#129: Ski Season
For some of us in the Northern hemisphere, the cold wintery months of January and February come with the promise of the ski season — a light at the end of the tunnel of short, dark days. Whether you’re gallivanting around the Alps, or just taking a sledge to your local snowy hillside, there’s definitely adventure to be found at this time of year.
Whether you find the chill bracing, biting, or something else entirely, let’s thaw any ice that formed over your creative spirit this winter with the help of this week’s prompts!
This week's prompts
Begin your story with a character crashing into something (or someone) while skiing.
Adventure
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30 stories
Write about a skier who accidentally strays off-piste.
Adventure
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30 stories
Set your story in a snowed-in chalet.
Winter
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56 stories
Write your story from the point of view of someone learning or teaching an extreme hobby.
Narrative
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19 stories
Stories
“The Rat and The Apprentice” by Barbara Burgess
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“The Chalet” by Rob Ambidge
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“The Granite Park Chalet” by Marty B
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“Snowed-in by Choice” by Andrea Haffly
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“Solace” by Naa Momoh Odarteifio
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“Chekhov’s Gun but the Gun is an Alien Kraken” by Elle Avrak
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“A Cold-Hearted Lesson” by Kathryn Gabrielle
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“The White Russian” by Sheryl Thomasson
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“Extreme Parenting: 101” by C.B. Oates
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“Submerged” by Maria Avisal
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“Inn Keeper of the Past” by Joshua Barclay
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“The Winter Hearth” by Kreig Durham
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“Change Is Coming” by Howard Seeley
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“Unexpected Guests” by Mark Nero
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“For Those Winter Years.” by Jason Sanders
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$250
Prize money
182
Contest entries
92
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jan 21, 2022 EST
Won by Erica Vogel 🏆
Title: At the Whitemare
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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