{"id":8646,"date":"2013-12-11T17:30:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T06:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=8646"},"modified":"2014-09-15T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T05:27:15","slug":"champions-award-winning-story-free-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/champions-award-winning-story-free-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"“Champions” award-winning story FREE to read!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yay \u2013 I won the Glen Miles Short Story prize!<\/p>\n

What could be better??<\/p>\n

Being able to read my winning story for free, of course!<\/p>\n

Here’s the opening paragraph of “Champions”, the story that just won me my seventh national writing competition (squee!)…<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you believe it? Twenty-four years ago today, our sons were playing soccer on a damp field in Manly Vale. I remember because of the date. I remember the odd raindrop thwacking onto my windscreen as I drove down from Allambie Heights, in that old Holden Gemini of mine. When I saw you on the sidelines, you looked over the sky and said it would pass. I laughed and called you too optimistic for your own good. The clouds bulged dark, thick with it. The air had that dampness that always makes me sneeze. But you, in your faded ripped jeans and shoulder-padded jacket, said a bit of rain never hurt anyone\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Want to discover how watching their two boys play soccer impacts these two mothers for a lifetime? Well you can! But first, here are the judge’s comments on my story…<\/p>\n

\u201cThe author, uniquely, uses a Gonzo-esque stream of consciousness as a literary device, reminding me very much of the works of Hunter S. Thompson. Without a linear narrative, unsure if this is a letter, a conversation, a phone call or just the jumbled thoughts of a broken heart, the reader is compelled to simply hang in there and question. Beautifully crafted and well told, this important story deserves to be read many times\u2026 It\u2019s an excellent story which I read many times, and which never failed to move me.\u201d<\/em><\/span>
\n \u2013 Judges\u2019 comments<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, enjoy the rest of my awesome story, for free, here:<\/p>\n

\"Champions\"<\/a>\u2013 first place, Glen Miles Short Story Prize 2013<\/a>.
\n\u2013 epublished, Bass Coast Post<\/a> 2013
\n\u2013 published in 2013 Waterline Writing<\/em> print anthology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yay \u2013 I won the Glen Miles Short Story prize! What could be better?? Being able to read my winning story for free, of course! Here’s the opening paragraph of “Champions”, the story that just won me my seventh national writing competition (squee!)… \u201cCan you believe it? Twenty-four years ago\u2026<\/p>\n

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