EDITOR: I just discovered that I hadn’t selected/announced a Story of the Month for a few months in a row, somehow! Apologies for the mistake and the very late selections!

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

The finalists for January were:

Toys by Tim Boiteau
Reverie by Yash Seyedbagheri
The Trip of a Lifetime by Giulietta Nardone
Emergency Contact by Addison Hammond
A Ring and a Letter by Deborah Tapper

The winner of the January 2024 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Emergency Contact