Results for 2015 MicroStory Contests
Watch Me Bounce and its editorial team extends its sincere appreciation to all of the authors who submitted entries to the 2015 MicroStory Contest. In total, the First, Second, and Third place winners each receive featured publication of their works on Watch Me Bounce as well as $100 in total cash prizes. For our first-ever "MicroStory" contest, our editorial team selected the following entries as winners: First Place: "Spoken Word Virgin" by Claire Wilson Second Place: "Just Breathe" by Brandon-Marie Bigard Third Place: "The Lights Turned Green" by Shilpita Mathews Congratulations to the winners of First Place, Second Place, and Third Place. Click the links below to read the winning entrees. ...
September 17, 2015Two Ounces of Purring Resilience
By Marla Morrow McMullen Our most humbling lesson in resilience began on August 2nd, 2010 when my husband Bob called from work saying he found a newborn kitten that had been abandoned by its mother. One of his co-workers was willing to take the kitten but didn’t have the time for the constant attention it would need so Bob and I agreed to raise the kitten until it was old enough to go to his new home. The army depot where my husband works is teeming with wildlife such as cats, mice, snakes, coyotes and hawks. Bob couldn’t bear the thought of a newborn kitten being nourishment for a wild animal ...
February 1, 2013The Window
The Window By Sofia Benares I sense movement from the corner of my eye. A twitch. It is nothing more than that at first, but as I focus my gaze the twitch increases in intensity; the being vibrates, pulsates, following the tremors of the transparent surface to which it clings. Helplessly, I watch as these tremors unhinge its grip and the being slides down… down towards a smaller kinsman which it instantly engulfs in the manner of a phagocyte. Now, almost doubled in mass, the phagocyte slides down further and faster, engulfing even more helpless beings along its perilous route. From above comes another twitch; this small twitch will start yet another ...
February 16, 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, 2011Book Review: Blood of Requiem
Blood of Requiem, by Daniel Arenson: What Can a Story About Dragons Teach Us About Resilience? By Rocky Reichman, Editor-in-Chief Watch Me Bounce (.com) (Warning: May contain spoilers). What is Resilience? There is no one answer to this question. Resilience can lie in a myriad of situations, and is more of a type of response rather than reaction to a specific adversity. But despite its broad definition, there are situations which anyone will mark as resilient. Let's take a look at one below: Imagine you are the son of a powerful king, ruler of a kingdom more powerful than any other people that can shapeshift into dragons at will. You are heir to the throne, ...
August 28, 2011