Entries for February’s contest ranged from humorous tales of teenage Valentine’s Day heartbreak to spiritual reflection and even included a limerick. It’s hard to believe they all started with the same prompt: “A heart-shaped box on the table.”
Special thanks to guest judge Karen B. Kurtz for the difficult task of choosing this month’s winners. Congrats to all!

Prose:

First place: Jan Smith
Second place: Joy A. Sterling
Honorable mention: Glenda Slater
Honorable mention: Sonya Bennett

Poetry:

First place: Beth Carrier
Second place: Sylvia Williams Dodgen
Honorable mention: Joy A. Sterling