Nanoism

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Nano — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:59 +0000

Nipples are a sin to look at unless you’re the husband, he said, or unless it’s by accident and only for a couple of seconds, 6 at the most.

James McManus’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, The Believer, and Paris Review.

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Nano — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:45 +0000

The philosopher’s stone brought perfect order to chaos. The alchemist had but a moment of joy before the stone stilled his every atom.

Sean Vivier is a writer and a teacher.

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Nano — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:27 +0000

I have been listening to your story—it’s tragic and poignant, I love it! The inquisition resumes tomorrow. Try to get some rest.

@ecambrose is the author of a dark historical fantasy series about a barber surgeon, coming next year from DAW books.

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Nano — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:12 +0000

Spending every day combing the beach where he’d found the Spanish coin, he never noticed how empty their new house was.

Matthew Brennan is a novelist and short-fictionist.

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Nano — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:15 +0000

The razor hadn’t done it. He had. And she’d put the wedding ring back on to make it clear.

Sylvia Hiven lives and writes in Atlanta, Georgia. She does not like fluff.

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Nano — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:00:09 +0000

She’s old enough to read now and looks at me differently, over her tablet. When I say I’ll be home soon, she turns away.

Johnna Talbot lives in San Diego with her husband, to whom she spoke this story, then heard that it was one.

This story won the 2011 Nanofiction Contest.

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Nano — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:05 +0000

No one wants this role. When you see me on the street, no matter how self-absorbed you are, you give thanks you’re not me. Move along.

Pat Tompkins writes from California.

This story won second place in the 2011 Nanofiction Contest.

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Nano — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:45 +0000

God sighed. Lego was more fun in the old days. He still had the complete Garden of Eden set in a shoebox under his bed.

Sarah Stanton (@mallardbranx) is a birdwatcher, Sinophile, poet, translator and geek. She lives in China but dreams in English.

This story won third place in the 2011 Nanofiction Contest.

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Nano — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:00:51 +0000

There was time. She grabbed her bag, phoned in the car. ‘You still in departures? Wait for me.’ She’d give him another chance – for Hawaii.

Jackie Bateman is a British author living in beautiful Vancouver. She has huge eye-bags despite the fresh air.

This story was an honorable mention in the 2011 Nanofiction Contest.

Nanofiction 2011 Contest Winners

Nano — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:09:38 +0000

This year we converted $50 in prize money into $400 of charitable donations to wonderful organizations working from animal health to global health, clean water to fighting hunger. Thanks to everyone who donated! Without further ado, here are Robert Swartwood’s selections for this year:

Johnna Talbot
Pat Tompkins
Sarah Stanton

Honorable mention: Jackie Bateman

Winners will be published beginning this week, starting with our honorable mention and running through Monday the 23rd, when our big (but equally small) winner will go live. Thank you everyone for your generosity.