Congratulations to Jeff Zunich,who's $101 dollars richer as a result of winning our annual short story contest. Zunich's miniature story narrowly beat out runners-up Gary Carter and Penny Ellsworth, who each scored a free dinner for their efforts.

In truth, of course, kudos are due to everyone who took the time to enter the contest. We know how challenging it can be to come up with a story idea, and then to pare it down to meet space requirements.

Read all the winners in this week's cover story