” And though I barely knew them, that mother and child, I was undone.

True story.