#50 A Moment Like This
Throughout this contest, we’ve read wonderful entries that provide sweeping overviews of characters' lives (such as "The Tree"), as well as submissions that offer glimpses into distinct life-phases (like "Time Bomb"). We’ve also been captured by stories book-ended by the start and end of one particular moment in time: such as "The Price of a Nice Guy" (a woman gets a flat tire and parks on the side of the road), "Who Speaks to Death" (a story told through a single text conversation), and "To You" (a 50th birthday party).
In the spirit of those last three examples, this week's prompts challenge you to embrace the short story's ability to really dive into and explore one single scene.
This week's prompts
Write a story about a proposal.
Valentine's Day
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211 stories
Write a story about a person experiencing pre-performance jitters.
High School
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162 stories
Write a story told entirely through one chase scene.
Thriller and Suspense
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143 stories
Write a story about a summer afternoon spent in a treehouse.
Summer
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303 stories
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