#49: Worth the Wait
Mrs. Dalloway follows a woman running errands in preparation for a party she's hosting that evening. A Single Man depicts a day-in-the-life of a professor. Molly Fox’s Birthday features one friend housesitting for another.
Of course, these novels are actually about much more than their mundane premises may imply. That's the wonderful thing about fiction: something as ordinary as running errands can turn into wildly different stories at the hands of different authors.
This week, we're working with a similarly mundane premise (on the surface, anyway): waiting. It's up to you to dig beneath the surface of banality to reveal the interesting story happening underneath!
🥇 Winner
⭐️ Shortlisted
“Sawhorse” by Cody Mitchell
This week's prompts
Write a story that takes place in a waiting room.
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260 stories
Write a story about a person waiting for an answer to a question.
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174 stories
Write a story about two strangers chatting while waiting for something.
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199 stories
Stories
“Patient Lee” by Pj Casyao
“Zita” by Batool Hussain
“Transit” by Roshna Rusiniya
“Non-refundable time ” by Yoomi Ari
“Wait to Serve” by Corey Melin
$50
Prize money
1075
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Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jul 10, 2020 EST
Won by Courtney Stuart 🏆
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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