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I turned the photo over in my hands to find a worn black script in the corner. "The Importance of Equanimity" by Daisy Kelly Her voice echoes unanswered through the blackened remains of the house’s foundations. From her bag, Alcie removes a small black notebook, in which she records all her tales, and reads out loud the most recent and final entries. She greets her wife and apologizes before sitting next to an unlit fireplace. It’s not easy these days, finding something to burn.īeyond the border of the harbor town, Alcie grips her hands into fists and walks through the threshold. You need something dry to start a fire, but if you want to dry something out, you need a fire for that too. You don’t find much that’ll burn, and if you do, it’s too damp to be good for anything.
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10 Runner-Up WinnersĪll runners up receive a one year free membership to Vocal+, along with prizes from Moleskine. I’ve thrown my plate, and bean juice is seeping into the carpet.Īggie, I don’t understand. She’s saying that tomorrow is another day and that we can try again with the assisted living people. The woman has come back in and is telling me that everything is alright. Why does my chest ache over rocket leaves and spinach? I’ve never liked salad but I’ve never cried over it before. I’m staring at it, and I’m starting to cry. I am alone now with my jacket potato and salad. "For The Things You Want to Remember" by Laura Jeffrey And she hadn’t a mind beyond this market-town dale. Yet she was bubbly and golden and glowing. Rosy lived on the floor above her uncle’s tavern – The Saxefras Blossom. The sunlight was strong, and the breeze was brisk. It was autumn, and I came in from the orchards into the streets of Laddebury with the leaves starting to hue. Second Place: $5,000Ĭider was our currency and apples our windfall. It takes up a lot of time, yes, but it could be worse. People have said there is a problem with this OCD, my obsession with the number three, but I don’t see it as a burden. I take deep breaths to the count of three, stir my coffee, sip my tea. Three times I wash my hands before I eat, three times I make sure my door is locked, my stove is off, my fridge is closed. As I walk, I count my steps one, two, three, one two three. Moleskine believes in empowering creativity and knowledge around the world,” and Jess's winning story embodies these values. Riccardi commented, "As a provider of physical spaces where creativity, ingenuity and self-expression nestle, Moleskine Vocal's mission to be a platform for talent and connect a worldwide community of passionate creators.
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Moleskine CEO Daniela Riccardi was particularly touched by this original take on the Little Black Book prompt. "The Delicate Art of Counting to Three" by Jess Sambuco You've all kept the entire Vocal team-along with our incredible judges Daniela Riccardi, CEO of Moleskine, and Erica Wagner, writer, editor, lecturer and former Man Booker Prize judge-busy for weeks reviewing your amazing stories, and after much deliberation, here are the winners of the Little Black Book Challenge. Together with our partners at Moleskine, we asked our entire community to get inspired and create short fiction stories involving a small black book, in which someone who unexpectedly comes into $20,000-for the chance to win $20,000 themselves.Īnd now, seven weeks and over 12,000 entries later, our sponsor and our judges have spoken.
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We celebrated the first anniversary of Vocal Challenges with our biggest partnership, and our biggest prize yet.