Stories 2025

Stir the Style: Wasn't Expecting That....

You thought you knew what was coming. You thought you knew what the end would be. But when you get there, you realize it is something entirely different. It makes you think, “Hmmm… wasn’t expecting that!”

This year we Stir the Style with stories, and poetry of times when things didn’t turn out the way they thought. You may laugh. You may cry in commiseration. We can’t say how you’ll react....

That's Funny: Stories That Make You Laugh

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." —Victor Hugo

Sometimes there is nothing more refreshing than a nice – deep - belly laugh. A laugh that makes your side hurt, your eyes water and your breath hard to catch. A laugh so powerful that - at least for a moment - you forget all about your troubles.