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Thanks for the Pushcart Nomination, Press 53!

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I was deeply honored in January 2025 when Press 53 nominated me for a Pushcart Prize. The nomination was for a short story called “Jumping Off.”


The story, which explores the perils of loneliness, flea markets, and venomous snakes, was published by Prime Number Magazine.



Fiction judge Dennis McFadden said of the story:


“Fenix, the young narrator of `Jumping Off,’ is up the proverbial creek without a paddle, adrift in a rowboat with nothing between her and a venomous snake but a disconnected landline telephone. No spoiler alert; it's in the first paragraph. How she got there, however, and what she's going to do about it, is a hell of a ride that will leave you laughing like crazy, maybe tearing up a bit, and rooting for her more than a bit. `Jumping Off' is a wonderfully written, wacky, unforgettable gem of a story."


Dennis McFadden is the author of “Jimtown Road: A Novel in Stories,” and winner of the 2016 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction.



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