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Beyond Redemption with Mel Torrefranca

23 contest entries /
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Closes at 23:59 - May 23 EST

As the countdown on New Year’s Eve reaches midnight, you look around to find all your party guests have vanished. You think it's a clever prank until you glance at your phone and see the date is listed as, "January 0th."

Winter

Well, that was a Valentine's Day kiss you won't forget anytime soon.

Valentine's Day

By law, everyone must make a New Year's resolution, and they must have it approved by the government.

Holiday

You just finished telling your friends your New Year's resolution. They're staring at you dubiously.

Holiday

A person coming home late from a Halloween party stops by a McDonald's. A person staying home for Halloween goes to McDonald's for a late night snack.

Halloween

Write a story that starts and ends with the line "And then I woke up."

Novel

A deceased relative appears to you in a dream to deliver a very important message. What do you do when you wake up?

Dramatic

Write a story that blurs the line between the protagonist's reality and their dreams.

Teens

You start realizing that at least one aspect of every dream you have comes true the next day.

Fantasy

You can buy a pill that lets you decide exactly what you will dream about while you sleep.

Science Fiction

Write a short story about a professional hypnotizer.

Novel

Write a short dark comedy in which a long-unsolved mystery is finally cracked.

Mystery

Write a short story with an unreliable narrator that readers can never quite trust.

Novel

Write a short story in which the main "character" is the setting: a house.

Nonfiction

Start a story with the classic: "It was a dark and stormy night..."

Winter

Just then, your phone rings. It's your friend and they have some interesting news...

High School

Pick up the book that's nearest to you. Close your eyes, turn to a page, and point to a sentence. Let that inspire your story.

Middle School

You go to the coffee shop to people watch. Write a story about someone you see there.

Middle School

You go outside for a walk. It's a beautiful, sunny day, but you can't help but feel you're being followed. That's when you turn around and notice your neighbor rushing up behind you...

Dramatic

Tell a story through a shopping list.

Narrative

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