AUTOMATED DRUM ROLL PLEASE

And the winners are...








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THIRD AND A HALF PLACE: Kendall Poe







We stood over his body that lay dormant on the fire escape. 
We watched rainwater begin to collect in the bowls of his hips.  Someone
asked, "what about the hurricane?"






THIRD PLACE: Rebecca Kumar




She hailed Ali's unlit taxi one 3
am, saying, "take me where you live."  Then she undressed -- and 



kissed his
achy knees and ankles until morning. American girls are different. 






SECOND PLACE: Liz McGlynn




I
was dead for half a minute. For thirty seconds my heart stopped, a twisted
corner of your flannel bed 



sheet frozen in my rigor-mortised hands. Then you
said no.







FIRST PLACE: Matt Waters




Fall
had fallen into the colder wind where we stood in the street as I said, "The
thought of kissing you 



terrifies me," and waited for reassurance that never
came. 







 Thanks so much to everybody who submitted.  It was a difficult choice for Darin (hence the 3rd and a 1/2 place).  If you entered, don't forget to collect your 10% off at AE DESIGNS before May 1!  And stay tuned for the next micro-contest coming for Valentine's Day, judged by none other than wonder-woman Emma Straub, author of Other People We Married. 








Very gratefully yours,

Alison