Winning Stories

The Third Playground Challenge - March 2022

1st Place

“Amma Knows Best”

by Sumitra Singam

Melbourne, Vic, Australia - Follow Sumitra:

Twitter

2nd Place

“Empathy”

by Dominic Belmonte

Hawthorn Woods, IL, USA - Follow Dominic:

Facebook or LinkedIn

3rd Place

“Waiting in the Everafter”

by MM Schreier

Plymouth, MA, USA - Follow MM:

mmschreier.com or Twitter

4th Place

“Twelve Etudes”

by Emily Macdonald

London, UK - Follow Emily:

macdonaldek11.com or Twitter

5th Place

“Stay”

by Ann Douglas

Deroche, BC, Canada

6th Place

“Empath”

by Caleb John Cushing

New York, NY, USA - Follow Caleb:

Letterboxd

7th Place

“Lemon Meringue and Blue Suede Shoes”

by Frank Bardessono

Santa Barbara, CA, USA - Follow Frank:

Amazon Author

8th Place

“The Melody of Irirangi”

by George Cooksey

Waynesville, OH, USA

9th Place

“The Cow Song”

by Carol-Ann Sasser

Greenville, SC, USA

10th Place

“Thirty-two”

by Tressa LeBrocq

Douglas, GA, USA - Follow Tressa:

Website

Honorable Mentions:

“Foibles”

by Elizabeth Hakken Candido

Kalamazoo, MI, USA - Follow Elizabeth:

Twitter

“Underground”

by Rosa Müller

London, England, UK

“The Cleanse”

by Lucy Joyce

Fernie, BC, Canada

“The Woman in Room #118”

by Au-Co Tran

San Jose, CA, USA - Follow Au-Co:

Instagram

“A Simple Remedy”

by Aleesa Kruse

Leesburg, GA, USA - Follow Aleesa:

Twitter or Instagram