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STORY INSTITUTE 2009 SHORT STORY CONTEST AWARDS

NASHVILLE, TN – June 21, 2009 – Story Institute, your online and in-print source for imagining, enhancing, and growing stories, is proud to announce the winners of its 2009, United States short story contest.

The first and second place winners will be featured in upcoming Story Institute RamblingVerser podcasts and newsletters. Along with the winning short stories, entries from selected writers will appear in an upcoming anthology released at the end of 2009.

Story Institute contests have created excitement within the writing community and inspired excellent entries from writers across the U.S. Each writer expresses excellent imaginary and creates a wonderful storyline within their short stories and applicable websites.

The First Place winner is:
Rebecca Laskowitz for “Kaylee’s Quarter”

The Second Place winner is:
Amy Priddy for “The Lady of the Fountain”

All winners receive gift certificates from leading bookstores, a feature in RamblingVerses, Story Institute’s Newsletter, publication in an upcoming Story Institute anthology, and other prizes.

The First Place, 2009 winner, Rebecca Laskowitz, along with the winner of the Fall 2008 (Jill Eisnaugle) and Spring 2009 (E.D. Arrington) poetry contests, will receive additional pages within the anthology to share more poems demonstrating their dedication to writing, creativity, and storytelling.

About Story Institute:
Since its basic beginnings in 2002 with Timeless Tales, Story Institute has grown to inspire, enhance, and grow your stories personally and professionally while helping share your success in print, online, and in person. Through short story and poetry topics, storylines, novel ideas, and contests, Story Institute encourages and assists the writer in most of us and the imagination in all of us.

Through Integrity, Ingenuity, Inspiration, Influence, Impact, and Excellence, Story Institute strives to:
* Evoke emotion within our customers that make connections to our communities
* Engage our customers, their families, and clients in active tales that connect their emotions to past knowledge and experiences.
* Empower our partners to use their new knowledge while growing their families, organizations, and stories into a world of their own.

Contact:
John E. Murray, III, Chief Story Symphonizer, Story Institute
615-713-1783
ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com

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Cafe Conversations with Humble Fiction Cafe Writing Group…

Quote by H.G. Wells

Poem from Timothy Russell – Collapse of Summer

Guest Conversation with the Humble Fiction Cafe writing Group:
Here is a little about the group (http://www.humblefictioncafe.blogspot.com/):

“Humble Writers. No, it’s not an oxymoron. We’re a group of aspiring and established writers in Humble, Texas who meet weekly at the local Barnes & Noble to discuss writing, critique each other’s work and drink absurd quantities of overpriced coffee.”

Members of Humble Fiction Cafe include: Chrissa Sandlin, Dorlana Vann, Gary Denton, Joy N. Vyoral, Justin Denton, Kelli D. Meyer, Linda Lindsey, Ryan Sauls, Sharolyn Gales, Sheryl Tuttle, Susan Miller, Theresa Laws, Victor DiGiovanni. Read their combined efforts in Split.

Running Time: 43 minutes 45 seconds

The play button (a large triangle) appears below this summary. Depending on your internet speed, the conversation should play immediately once you click on this button…

Sickness
© 2009 Jamie Lynn Waters

Sickness is a sad thing,
Watching the color fade from your face,
Wondering how your yesterdays are,
Did you live it to the fullest,
Or was it just a mistake, regret, or nothing at all,
It could be today,
It could be tomorrow,
I’m not looking for the sorrow,
But if there never comes a tomorrow,
I want you to be satisfied with the life you lived,
Even though you still hold so much life,
It’s slowly slipping from you,
Somewhere out there, there is more to life for you,
Even though I prepare myself,
I’ll never be ready,
I got one brother and preparation will never be enough for that day,
Although words go unspoken amongst us,
I hope you know that there is a plan for you,
And if it be that you go before you want to,
You’ll forever hold a place in my heart,
The memories left will keep us connected,
And the life you left here will know your legacy.

Alive
© 2009 Cacy Ann Minter
I didn’t know where I was when I woke up. I was aware of a pressing sensation on my chest, but couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. I tried to look around and realized my field of vision was limited to the area directly in front of [...]