Watch Me Bounce to Cease Publication
Watch Me Bounce will be closing our virtual doors and cease publication as of after April 8th, 2016. The website will remain live, but no new content will be published. Please see below for relevant information for both readers and writers. Copyright: In order to give our authors as much value as they can gain from their contributions, we want to make sure they can use their content however they please, and will therefore remove it from the website if requested to. Open Positions for Editors in the Future: At this point, it is unclear whether Watch Me Bounce will re-open in the future. However, we welcome any aspiring editors, writers or ...
April 6, 2016Results for the Watch Me Bounce “Resilience” Writing Contest
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who shared their story with us. We appreciate your effort, and gave every story and poem the time it deserved. After a lengthy deliberation, the Watch Me Bounce judges Robyn Corum, Contest Administrator; Juanima Hiatt, Nonfiction Editor; Charles Brooks III, Poetry Editor; and Rocky Reichman, Editor-in-Chief as secondary judge). Please see the Final Results below. Stay ready for new Watch Me Bounce contests in the future. Nonfiction Stories 1st Place Nonfiction Winner: "An Unfinished Story" by Brock 2nd Place Nonfiction Winner: "What If Counting Your Blessings ...
August 13, 2012Fiction Winner: “Dressed For What’s Next” by Gabrielle Magnanii
Dressed For What’s Next By Gabrielle Magnani You got off the subway on 33rd and Park. This was not a neighborhood you were familiar with. Park Avenue has such a ritzy ring to it. You never figured to find yourself actually on it. But there you were, seeking the cross street on 31st. It was fall, and there was an icy feel to the air. You really wished you had a warm coat, but first things first. The urge to run back into the subway was overwhelming. A few deep breathes and a glance at the tattered hole in the seam of your jean jacket gave you courage. You fingered the tattered ...
September 4, 20112011 Watch Me Bounce Contest Results
Watch Me Bounce is pleased to announce the winners for our debut "Resilience" Writing Contest. We received scores of submissions from around the world, and were introduced to many passionate writers with important stories to tell. Below you'll find our picks for first place fiction story, first place true life story and first place poem. Accompanying each winner is a Critique conducted by the Editors of Watch Me Bounce and the contest judges. We congratulate the three winners and thank all the writers for submitting. There were many entrants with great stories to share but unfortunately we could pick only one winner for each category. Contest Judges: Linda Penhall (Fiction, True Stories); ...
September 4, 2011Poetry Winner: The Broken House by Neni Iryani
The Broken House By Neni Iryani Raspy whisper of wind is still rumbling through a house fallen into a ruin one night storm made it rubble-- salient proof of fall. I now rare to know if resiliency will rummage the broken house!
September 4, 2011