{"id":2593,"date":"2014-06-23T02:01:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T02:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2017-08-08T20:39:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:39:47","slug":"50-word-short-story-contest-winner-kelsey-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/50-word-short-story-contest-winner-kelsey-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Word Short Story Contest Winner Kelsey Beach!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/kelseybeach.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2596 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/kelseybeach-221x300.jpg?resize=221%2C300\" alt=\"kelseybeach\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/kelseybeach.jpg?resize=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1 221w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/kelseybeach.jpg?resize=624%2C845&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/kelseybeach.jpg?w=653&amp;ssl=1 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cWe don\u2019t want people like you!\u201d The adoption agency slammed its doors.<\/p>\n<p>Margaret and Anne left, hugging tight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d love the child as our own,\u201d Margaret sobbed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll try the old-fashioned way,\u201d Anne said.<\/p>\n<p>A boy stayed out after dark. Fangs caught the moonlight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome to mama,\u201d Anne hissed.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Beach writes novels and short stories when she\u2019s not working on power plants and airplanes. Born in the Midwest, she currently lives in Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want people like you!\u201d The adoption agency slammed its doors. Margaret and Anne left, hugging tight. \u201cWe\u2019d love the child as our own,\u201d Margaret sobbed. \u201cWe\u2019ll try the old-fashioned way,\u201d Anne said. A boy stayed out after dark. 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