#62: Forward Thinking
Last week, we took a trip down memory lane. This time, we’ll be looking forward: to the future, and all the infinite ways it can unfold.
Of course, in the real world we can never know exactly what will happen — that’s what makes it both exhilarating and terrifying (or sometimes both at once). And while you as the author may know exactly how the story will end, the characters are just as ignorant as the rest of us.
This week, we invite you to dig into your characters’ hopes and dreams for the future. Do they long for it, or dread it? How are they trying to prepare? Who knows, maybe they’ll even get a glimpse at events still to come…
🥇 Winner
“No Hard Feelings” by A.Dot Ram
🏆 Winner of Contest #62
⭐️ Shortlisted
“The Eight-year Cycle ” by Abigail Airuedomwinya
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #62
“All Tomorrow's Lives” by 𝗢wen 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #62
“Future Cryonics” by Shannon Ethel
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #62
“A Rose I Remembered” by Tony Hadley
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #62
This week's prompts
Write about a character who can suddenly only “remember” their future, not their past.
Thriller and Suspense – 129 stories
Write about a character preparing to go into stasis for decades (or centuries).
Science Fiction – 108 stories
Write about a character putting something into a time capsule.
Science Fiction – 141 stories
Stories
“No Hard Feelings” by A.Dot Ram
🏆 Winner of Contest #62
“3:00 A.M.” by Alby Carter
Submitted to Contest #62
“That Night” by Liza Anne
Submitted to Contest #62
“The Eight-year Cycle ” by Abigail Airuedomwinya
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #62
“The Population” by Julia Boddie
Submitted to Contest #62
“Welded Armour” by Greydon Blight
Submitted to Contest #62
“Behind The Wainscoting” by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
Submitted to Contest #62
“To Be A Clairvoyant ” by Tanishka Mali
Submitted to Contest #62
“Fufu the Hero” by Julia Boddie
Submitted to Contest #62
“The Lavish Jungle” by Julia Boddie
Submitted to Contest #62
“Her Haunting Future” by Julia Boddie
Submitted to Contest #62
“Finally” by Writer Maniac
Submitted to Contest #62
“Reborn” by Amiable Sorceress
Submitted to Contest #62
“The End” by Kristin Neubauer
Submitted to Contest #62
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Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Oct 09, 2020 EST
Won by A.Dot Ram 🏆
Title: No Hard Feelings
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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