#120: Nostalgia
Do you ever get a warm, fuzzy feeling when eating a favorite childhood meal or meeting up with an old friend? On the other hand, maybe you’ve revisited something you were nostalgic for, only to find it wasn’t quite what you remembered. Or perhaps you’ve found yourself longing for a time before you were even born...
This week’s prompts encourage you to write around the bittersweet feeling of nostalgia, and imagine the different ways your characters might confront memories from the past.
This week's prompts
Write about a character who yearns for something they lost, or never had.
Angst – 111 stories
Start your story with the line ‘Back in my day…’
Adults – 28 stories
Write about two characters’ different perspectives of the same past event.
Middle School – 36 stories
Start your story with a character looking through an old family photo album.
Fluff – 44 stories
Stories
“3514 West Mariposa” by Suzanne Baker
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“The Crimson Reporter” by Kendri Petersen
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“Isn't that what it's all about?” by Derrick Higgins
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“Perhaps a Tragedy” by Seyna Elizabeth
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“Before It Went Black” by Ellery Libby
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“A Tricky Gift of Memory” by Patricia Robinson
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“The Album” by Esther Andrews
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“Dusty Little Things” by Bee Wing
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“The Green Man” by Erica Hampton
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“All The Difference” by Richard Hartmann
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“A Truth Unmasked” by John Steckley
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“Time travelling” by Isobel Tynan
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“Through Rose Tinted Glass” by Mykita Martin
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“The Truth of it All” by Missy Lynne
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“Green” by Ashlee Wood
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$250
Prize money
244
Contest entries
163
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Nov 19, 2021 EST
Won by Rebecca Loften 🏆
Title: Meditation
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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