Writing Honorable Mention: “The House of Eve Mariner”
Photography Honorable Mention: “El Porto Nights” by Jamie Grant by Nancy Skiba As he stepped wearily out of the small apartment halfway up Calle Miramar that he had shared for two years with the love of his life, Bret stuffed the last of his belongings into the back of his weather-beaten old Wrangler. It didn’t consist of much: a Strat and amps, some music CDs, a camera, a laptop and some jumbled clothing he’d jammed into canvas duffels as Lucie screeched parting words he’d rather forget. It had all seemed so perfect and so fated when they met at one of his gigs. They had shacked up soon after, but her moods and jealously had transformed her into a she-devil. Too many nights he came home late after a show, only to find her waiting like a caged cat, all claws. She was not allowed to attend the gigs due to her tendency to see infidelity in every smile or hello to an admiring fan, and then there were the scenes she caused that cost them venues. Oh well. He was relieved to get the hell out of there, anywhere would be better than this. He noticed the sudden chill in the air that bit at his bare tattooed arms. He pulled an old black coat, a duster, over his torn jeans and tank top. As…
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