#199: Strangers in the Night
I’m always surprised when I feel naturally at ease with someone new. It feels like falling in step with one another, dancing to the same track in the half-light, an imperceptible puzzle piece clicking into place. It’s both exhilarating and dizzying.
This week, I want us to spend some time thinking about that feeling, and explore those moments in our lives when we meet new people in either boring or serendipitous ways — be it making eye contact with someone on public transport, going on a first date, or meeting in a way that feels like destiny has intervened.
This week's prompts
Write about a character having a spiritual experience at a concert or a nightclub.
Dramatic – 27 stories
Stories
“Evil Under The Sun” by CC Watson
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“So So Tempting” by Valerie Preston
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“Strangers” by Nidhi Nayani
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“Colton's First Reader” by Rudy Senecal
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“Under the Bench ” by Mitchell Kaye
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“The Journal” by Carrie Backer
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“In Another Time” by Brigid Levi
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“A Dropped Diary ” by Bridey S.
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“The Sweet Goal of Returning A Diary” by Kevin Robles
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“Never Again ” by Megan Turner
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“Lost and Found” by Hannah Leigh
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“The Wayward Drifter” by Christopher Neal
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“SWEETNESS TRUMPS BEAUTY” by Roger Skrypczak
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“At the Speed of Thought” by Seraf Al Zaurak
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$250
Prize money
257
Contest entries
144
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - May 26, 2023 EST
Won by Anne Delfosse 🏆
Title: Hazel
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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