#234: Time Out
Often, it feels like there arenât enough hours in a day. We juggle dozens of warring obligations â work, home, friends, family â alongside our own wants and needs. At one time, you might back out of a friendâs birthday to visit an ailing family member. But at another, youâll go to an important work conference rather than visiting your mother across the country. You never know how much time you have â to make your career, to follow your dreams, to spend with your family. Itâs an uncertainty we all learn how to live with, one way or another.
In the spirit of this uncertainty, this weekâs prompts focus on time. Who has it and who doesnât, and who is trying to carve it out, minute by minute.
đĽ Winner
â6:47 PSTâ by David Pampu
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âď¸ Shortlisted
âTwo Buckets and a Rope â by Thom With An H
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âRemember When Books Were On Paper?â by Allan Bernal
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âVita Retroâ by HC Edwards
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âNot like anything on TVâ by Ashley Quinn
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This week's prompts
Write a story about someone whose time is running out.
Angst â 113 stories
Write a story about someone who wishes they could turn back time.
Character â 70 stories
Write about someone taking advantage of some unexpected free time.
Fluff â 32 stories
Start or end your story with someone saying, âWe have all the time in the world.â
Dialogue â 71 stories
Set your story in a place thatâs frozen in time â literally or metaphorically.
Narrative â 57 stories
Stories
â6:47 PSTâ by David Pampu
đ Winner of Contest #234
âTwo Buckets and a Rope â by Thom With An H
âď¸ Shortlisted for Contest #234
âThe Last Time Machineâ by Jonathan Page
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âGlossing Over the Rough Spotsâ by MichaĹ Przywara
Submitted to Contest #234
âAll For Scienceâ by Mary Bendickson
Submitted to Contest #234
âRemember When Books Were On Paper?â by Allan Bernal
âď¸ Shortlisted for Contest #234
âGift of the Marge-iâ by Chris Campbell
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âThe Assignmentâ by Alexis Araneta
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âDreams of Seventeen â by Michelle Oliver
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âAn Emissary from the Death CafĂŠâ by Jonathan Page
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âWinter Dreamâ by Trudy Jas
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âNo Good Options â by Chelsey B
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âCancellationâ by K.A. Murray
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âMy Love Letter to Hiroshimaâ by Angela M
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âFor Emily Whenever I May Find Her â by Wendy M
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$250
Prize money
343
Contest entries
132
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jan 26, 2024 EST
Won by David Pampu đ
Title: 6:47 PST
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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