#91: No Talking in the Library
Most writers are also big readers, so if there’s one place we feel at home, it’s the library. Besides housing our precious books, they also provide us with endless opportunities for people-watching! Libraries see all kinds of people coming and going — from anxious students cramming for exams, to parents patiently flipping through picture books with their children, to passers-by who’ve only ventured in to get out of the rain for five minutes.
These library patrons will find an array of worlds, carefully categorized and alphabetized, packed into quiet corners and dusty stacks. With all that inspiration up for grabs, it’s no surprise we can’t get enough of them. On that note, this week’s prompts are a love letter to libraries, so get ready to sing their praises with your stories this week — just be sure to keep your voice down!
This week's prompts
Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.
High School – 132 stories
Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.
Middle School – 116 stories
Set your story in a library, after hours.
Horror – 256 stories
Stories
“Twelve Years in a Tower” by Arwen Dove
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“Lucky Dog” by H L McQuaid
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“Library Books and Reflection” by Michael Boquet
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“Anxious in the Brian” by Mina Kovačević
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“Read Me” by Svara Narasiah
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“Quiet, Please” by Joshua G. J. Insole
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“The Heart-throb with Brown Eyes” by Jasey Lovegood
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“Invisible to the Devil” by Esther Rose
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #91
“Lady Blade Kiss 💋” by Skyler Woods
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“If You Take Them at Night ” by Svara Narasiah
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“My Favourite Volume Is Silence” by Karen McDermott
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“A Book as Old as Time” by Valerie June
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“Planned Obsolescence” by Kathleen `Woods
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“Escape” by Sam Ackman
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #91
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Ended on 23:59 - Apr 30, 2021 EST
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Title: Autumn Rain
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