Anthology Short Story Competition
Established to recognise and encourage creative，writing and provide a platform for publication，this short story competition is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by a writer of any nationality，living anywhere in the world.
There is no restriction on theme or style. Stories submitted must not exceed the maximum of 1.500 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish. Each submission will require a separate entry form and is subject to a separate entry fee.
It is not a requirement，but is advisable to refer to Anthology magazine or purchase a copy before submitting your work，so that you can see the type of material we publish.
Prizes
• FIRST：The winner will receive a €1，000 cash prize and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology. The winner will also receive a one-year subscription to Anthology.
• SECOND：€250
• THIRD：€150
Submission Deadline &Entry Fees
• Very Early Bird fee：€10—up to 31 December 2022
• Early Bird fee：，€12—up to 30 April 2023
• Standard fee：€18—up to 31 August 2023
Terms and Conditions
• All stories are judged anonymously and therefore the writer's name must not appear on the short story itself. Name and contact details should be on the entry form only.
• There is no age limit.
• Once selected，the winner will be contacted by email or telephone.
• Copyright remains with the author but Anthology reserves the right to be the first to publish or arrange a broadcast of winning story.
• Prize money will be paid on publication of the winning Short Story in Anthology Magazine.
One night，Aughtry and her husband，three kids were safe and warm inside their home. She was asleep when she first heard the cries for help at her back door，where she found Joe trembling and terrified.
At first，she refused to let him in. He was a complete stranger. But as she saw the desperate man outside shouting for help，she knew she couldn't leave him to die. She sent her husband，Trent，to carry the man into her home.
Aughtry was shocked at the man's condition. He had terrible frostbite（冻伤） on both hands，and he clearly needed medical attention. But when she called 911，no one came. The storm was so powerful ambulances were getting stuck on the way to emergencies.
With no help on the way，Aughtry had to play nurse to a stranger. The man is a 64-year-old with developmental disabilities. Earlier that day，Joe mistakenly thought he had to go to work，so he left his group home and walked right into the eye of a deadly snowstorm.
"I'm going crazy because I'm scared，"she asked for help in a video online. "I'm starting to see his body has changed rapidly every hour，"she continued. "I've called 911. I've called everybody. They just keep telling me I'm on the list. "
After watching her video，four men contacted Aughtry and said they would brave the storm in their four-wheel drive vehicle to get Joe the help he needed.
In a later video，Aughtry showed the men loading Joe into a truck to take him to the hospital. She stayed by his side the entire time，gently telling him，"I'm right here，Joe. "
Joe's friends and family are grateful to Aughtry and everyone else who stepped in to help Joe. His sister，Yvonne White，calls Aughtry an"angel".
On Feb. 3，a train carrying dangerous chemicals flew off the rails and started a massive fire just outside East Palestine，a small town in Ohio of about 5，000 residents. No injuries or deaths were reported.
The violent fire continued to spread through the weekend and locals said little information was communicated to them until the night of Feb.5，when forced evacuations（撤退） began due to concerns that the train wreck would explode.
The remaining residents in the town crazily packed bags overnight and some were forced to abandon beloved pets. One woman left town a day early because her youngest son's "eyes turned red as tomato and he was coughing a lot，"after the train derailed（脱轨）.
On Wednesday，two days after the controlled burning and five days after the derailment，officials lifted evacuation orders and told residents they could return to their homes. Authorities said air and water samples had been analyzed and came back normal. Investigators say the train derailed because of a broken axle（车轴）：
As some residents began to come back into town，unfortunately，they reported strange smells and dead animals. People were also surprised and worried by the sounds of passing trains，already running through the village again so soon after the accident. A couple who live about five miles from where the train derailed spotted hundreds of dead fish. Other people reported dead chickens and shared social media photos of dead dogs and foxes in the area.
An official declared chemicals had entered the waterways and-killed fish but the drinking water was safe.
And yet，some East Palestine locals are choosing not to return home，and questioning whether it will ever be safe to do so. Some residents took to social media with doubts about the handling of the accident and whether they can trust what officials are telling them about the safety of the town.
Lately，a dangerous materials expert said that residents shouldn't be allowed back into the evacuation zone，so soon following the controlled burning. He thought that 5 to 20 years down the line locals may see many people will suffer cancer.
On Monday，a California company called Rocket Lab used a helicopter to clasp a huge booster section of a rocket out of the air as it fell from space.
To launch spacecraft into space，rockets use several stages of"boosters". Booster rockets push the main spacecraft up and then fall back to Earth when their fuel is gone.
The company SpaceX already has a system for reusing boosters. Using special engines，SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket boosters slow themselves down as they：fall to Earth，and then land in a controlled way. But Rocket Lab's rockets are far smaller and can't carry the fuel needed to return in this way.
In the past，Rocket Lab has recovered some boosters. from the ocean，but the salty sea water can damage boosters and make them hard to reuse safely. To handle this，Rocket Lab used a flying helicopter to catch the booster as it fell back to Earth.
After launching from New Zealand，and helping push the rocket's payload of 34 satellites into orbit，the booster reached a top height of about 50 miles（80 kilometers） above the Earth. Then it began falling，reaching speeds as fast as 5，200 mph（8，400 kph）. As you might imagine，catching a 39-foot（12-meter） tube that weighs nearly 2，200 pounds（1，000 kilograms）as it falls from space is very complicated. But it worked—at least for a while.
Once the-booster had slowed down enough，a small parachute（降落伞） was opened to slow it down even more. Then the helicopter was towing a strong cable（缆绳） with a hook at the end of it. This hook grabbed onto a cable of the parachute. Suddenly，the booster had stopped falling and was supported by the helicopter. The test wasn't a complete success，though. After a few moments，the helicopter pilots realized that the weight of the booster was pulling in a way that was unsafe. They released the booster，which was later recovered from the sea.
Rocket Lab hopes that by learning from what happened this time，the next time the helicopter will be able to safely take the booster back to land，or to a nearby boat.
Most people think classics are hard，long，old language，and they're kind of boring. It's real and very，common to have a fear of reading a classic book. So if you don't want to miss it，follow the tips before starting any classic.
Be a reader first. It would be better if you are already a reader when reading classics. People who started the reading journey by picking up classics could not get into it. So when you are already doing contemporary fiction，you already have that feeling of being a reader. -Thus it's -not-a very heavy transition（过渡） when you move to classics.
You need to know which classics work for you. Different people have different choices of thinking and writing. Different authors have different ways of expressing their feelings and thinking. So when you love an author，you also love their book，whatever its age.
Don't-be-afraid. To read a classic，you don't need to be a literature expert. If you have a deep love for classics，then you understand it. When you feel afraid，your brain can not process sentences and fails to understand the easy meaning. !
Read short classics. Many classics are very long，so people are scared to read classics Usually，classics take certain people longer to read because of the language. So reading shorter classics can make you feel hopeful. You don't have to read the big scary ones to feel like you're a classics lover.
A. Find your choice.
B. Read more modern classics；
C. Make a goal of reading five classic books.
D. After two days of reading，they lose interest.
E. So be hopeful，and take time to read classics with passion.
F. Many find them frightening and scary because they're huge.
G. But classic books have practical information that helps you think differently.
Rabbi Bentzion Groner and his wife Rochel were on their way back from a trip to Israel when they found themselves in the right1 at the right time.
One hour into the eight-hour connecting flight from Europe，a young boy with autism（自闭症） suddenly had a serious2 . Plane passengers kept quiet as the little guy continued 3 his sadness，but it was clear that everyone was on4 .
It just so5 that the Groners run an organization called ZABS Place，a shop and employment training center for young adults with6 . About 15 minutes later，Rochel walked over to the parents and asked if she could7 .
Rochel reached out her hand，which the boy8 ，and then took him to the bulkhead （舱壁） where she spent the next few hours9 and playing with him.
The Groners believe that the recipe for a10 is very simple indeed. All you need is a heart full of love and a（n）11 hand for any wonderful thing to happen. And that12 proved true on that day.
According to their Facebook post，most passengers on the flight watched in13 while Rochel effortlessly comforted the young child who seemed14 . At last，the child returned to normal and his parents thanked the Groners over and over again.
Her example just goes to15 ，you never know how far the ripples of your. kindness will go.
After 20 years away，giant panda Ya Ya arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in the afternoon after a 16- hour special FedEx （ fly） from Memphis，Tennessee，in the United States and received a warm welcome from millions of her fans.
Her Chinese fans said they （ be） eager to see Ya Ya in good health and living the rest of her life " at home ". （ wave） at Ya Ya's aircraft before it landed in Shanghai，local resident Cheng Bei said：" We all hope that either at home abroad，giant pandas can receive love and respect from the whole world. I hope that Ya Ya can recover soon and wish her long life. "
Ya Ya is hugely popular in China，but animal experts said fans had to wait to view the giant panda，as she needs time （ adapt） to her new living environment.
After Ya Ya completes her quarantine（隔离），the panda will be moved to Beijing Zoo living areas，medical services and food- supplies have been prepared.
In January，Chinese people expressed （ they） concerns for Ya Ya's health，after the panda appeared malnourished（营养不良的） in some pictures and videos.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said，"China is willing to continue to contribute the conservation of endangered species with various partners，including the US. "
According to Giant Panda magazine，more than 60 giant pandas are living abroad. Japan has the （ large） number，with a total of nine.
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Dear classmates，
March 3，2023 is the tenth World Wildlife Day，whose theme is "Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation"
I was writing up medical records of the surgery patients when my receptionist stuck her head into my office.
"Dr. Godfrey，sorry to interrupt，but there's a lady on the phone who says she just found a cat-in-her-back yard with a badly injured leg."
"I'll take the call，"I said，picking up the phone on my desk.
"This is Dr. Godfrey. How can I help you？"
"Doctor，I apologize for calling，but I don't know what to do!"The woman said. "There's a big cat lying outside my back. door with a badly injured leg. "
Do you have any idea who might own hiṃ？"Lasked. "Do you see any collar or tag on him？
"I didn't get close enough to check for sure，but I don't see any obvious collar. "The woman was close to tears. "I really think he must be a stray. He has some old scars on his head. The poor thing…"
I assured the lady I was more than willing to help and_I took down her address. It was only about ten minutes away. "I have two pre-vet students in the clinic today. I'll send my students right out to pick up the cat. "I went up front and explained the situation to the students.
"If the cat's wild，you may not be able to get close to him. But from what the woman said，he sounds pretty sick，so he may not be able to get away. "They eagerly accepted the challenge and ran to the clinic truck.
When the cat was taken into my clinic，we gently placed him on a warm towel on the exam table. He lay very still，his breathing rapid and shallow. His right front leg was badly hurt. It looked like he was caught in a trap.
The only way I could save him was to amputate（截肢） that leg，but he'd have to be an inside cat afterward with someone able to give him lots of care. And even with surgery，his chances were pretty slim.
Although the lady called back and said the cat didn't appear to have an owner，we decided to give the cat an operation. Over the next few weeks，the cat went through many ups and downs. With our care in my clinic，the cat recovered slowly. The day finally came when I decided the cat had truly survived.
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Everyone in the clinic had grown to love the cat.
……
One day，one of my favorite clients came in the door，who had been undergoing treatment for a number of medical issues.
