…and I’ve been kind of busy, but I’ve been writing, too. Here’s a little bit of what I’ve been doing.

Wurtz R. “Water like air.” Finalist, 2017 Chicago Tribune Nelson Algren Literary Award.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/literary-awards/ct-algren-award-finalist-water-like-air-by-rebecca-wurtz-20170609-story.html

Wurtz R. The Mapmaker’s Body. Longlist, Stockholm Writers Festival First Pages Prize, 2018.

Wurtz R. The Mapmaker’s Body. Embark. Issue 7, January 2019.

Wurtz R. “The third story.” Bellevue Literary Review Issue 38, 2020

Wurtz R. “The river and the change it brings.” Finalist, Mighty River Short Story Contest, 2020; Big Muddy Literary Review.

Wurtz R. The Mapmaker’s Body. Finalist, The Nilsen Prize, 2020

…(yes, it’s been awhile–I’ve been busy!) I’ve published several pieces of fiction. I’m very grateful to the readers/editors of these fine publications for considering my material.

Wurtz R. “Hands moving through hair.” Runner Up, Texas Observer 2015 short story contest http://www.texasobserver.org/short-story-contest-finalist-hands-moving-through-hair/

Wurtz R. “Advice.” Postcard Poems and Prose. October 2015 https://postcardpoemsandprose.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/advice-by-rebecca-wurtz/

Wurtz R. “Xuefei and his heart.” Finalist for the 2016 Prime Number Magazine Award for Short Fiction. http://www.primenumbermagazine.com/Awards_2016.html

Wurtz R. “Xuefei and his heart.” 2016 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize. http://pulpliterature.com/

Hey, I’ve finally gotten a story (flash fiction) published (online) on Postcard Shorts. Check it out!

Wurtz R. “This is a love story.” Published as Postcard Shorts. January 2014

This is a love story.  Which means, for our purposes: two people, young, one male and one female, meet. Each thinks a lot about the other, each tries to be loved, and is for a time.  And then, because no matter what, the love story comes to an end.  After a few drinks (500 words), a few plot twists (short story), a failed marriage (novella) or after (700 pages, shifting point-of-view, confusing motivations, meandering storyline) 2 children, jobs then other jobs, a dog who runs away, a teenager who runs away, a house with a mortgage, finally paid, ecstasy and grief, a serious illness and then a more serious illness from which there is no recovery. The end.