#170: Best Laid Plans
As the old saying goes, "We plan, God laughs"; no matter how carefully we try and prepare for the future, life tends to get in the way. Sometimes these obstacles are actually opportunities, and things work out for the better. Sometimes, these disappointments don’t have a happy ending. Either way, we have to muddle through.
This week’s prompts are all about plans — whether they work out, they don’t, or we never had one to begin with!
This week's prompts
Start your story with the line “I’ve got a plan”.
Dialogue
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60 stories
Write about a plan that goes wrong, for the better.
Middle School
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38 stories
Write a story that involves the architectural plans for a building.
Mystery
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10 stories
Fly by the seat of your pants and write a story without a plan.
Short Story
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68 stories
Stories
“Trapped” by Krista Womack
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“You're a Freak” by April Mattson
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“Turn Thine Eyes Outward” by Hunter Terrell
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“Two of Me...” by Michele Mitchell
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“Not the Trip I Planned” by Kimberly Walker
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“A Break From Schedule” by Asa P
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“Forget About Jane” by Sherri Moorer
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“Loved... and Lost” by Victoria White
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“Theatre and Death” by Peter Presscott
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“Ditch the Nits! ” by Julie Grenness
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“I Have a Plan” by Eric S
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“Escaping the Home” by Heidi Poole
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“Peppermint Patty” by Kathryn Gabrielle
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“The greater scheme of things” by Nikki Potgieter
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“A friends eulogy” by Zack Cassell
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$250
Prize money
201
Contest entries
125
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Nov 04, 2022 EST
Won by Camphor White 🏆
Title: Fini Flight
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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