“All Eyes Looked Up” by Ruth Rosenhek For those fortunate enough to be inside, the searing heat was uninviting...

"For those fortunate enough to be inside, the searing heat was uninviting..."

=> Read "All Eyes Looked Up" by Ruth Rosenhek - February Fiction Contest Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #Fiction #ClimateChange

“We All Have Beautiful Veins” by Marilyn Close Like the sleek blue curves of a Van Gogh painting; my limbs the canvas.

"Like the sleek blue curves of a Van Gogh painting; my limbs the canvas."

=> Read "We All Have Beautiful Veins" by Marilyn Close - January CNF Contest Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Creativenonfiction #MentalHealth

“Woman’s Best Friend” – by Heather Maat It turned out that simplifying my life was not what mattered most, especially in the middle of a worldwide pandemic.

"It turned out that simplifying my life was not what mattered most, especially in the middle of a worldwide pandemic."

=> Read "Woman's Best Friend" by Heather Maat - January CNF Contest Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Dogs #Family

“A Girl, A Dream Named Etheree (Ode to a Warsaw Statue)” – by M. Benjamin Thorne high above our blind, all-too-busy minds.

"high above our blind, all-too-busy minds."

=> Read "A Girl, A Dream Named Etheree (Ode to a Warsaw Statue)" by M. Benjamin Thorne - November Poetry Contest Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #Poetry #Art #Travel

“Then Don’t Wake Me” – by N. E. Rule I hate stories that end with— / It was all a dream.

"I hate stories that end with—
It was all a dream."

=> Read "Then Don't Wake Me" by N.E. Rule - November Poetry Contest Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Poetry #Dreams

“I Wish It Were” – by Alison McBain You are not on my list—you never were—

"You are not on my list—you never were—"

=>Read "I Wish It Were" by Alison McBain - November Poetry Contest Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Poetry #Relationships

“Superhero” – by N.E. Rule Tiffany exits her trailer to take in the moonlight glimmering off the lake. Her eyes stop on the shoreline. There’s something in the water.

"Tiffany exits her trailer to take in the moonlight glimmering off the lake. Her eyes stop on the shoreline. There’s something in the water."

-> Read "Superhero" by N.E. Rule - October Fiction Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #siencefiction #nature

“Folie A Deux – by Jennifer Kapler Margot was tired. Her dreams had been keeping her awake for weeks. It was fascinating what her brain could conjure up while she slept.

"Margot was tired. Her dreams had been keeping her awake for weeks. It was fascinating what her brain could conjure up while she slept."

=> Read "Folie A Deux" by Jennifer Kapler - October Fiction Contest Honourable Mention.

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Fiction #Supernatural #Dreams

“Kissed by a Fish” – by Shirley Hay Of all the things I fear, making a spectacle of myself ranks very high on that list.

"Of all the things I fear, making a spectacle of myself ranks very high on that list."

=>Read " Kissed by a Fish" by Shirley Hay - September CNF Contest Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Travel #creativenonfiction

“How to Make a Legacy.” – by Andrew Shaughnessy We tried to make baguettes on the flour-dusted kitchen counter

"We tried to make baguettes on the flour-dusted kitchen counter"

=> Read "How to Make a Legacy" by Andrew Shaughnessy - August Poetry Contest Honourable Mention!

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Poetry

“How to Make a Body Stay” – by Kath Healing Take the kettle off before it screams.

"With your finger, draw a circle - let it fail.
Call that failure a door."

=>Read "How to Make a Body Stay" by Kath Healing - August Poetry Contest Honourable Mention.

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Poetry

“Out in the Open” – by Alison McBain “It was a lovely funeral,” Brit told the husband. Her eyes avoided the drink in the man’s hand—his third or fourth since they’d come back to the house.

“It was a lovely funeral,” Brit told the husband. Her eyes avoided the drink in the man’s hand—his third or fourth since they’d come back to the house.

-> Read "Out in the Open" by Alison McBain - August Fiction Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Fiction #ShortStory

“Two Kinds of Courage” – by L McMechan “I WANT TO KISS YOU,” read the subject line in my inbox.

"“I WANT TO KISS YOU,” read the subject line in my inbox."

=> Read "Two Kinds of Courage" by L McMechan - June CNF Honourable Mention

#OffTopicContest #CanLit #Travel #Creativenonfiction

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"I always wanted to know everything you thought of. Everything about the way you thought was beautiful, back then."

=>Read "Bro Island" by Murgatroyd Monaghan - June CNF Honourable Mention.

#OffTopicContest #CanLit…

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“What Are Friends For?” – by Alison McBain Well, Jimmy thought as his whiskey refilled automatically. Perhaps that woman has the right idea.

Read "What Are Friends For?" by Alison McBain, April's Off Topic Contest Winner!

#offtopiccontest #scifi #timetravel #shortstory #fiction

The Hottie and the Cringe – by Narges Jalali-Kushki I sat in my grade 10 classes and daydreamed about him all day. I pictured us holding hands in school, going to the movies, and having our first kiss.

"We became fast friends, which was a step in the right direction, but “friends” was not what I was looking for."

Read "The Hottie and the Cringe" (March CNF Contest Winner) by Narges Jalali-Kushki

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#CNF #OffTopicContest #CreativeNonfiction