"Diedrick Dodge" a finalist for the Story Foundation Prize

My short story "Diedrick Dodge" was a finalist for the Story Foundation Prize, sponsored by Story magazine. Story has been around for a long time. It was the magazine in which writers such as JD Salinger, Charles Bukowski, and Joseph Heller made their debuts, and it's been a long-term goal of mine to get a story published in Story. Well, here it finally is. "Diedrick Dodge" is the story of a man facing joblessness as the packing plant where he works to support his family prepares to shut down. Though only a finalist, the story will be published in Story's forthcoming Summer 2021 issue, most likely appearing in July.