Death Row Drudgers
You're on death row [or your character]. What caused this? Was it worth it? What were the final thoughts leading up to the moment of your descent to the cradle six feet below?
Ended July 18, 2023 • 4 Entries • Created by DianaHForst in Fiction
First Sentence Challenge #1
Starting with one given sentence, write a descriptive, engaging SHORT story that draws the reader in! Use plot twists, cliff-hangers, and all sorts of mysterious writing tools. Please keep it to around or under 1000 words. So, without further ado, your first sentence is:
“It was three years since incident 28B, and things had never been the same.”
Good luck!
Ended June 30, 2023 • 0 Entries • Created by spafford_0 in Fiction
June Gloom (Another Marriage Story)
Since June is inextricably linked to marriage via its name, referring to the angry and bitter Roman goddess of marriage Juno, I would like for you to compose a story about an ailing marriage that should have ended but is still hanging on by a few, frayed threads. Why has this couple not let go? What is keeping them together? What are they feeling? And one last request: make it happen in June.
At least 15 words, no max.
Let democracy rule and choose the winner.
Ended June 30, 2023 • 1 Entry • Created by KyleSmithLaird in Fiction
Abandoned Gods
"Misery and Glory, stories and empires long forgotten. Entropy will claim us all"
Write an urban fantasy story about someone who finds an amulet containing the fragments of a long forgotten god. The powers and personality of the amulet are up to you.
Ended June 30, 2023 • 2 Entries • Created by AmeuterWriter in Fiction
Abduction
Your best friend of two years (you met when you started highschool) turns out to be runaway royalty from a very different and distant human civilization... on another planet. They were joining you and your family on a private tour of an ancient castle when the royal guard, including the overarching monarch of the planet, find him. Causing a ruckus, and knowing they were more powerful, the old-fashioned, nearly psycho, monarch takes the castle as their Embassy and declares your mother the Queen/Ambassador of Earth. As a peace offering, and a punishment to their runaway child, they declare a treaty, symbolized by the union of marriage between you and your alien bestfriend, which will be celebrated alongside a banquet including nearly every world leader... and your once middle-class family. Everything is happening so quickly- you haven't left the castle in days, you've become a symbol of resistance as the media makes you a martyr and fights for your freedom, and you have to get married and you might have to leave Earth and on top of all that your wedding gear is a lot havier and harder to manage than you thought it might be and-
And take it from here!
Ended June 10, 2023 • 0 Entries • Created by CharlieWrites in Fiction
Imaginary Journey
Writing Challenge: Imagine yourself as the protagonist of an extraordinary journey. You are transported to a fictional world where anything is possible. Your task is to write a short story or narrative poem describing your adventure. Explore the sights, sounds, and emotions of this unknown realm. Let your creativity go to it’s limits as you encounter fantastical creatures, navigate uncharted territories, and face unexpected challenges. Share the triumphs, the trials, and the lessons learned along the way. Immerse the reader in the magic of your journey and ignite their imagination. The word limit for this challenge is 500 words. Let’s GO!
Winner Gets
$20.00
Via PayPal
Or CashApp
Write a drabble (a story of exactly 100 words).
In Prose only, 100 words exactly, tell me a story. Fiction or fact, fantastical or realistic, just make it lean, mean, and punchy. No theme assigned this time, let's see what you can do without guidance. I'll choose the winner in June.
Fake Hero
To Yu-Gi-Oh fans, duelists, and newbies.
There is a card known as 'Fake Hero.' A spell allowing the user to summon one Elemental HERO type monster from their hand for the duration of a turn. Said monster is not allowed to attack.
But don't think about that. Take a look at the image. Fill in the context leading to this "Fake" Hero.
https://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/card_search.action?ope=2&cid=6779
Ended June 10, 2023 • 1 Entry • Created by DanPhantom123 in Fiction
Damn Them, Damn Them All
Show someone on their last wit, the end of their pitiful rope before they cast all rationality to the wayward and jump into the fray, doing something that they might not otherwise do. Like they've finally tired of playing by the rules of society, of living in silence and are putting all their bets on the table in one last final go.
Pick one of three positions to write from: a high school girl, a constable, the sheriff, or the instructor.
The final results should spin a very interesting tale from all these perspectives into a neat story if there's one crack at each person.
Ended May 20, 2023 • 3 Entries • Created by DianaHForst in Fiction
Would you Sell Your Soul?
Write a short story [collabs are super welcome] about someone who sold their soul for their dream/desire and how things turned out for them when they realized payment was finally due?
Ended May 6, 2023 • 4 Entries • Created by DianaHForst in Fiction
A Dark Academia Mystery
It’s the 400th anniversary of your boarding school’s opening… They’re celebrating with a ball— Except, you’re a part of a secret society that has been looking into the many disappearances within the school walls, and you believe the ball may be the grand finale.
What would you do? Who’s in your society? What’s the name?
Bonus points if you work in the supernatural/something fantasy-esq!