Winners

  • Last Orders at the Quantum Arms

    Last Orders at the Quantum Arms

    Tim Collyer

    The night I discovered every pub in England was the same pub, I was nursing my third pint of bitter and watching Margaret Whitmore fade away one memory at a time—though I didn’t yet understand I was fading too.She’d been coming here since 1953, she told me between sips of her usual gin and tonic,… Read more

  • Mud

    Mud

    P. Sidiropoulos

    In a dreamlike scenario, water transforms into a destructive force, submerging the landscape and altering reality. As chaos ensues, survivors adapt to a new life precariously suspended above mud, facing existential challenges. Read more

  • The Florist

    The Florist

    Anji Brown

    Brenda and Jenny navigate memories of loss and familial relationships, as Jenny contemplates a future beyond her mother’s declining health. Read more

  • Echoes of Tomorrow

    Echoes of Tomorrow

    Tim Collyer

    The narrative explores a man’s encounters with his future self in a café, unveiling truths about time, memory, and love. Read more

  • Odd, Intricately Contrived Thing

    Odd, Intricately Contrived Thing

    Eloise Best

    The narrator receives a puzzle after a date, which seems to react to their developing relationship. As feelings intensify, the puzzle’s pieces shift unsettlingly, mirroring the narrator’s emotional turmoil with their partner, Josh. Read more

  • WASUREMONO

    WASUREMONO

    J M Di Girolamo

    In a dystopian subway, a protagonist grapples with memories activated by a patch, encountering a mysterious man who claims memories come at a cost, leading to a frantic escape. Read more