#103: Synchronicity
Have you ever experienced a strange or serendipitous alignment of events? Happy accidents, creepy coincidences, or randomly resonant moments happen to everyone, yet they always take us by surprise. Whether you believe they have any spiritual significance or not, it can be hard to shake the feeling that some things happen to us by design.
Since truth is often stranger than fiction, I’ve taken some of this week’s prompts directly from life — one poses a situation that has happened to me personally, and another to a friend of mine. The rest I leave up to your own imagination — or what the universe wants you to write!
This week's prompts
Write about a character looking for a sign.
Fluff – 154 stories
Start your story with someone discovering a photograph that has something written on the back.
Valentine's Day – 197 stories
Write a story about someone who starts noticing the same object or phrase wherever they go.
Thriller and Suspense – 106 stories
Stories
“I was blind, but now I see” by Ruth Porritt
Submitted to Contest #103
“Old Houses” by Riley B.
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“Last Drinks” by Vicky S
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“The Joy of a Banana” by Ann Nace
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #103
“Passion” by Kendall Defoe
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“Sammy Not-So-Fast” by Kate Winchester
Submitted to Contest #103
“Tonight” by Shannon Haffely
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #103
“The Man of My Dreams ” by Theresa Bhowan
Submitted to Contest #103
“Hey There, Delilah” by Mira Caplan
Submitted to Contest #103
“Asking for Forever” by Julie Musbach
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #103
“Old friends” by Sasini Athapaththu
Submitted to Contest #103
“Explosive Scrunchie ” by ☠️฿ⱤɆ₵₭ł₦ ₦ØⱤ₮ⱧⱤɄ₱😎
Submitted to Contest #103
“Lost and Found” by Howard Halsall
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“The Curious Case of Eliza MacDougall” by A Mehendale
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #103
“Affaires de Coeur” by Christina Reynolds
Submitted to Contest #103
$50
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Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jul 23, 2021 EST
Won by Abigail Airuedomwinya 🏆
Title: THIS IS THE DAY WE DIE
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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