#229 Mistletoe and Meet-Cutes
As someone who loves getting in the festive mood once winter arrives, you’ll likely find me curled up on my couch on cold December nights — with a cheesy holiday film on the go. What can I say? There’s just something about so-bad-they’re-actually-good movies that I can’t get enough of this time of the year (much to my family’s dismay).
This week, let’s pull out all the stops and write stories that play with the common tropes in popular holiday films, from secret royals and sudden cases of amnesia, to disastrous celebrations salvaged by some last-minute magic. Whether you lean in to the warm fuzzies in earnest, or subvert your trope entirely, is up to you...
🥇 Winner
⭐️ Shortlisted
Did Jesus Eat Bacon For Christmas?
Shortlisted for Contest #229 ⭐️
This week's prompts
Write about a festive party gone wrong that’s saved by some holiday magic.
Holiday
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24 stories
Write a story in which a cynical character gets amnesia on Christmas Eve.
Christmas
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26 stories
Stories
A Letter to Darlene: c/o Franklin County Jail
Submitted to Contest #229