#138: Days in the Sun
If you live in the Northern hemisphere, now’s that time of the year when the days begin to feel a little longer. The start of Spring means you can look forward to afternoon picnics in the park, long walks while the sun is still up, and days that feel endless — like you have more time on your hands, even though that’s not technically true.
Celebrating this turn of the season, this week’s prompts take inspiration from these longer and sunnier days.
🥇 Winner
“After the Rock” by Christopher Kelley
🏆 Winner of Contest #138
⭐️ Shortlisted
“Homewrecker” by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #138
“Where Light Has No Purchase” by Glen Gabel
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #138
“Latitude Sixty-Nine” by Thomas Graham
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #138
This week's prompts
Set your story on a day when the sun never sets.
Dark – 26 stories
Write a story about an afternoon picnic gone wrong.
Fluff – 37 stories
Write about a character who doesn’t want to go to sleep.
Horror – 53 stories
End your story with someone saying: “What a day.”
Summer – 40 stories
Stories
“After the Rock” by Christopher Kelley
🏆 Winner of Contest #138
“Homewrecker” by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #138
“The Midnight Swimmers” by Howard Halsall
Submitted to Contest #138
“The Pest Cowboy” by Kathleen Fine
Submitted to Contest #138
“The Best Years of Our Lives” by Zack Powell
Submitted to Contest #138
“Potato Salad” by Story Time
Submitted to Contest #138
“Where Light Has No Purchase” by Glen Gabel
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #138
“Perseverance ” by Palak Shah
Submitted to Contest #138
“Say Goodbye at Sunrise” by Alexandra Rodriguez
Submitted to Contest #138
“Just Right 🚪🗝” by PJ Aitken
Submitted to Contest #138
“Matchstick” by Andrew Sletten
Submitted to Contest #138
“Last Light” by Michał Przywara
Submitted to Contest #138
“Latitude Sixty-Nine” by Thomas Graham
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #138
“The Lost Light” by Brendan Sanders
Submitted to Contest #138
“The Warrior” by Marcus N
Submitted to Contest #138
$250
Prize money
245
Contest entries
154
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Mar 25, 2022 EST
Won by Christopher Kelley 🏆
Title: After the Rock
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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