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Fiction

Student 2017

Writing Contest Honorable Mentions

Floyd’s Thankful Tree

By Rhiannon Boyd Posted on August 21, 2017 Posted in Fiction, Student 2017, Writing Contest Honorable Mentions
Floyd’s Thankful Tree
Super Moon by Penelope Seitler of Sinte Gleska University

Beeeeeeeeeep! “Hey! Watch where you’re going!” I was awake, but between the tears clouding my vision and the sorrow drenching my heart, I didn’t notice I’d drifted into the next lane. It was one day until my son’s birthday and …

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Gathering

By Antonio Gomez Posted on August 21, 2017 Posted in Fiction, Student 2017, Writing Contest Honorable Mentions
Gathering
Dakota Floral by Avis Charley of the Institute of American Indian Arts

Thump! Thump! Thump! I tossed around like a fish out of water trying to fall back asleep. Thump! Thump! Thump! Ugh, what in the heck is that? I pedaled my feet back and forth trying to find the edge of …

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Dragging Through Time

By Darin Janis Posted on August 21, 2017 Posted in Fiction, In Print, Student 2017, Writing Contest Winners
Dragging Through Time
Girl Butterfly Flowers by Fannie Lockwood of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

Chaske’s (first born son) ina (mother) knew he was different from the time he could open her tubes of lipstick and eat the vermillion colored wax. She considered him a natural as he would drape her blue fringed shawl over …

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Just Dessert

By Douglas Suano Bootes Posted on August 20, 2017 Posted in Fiction, In Print, Student 2017, Writing Contest Winners
Just Dessert
Blue-Lodge-by-Leila-Finley-of-Salish-Kootenai-College

On the way into town, spring tumbles across your face through the open windows of the turquoise Ford pickup. Mom sits beside Dad conquering the two lane, beer gut tucked under the wheel gripped precisely at 10 and 2 o’clock. …

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The Horse Named Worthless

By Jessica Lester Posted on August 20, 2017 Posted in Fiction, In Print, Student 2017, Writing Contest Winners
The Horse Named Worthless
Raging-Horse-Storm-by-Doralynn-LaCroix-of-United-Tribes-Technical-College

Author’s Note: This is a fictional story that my husband told our children when they were younger. I always thought it was a great story, and each time he told it to them I think they walked away with a …

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The Bark Gallery

By Chad Wall Posted on June 19, 2017 Posted in Fiction
The Bark Gallery

Spot and Eddie were walking side by side at an art gallery. They were walking in a bright room with various paintings on the walls.

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My Brother Knows God

By Chad Wall Posted on June 9, 2017 Posted in Fiction
My Brother Knows God

My name is John and I am four. I have a big brother and he is five and a half. Nick knows all about everything and he even knows God. We spent all day playing outside. “What’s that?” I asked …

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The Fox

By Carla Bennett Posted on August 21, 2016 Posted in Fiction, In Print, Short Story, Student 2016, Writing Contest Winners
The Fox
Fox Saves Coyote by Quinton Decker of Salish Kootenai College

To a young teenage girl, the last ten minutes of school on a Friday take a billion years. I tried to listen to the teacher, but my mind kept wandering. I always get really anxious to get home and pack …

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Unwanted Marriage

By Geneva Wauneka Posted on August 21, 2016 Posted in Fiction, In Print, Short Story, Student 2016, Writing Contest Winners
Unwanted Marriage
Untitled II by Fannie Lockwood of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

Watching the sun go down made me feel warm inside, seeing how the colors look on the mesas. What beautiful colors the sunlight makes, like purple on the lower layer, turning to a soft pink color. His arm around my …

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Hellhound

By Ronald Dean Johnson Posted on August 21, 2016 Posted in Fiction, In Print, Short Story, Student 2016, Writing Contest Winners
Hellhound
Emotional Release by Samantha Friedlander of Salish Kootenai College

I awoke from a very intense wet dream. No, this is not what you sick-minded freaks are thinking of. This was a dream so vivid that all of my senses went into overdrive. This exhilarating, yet disturbing dream caught me …

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