Flash Legend results!

Everybody gather ’round…

We’ve always had a soft spot for urban legends and campfire stories. For this contest, you didn’t disappoint, with a strong showing of imaginative takes on unnervingly familiar material along with some truly unique new ways to make things go bump in the night. 

As usual, we saw a heavy influx of submissions from the U.S. and the U.K., and we were pleased to also read work from authors stationed in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand.  We also saw a Molotov first, with two people who apparently live at the same address each scoring a slot in the Top 10 (must be something in the water).

The following writers had stories that made it through several rounds of cuts, but didn’t quite squeak into the Top 10.

Close-but-no-cigar shortlist shout-outs go to:

Lex Avis
Drew Barth
Steve Campbell
Michael Carter (2)
F. E. Clark
Neil Clark
Samantha Jean Coxall
Paul de Denus
Epiphany Ferrell
Leonard Goulds
James Hohenbary
Gaynor Jones
Janice Leagra
Adam Lichtenstein
Lyndsie Manusos
Rachel McCafferty
Sherry Morris
Janna Miller
Erica Naone
Chris Panatier
Maureen Reynolds
Aeryn Rudel (2)
Alex Sobel
Paul Sohar
Alpheus Williams (2)
Elliott Zee
Tanya Zilinskas

The Top 10 that you’ll find below will be published in our forthcoming
Flash Legend mega-issue, which will drop on Monday. 

10 – “Revenge of the Ponderosas” by Michael Carter

9 – “La Puerta” by Mark Purnell

8 – “Magdalene” by Maura Yzmore

7 – “The Man in the Green Hat” by Amanda Pollet

6 – “What Happened at Crimson Lake” by Erin Perry Willis

5 – “Extra Parts” by Rachel Sudbeck

4 – “The Eyes” by Andrea DeAngelis

And now let’s give a hand to the three stories
that really bewitched us.

3rd Place ($75)

“What You Will And Won’t Do
(About The Man In Your Garden)”

by Joely Dutton

2nd Place ($125)

“Their Soil Freshly Turned”

by Chris Panatier

1st Place ($250)

“The Night of the Last Dreams”

by Donna Greenwood

Congrats to the winners and a huge thanks to everyone who participated in our Flash Legend contest! Always a pleasure to read your work, and we couldn’t host these contests without you.

Check back next week for our Flash Legend mega-issue!