#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
“Egg and Cheese” by Alexander Hanna
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“A Real Page Turner” by Bob Faszczewski
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“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished” by Paul Besancon
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“Coming Home” by Valerie Williams
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“The Stranger Within” by Ian James
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“In the Embrace of Compassion: The Power of Change” by P.J. Lowry
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“Deacon's Recruitment” by Paul Besancon
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“To Every Slightly Cloudy Summer Evening” by Savann Brodersen
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“The First Meeting” by Eileen Donovan
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“Kismet” by Chelly Jo Welch
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“Stars Align ” by Susan Duffield-Lodge
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“HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU” by Kajsa Ohman
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“Love is Patient and Kind” by Jonah Crotts
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“Daughter Earth” by Hadley Ede
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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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