I’m GreedyBy Joyce Siegel – Rockville, MD1st Place While looking out the window of my condo one day I saw a woman who appeared to be 30”ish” walking by. She […]
26 Jun 2026
I’m GreedyBy Joyce Siegel – Rockville, MD1st Place While looking out the window of my condo one day I saw a woman who appeared to be 30”ish” walking by. She […]
26 Jun 2026
The Weight on the BenchBy Nolan Chen – Poolesville High School1st Place I sit on the black bench, my hands gently poised above the field of monochromatic keys. Golden rays […]
26 Jun 2026
Weeding Fish MintBy Thu Nguyen – Gaithersburg, MD1st Place I call you by all your names: Chinese lizard tail, fish leaf, heart leaf, chameleon of my yard.The man with Roman […]
26 Jun 2026
Who Said?By Eve Browne – Thomas S. Wootton High School Who says there has to be sadness?Who said I couldn’t just touch my fingers to the earth And let my […]
26 Jun 2026
A CONVERSATION WITH TWC DIRECTOR ZACH POWERS ABOUT HIS NEW NOVEL, THE MIGRAINE DIARIES By Amy Freeman When I was asked to interview Zach Powers, who is not only my […]
14 Apr 2026
Adult Short Story Contest – 1st Place RubinaBy Asma Dilawari – Bethesda, Maryland The kettle whistled and she poured the boiling water over tea in the saucepan, recalling one of […]
17 Jul 2025
High School Short Story Contest – 1st Place Beneath the Frozen MoonBy Max Bakelar – Georgetown Preparatory School His gaze flicked toward the boy. “You think you’re too good for […]
17 Jul 2025
MundanityBy Leah Bulson – Richard Montgomery High School Do you mind if I set these here? whispering dogs with their heads hanging out of car windows hugs at the airport […]
17 Jul 2025
Adult Poetry Contest – 1st Place North of the AccentsBy John Whelan – Columbia, Maryland North of the eastern Canadian Providences, the Celtic lilt dissipates, disappearing into the big empty. […]
17 Jul 2025
High School Essay Contest – 1st Place The Painting in the MirrorBy Logan Moran – Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School As I step into the powder room adjacent to my attic […]
17 Jul 2025
Adult Essay Contest – 1st Place Golden GiftsBy Sarah Craven – Cabin John, Maryland Golden apples falling at your feet. This was a phrase my father often used to remind […]
17 Jul 2025
Michele Evans on her debut collection, purl By Emily Holland Michele Evans’s debut poetry collection, purl, readers are taken on a journey through voice and time. purl brings forth new […]
02 Jun 2025
A Writer’s Journey By Miriam Chernick If not for the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, I probably would not have become a writer. When the […]
07 May 2025