I’ve got several things in my queue to catch up on (RRT!), but check out these thought-provoking short prose pieces from a contest for The Gulf Coast, a literary journal based at University of Houston. Each is 500 words or less and totally manageable for your Thursday mid-day blog break.
Animals Do Not Commit Delusional Acts by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram (Winner)
Tennessee Apology by Benjamin Glass (1st Runner Up)
Picnic by Robert Thomas