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Short Story Contest 2026 – Unpolished
Palo Alto Weekly 40th Annual Short Story ContestFirst Place, Young Adult Category Illustration by Mary Watanabe Unpolished by Keira Lew The House With No Dust There’s no dust here. There never was. When I was little, I used to run my fingers along the windowsills, the tabletops, the spaces in between the paintings and picture […]
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Palo Alto Weekly 40th Annual Short Story ContestFirst Place, Young Adult Category Illustration by Mary Watanabe Unpolished by Keira Lew The House With No Dust There’s no dust here. There never was. When I was little, I used to run my fingers along the windowsills, the tabletops, the spaces in between the paintings and picture […]
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According to Palo Alto Online’s linked report, Short Story Contest 2026 – Unpolished, Palo Alto Weekly 40th Annual Short Story ContestFirst Place, Young Adult Category Illustration by Mary Watanabe Unpolished by Keira Lew The House With No Dust There’s no dust here. There never was. When I was little, I used to run my fingers along the windowsills, the tabletops, the spaces in between the paintings and picture […]
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