The winning story for the Bear With Me Books Short Story Competition is The Last Straw, by writing team The EV & Commando Jugendstil, based between Milano, Italy, and the UK. We were looking for planet-based stories about people or animals making an attempt to impact their environment in a positive way. The Last Straw delivered with a story of a not-too-distant future where the latest abuse of power from an unchecked administration makes a neighbourhood band together and give