#134: Look Up
This Friday, the 18th of February, marks the 92nd anniversary of Pluto being discovered — and though it’s no longer considered ‘big enough’ to be an official planet, it will always have a big place in our hearts. With it’s hot-to-cold cycles and snow-capped mountains, this almost-planet almost looks like home. (That said, we still wouldn’t recommend it for your next vacation!)
To mark the occasion, this week’s prompts are a love letter to our favorite forgotten planet, and the spirit of discovery in general.
This week's prompts
Set your story beyond our own world.
Science Fiction – 51 stories
End your story with a character looking out on a new horizon.
Narrative – 64 stories
Write from the POV of someone, or something, that experiences gravity differently.
Science Fiction – 27 stories
Stories
“BLANK.ZeroZeroOne” by Suma Jayachandar
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“The Diaps” by Charlie Murphy
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“Help, I’ve broken time.” by Holly Guy
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“Falling Down” by Kate Winchester
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“Songbird” by Angelus Fluer
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“Floaty Fallon” by Sharon Hancock
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“Trapped Between Two Worlds” by McCampbell Molly
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“When I’m Cleaning Satellites ” by Kev Neylon
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“In the last hours of May” by Cairo Woodward
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“I am a Cloud ” by Sarbjeet Kaur
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“Mosquito Men of the Mata Atlântica” by Craig Westmore
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“The Absolutely True Story of Gork and Slarb” by Kendall Defoe
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“Uncle Sam and the depression,” by Mark Nicholson
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“Stars over the Horizon” by Isaiah Wilson
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$250
Prize money
227
Contest entries
131
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Feb 25, 2022 EST
Won by Story Time 🏆
Title: The Hovering Age
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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