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Something Wicked This Way Comes
116 contest entries /
57 stories
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Write a story about someone trying to paint (or otherwise create) a self-portrait.
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Write about two rival academics pursuing the same grant.
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14 stories
Write about a mentor whose methods are controversial.
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22 stories
Write about a character who has a love/hate relationship with their mentor.
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36 stories
Write about someone who is shackled by fears of failure, until they break free.
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29 stories
Now, as an adult, your character looks back on this summer as the summer when they grew up.
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41 stories
Write about someone with a Midas touch: everything they touch turns to [fill in the blank].
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39 stories
Write a story about someone who is losing feeling in their hands and/or fingers.
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46 stories
Write a story about a pair of pen pals.
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26 stories
Write about a character who has to grapple with something completely alien to them.
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47 stories
Write a story about a character who finds a childhood toy that brings back memories.
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70 stories
Write a story where the characters start to realize that they are, in fact, just characters.
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49 stories
Write a story about someone living vicariously through someone else.
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32 stories
Write a story about a magician who never reveals their secrets — until now.
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31 stories
