Entries from the October contest were judged by Skip Jones. Congrats to all the winners!

Poetry: 

First Place: Patricia Smith, “My Perfect Mobile Bay Sunset” 
Second Place: Linda F. Willing, “Storm Watch”  

Prose:  

First Place: Larry Wilson, “Politics on the Pier” 
Second Place: Alan Samry, “Time Flies at Magnolia Beach Park”  Honorable Mention: Deborah McDonald, “A cool autumn evening on the dock of Mobile Bay”