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Winners of the 2020 George Dila Memorial Flash Fiction Contest Announced

Published on August 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff

These winning stories are all so good, in different ways, and I can tell the writers put a lot of work, love, talent and craft into them. Judging is subjective but I wish it wasn’t. The difference between a winner and a non-winner was sometimes slight. I know that when the editors or judges of contests I’ve entered say “there were so many excellent entries, it was hard to choose,” that they aren’t just saying that to be nice. I feel very much the same.

Here are the winners:
Concession Girl byDiana Spechler
Handling This by Susan Rodgers
The Last Love Song of Johnny Mascerone by Gordon Brown

Four additional authors worthy of Honorable Mention: Damon Macias Moreno, Alan Sincic, Nancy Quinn & Julie Gard.

– Lisa Lenzo, Contest Judge.

Coming in September from 3rd Wednesday

Published on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff

frontcoverfall2020 The fall issue featuring:

Winning stories from our annual George Dila Memorial Flash Fiction Contest.
Student poetry from Inside/Out Literary Arts
New work from:
Ron Koertge, Marge Piercy, Jack Ridl, Brian Kates, Claire Rubin, Buff Whitman-Bradley, James Crews, Richard Luftig, M.J. Iuppa, Caroline Maun, Rustin Larson and many others.

Ghost Town / John Grey

Published on August 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff1 Comment

From the summer issue of 3rd Wednesday: Our poem of the week by John Grey. This issue is avialable free in PDF format from our website. The print edition is just $6 from Amazon.

Trompe L’oeil / David Chorlton

Published on July 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff2 Comments

3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week from the summer issue. David Chorlton, a frequent contributor the 3W said, “These are strange times, and sending these messages-as-poems out from home seems a way of breaking out of social distancing. These poems have spent some time in isolation themselves, but they stood out on my revisiting unpublished work as having a silence or atmospheric note that echoes where we are in March of 2020.”

Diminishing Retorts / Scott Dalgamo

Published on June 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff1 Comment

3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week by Scott Dalgamo appears in our summer issue. We’re accepting submissions for the fall issue now, including entries in our annual flash fiction contest. Copies of print issues of the magazine can be purchaced at Amazon.

Books on a Shelf / Michael Hill

Published on June 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff

3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week is from the just released summer issue.
It’s on sale now at Amazon.com.

Summer Issue of 3rd Wednesday is in the Mail

Published on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff

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A Walk in the Country / Ann Privateer

Published on June 5, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Watercolor by Ann Privateer / Davis, California

From the Summer Issue of 3rd Wednesday

The Favorite / Lucinda Watson

Published on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by Editorial Staff

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Excavation / Jen Ashburn

Published on May 27, 2020 by Editorial Staff1 Comment

3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week is a preview from our summer issue due out near the end of June. Poet, Jen Ashburn, won our 50/50 poetry contest with this entry. We’re accepting submissions for the fall issue now. Copies of print issues of the magazine can be purchaced at Amazon.