#221: Ghostly
With Halloween fast approaching, I find myself thinking about the different kinds of spooky stories we like to tell each other. Year after year, there’s one particular topic I gravitate towards when in search of a thrill: ghosts. Whether they’re friendly or vengeful, these haunting spectors represent more than just our fears and anxieties around our own mortality. They’re also symbols of the collision between the past and present, and the ways what has been can tangibly affect what will be. It’s no wonder, with the universality of these themes, that ghosts feature in folklore from all around the world.
This week, as the veil between worlds continues to thin, let’s dive into that liminal space between life and death, and see what it has to offer us.
This week's prompts
Write a story from a ghost’s point of view.
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133 stories
Write a story about someone who is haunted. Whether by a ghost or something else is up to you.
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137 stories
Write a story about someone trying to raise the dead.
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49 stories
Write a story where ghosts and the living coexist.
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69 stories
Set your story in a world where contacting the dead is as easy as making a phone call.
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35 stories
Stories
“Haven't You Ever Loved Someone” by G.E. Konstantin
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“The Perfect Roommate” by Bryce Rhamon
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“Good Evening, Dear Listeners” by Anna Maeve
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“My Mind Ghost” by A J
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“Quotidian Ghost” by Nichola Kowald
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“THE HEADMASTER” by Isen Oommen
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“The Ghostly Harbinger ” by Joshua Nielsen
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“Answers From Beyond the Veil” by Josephine Martinez
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“The Long Goodbye” by Grace Cooley
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“Home Is Where The Haunt Is” by Olivia Faye Scott
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“Welcome Your Guest” by Andrew Coy
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“Walking” by Jenna Lothian
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“October and the Ghost” by Nadi Abdi
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“Warmth in a Cold Conclusion” by Dayton Idoni
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“The Letter” by Misti Silvers
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$250
Prize money
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Contest entries
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Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Oct 27, 2023 EST
Won by Bay Colt 🏆
Title: Clearance Aisle Libations
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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