Bosca Dubh

So–nominations for the storySouth Million Writers award have been open for a day; have you nominated your favorite story of the year?

If you’re still undecided, allow me to sway you with a few of the picks I’ve made, from my own leaky pen as well as the fine work of other writers. Remember, you can only nominate one story, so make sure you choose wisely!

First, the work of others:

• Respectful Beatings for Very Good Help by G. K. Wuori, from Barcelona Review
• Her Babies by Steven Gullion, from Edifice Wrecked
• Thief by Debra Anne Davis, from Small Spiral Notebook
• A Happy Dream by Steve Almond, from Failbetter
• The Tyranny of the Middle-Aged Short Story Writers by Andrew Day, from Eyeshot

And my own eligible stories:

• Ichthyology from JMWW
• I might not miss you from Summerset Review
• Carabosse from Clean Sheets
• Self Defense from Pindeldyboz
• Pieces from Small Spiral Notebook (and my own personal pick)

Nothing here floats your boat? Not to worry–there’s a journal online for every taste. Check the reciprocal links that the journals above proudly sport, and you’re sure to stumble onto something that stops you cold.

And this year’s nomination process is incredibly open–you can see exactly who’s nominating what–so if nothing else the process is creating a great directory of web-published fiction from 2005.