#154: The Right Timing
It has come to our attention that Backstreet Boys (you know, the famous boy band from the 90s) recently announced that they'll be releasing a Christmas album. Naturally, this week's prompts are all about timing.
In a rapidly changing world, it can be hard to keep up sometimes. The newest TikTok is old almost as soon as it has gone viral, and trends come and go quicker than the seasons. And yet, some things are timeless classics. Taking inspiration from the ebb and flow of time, here are this week’s prompts:
🥇 Winner
“Moonlight and Madness” by Suma Jayachandar
🏆 Winner of Contest #154
⭐️ Shortlisted
“Old Fishermen Never Die” by Katy B
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“The Endless Now” by Jon Casper
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“Blood Red Reticle” by K Cao Xai
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“Blawan” by Katharine Widdows
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“Six Little Words” by Anne-Marie Buscio
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“In Absentia” by Caroline Smith
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“My Grandmother’s Apron ” by T W
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
This week's prompts
Start your story with someone saying, “We’re running out of time.”
Middle School – 77 stories
Write a story about someone who feels increasingly irrelevant.
Sad – 58 stories
Write a story featuring an element of time-travel or anachronism.
Science Fiction – 68 stories
Stories
“Moonlight and Madness” by Suma Jayachandar
🏆 Winner of Contest #154
“Safe Space” by Brynn Helena
Submitted to Contest #154
“The Gift of Time” by Kanika G
Submitted to Contest #154
“Old Fishermen Never Die” by Katy B
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“The Endless Now” by Jon Casper
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“Bliss Point” by Riel Rosehill
Submitted to Contest #154
“A Dance to Remember” by Michał Przywara
Submitted to Contest #154
“Motherhood: A Timeline” by Zack Powell
Submitted to Contest #154
“Blood Red Reticle” by K Cao Xai
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“The Last Flamingo Portrait of Philip J. Turlington” by Story Time
Submitted to Contest #154
“Mistaken Names and Mistaken Faces” by Pranav Nalam
Submitted to Contest #154
“Blawan” by Katharine Widdows
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“Six Little Words” by Anne-Marie Buscio
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #154
“The Chosen One” by Amanda Fox
Submitted to Contest #154
“Out Of Time” by Jeannette Miller
Submitted to Contest #154
$250
Prize money
281
Contest entries
112
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jul 15, 2022 EST
Won by Suma Jayachandar 🏆
Title: Moonlight and Madness
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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