Timed Competition

Masterpiece in a Day 2019

Prose 

"Itch"

A post office, a retired police officer

A part-time worker at the post office, retired police officer Alma Martinez stumbles across suspicious documentation of missing children. She feels the familiar itch, and despite her son's warning of danger, she can't resist the scratch.

NYC Midnight 2020

 Flash Fiction

"Devil of the Lake"

Fairy tale, a desert island, a bandage

A man in rural Tennessee goes fishing to avoid a personal crisis. He gets a lot of time to think when he ends up catching a strange, red catfish.

NYC Midnight 2020 

Flash Fiction 

"Thief's Claim"

Thriller, a cove, a swim cap

Catrin is forced to traverse sacred ground to steal a relic by command of a violent kidnapper. She attempts to outlast ancient magical defenses and save her grandmother from the tattooed man. 

NYC Midnight 2020

Flash Fiction 

"As To Honey"

Ghost story, a jail cell, a flag

A stag party ends inside the drunk tank of a small town in 19th century Virginia. While the groom-to-be sleeps it off, his brother's true face is exposed.