3CWP Award Winner "The Night That Holds Us" She stood silently on the edge of the field, waiting. The atmosphere was heavy with a humidity that clung to her skin, the tangible weight of a muggy, sticky, and damp summer. Grabbing her long, auburn hair, she wound it...

3CWP Award Winner "I'd Freeze Too" The dark forest’s empty echo sounded in my ears to a crossroad I came; black tar pitched along once soft ground– No grass here- But across! Across I knew of the sweet grass, I knew of the gentle stream, I knew of the joy and...

3CWP Award Winner "Vilaura" [excerpt] The study smelled of old dusty books and polished wood – familiar, heartbreaking. With its floor-to-ceiling shelves lining the walls, she felt comforted by the many legal volumes, business ledgers and classic literature that...