Storytime with Writers' Playground

A pregnant, sarcastic teen is sent away to St. Bernadette’s Maternity Home in 1966, where she’ll have her baby in secret and get on with her life... "Unidentified Flying Objects" won 1st Place in our Ninth Playground Challenge. Read more of Mandy's work on her website www.mandylange.com and follow her on Instagram @m.m.lange. You can also read more of the winning stories from our challenges at www.writersplaygroundllc.com

Ada is dead and wants nothing to do with the afterlife. Charley is alive and is desperate to contact someone on the other side... "When the Soul Catcher Knocks" won 3rd Place in our Tenth Playground Challenge. Read more of MM Schreier's work at mmschreier.com or check out her collections: Monstrosity, Humanity, a monster horror collection, and, Bruised, Resilient , a speculative & litfic feminist collection. You can find both anywhere you buy your books. You can also read more of the winning stories from our challenges at writersplaygroundllc.com

In a dystopian future, a man must race against time on a desperate hunting trip. At stake are the lives of his wife and daughter... "The (Farmer) Hunter" won Honorable Mention in our Tenth Playground Challenge. Drew M is a talented writer from Tampa, Florida. To read this piece along with other winning stories, visit writersplaygroundllc.com

Cas is reeling after the death of her marriage. And now, a snowstorm has stranded her at her childhood home with her siblings, who don’t handle painful topics well... The Vocabulary of Love won 1st Place in our Tenth Playground Challenge. Read more of Alyssa's work at, alyssabeattywrites.com and visit our website at, writersplaygroundllc.com