Where Luck Lies, by Mary Larkin
2009 SFWP Awards Program finalist Mary Larkin presents Where Luck Lies. This story has since been published in Shenandoah . ——— Had his life been a movie, Josh Jordan would not have gotten the role – he was all wrong for the part. Too tall, too handsome, with eyes that had too much light in them, [...]

The Revelation of Everything (excerpt), by Rion Amilcar Scott
Rion Amilcar Scott was among the top ten 2009 Awards Program finalists. Below is an excerpt from his novel. I was born by the Cross River in a little tent and just like the Cross River, I’ve been running ever since. —Phoenix Starr (from his remake of Sam Cooke’s Change Gonna Come) —– Snow fell again like feathers [...]

Let’s Rile ‘Em Up, by Thomas Sullivan
Thomas Sullivan is one of the top ten finalists from the 2009 Awards Program I look out at the crowd from the edge of the stage and wait for the event to begin. A swarming mass of people form a churning sea of reds, whites, and blues. Near the front I spot my friend [...]

Excerpt from Henry’s Secret, by Robert Gately
From 2009 Literary Awards Finalist Robert Gately comes Henry’s Secret. ——– Pastor McMillan and Henry Wolff were sitting in the front pew in an empty church not too far from where Robin had her session with Doctor Tucker. Henry was feeling as if the Pastor was somewhat short with him, as if he didn’t want Henry there. [...]

The Heart Is a Slow Learner, by Mary Larkin
2009 SFWP Awards Program finalist Mary Larkin presents The Heart Is a Slow Learner. This story has since been published in The Red Mountain Review. ——– I remember what we fought about, why she left. She wanted me to tell her I love her, and I wouldn’t. What I told her was, “I care about [...]