Editors' Choice
Adrift by Randall Andrews is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for February/March.
Last month's theme prompt, On This Special Day, ended on March 15, with the final accepted entry published on April 3rd. Despite the abundance of special Spring days from which to choose, we only had six accepted theme stories last month. Randall's certainly stands out.
It's a story about fathers and sons and the gifts that are passed between generations. "Adrift" reminds us that any day might become special, whether it's on a far-flung expedition or in your own back yard.
If you haven't read Randall's special story about a special day, give him a helping hand and click the link below!
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Honorable Mentions
We also like to mention some of the other theme stories that were discussed by the editorial team as we came to our consensus on the winning story. As you may have noticed last month, and again this time, we occasionally even mention one of our editor's theme stories only in this section.
Of course, you should read all six of these pieces to appreciate and enjoy the variety of ways our writers chose to treat this common theme. We found the first two to be particularly imaginative.
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Next Month's Theme Prompt
The next theme prompt, Othering AI was announced in March and will end at midnight on April 17. Check it out, and send us your best flash sci-fi story before the AI apocalypse makes us all irrelevant. Or gives us all an extended vacation.
To allow sufficient time to publish all the accepted theme stories before announcing the editors' choice, we ask you to please complete any necessary revisions within one week of receiving editorial comments.
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