What I'm writing this week

I'm working on three stories this week.  The first one is a science fiction short for a contest.  Lately, I've been trying to write character driven science fiction stories with the science parts in the background.  This story fits with that theme.  I need to be finished by this weekend. 
The second story is a piece of literary fiction centering around the sudden end of a long term relationship.  I'm trying to fit in sorrow, anger, lying to yourself, and a bit of irrational behavior.
The third and final thing is the second part of a thriller novelette The Collector.  It's time to raise the stakes in that story.