NYCM Short Story 2025 Round 1: Spy (4th Place) Colleen, grandmother and cat-sitter, faces the villainous Rainmaker in an underwater facility beneath the Aquarium of Western Australia.

NYCM Rhyming Story 2024 Round 2: Ghost Story (2nd Place) He stood upon the crossroads, waiting. Waiting there, I knew, for me. His lonely lamp illuminating Gleaming coins where eyes should be. ...

NYCM Rhyming Story 2024 Round 1: Science Fiction (1st Place) The gleaming silver saucers fly formation in the inky sky. They merge into a glowing eye that blinks the message "Please stand by..." The awe-struck sheep obey. ...