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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2012 PYA LITERARY PRIZE WINNER
This week, The Washington Pastime is proud to announce that tomorrow’s weekly fiction will be our 2012 Promising Young Author Champion, whose story was chosen from among hundreds submitted throughout our PYA Chapters. PYA story finalists are chosen by chapter support and editorial staff, and sent to The Washington Pastime…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2013 MARCH MADNESS LITERARY CONTEST WINNERS
CHAMPION (1st Place): The Chameleon, by Mat Yovin — $1,000 (50% of Total Contest Profit), FREE CONTEST VOUCHER, Digital Publication, & Headline Print Publication 2nd Place: Stars and Stripes, by Lori Gagola — $100 (5% of Total Contest Profit), FREE CONTEST VOUCHER, Digital Publication w/ Payment FINAL FOUR: (1) The…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: March Madness Contest Prize
We want to thank everyone for their tremendous support during the brief entry period for our 2013 March Madness Literary Contest. We are pleased to announce that our grand prize for the 2013 March Madness Literary Contest will be $1,000. Thanks to everyone who entered! Look back to our website…
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WTP: Terrorism in the U.S.
CONTEXT:In the wake of tragedies in Auora, Co. (July 20, 2012), Newtown, Ct. (Dec. 14, 2012), and Bostom, MA. (Apr. 15, 2013) in the past few months, some U.S. citizens have begun to feel as if tragedy is becoming the norm. Now, with both suspects in the Boston shooting apparently…
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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: PATRICK ANDERSON
If you truly love telling stories and entertaining others through the written word, then never stop writing, never stop studying the craft, never stop revising or submitting. Do not get discouraged. In November, 2011, The Washington Pastime had the privilege of publishing Patrick Anderson’s short story, Ace of Spades. Patrick…
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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: RADHA BHARADWAJ
Radha Bharadwaj is an Indian film maker and writer who moved to the U.S. in her late teens. She received her MFA in Radio, TV, and Film from Temple University’s School of Media and Communication, and is most well known for her directorial debut, Closet Land (1991) which she also…
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The Ride, by Dave Cushing
“Barry, you got a pick up at 396 Madison. Apartment 3.” “Got it. Be there in five.” I dropped the mic on the front seat of my cab and pulled out of the mall parking lot. A call at 2:00 AM on a Tuesday night usually meant a drunk, a…
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Mustafa’s Plight, by Hollis Whitlock
Mustafa and Sangoma walked to a dirt road that led to the airport. Mustafa kneeled and ran his hand along the cracked soil of the African safari. Dust dissipated through his dark fingers, as he peered above the reddening horizon at the speckled clouds drifting in the breeze. The formation…
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Perspective, by Jack Noble
Cameron and I stand on the roof of my building and admire the city lights from thirty stories high. I take a gulp from my can, and breathe a contented sigh. Cameron looks at me. “What are you smiling at?” he asks. Thea, I think. Aloud, I say, “It’s beautiful.…
