#245: Heavenly Bodies
On Monday, a total solar eclipse will pass directly over North America. Dubbed a "Great American Eclipse", huge areas of the continent will be plunged into darkness for four minutes. Miss it, and you'll have to wait another 20 years to see the next one.
Just like the millions of people who will watch on Monday, we've been looking up at the sky and asking questions about what we see since time immemorial. We've explained the movements of celestial bodies through myth, science, and ritual, and shaped our lives around them. This contest's prompts are inspired by this week's astronomical event, and the way objects trillions of miles away can impact us here on Earth.
This week's prompts
Set your story during a total eclipse — either natural, or man-made.
Fiction – 73 stories
Write a story in which a character navigates using the stars.
Adventure – 24 stories
Stories
“Emerald Nightfall ” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com
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“The Lady of the Last Star” by Paweł Ciarka
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“TWILIGHT'S EMBRACE: A LUMINA ECLIPSE TALE” by Darvico Ulmeli
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“Sister Song of the Solar Eclipse” by Keelan LaForge
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“Eclipse. The, Sun, the Moon , Humans and Beasts” by Crystal Wexel
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“In Your Comfortable Bed” by Naya's A Writer
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“The Night of the Red Falling” by Anna Vyush
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“Madame, the Mystic.” by Julie Grenness
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“La Luna - A Grand Night Out” by Kaitlyn Wadsworth
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“The Night the Sky Fell” by Jennifer Fremon
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“Ethereal Lights” by Kara S.
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“I Met My Nemesis In Retrograde” by C.B. Chribby
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“False Gods” by Jed Cope
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“The Erie Crickets” by Nina H
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“La Bonne Étoile (The Lucky Star)” by Natalie Portera-Sickler
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$250
Prize money
224
Contest entries
89
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Apr 12, 2024 EST
Won by Olivier Breuleux 🏆
Title: Everything is Connected
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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