Every story needs a witness. Some people believe balloons drift wherever the wind takes them; they’re wrong.

What's your response to Olivia Maune's 4th place "A White Rabbit", which had our HIS Writes judges in deep debate?

When we understand what makes a great story, by reverse-engineering it, we take strides in our own journey to become a compeling storyteller who inspires humanity.

Trapped in a sweltering room where the air is as thick as soup, a narrator and their loyal dog, Trucha, embark on a desperate, sweat-soaked quest for a life-saving popsicle. This frantic chase through bustling streets and colorful alleyways leads to an unexpected crash. 

What truly makes a place feel like home? Is it the beauty of the world around us, or the people who stand beside us through every season of life? As one searches for belonging, they begin to question whether home is a destination to be found or a feeling that grows through connection and understanding…..

Time never stops, forever. 

I know that because I have been observing for years on the wall of the station. 

But there was once, just one minute, I wanted to keep forever with me.

Imagine sitting in a chair at your desk, a headset on, a computer in front of you, and the agonizing repetition of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in the background. Now imagine that as your daily life, the workplace that you work at every single day, night after night, and guess what, you have to overlook and listen to human wishes.

That is the life of Fron, from Olivia Maune's Bronze Medal story "The Galactic Customer Service Hotline"!

Miss the literacy celebration?

Why not check out one of the winners? Josie June's "Catfight"! But before that, get excited through her classmates' promotion!