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Community strengthened. Knowledge acquired. Mugs purchased. SWF25 is gone but not forgotten. The energy you brought was like nothing we’ve ever experienced. Thank you for bringing it.

We hope to see you in 2026 for the 9th annual SWF!

 

Winning submission: Micro Fiction Contest

“Facing News,” by Alice Pohle

The dug-out canoe is too far out to ascertain its allegiance; barely inside the bay. Yet she keeps her pupils pinned to it. The icy wind draws water into her eyes. The boat could glide right into them.

Batchnr. 368 is not crying. Someone – who doesn’t have a cubicle directly in the draft, that is – has set the aircon to 16 degrees again. Reception chirps: New Management has arrived. 0,1,2, the metal box rises.

Stand. Weariness softens her thighs. Everything she has is built on loose pebbles.

The boat lands. The elevator dings. Bring it on.