#172: Feel the Feels
Have you been honest about how you’re feeling lately? Our emotions can be our grounding pillars, but also lead us completely astray. With Taylor Swift’s soul-baring confessional album Midnights breaking all possible global records and the year-end nearing, I bet you’re getting into the feels 一 about different people, events, and things happening in your life. This could be one prominent emotion, or a messy amalgamation of them. To quote Taylor, you might be feeling “Happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time”.
In the spirit of Midnights and one last dose of ‘normalcy’ pre-festivities, this week’s prompts are inspired by the most complicated but wonderful thing about human beings 一 our feelings.
🥇 Winner
“Apples and Trees” by Lisa Lange
🏆 Winner of Contest #172
⭐️ Shortlisted
“Honestly” by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“Civic Duty” by Michał Przywara
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“Truth And Consequence” by Chris Campbell
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“A Sober Thought” by Sunanna Bhasin
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“Resting She-Devil Face ” by Liv Chocolate
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“All He Ever Wanted” by Kiyomi Appleton Gaines
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
This week's prompts
Set your story in an unfiltered world, where people are always honest about how they feel.
Dystopian – 23 stories
Stories
“Apples and Trees” by Lisa Lange
🏆 Winner of Contest #172
“Honestly” by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“Kama Sutra Rock & Roll” by Stevie B
Submitted to Contest #172
“Over to You” by Edward Latham
Submitted to Contest #172
“Civic Duty” by Michał Przywara
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“Simon Says” by Kevin Marlow
Submitted to Contest #172
“I'll Drive” by AnneMarie Miles
Submitted to Contest #172
“Truth And Consequence” by Chris Campbell
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
“Driving East in the Evening” by Rebecca Miles
Submitted to Contest #172
“Poetry for the Epilogue” by Story Time
Submitted to Contest #172
“Blind Date” by Kendall Defoe
Submitted to Contest #172
“Hurry Midnight” by Murray Burns
Submitted to Contest #172
“Cinderella – the Untold Story” by John K Adams
Submitted to Contest #172
“She Gave Birth To And Killed An Eternity!” by Snya Aryf
Submitted to Contest #172
“Resting She-Devil Face ” by Liv Chocolate
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #172
$250
Prize money
189
Contest entries
90
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Nov 18, 2022 EST
Won by Lisa Lange 🏆
Title: Apples and Trees
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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