The results of the Gemini Flash Fiction Contest are in! Xavier McCaffrey wins the $1,000 grand prize for “Drinks on the Doctor.” In this brisk, 754-word flash, a young man comes home from med school to a past “rife with mystifying ailments” he can never bring himself to treat. After reading “Death in Nairobi,” the second place story by Agatha Verdadero, it is unlikely that you will soon forget it.

Honorable mentions:

“A Sip of Blackberry” by Todd Benware

“A Knife or a Blade?” by Geoffrey Uhl

“The Bridesmaid” by Heather Sappenfield

“Suspicious Package” by Laura Loomis

“The Tip” by Corey Ginsberg

Also in this issue: poetry by B.Z. Niditch and Jonathan Moody. On the cover: lively body art by Susan Olmetti.

Our Poetry Open competition, which also features a $1,000 grand prize, runs through January 3, 2012.

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Contact: David Bright, Editor – editor@gemini-magazine.com