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Something Wicked This Way Comes

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You discover a long-kept family secret.

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Write a story about a mistake that results in wonderful consequences.

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Write a story that sets the stage through a newspaper clipping.

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Write a story about a character trying to determine whether life has meaning or reason.

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Write a story about a character who makes a mistake and learns from it.

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Tell a story through a shopping list.

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Your house is on fire and you're able to save one photograph. What would it be?

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"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!" You'd heard this all your life, and you'd started to hate it.

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Write a story about two opposites communicating.

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Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

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This week's theme: Something Wicked This Way Comes

$250

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114

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32477 points

#2 Deidra Whitt Lovegren

28875 points

#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya

22437 points

#4 Graham Kinross

14847 points

#5 Scout Tahoe

13203 points

#6 Chris Campbell

11855 points

#7 Thom With An H

10796 points

#8 Story Time

10340 points

#9 Rayhan Hidayat

10223 points

#10 Michał Przywara

9984 points

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

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Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

Contest #277 LIVE

Enter our weekly contest!

$250

Prize money

114

Contest entries

57

Stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Nov 22, 2024 EST

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