The Coronavirus Life

by Stephanie Weemhoff, 04/11/2020, Traverse City, Mi. Adult Category

Life During the Coronavirus Pandemic

by Ella Wilkes, 04/10/2020, Traverse City, MI. Middle School 6-8 Category

Seeking Permanence

by beth fantozzi, 04/10/2020, suttons bay, Mi. Adult Category

Life in a Pandemic

by Seth Munro, 04/09/2020, Traverse City, MI. Middle School 6-8 Category

Social Distancing from Social Media

by Elizabeth Phillips, 04/09/2020, Traverse City, MI. Middle School 6-8 Category

Loneliness in the time of the virus

by brynn turnquist, 04/09/2020, Traverse city, MI. Middle School 6-8 Category

1st Place – Touch

by Anne-Marie Oomen

04/09/2020, Empire, MI

Adult Category

I walked the empty road to a neighbor’s house.
I hesitated to knock—I’d have to touch the door,
but then I did. She came, her hair mussed,
smiled, and put her palm against the glass
and I put mine against the cool on my side.

2nd Place – A Deadly Dream

by Alexis Beeler, 04/09/2020, Traverse City, MI

Middle School 6-8 Category

The soft clink of the ceramic onto the glass gave way to the peaceful surroundings of a Monday morning. The sun peaking through the trees, dying the dark sky with oranges and reds. It seemed that it was the only aspect of the day I could grasp. I could rely on the sun rising, showering warmth onto the Earth . . .

3rd Place – Weirdest Bike Ride Ever

by Alex Reynolds, 04/08/2020, Traverse City, MI

Middle School 6-8 Category

Let’s go for a bike ride,” my mom said.
“Ok,” I replied. “But let’s go to the library this time.”
I had been out of school for 3 weeks because schools were closed due to
COVID19 . . .

We Did Everything Right, We Thought

by Pearl Brown, 04/02/2020, Traverse City, Mi. Adult Category