FEATURED SHORT STORY: Summer of '95 by Michael Ewing

SUMMER OF ‘95

by 

Michael Ewing

The blaring alarm shattered my sleep. I groaned and cracked my greasy eyes open wondering when five-thirty in the morning had gotten so damned bright. I pulled the pillow over my aching head and tried to figure out a way of not going into work. The night before I had gone out drinking at Shy’s with Scott and Justine for their anniversary and had overindulged. Yesterday, my boss, Gregg, had asked me for five more names for layoffs and it was easy to drink more than I should have. God, I hated my job.

Call for submissions: suggested topics for Mature Women's Guide essays

Submissions are now open for the anthology Mature Women's Guide to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

To help writers prepare their submissions, here are some additional guidelines concerning topics.

Topics:
We are looking for fiercely honest texts, written with verve and style, that are insightful, funny, moving or simply helpful. All essays and short stories will be considered. In response to requests for examples of good topics, here are a few that we would be delighted to receive:

• The Graduate as seen by Mrs Robinson
• Once the kids are out of the house
• Old trophy wives
• The "Joys" of the 50 year Marriage
• Life after grief
• A daughter's advice to the Empty Nester
• Cheerleading at 65
• Weighing divorce
• Tips for the older dater
• What to expect when you become a grandmother
• Grey grifters
• Older entrepreneurs
• Strategies for happy living
• The truth about old men
• On spending the children's inheritance
• Losing my mind...
• Tips for seducing a 54 year old bachelor (written by same)
• On freedom
• Learning to Dance after fifty
• Slouching towards Sun City...
• Best books for the middle ages
• Dear Mature Women (letters and advice)...

Judges

Texts will be selected by the Editor of Paris Writers News. 

The Mature Women's Guide to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness will be published as an ebook by Summertime Publications Inc in 2015. A complete biography of each contributor will be included. 

Rights

Authors must own the rights to the texts they submit. Authors agree to grant The Mature Women's Guide permission to include the submission in the anthology. Authors will retain the rights to their texts and can republish elsewhere.

Entry fees and prizes

There is no entry fee. The prize is selection for publication.

How to submit
Please send your submission IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL (no attachments) to 
womensguidetohappiness@gmail.com

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@MatureWomen2015

DEADLINE FOR FIRST BATCH OF SUBMISSIONS: APRIL 30, 2014 (CLOSED)

DEADLINE FOR SECOND BATCH OF SUBMISSIONS: OCTOBER 31, 2014 (NOW OPEN)