| BY STACEY EIDSON |
OPINION With more than 45 writers submitting their work in the third annual Metro Spirit Short Story Contest, I’m pleased to announce that Jonathan Jaffe of North Augusta is this year’s grand prize winner. Jaffe’s short story, “Child’s Game,” about a group of competitive college friends, stirred up the most conversation and received the majority of votes in our office. As this year’s grand prize winner, Jaffe will receive $100 in cash and a free registration to Augusta State University’s Sandhills Writers Conference. The conference will be held March 18-20 and it is a prize valued at $156, generously donated by ASU. For more information about the Sandhills Conference, please check outsandhills.aug.edu. In second place was the story, “A Day in an Afterlife” by Joseph Miles, about a man’s strange encounter in a graveyard. Coming in third was Lindsey Wise’s emotional story about the death of a woman’s first love and her fight to stay strong at his funeral. After learning she came in third, Wise, of Aiken, could not have been more excited. “It is a very personal story to me and I’m honored that you selected that one,” she said. “This was actually the first time I have ever submitted any of my writing to a publication, after much hounding from friends. So, it really is a treat for me to be selected as one of your favorites. It means a lot to me.” These three stories can be found inside the print edition of this issue. Due to space requirements, the Metro Spirit’s fourth and fifth place winners can be found on our online edition at metrospirit.com. In fourth place, was Daniel Costello’s short story “The Rag,” which deals with the frustrations of the newspaper industry and the turmoil employees experience after being laid off. Rounding out the top five stories was Tom Turner’s story “Two Together,” about a woman looking for a new home after the death of her husband. We want to congratulate all the winners and participants in this year’s short story contest. We thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every one of the submissions. So, while you are enjoying your Christmas cookies and eggnog, put your feet up, relax and have a good read. Of course, just one short week after Santa Claus pops down your chimney on Christmas Eve, it will be time to ring in 2010. One week doesn’t give you much time to plan, so the Metro Spirit has decided to help you out. Between now and the publication of the New Year’s Eve issue, the Spirit writers will be hitting the streets talking to some of the town’s professional bartenders to find out their favorite drink to celebrate the traditional ball drop in Times Square. We will feature those drinks and their recipes in our Dec. 30 issue. So, happy holidays everyone! Get ready for 2010. |
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