Illumination Writing Challenge
The Superlative Stories of Timothy Key
The idea of “best” stories is subjective, but today these are my best!
Just over a week ago, Dr Mehmet Yildiz asked us to compile a collection of our “best” stories in order to showcase our writing ability. Great ask, but not always so easy to do. Best is a subjective term, for sure.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz also interviewed me several weeks ago and, in that interview he asked for a selection of my favorite articles. In many ways, the ones that I chose for that piece are also my best, because they all represent turning points in my not-to-distant past, or values I hold dear. On that day, the pieces I offered were my best:
But meaningful is only one manifestation of “best”. Another way to evaluate our stories is how much value we obtained from writing the piece. Using that barometer, I chose a different set of five stories below to highlight my work.