#224: Night Owls and Early Birds
I’ve never been much of a night owl. I can stay up late, but always live to regret it the next day, and you’re unlikely to ever find me burning the midnight oil. Instead, if there’s something urgent to attend to, I’d rather do it in the quiet calm of a pre-dawn morning.
It’s interesting how, as a species, our preferences vary so wildly in this regard. Some of us are up and moving before the rest of the world has even rubbed the sleep from their eyes, while some of us rarely are awake during daylight hours. Two people’s waking windows may only overlap at dawn and dusk, before going their separate ways. This week’s prompts are a celebration of the night owls, the early birds, and anything in between.
This week's prompts
Start your story with someone saying “I can’t sleep.”
Dramatic – 87 stories
Write a story about someone pulling an all nighter.
Fiction – 35 stories
Stories
“All-Nighter” by C.L. Stephens
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“Out of the Dust” by Kellin Gibson
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“The Cold City” by Caroline Campbell
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“One Night in Suriname” by Aaron Chandler
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“Dire Strait” by Lee Ewing
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Lee Ewing 1036 Ringlet Ct Winnabow, NC 28479 lee.ewing@yahoo.co 2,300 words Dire Strait
“Seafoam” by 𝔊𝔲𝔞𝔡𝔞𝔩𝔲𝔭𝔢 𝔗𝔢𝔩𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔱𝔞𝔯
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“Pinyon Jay” by Edd Baker
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“Journey to Thanksgiving” by Kristi Montgomery
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“One Fine Day” by Jed Cope
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“Secret Sister ” by Patrick H
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“Ep 3 - The 'Not So' Diplomatic Couriers! - SERIES: Adventures of A&J” by Mary Black Rose
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“Playing With Fire In the City of Dixon” by Henry Labelle
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“Shadow Work” by H J
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“Karma” by Liz Elletson
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“Up With The Chickens” by Hannah Andrews
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$250
Prize money
285
Contest entries
136
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Nov 17, 2023 EST
Won by Mallory Jones 🏆
Title: Goldfish
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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