Objet du concours : rédiger une histoire en 140 caractères, pas un de plus, pas un de moins, et la poster sur Twitter.

Troisième place : Thelonius Monk

When Gibson hit that homerun in the fall of eighty-eight, my old man had never been so happy. He hugged me for the first time. I was eleven.

Deuxième place : Anthony Juliano

Tony was a snitch, so I wasn’t surprised when his torso turned up in the river. What did surprise me, though, was where they found his head.

Première place : Ron Gould

“Time travel works!” the note read. “However you can only travel to the past and one-way.” I recognized my own handwriting and felt a chill.

Mention spéciale : Melissa Pierce

Happily sobbing she held the boy, her memory of his violent conception falling away. She had learned to love him, this would be her revenge.

Mention spéciale : Derek

The priest at the funeral home asked if she had been a loving mother. The children all stared at each other. The silence spoke volumes.

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