#118: Metamorphosis
Whichever way you look at it, fall is a season of change. The trees are changing color, the waking hours are getting shorter, and the days are growing colder. It also happens to be Halloween, meaning we might need to gear up for some spooktacular supernatural transformations too… if you believe in that sort of thing!
Whether your characters are enjoying the crunch of fallen leaves, or undergoing a creepy metamorphosis of their own, we hope this week’s prompts help you get the best out of fall this year.
This week's prompts
Start your story with “Today’s the day I change.”
Teens – 54 stories
Write about a character, animal or human, who is reborn as something totally different.
High School – 42 stories
Write your story from the perspective of an outsider watching something or someone change.
Middle School – 45 stories
Set your story during a sudden change of season.
Fall – 27 stories
Stories
“A SECOND CHANCE” by Julia Corliss
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“Autumn Fires” by Liz Stoeber
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“A passing. ” by Eimantas Brundza
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“Metamorphosis” by Brian Casey
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“It's Your Funeral ” by Vincent Cruz
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“The Fig Tree's Love” by Lily Donovan
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“Life in a Leaf” by Linda Logdberg
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“Zigeunerweisen” by Bernardus Bernard
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“Reborn” by Kryste Andrews
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“Jack” by Jenny Donovan
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“Watch For The Change In Seasons.” by Abigael David
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$250
Prize money
206
Contest entries
146
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Nov 05, 2021 EST
Won by Myia Melendy 🏆
Title: beneath the quaking aspen
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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