The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.

The finalists for August were:

Baggage by Amy Turner
The Enormity of Small Things by Jennifer L. Freed
Life Outside Boxes by Toshihisa Nikaido
Dreams in a College Town by Will Tschirhart
Fingers and Toes by Anneliese A. Boyd

The winner of the August 2022 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

The Enormity of Small Things