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by Gwen AngstromThe next challenge, write up to 500 words around the theme: SPEED. Closes midnight, 1 May 2012 AWST (GMT+8) More>
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First Winner, 500-Word Challenge
Congratulations to Robin Rhyner – the first winner of the Waxings 500-word challenge with the superbly written and heart-wrenching ‘Not Christmas Lights’. Robin, a copy of The Art of the Short Story, by Dana Gioia and RS Gwynn, will soon be winging … Continue reading
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Rioting in Greece
A writer friend sent me a link that has rent my fantasy world asunder. Where once I dreamt of warm days on a poolside lounge, a teetering pile of books and the time to devour them in turn, interrupted only by the … Continue reading

