#100: Breaking Bread
One of the most intimate things you can do with someone is sit down to eat together. The idea of friends and foes, families and strangers breaking bread has been a recurring theme in art and literature for a very long time. It’s something that can bring us together against the steepest of odds; to quote Oscar Wilde, “after a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations”. But things don’t always end quite so harmoniously — food fights, anyone?
This week, we’re reflecting on the joys (or pains) of eating together or making a meal. Whether the dinner table is a place for communion or conflict for your characters, I look forward to sitting down to a hearty portion of food-themed stories with you. Bon appétit!
🥇 Winner
“mie goreng” by Rayhan Hidayat
🏆 Winner of Contest #100
⭐️ Shortlisted
“Baby, it’s cold outside” by James Pendleton
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #100
“Sea under my feet, love on my tongue” by Wilke Kewitsch
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #100
“Pie & Mash” by Colleen Christi Willett
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #100
This week's prompts
Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.
Middle School – 264 stories
Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.
Thanksgiving – 202 stories
Write about a character preparing a meal for somebody else.
Fluff – 157 stories
Write a story that involves a secret or magic ingredient.
Halloween – 116 stories
Stories
“mie goreng” by Rayhan Hidayat
🏆 Winner of Contest #100
“You Know You’re Screwed When a Clown Needs World-Saving Help” by Aerin Rebecca ✨🌈
Submitted to Contest #100
“Atropa Belladonna” by Kanika G
Submitted to Contest #100
“TBD (or, As Time Goes By)” by Stevie B
Submitted to Contest #100
“Baby, it’s cold outside” by James Pendleton
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #100
“Days” by Lynn Penny
Submitted to Contest #100
“Smile For Me Part 2: A Tale of Two Smiles” by Allie Mae Sakry
Submitted to Contest #100
“The Extraterrestrial Canine Infiltration Program” by Link Arneson
Submitted to Contest #100
“Seggs Head” by PJ Aitken
Submitted to Contest #100
“A light at the end of the tunnel” by S. P. Franco
Submitted to Contest #100
“Be Still My Beating Heart” by Moon Lion
Submitted to Contest #100
“Zoey’s feuding Family ” by J D Hernandez
Submitted to Contest #100
“The Hunger” by Victoria Lucas
Submitted to Contest #100
“It'll be Alright” by TJ Squared
Submitted to Contest #100
“The Life Soup” by Angelina Tran
Submitted to Contest #100
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Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jul 02, 2021 EST
Won by Rayhan Hidayat 🏆
Title: mie goreng
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