#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
“A Shared Moon ” by Jasmine Williams
Submitted to Contest #224
“To the Tavern ” by Zoe Vincent
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“Bringing the Dawn” by Christopher Newsham
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“Roosters Before Dawn” by David McCahan
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“Serenity -- The Beginning” by Sharon Dorey
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“Holding Hands, Forever” by Abigail Hague
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“Shift Cycles” by Alaina Armendariz
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“Nightly Routine” by Megan Bacher
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“Night Time Lies” by Emma G
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“Dueling Hours” by Clarissa Salman
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“Tick, Tock...Boom” by Susan Downs
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“cultured” by Masha Kurbatova
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“Worth It” by L.J. LaBree
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“Polar Opposites” by Hannah Abrams
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“Through Thick and Thin” by Tyler Porter
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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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