"The Yellow" by Tanya MacIntosh — Our March 2017 Gold Medal Winner
Tanya is our first place winner from the contest posted in our March 2017 issue!
What the judges had to say:
“The journey...offers a nice mix apprehension.”
“Excellent imagery, clear without being bland or blatant.”
“The opening line is beautiful...it sets the stage for the entire (piece).”
Meet Tanya
Tanya MacIntosh holds a BA(Hon) in Creative Writing and Religious Studies from York University. She has lived and studied in Toronto, Quebec City, Jerusalem, and Calgary which is now home. Her two dogs generously let her and one of her best friends share the house with them.
The Long Walk
an excerpt from the winning story by Tanya MacItosh
My first memories are wrapped in yellow. We picked dandelions from our front lawn and she braided them into necklaces, bracelets, or crowns to wear on our dark brown hair. The wind blew them away or they would unravel and fall to wither, littered amongst those we hadn’t picked. Our eyes squinted in yellow sunshine, transferring the panorama landscape to letterbox. As my fifth birthday came and went, the fields turned to yellow as the wheat grew taller than my little body. There was always a yellow quilt to curl up in at night. The handmade doll that never left me had yellow woolen hair.
She’d say things like, “You and me, kid. Partners in crime-fighting.” Or, “Did you see that star? It fell out of the sky to make a wish on you.” She was always in my sight, always holding my hand or touching my head. Her grip on my hand or wrist would be tighter when we went into town or if cars pulled into our driveway. She would tuck me behind her legs and tell people I was shy…
To catch the rest of this story, be sure to grab your copy of the June 2017 issue.
44 pages, cover art by Paula Timm
Featuring the work of Sue Corke, Jason Grunn, Pamela Hopwood, Geraldine Mac Donald, Tanya MacIntosh, Bev Morgan, Meg Mulligan, Gail M. Murray, Diane Palm, Garth Pettersen, Andrea Scoretz, Zlatko Stipic, Paula Timm
